Converting equipment

Cooperation proves critical in tube manufacturing

In this Q&A, Mel O’Leary, Jr., president and CEO of Meredith-Springfield Associates, describes how copolyester resin and supplier cooperation helped make the Artegraft tube.

January 10, 2008

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Consumer packaged goods

Concentrated, bottled plant food cultivates convenience

At its facility in Fort Madison, IA, The Scotts Company is producing sleeved 4-packs and 2-packs of 16-oz plastic bottles of Miracle-Gro LiquaFeed All Purpose Plant Food.

January 10, 2008

Flexible packaging

2007 Pack Expo selects winner

Fold-over blister for Shure Music Phone Adapter from Shure Inc. received the highest number of votes in the 2007 Pack Expo Selects competition sponsored by the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute.

January 10, 2008

Flexibles

Comments on Changes in Dec. 2007 Chemistry Recommendations

Below are the insights and comments of Kristina E. Paquette, PhD on FDA’s December 2007 revisions to its Chemistry Recommendations guidance document. Dr. Paquette had served as a chemist in FDA’s Office of Food Additive safety until mid-2007, and was personally involved in developing some of the revisions.

January 9, 2008

Sustainability

The evolution of natural as a lifestyle choice

It’s all about stewardship, life, and energy, and it’s playing out in the beauty and health and wellness categories.

January 9, 2008

Contract Packaging

Membership Directory

For in-depth searches on individual members’ capabilities, visit www.contractpackaging.org.

December 9, 2007

Consumer packaged goods

DVD package built with sustainable 'ark-itecture'

Evan Almighty launches in a special, paper-based DVD package in Canada.

December 6, 2007

Controls & Machine Components

ELAU implements Weihenstephan Standard

Vertical integration with PacDrive

December 3, 2007

Consumer packaged goods

GPG package spotting: Houdini underwear

A visual world of packaging awaits visitors and subscribers at the Global Package Gallery Web site.

December 3, 2007

Flexibles

Analyzing bioplastic packaging's future

Bioplastics: The very name suggests sustainability, but that shouldn’t exempt the materials from an objective, probing analysis.

December 3, 2007

Closures

Spa chemical bottles make splash in market

Custom PET bottles replace stock HDPE bottles for Haviland spa chemicals.

November 29, 2007

Controls & Machine Components

Delta robot mechanics new from ELAU

With expiration of key patents, packaging machine designers now have the option of designing or purchasing delta picker robot arms from ELAU. The purpose-built robot mechanics complement ELAU’s robotic library.

November 26, 2007

Bio-based

Industry Watch

November 7, 2007