Cosmetics/Personal care

Pfizer swallows $2 million correction

After a judge ruled misleading a promotional claim by Pfizer, New York, for Listerine mouthwash, the company announced a $2 million effort to obliterate the claim from packages.

December 31, 2004

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Closures

Small character ink-jet printer

ID Technology has added the ci700 to its Citronix line of small-character, ink-jet printers. Machine offers affordability and flexibility for the most typical CIJ printing applications, applying lot/date codes to food, beverage, paper, household, pharmaceutical, automotive, postal, lumber, and more.

December 31, 2004

Cosmetics/Personal care

Measuring bumps in the road to China

Data collection devices mounted on trucks in China starting in August 2004 are already drawing interest from major U.S. packaged goods companies. Here’s a look at the results and implications of the original China Project.

December 31, 2004

Consumer packaged goods

Lightweight plastic pallet

The lightweight, low-cost, GPI plastic pallet from Plastic Pallet & Container allows for 4-way entry for fork lifts or hand jacks and has a “picture frame” base that allows for safe stacking without damaging products underneath.

December 31, 2004

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Blister pack

First Choice Packaging Solutions offers its Virtuweld blister-pack clamshell in seven stock sizes. The blister appears welded, but it’s actually snapped together to form an undetectable seal, yet with all the benefits of being unsealed.

December 31, 2004

Flexibles

Golden Mummy awards unwrapped

The 18th annual Golden Mummy and Pyramid Awards from the Films Business of ExxonMobil Chemical were celebrated Nov. 8 during Pack Expo International.

December 31, 2004

Closures

Closures bring classics to life

In Vienna, Austria, gourmet jam producer Staud’s Vienna has successfully launched its Kunst und Genuss (Arts and Delights) promotional campaign with custom-designed steel caps from Crown Closures Europe.

December 31, 2004

Protective/transport packaging

Companies

Sonoco is manufacturing self-heating containers at a plant in Wausau, WI. Sun Chemical has formed Sun Chemical Security, a new global business unit that will provide a wide range of products used to print packages that incorporate security measures.

December 31, 2004

Sustainable Packaging

'Twas the season

This was a big year for holiday decorations, although I must admit the Orloski cottage was not decorated to its usual standards because of too many fall weekends out of town.

December 31, 2004

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Sobeys' EAS tags thwart thieves

Canadian supermarket chain uses electronic article surveillance on a variety of packages—including fresh meats—to minimize shoplifting.

December 31, 2004

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Film drapes Sengewald in success

Appearance, tear resistance, and peel properties are key benefits of a top film web used by Sengewald in Germany for thermoformed packs of surgical drapes and gowns.

December 31, 2004

Cosmetics/Personal care

Servo controls deliver

Servos control an in-line piston filler, allowing the machine to change speed during a fill. Servos also improve overall fill speeds and fill accuracy.

December 31, 2004

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Consumers help GE see the light

Three-year project uncovers consumer frustrations in buying light bulbs and responds with a package design that takes the guesswork out of product selection.

December 31, 2004