Cartoning

Achieving speed to commercialization: Visual Pak's three-pronged attack

Contract manufacturer and packager touts scale, vertical integration, and personal service to grow while servicing large and small consumer product companies.

December 7, 2009

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Cosmetics/Personal care

Imagery, tactility add dimension to U.K. beauty brand

Cosmetics company breaks the mold and category conventions through emotive cues and “attitude” with a new line of cosmetics.

December 7, 2009

Contract Packaging

Milestones

December 5, 2009

Flexible packaging

Cloud Packaging adds mid-speed expertise with purchase of Toll Packaging

Acquisition made in part to respond to current market demands for shorter packaging runs.

December 4, 2009

Dairy

PACK EXPO 2010 to be One Powerful Show

New Pavilions, Expanded Show Focuses on Total Manufacturing Solutions.

December 2, 2009

Flexibles

Bemis Europe wins UK Packaging Award

The Bemis EZ Peel® Reseal package, a recent technology developed in North American that is achieving global acclaim, garnered top honors for consumer convenience at this year’s UK Packaging Awards.

November 30, 2009

Sustainability

Mintel predicts 2010 consumer packaged goods trends

Website Packaging Europe looks at seven trends influencing consumer behavior and package design trends for upcoming year.

November 25, 2009

Dairy

Convergence of packaging and processing at Pack Expo 2010

New pavilions are on tap, and an expanded show focuses on Total Manufacturing Solutions. Packagers and processors from around the globe can use the show to enhance operational excellence across the production line, speed new product commercialization, and grow brand sales.

November 25, 2009

Controls & Machine Components

Intelligent Motion Systems, Inc: Linear actuators

MDrive® Linear Actuators from Intelligent Motion Systems provide linear motion in a compact all-in-one package with leading integrated step motor and driver technology. available in three motor sizes and two shaft styles, with options including fully programmable controller and motion control technology to prevent unintentional stalling within the same small footprint.

November 20, 2009

Recycling

PLMA Show, like the private label market, is booming

First time observations from show floor—packaging still has a long way to go.

November 16, 2009

Secondary Packaging

Intermittent-motion cartoner

Balcony-style machine reaches the performance level of continuous-motion cartoners.

November 9, 2009

Cosmetics/Personal care

Mass flow feedback optimizes filling efficiency

PneumaticScaleAngelus has developed a mass flow meter feedback capability for its fillers to control rate of rise of the filling head diving nozzles. It applies to the company’s new dual phase or swirl filling systems introduced last year as well as its conventional single product fillers.

November 9, 2009

Recycling

Shelf impact

October 31, 2009