Contract packaging

Strategic or tactical

As timelines tighten and product merchandising becomes more sophisticated, there is a growing need for the continuous control and sustainable solutions that strategic uses of CP can provide.

August 1, 2008

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Sustainability

Cutting co-packing costs

Slashing the price of packaging goes well beyond simply signing a contract packaging contract. These tactics can lead to significant savings.

August 1, 2008

Controls & Machine Components

Sustainability gains in machine and process ops

Sustainability isn’t only about the amount of packaging materials we can keep from the solid waste stream. There are opportunities in machine and process ops, too.

July 2, 2008

Sustainability

Small particles may present big regulatory issues

Today we take up small matters.

July 2, 2008

Cartoning

interpack video report 3: conclusions

This report reinforces attributes that recurred in interpack machinery introductions: automated format changes as fast as 5 minutes, machines designed to run trendy package designs, and purpose-built packaging robots.

June 6, 2008

Cosmetics/Personal care

Prefilled syringe protection

Schreiner MediPharm’s new Needle-Trap system is a cost-effective syringe label with an integrated needle protection functionality to help reduce accidental needle sticks.

June 2, 2008

Beverage

Salon packages pamper as a 'lifestyle brand'

How can packaging raise the bar for exclusive salon products?

June 2, 2008

Secondary Packaging

Automated pick-and-place replaces manual operations

Kao ‘K.O.s’ labor cost inefficiencies, while improving production rates.

June 1, 2008

Tamper-evident machinery

Does new bill hold future of FDA?

If you look at this stuff, about all you can say is, ‘Oh, man.’

June 1, 2008

Beverage

Fabric care bottle conjures cosmetics appeal

The elements of fragrance, fabric, and fashion are uniquely intertwined in a new line of "fabric enhancers" from Cincinnati-based Procter & Gamble.

June 1, 2008

Labels

Tanning line saturated in 360º color

Bottles' full-body PETG shrink-sleeve labels provide eye appeal.

May 27, 2008

Cosmetics/Personal care

Brand authentication

Cortegra Group has introduced Biometric Authentication Technology, which represents a new level of product security and brand protection that delivers an anti-counterfeiting solution based on the unique natural microstructures found in the substrate of an individual package.

May 13, 2008

Dairy

Flip-top jar covers

O.Berk has reintroduced its Flip-Top Jar Covers in 70/400 and 89/400 finishes for use in 4- and 8-oz low-profile PET jars.

May 13, 2008