Conveying & accumulation

Thermal inkjet-- crisp codes in real world plants at affordable costs

HP technology runs in tough environments and delivers system savings from uptime. Simple operation lets line operators handle setups.

August 31, 2005

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Converting equipment

Conical PET bottle

Novapak offers its Footed Conical PET container in 8-oz and 16-oz sizes. Container is designed for use with caps, pumps, or sprayers, making it suitable for a variety of personal care, household, and automotive products.

July 31, 2005

Conveying & accumulation

Drinktec preview: what's new in labelers?

A number of new servo labelers take center stage at the big drinktec beverage manufacturing show, September 12-17, Munich, Germany.

July 31, 2005

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

FlexTab feeder

Uhlmann• handles 1ꯠ products/min/lane in cold or hot-forming applications with either continuous or intermittent motion• features fast format changes without tools and electronic settings of format parameters• provides gentle product handling with vacuum cleaner and breakage separation, as well as light-barrier-controlled product release

July 31, 2005

Flexibles

DriCan® Reusable Desiccating Canisters

DriCan® Reusable Desiccating Canisters protect all types of articles from deterioration, rust, corrosion, mold, mildew and other damage caused by moisture or high humidity.

July 31, 2005

Sustainable Packaging

2005 IoPP AmeriStars bestowed

The Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) announced in early August its 2005 AmeriStar Award winners.

July 31, 2005

Cartoning

The road to Las Vegas: PFM does M2P, IMA intros BFB CP18, ARC on ELAU

This week’s PACK EXPO Preview explains an alphabet soup of acronyms: PFM announces a Make2Pack machine, IMA intros side-loading case packer, ARC automation analyst reviews ELAU acquisition

July 31, 2005

Conveying & accumulation

Deluxe RFID solution is scalable

Deluxe Media Service’s RFID for boxed DVDs implemented at three distribution centers to meet a retailer mandate is flexible and scalable.

July 31, 2005

Beverage

North American bottled water market grows...

...hurting carbonated soft drinks. And it’s tough to make money on water’s razor-thin margins. The drip has become a steady stream due in part to anti-obesity campaigns touting healthier drinking habits...

July 31, 2005

Containers

New plant food package reduces product returns

Retailers were returning a percentage of EnviroSafe Lab’s Dynamite Plant Food unsold because the product’s tubular containers cracked during distribution or became weathered over time when exposed to rain and the sun’s heat on the shelves outside of lawn-and- garden centers.

July 31, 2005

Flexibles

Package redesign precipitates White Rain sales gain

Diamond Products Co. reports a 16% increase in first quarter 2005 sales of its White Rain-brand shampoos and conditioners, following a packaging redesign.

July 31, 2005

Flexibles

Clarity, gloss help India cosmetics brand bloom

The cosmetics industry is growing rapidly in India, and cosmetics companies in that country are beginning to grasp the importance that visual clarity and gloss play in package design.

July 31, 2005

Cosmetics/Personal care

No to organic logo on cosmetics

USDA says cosmetics and personal care products are not eligible to carry the "USDA Organic" label because no standards have been established for them.

July 31, 2005