Containers

'Revolutionary' package design refresh for Summer's Eve feminine hygiene products

A complete transformation for Summer’s Eve’s feminine hygiene products packaging brings brand relevancy to a new generation of users.

November 11, 2011

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Cosmetics/Personal care

Colors convey brand essence

Muted colors capture natural spirit of seaweed-based personal care line.

November 7, 2011

Flexible packaging

Using trial-size packaging to induce first-time purchasing

Trial-size packages are a type of downsizing that entails many options.

October 10, 2011

Coding, Printing & Labeling

2011 Clear Choice Awards: Innovation in glass pack design recognized

The Glass Packaging Institute (GPI) has announced the winners of its 2011 Clear Choice Awards. Sponsored by GPI since 1989, the awards honor consumer product goods manufacturers that expand the frontiers of glass packaging design by using glass containers in innovative ways.

September 27, 2011

Cosmetics/Personal care

Nautical theme inspires vintage graphics for soap pack

Inspired by old-world utilitarian objects that were built to last, IZOLA of New York City has carefully curated a whimsical collection of bathroom accessories that combines functional everyday staples with antiquity. The IZOLA collection is offered in five distinct themes, one of which, Maritime, uses a nautical motif.

September 14, 2011

Containers

2011 Clear Choice Awards

The Glass Packaging Institute (GPI) announced the winners of its 2011 Clear Choice Awards.

September 12, 2011

Converting equipment

Winnie the Pooh makes splash in HDPE bottles

New Windsor Brands launches line of infant washes, lotions, and shampoos in a custom bottle that provides shelf appeal and functionality.

August 31, 2011

Cosmetics/Personal care

Black packaging for shampoo and skin care

Originally packaged in a plastic white bottle with black lettering, black is now the look for Awapuhi Wild Ginger brand from Paul Mitchell hair care products.

August 29, 2011

Secondary Packaging

Compact case packer and sealer for folding cartons

Video from Bergami shows compact balcony-stye case packer solution for packing folding cartons into cases. Shows motorized tape dispensers and loading tunnel inside the case. Includes footage of a personal care application for hair color.

August 29, 2011

Containers

German firm uses machine vision for toothpaste tube inspection

Toothpaste helps you maintain healthy, attractive, and clean teeth, but only in recent years have vision systems been used to check whether the actual product packaging is clean and safe before the toothpaste tubes are filled.

August 26, 2011

Sustainability

30% PCR PET for Marks & Spencer HBA bottle

Launched recently in the UK, a 300-mL PET bottle for Marks & Spencer’s Essential Extracts personal care range incorporates 30% Post-Consumer Recycled material.

August 26, 2011

Cartoning

Colomer Italy gains filling, contract packaging efficiencies

Hair color producer improves OEE and contract manufacturing capabilities by repositioning its tube-filling line directly underneath the mixing vessels.

August 24, 2011

Sustainability

Recyclable airless dispenser a winner for cosmetic applications

A Gold winner demonstrating innovation and sustainability, the Eden all-plastic airless cosmetic dispenser from Aptar.

August 23, 2011