Sustainable Packaging

Field Guide to Sustainable Packaging due out soon

Editor’s Note: Convinced that the need for reliable information and insight on the subject of sustainable packaging has never been greater,

September 5, 2007

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Flexibles

Breaking through performance thresholds

One perfect word summarizes the sustainable packaging movement:less.

September 5, 2007

Dairy

Skin care products sport new foamer pumps

London, England-based Care by Stella McCartney has selected the F2 Finger Pump Foamer from

September 5, 2007

Meat/Poultry/Seafood

Lessons from China are for your quality program

At some point, headlines about problematic products from China give one leave to ask, What’s up with China?

September 5, 2007

Cartoning

Serpa Casepacker gets new servo modules

Serpa’s all-servo P200 Balcony Casepaker now uses PacDrive Intelligent Servo Modules to maximum advantage for pharmaceutical applications.

August 24, 2007

Containers

The many different facets of glass packaging and sustainability

Sometimes assumptions about sustainability can obscure the clear facts.

August 15, 2007

Controls & Machine Components

Bosch Rexroth Corp.: On-board safety

The Bosch Rexroth IndraDrive with Safety-On-Board features Safe Motion™ technology, a reliable safety solution directly in the drive that incorporates advanced integrated safety functions and complies with the latest international standards.

August 9, 2007

Cosmetics/Personal care

The many shades of success

The PlantLove™ collection, by Cargo cosmetics, makes women look good on the outside with its 12 sheer and glossy lipsticks and feel good on the inside because they are buying earth-friendly packaging. This approach helps differentiate PlantLove in the competitive cosmetics market. It wins the approval of retailers and the loyalty of customers.

August 9, 2007

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

High-visibility theft-prevention packaging: A love/hate relationship

So you come home from the store with a new toy for your child’s birthday. You know exactly what it looks like because you can see it through the package. You were actually able to play with it at the store in the package to see if it was "cool enough" and the right level for your child. The clear all-plastic thermoformed sealed clamshell package allowed you to touch various controls on the toy through strategically designed slots. The high visibility functional pack has significantly enhanced the shopping experience and aided the purchase decision, all without opening the package. When your child unwraps the present he or she can get a good feel if they like it or not by playing with it (at least to a degree) through the package.

August 9, 2007

Sustainability

No tolerance required

EPA proposal would make it easier to get some new food packaging approved, especially for produce.

August 9, 2007

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

The wrap-up: Wacky packages

They're back: Those wacky stickers that parodied consumer products have never really gone away.

August 2, 2007

Secondary Packaging

Goodman documents modular servo benefits

Goodman Packaging Equipment, the first company to introduce a machine using ELAU’s new Intelligent Servo Module technology, documents cost, cabinet space and time savings that help implement its lean manufacturing strategy.

July 23, 2007

Sustainable Packaging

Sustainability news & events

Noteworthy Items Gleaned From World News

July 11, 2007