Conveying & accumulation

Bulk bag material conditioner system

Material Transfer’s patent-pending Material Master™ bulk bag material conditioning system utilizes hydraulically actuated, twin heavy-wall tubular steel pivoting conditioning arms to safely and efficiently return solidified materials to a free-flowing state.

May 18, 2011

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Containers

Neopac opens first-ever US headquarters

In response to the growing demands of its US customer base, Neopac, the Swiss-based provider and inventor of high-barrier Polyfoil® tubes for the pharma and cosmetics industries, recently opened a US headquarters, located at in Chatham, NJ.

May 16, 2011

Cosmetics/Personal care

Packaging drives Naturopathica® Holistic Health re-branding effort

Naturopathica® executes a new packaging strategy with digital and litho printing, and extended-text labeling. The re-branding effort for the ECOCERT-certified beauty products line is built on strong graphics cues and includes bilingual copy.

May 10, 2011

Sustainability

Know when to fold 'em

The folding carton ushered in the modern packaging age and remains a diverse option for many product categories.

May 10, 2011

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

GlaxoSmithKline solves label challenge with on-pack coupon on narrow blister pack

See how GlaxoSmithKline solved a difficult over-pack labeling challenge by swapping out a pressure-sensitive label for a WS Packaging on-pack coupon to cross-merchandise another product.

May 9, 2011

Cosmetics/Personal care

Define the packaging profession as 'strategic'

In the mid-’90s, a few companies found out that packaging itself could differentiate their products from the competition.

May 8, 2011

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Holograms employed in the anti-counterfeiting battle

Ian Lancaster of the International Hologram Manufacturers’ Assn. describes how holograms overcome pharmaceutical counterfeiting problems.

May 8, 2011

Beverage

Clear Choice Awards call for entries

The Glass Packaging Institute (GPI) opens competition for its 2011 Clear Choice Awards.

May 7, 2011

Flexibles

Kleenex pack wins AIMCAL award

A holiday package for Kleenex tissues from Neenah, WI-based Kimberly-Clark Corp. was named Product of the Year in this year’s awards competition sponsored by the Association of International Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators (AIMCAL).

May 6, 2011

Closures

Custom bottle, closure shape Dial's entry into lotions

The category is crowded, with a lot of ‘me-too’ packaging. The gentle curves on Dial NutriSkin’s bottle and closure provide both findability and functional benefits.

May 5, 2011

Closures

Square bottles with beveled corners

Beveled Square Collection of HDPE bottles are lightweight and unbreakable, for moisturizers, body lotions, suntan, and other skin-care products.

April 26, 2011

Cartons and boxes

GSK's new Sensodyne pack bubbles with tactile feel

Oral care packs utilize a 3D feature that simulates the effect of looking at a life-like model of a tooth, close-up images that describe product benefits, and a bevelled carton edge.

April 12, 2011

Flexible packaging

U.S. pharma packaging market to grow 5.5% annually through 2014

Demand for pharmaceutical packaging in the U.S. (including Puerto Rico) will increase 5.5% annually to $18.4 billion in 2014, according to a Freedonia Group Inc. report on pharmaceutical packaging prospects.

April 11, 2011