Beverage

Higher pay, heavier workload

Our second exclusive salary survey finds most readers satisfied with their pay. However, concerns exist about advancement potential and the lack of time to plan strategies or satisfactorily train personnel.

February 29, 2000

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Containers

Look Ma, no hands!

Automation, custom molding and a packaging partnership allow an inventor to bring a hands-free tube applicator to the marketplace.

February 29, 2000

Filling/capping, dry

All-Fill Inc: Auger filler

The servo-driven B-400SV auger filler from All-Fill (Exton, PA) fills powder, granular and liquid products in the pharmaceutical, cosmetics, food and chemical industries.

February 29, 2000

Cosmetics/Personal care

Wella finds a domestic source

When The Wella Corp. began marketing two hair care products in the U.S. that had succeeded in European markets, the unique bottle in which the product was packed had to be imported from Europe.

January 31, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

CCL Container: Decorative tubes

Cosmetics, toiletries and other personal-care products packaged in a tube can now use the Optical Effects™ tubes from CCL Container (Swedesboro, NJ).

January 31, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

Baldor Electric Company: Baldor Electric Company: Servo control

Baldor (Fort Smith, AR) introduces the Flex+ digital servo control, which includes 15 preset, repeatable moves—set up as incremental, absolute or a mix of the two, as well as a return-to-home position.

January 31, 2000

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Shave products in fashion colors

Gillette has introduced Gillette for Women Sensor Excel® razors and two new formulas of Satin Care® shave gel. Both come in sparkling, feminine packaging reflecting color trends from the fashion world’s spring runways.

January 31, 2000

Cartoning

Tom's uses 'natural' look to package wellness products

Packaging design strengthens brand identity for Tom’s of Maine’s new natural wellness line.

December 31, 1999

Conveying & accumulation

Vitamin maker counts on electronic filler

Steady sales growth at Jamieson Laboratories made it obvious that a new vitamin packaging line was needed. Electronic tablet counting brings big benefits.

December 31, 1999

Closures

A spoonful of guidance makes the packaging go down (sidebar)

Prepackaging for pharmacists

December 31, 1999

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Consumers 'Agree': redesign a success

An unusual back-panel hologram label helps newly relaunched line of hair care products achieve phenomenal sales growth.

December 31, 1999

Sustainability

California battle looms over plastics recycling

Plastics recycling and recycled content of containers initiate new legislative conflicts in California. Industry and environmentalists appear polarized, as legislators look for common ground.

October 31, 1999

Flexible packaging

Favorable market conditions foster growth in flexibles

Flexible packaging material sales are expected to reach nearly $18.1 billion this year, a 3.7% increase from 1998. Converters expect the surgical/medical markets to show the strongest growth during the next five years.

October 31, 1999