Labels

Tea with a twist: on-can photography

With improving printing techniques, photo-quality images are beginning to appear on packaging on shelves around the store.

February 1, 2009

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Sustainability

P&G provides leadership in sustainable packaging journey

With more than 300 brands sold all around the world, Procter & Gamble utilizes just about every packaging material available. Tony Burns shares his views on how P&G rises to the sustainable packaging challenge.

February 1, 2009

Flexibles

Sustainable design ideas

There is no one right approach, but our cross-functional experts agree that any attempt requires homework and the need to extend a branding strategy rather than replace it.

February 1, 2009

Flexible packaging

Capsule and liquid filling lines ease growing pains

Sports nutrition and supplement products manufacturer and co-packer All American Pharmaceutical eases growing pains with new state-of-the art capsule and liquid filling lines.

January 31, 2009

Controls & Machine Components

Booksize compact drive

Siemens Sinamics S120 Booksize Compact muti-axis drive delivers high overload capability in tight machine spaces.

January 31, 2009

Controls & Machine Components

Rockwell Automation: Controller

Rockwell Automation’s Allen-Bradley MicroLogix 1400 controller provides end users and OEMs with a higher I/O count, faster high-speed counter and pulse train output (PTO), and improved network capabilities.

January 31, 2009

Consumer packaged goods

High-speed bagger for chemical industry

Used primarily in the chemical and petrochemical industries and is designed for dust-free granulated products, the FFS Gamma High-Speed Bagger is from Haver Filling Systems. It’s capable of speeds to 2,000 bags/hour. The machine provides maximum efficiency due to the harmony between the weighing system and the FFS machine.

January 27, 2009

Cosmetics/Personal care

Medicinal packs differentiate personal care products

Groganics line of personal care products employ medicinal appearance to PET bottles and jars.

January 23, 2009

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Flexible filling line handles beverages at 80 bottles/min

Fully integrated filling line allows supplement and sports nutrition co-packer All American Pharmaceutical to meet the demand for its homeopathic and RTD sports and nutrition beverages and concentrates.

January 16, 2009

Cosmetics/Personal care

Reliable tube filling for cosmetics/personal care applications

New video from Kalix shows cosmetic tube filling machine in action.

January 15, 2009

Consumer packaged goods

Dangerous goods shipping guidelines

Labelmaster® has combined its A.I.R. Shipper™ Air Intl.

January 9, 2009

Sustainability

Sustainability News & Events

Noteworthy Items Gleaned from World News

January 8, 2009

Conveying & accumulation

Costco snack pack operations

Costco’s in-house production for tubed snacks relies on three f/f/s units and four pick-and-place robots to produce a 24-count variety pack.

January 7, 2009