Containers

The modern retail-packaging conundrum

What is the role of product packaging, given the fast-changing face of retailing and consumer demand now?

April 9, 2008

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Household/Automotive

Graham Packaging

Newly launched online database enables customers and potential customers to search the company’s catalog of stock containers and save the downloaded information and drawings in a password account.

April 7, 2008

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Eastman Chemical Co.

New Medical Technical Center launched by Eastman Chemical Co., helps designers, original equipment manufacturers, and processors select and successfully run appropriate Eastman polymer for flexible or rigid packaging.

April 7, 2008

Containers

CR caps for plastic tubes

World Wide Packaging is expanding its market with newchild-resistant caps for plastic tubes,

April 7, 2008

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Web Plus

April 5, 2008

Protective/transport packaging

Pinball packing wizards

Package design center’s unique capabilities played a key role in helping Stern Pinball come up with a way to get their popular games to global markets damage-free.

April 4, 2008

Secondary Packaging

Real-world packaging education at WITC

Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College packs a wealth of hands-on machinery experience into its two-year packaging technician program.

April 4, 2008

Controls & Machine Components

Resolver-based drive

Lenze-AC Techhas released the resolver-based Model 941 PositionServo Drive.

April 4, 2008

Petfood/Pet Care

'Best in breed' for cap packaging

Stull Technologies borrows a few ideas from the high-speed CD jewel case manufacturing scene when it brings sophisticated robotics to its packaging operations.

April 4, 2008

Controls & Machine Components

Incremental encoders

SICK STEGMANN’s DFS 60 Incremental Encoders are now available in blind hollow shaft versions.

April 3, 2008

Sustainability

What kind of packaging would we give up for Mother Earth?

According to a Nielsen Global Food Packaging Survey, nearly one in two global consumers would give up all forms of packaging designed for convenience purposes if it would benefit the environment, including packaging designed for easy stacking/storing at home (49%); packaging that can be used for cooking, or doubles as a resealable container (48%); and packaging designed for easy transport (47%)

April 3, 2008

Sustainability

Helping customers develop 'solutions' to two of today's real challenges

We sell solutions! The phrase has become so overused that nearly everyone states it and nearly everyone ignores it, except when they are the ones saying it.

April 1, 2008

Contract Packaging

CP initiatives among focus areas of conference at Packaging Summit

Effective strategies for contract packaging will be one focus of this year’s fourth annual Packaging Summit Expo and Conference, sponsored by the Institute of Packaging Professionals (www.iopp.org).

April 1, 2008