Controls & Machine Components

Q&A: Unilever pursues machine reliability

Recently, Packaging World had a chance to sit down with David Atherton, director of engineering for Unilever Home & Personal Care, North America. Atherton is responsible for packaging equipment engineering activities in the division’s eight North American factories. He is also the maintenance “champion” across these facilities.

May 31, 2003

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Reestablishing a brand

In order to reestablish itself as a skincare innovator, Olay assigned design and branding agency Webb Scarlett for its Daily Facials and Total Effects line of anti-aging skincare products.

May 31, 2003

Flexibles

NPE 2003: A passion for packaging

The latest advances in film extrusion, thermoforming, injection molding, and much more will be on display at the National Plastics Exposition June 23-27.

May 31, 2003

Cosmetics/Personal care

Modernizing redesign

In a move that took it from opaque white bottles to a sleeker design, Alberto Culver redesigned the packaging for its St. Ives brand of lotion.

May 31, 2003

Closures

NACD's Best of Show winner clears clogs

While the late Bernard Seid spent much of his professional life in Cleveland, the award bearing his name is taking up more than temporary residence in the Cincinnati area.

April 30, 2003

Flexibles

Pouch brings spa experience home

Launched in the fourth quarter of 2002, göt 2b spa facial scrub is now making its way to drug stores and mass merchandisers nationwide. Rather than using a plastic bottle, the predictable packaging format for most cosmetics and beauty aids, Advanced Research Laboratories selected a spouted, reclosable, stand-up pouch.

April 30, 2003

Flexibles

Salmon 'catches' retort pouch, too

Chicken of the Sea has found the salmon running its way. For about a year, the San Diego, CA-based company has marketed its pink salmon in a 7.1-oz retorted pouch, much like its tuna products.

April 30, 2003

Cosmetics/Personal care

Coated PET in the lab

A second Actis® barrier coating system for plastic bottles is now operating commercially in North America. Grafco PET Packaging Technologies (Hanover, MD) installed the patented Sidel (Norcross, GA) coating system late last year in its Morrow, GA, plant at the request of Environmental Express.

April 30, 2003

Flexibles

Package graphics: cutting time and costs

Lead times and costs of package graphics are clearly in the ‘cross-hairs’ of most packaging buyers, say survey respondents.

April 30, 2003

Sustainability

Cradle-to-cradle: the next packaging paradigm?

From the archives: An architect and a chemist make a compelling business argument for ecologically “intelligent” packaging that’s also good for the bottom line.

April 30, 2003

Sustainability

Packagers react to cradle-to-cradle design

Packagers express interest in cradle-to-cradle design. In July, an initial meeting will be held to see if a cross-industry cradle-to-cradle packaging workgroup should be organized.

April 30, 2003

Containers

Aveda pushes PCR

As part of its environmental commitment, Aveda achieves 80% to 100% post-consumer-recycled (PCR) content in much of its packaging.

April 30, 2003

Flexibles

What packagers think about the environment

Respondents to a recent survey on Packworld.com were asked to describe the current attitude at their company with regard to packaging and the environment.

April 30, 2003