Sustainability

All-paper blister pack a reality in U.S.

Sally Hansen nail fortifier from Del Laboratories is one of the first U.S. mass-market applications for an all-paperboard blister pack.

April 30, 1996

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Cosmetics/Personal care

Supplier news: Relocations, expansions

Kolmar Laboratories (Port Jervis, NY) has completed an expansion program to upgrade its facilities with the latest technology to mix, manufacture and fill a wide range of color cosmetics and personal care products.

April 30, 1996

Conveying & accumulation

Aseptic system drives gabletop coffee creamer

Norwegian dairy stlandsmeieriet Hedmark Trrmelk is first to use aseptic system to produce 1/4-L gabletops of coffee creamer. New system lengthens shelf life by 50% and triples output of prior extended shelf life equipment.

March 31, 1996

Flexibles

Decoration techniques unify Dial look

To impart an upscale look to its new Ultra Skin Care soaps, Phoenix-based Dial Corp. relies on printing and decorating technologies ranging from gravure-printed, film-laminated carton stock to hot foil stamping.

March 31, 1996

Closures

PETG ovals

W. Braun (Chicago, IL) has introduced the PETG Oval Modified Piav. Fits the Eurostyle flat-topped snap-on dispensing closure for upright or inverted dispensing.

February 29, 1996

Closures

Cosmetics closures

Tiara cosmetics closures from Tech Industries (Woonsocket, RI) are straight-sided closures with domed tops. A variety of colors, including gold or silver metallized finishes, are available.

February 29, 1996

Cosmetics/Personal care

Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

Kolmar Laboratories (Port Jervis, NY) has acquired Imperial Cosmetics (East Stroudsburg, PA).

February 29, 1996

Conveying & accumulation

Versatility drives Shrader line design

A short while ago, contract packager Shrader Canada rarely filled more than 8ꯠ bottles of liquid automotive products per shift. A new and versatile line now lets the firm reach 26ꯠ per shift .

February 29, 1996

Consumer packaged goods

P&G suit spawns countersuit

Last September, Cincinnati-based Procter & Gamble took the unusual step of advertising in newspapers across the country to warn consumers away from counterfeit long-neck bottles of its flagship Head & Shoulders shampoo because the firm alleged the containers held fake product.

February 29, 1996

Containers

A step up for tube-making

Keeping afoot of recent trends in the personal care category, Los Angeles, CA-based Freeman Cosmetics Corp. introduced its new line of foot care products in foot-shaped tubes designed to stand out among competitors.

February 29, 1996

Controls & Machine Components

How packagers decide on machine controls

Research from PMMI shows that electronic controls are a growing part of packaging responsibility. Here's a look at their penetration, and who 'controls' them in the plant.

January 31, 1996

Conveying & accumulation

Print-and-apply labeling lightens Heinz's load

Heinz Pet Products adds a print-and-apply labeling system that applies a label to two adjacent pallet sides. System replaces manual labeling, saving $100ꯠ/yr in labor costs.

January 31, 1996

Flexibles

LPK makes packaging predictions

Package design firm Libby Perszyk Kathman (Cincinnati, OH) has probed its crystal ball to make public its "Packaging Predictions for 1996." "As baby boomers age, items we used to hide, like adult incontinence products, laxatives and dental adhesives, will be out in the open and packaging will be bolder to reflect this new, open attitude driven by the Woodstock generation turning 50," says Jerry Kathman, vp of client services.

January 31, 1996