Converting equipment

Suppliers team up for women cancer patients

Several packaging suppliers have teamed up to provide 60ꯠ printed paperboard cartons for the Look Good...Feel Better® program that’s co-sponsored by the Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Assn.

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People

Terce Henriquez was promoted to vp of global label sales by AET Films (New Castle, DE).

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Companies

(Left to right) Baron Georges Jacobs, chairman of the executive committee of UCB Films PLC (Wigton, Cumbria, United Kingdom), William Lowther, dir.

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Closures

FDA guidance on inhaler packaging

FDA has issued draft guidance on “inhalation drug products packaged in semipermeable container closure systems.” These products are commonly used in the treatment of asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

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Containers

Saving for Another Day

Automated induction sealing, tape dispensing, and twist-tying machinery help this cleaning products company save money by reducing labor costs and moving short-run jobs in-house.

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Detergents/cleaners

Printing pays back Duckback

Flat-case printer earns eight-month payback for Duckback Products, a maker of stains, coatings, and cleaners for external wood and concrete surfaces.

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Reclosable holo bag stands out

An ice melter is repackaged in reclosable, premade stand-up bags featuring an attention-getting, full-coverage, laminated holographic substrate.

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Protective/transport packaging

Less time + less labor and materials = savings

Sensor maker Sensotec employs retention packaging that saves in labor and material costs, while delivering consistent protection.

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Flexibles

Australian canmaker tests polymer-coated steel

Amcor, the largest supplier of beverage and aerosol cans in Australia, has begun tests of a new polymer-coated tin-free steel for beverage cans, says Walter Gross, a spokesman for Amcor Australasia, Camberwell, Victoria.

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Containers

Home Depot customers receive a Miracle package

Primarily an institutional supplier, Miracle Sealants opens up new retail business thanks to new fluorinated bottles and sleeve labels.

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Cosmetics/Personal care

Dual-chambered dispenser

Versadial™ (New York) introduces the first dual chambered lotion pump that allows the user to vary the proportion of the two products on the fly, according to the company.

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IOPP 2002 AmeriStar Awards (Continued 3)

Terro Outdoor Ant KillerBest of Category: Outdoor & Gardening Senoret Chemical Co.'s Terro Outdoor Ant Killer is the first application of the stand-up, ShakerPAK dispensing pouch with handles.

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IOPP 2002 AmeriStar Awards (Continued 2)

Pringles Snack Stack Cup Best of Category: FoodPringles Snack Stack cups are high-barrier, custom-shaped, single-serve cups thermoformed in-line.

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