Containers

Ecolab's bottle is better, faster by design

Modeling studies cut eight months out of the package development process for its ProForce cleaning solution bottle sold at Sam's Club.

April 3, 2007

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Retro Chic--Harnessing the power of the past

Drawing inspiration from brands of yesteryear is now the future

April 2, 2007

Beverage

Frito Lay, Miller Brewing and P&G Gillette speak out

At PMMI’s MarketTrends conference, a user panel communicated requirements and trends in “What Do Customers Want From Packaging Machinery Manufacturers?”

March 27, 2007

Closures

Ring-hinge protects dental polishing discs

A metal tin with PP lid solves contamination concerns.

March 26, 2007

Secondary Packaging

ARC report praises modular servo concept

Analyst report urges OEMs to adopt new intelligent servo module technology ‘without delay to gain first-mover advantage.’

March 11, 2007

Controls & Machine Components

THK America, Inc: THK America, Inc: High-efficiency actuator

THK’s new Type VLA Actuator has fewer components and a low overall cost, by using a TLK LM guide for its base.

March 9, 2007

Conveying & accumulation

Data flows from ERP to packaging machines

Just five operators run two lines that span three floors and churn out 600 bottles/min. An automated order system plays a pivotal role in streamlining changeover.

March 9, 2007

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

CAN-based concepts run food slicing machine

A CAN network links I/O, a checkweigher, and an optical weigher over a distance of 164’.

March 9, 2007

Flexible packaging

Smooth operation

A modified liquid filler helps one commercial skincare products company clean up its act.

March 9, 2007

Flexibles

Gourmet sweets in a 'green' package

Winning a Gold Award for Environmental Achievement was Northern Flair of Maple Plain MN. Its 5-oz stand-up pouch of Malto Bella Gourmet Malt Balls, filled by a contract packager, is produced by C&H Packaging (www.chpack.com) from a three-layer adhesive lamination of 48-ga polyester/48-ga metallized polyester/low-density polyethylene heat-seal layer. The clear polyester on top is reverse-printed in seven colors on a flexo press.

March 9, 2007

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Smart shelves...and cabinets

So-called smart packaging has been around for years, but what about “smart shelves”?

March 8, 2007

Tamper-evident machinery

Cognac Ferrand secures Asia-bound bottles

To protect its brand and its consumers, Cognac Ferrand, Charente, France, asked ArjoWiggins Security (www.security.arjowiggins.com) to secure its Landy Cognac bottles. Both companies worked together to develop a label that combines authentication and tamper-evident functions.

March 8, 2007

Cosmetics/Personal care

Two-piece cans update nail drying product

In January 2007, IQ Products Company, Houston, TX, introduced Envi-brand Salon Professional Nail Enamel Dryer packaged in two-piece, 9-oz, PET-coated steel cans from DS Containers (www.dscontainers.com), an affiliate of Japan’s Daiwa Can Co. The aerosol cans with sloped shoulders and necks are produced and decorated via four-color litho print on a white base at DSC’s new coil-to-can operation in Batavia, OH.

March 8, 2007