Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Rotary hot-air bag sealers elevate operating efficiencies

Contract packer installs four units to accommodate high-speed, high-production demands of major paper products manufacturer.

October 4, 2008

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Controls & Machine Components

Embedded drive software

Lenze-AC Tech’s configuration and programming software MotionView OnBoard is now embedded in the PositionServo drive, creating platform independence.

October 4, 2008

Controls & Machine Components

Keeping motion and logic separate

This builder of liquid filling machines maintains its belief in a motion controller that is separate from the PLC that governs a machine’s logic.

October 4, 2008

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Pack Expo---a spotlight on green

Change, Innovation, and Sustainability are the key themes of this year’s Conference at Pack Expo. But conference speakers will shine the brightest spotlight on sustainability.

October 4, 2008

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Setting a brand apart through effective sustainable packaging

A growing number of companies are focusing on sustainable products and processes to reduce their impact on the environment, improve efficiency, and strengthen their brands.

October 3, 2008

Flexibles

Digital labels enhance sales samples

Freudenberg Household Products uses digitally printed labels to bring a retail-ready appearance to sales samples of its new Professional line of cleaning products.

October 2, 2008

Flexibles

Energy drinks hit high gear in shrink-sleeved multipacks

A drink for female off-roading enthusiasts is ‘pretty in pink,’ and in silver, and in black.

October 2, 2008

Closures

New canister packaging for beef jerky

In late Summer 2008, Oberto Sausage Co., Kent, WA, introduced its 30-counts of prewrapped Oh Boy!

October 2, 2008

Flexibles

Wine debuts in barrier-coated PET bottles

In March 2008, Artisan Wine Co., British Columbia, introduced to Canadian markets its Painted Turtle brand Semillion/Chardonnay and Cabernet/Shiraz wines in 750-mL silicon oxide-coated PET bottles from Ball Corp. (www.ball.com).

October 2, 2008

Coding, Printing & Labeling

'Purchasing Plans' update confirms slow machinery sales

For the first time, the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (www.pmmi.org) has issued an update to its “Purchasing Plans Study,” asking respondents to reexamine their responses to the study earlier this year.

October 2, 2008

Sustainability

Promoting PLA to the consumer

The claims made about PLA to consumers differ in their relevance, as well as in their susceptibility to attacks; therefore, strategic thought should go into their choice.

September 26, 2008

Sustainability

ELAU addresses machinery at Sustainable Packaging Forum

It’s far too easy to forget the critical role of packaging machinery to achieve sustainability initiatives. Is there a collaboration gap?

September 14, 2008

Containers

Shelf-set advertising is not a cognitive exercise

Eye-tracking and other methods have their place in analyzing consumer purchase behavior. Facial coding is an emerging tool for understanding consumer experiences.

September 10, 2008