Consumer packaged goods

Mobile lab lets Morton Salt get retail-ready game on

Menasha Packaging’s Design on Wheels operation puts the design team at the salt company’s doorstep—and cost-effectively prepares display pallets in one day.

May 8, 2011

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Sustainability

SPS 2011: Preparing for the 'Perfect Storm'

SPS 2011 focuses on the impending threat of global resource scarcity and how CPGs can employ sustainable packaging innovation to drive future business success.

May 7, 2011

Dairy

Enthusiasm builds for Expo Pack Mexico

Expo Pack Mexico is June 21-24 in Mexico City, and by now it’s clear that both packaging and processing solutions providers are ready and enthusiastic.

May 7, 2011

Sustainable Packaging

Walmart's views on Retail-Ready Packaging

The five easies are a firm foundation in Walmart’s approach to RRP. And as Chet Rutledge points out, there’s a role for packaging equipment builders and material suppliers, too.

May 7, 2011

Sustainable Packaging

Sound off

May 7, 2011

Sustainable Packaging

Coca-Cola expands PlantBottle reach, launches 100% plant-based HDPE

Just in time for Earth Month, The Coca-Cola Co. has announced that all of its Dasani brand water bottles nationwide and Odwalla single-serving juice bottles will be available exclusively in PlantBottle® packaging.

May 7, 2011

Beverage

Clear Choice Awards call for entries

The Glass Packaging Institute (GPI) opens competition for its 2011 Clear Choice Awards.

May 7, 2011

Flexibles

Kleenex pack wins AIMCAL award

A holiday package for Kleenex tissues from Neenah, WI-based Kimberly-Clark Corp. was named Product of the Year in this year’s awards competition sponsored by the Association of International Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators (AIMCAL).

May 6, 2011

Closures

Custom bottle, closure shape Dial's entry into lotions

The category is crowded, with a lot of ‘me-too’ packaging. The gentle curves on Dial NutriSkin’s bottle and closure provide both findability and functional benefits.

May 5, 2011

Closures

Square bottles with beveled corners

Beveled Square Collection of HDPE bottles are lightweight and unbreakable, for moisturizers, body lotions, suntan, and other skin-care products.

April 26, 2011

Detergents/cleaners

OFF THE SHELF: Molded pulp bottle for laundry detergent

Editor Pat Reynolds deconstructs this molded pulp bottle made from 70% OCC and 30% ONP. Seventh Generation of Burlington, VT, is using it for a 50-oz container of 4x concentrated laundry detergent.

April 26, 2011

Controls & Machine Components

Festo Corporation: Vacuum sensor for OVEM vacuum generators

With the OVEM vacuum generator from Festo, continuous status monitoring of the entire vacuum system is made possible with an integral sensor.

April 25, 2011

Sustainable Packaging

The burning question

What stance should the packaging community take on incineration?

April 20, 2011