Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Dow Diamond finalist is a one-step form/fill technology

A ground-breaking technology that forms and fills bottles in one step using incompressible, consumable liquid, is recognized as a Diamond finalist in Dow’s Awards for Packaging Innovation.

September 17, 2018

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Plastics/resins

Flat wine bottle for e-commerce is a Dow Diamond finalist

A flat, Bordeaux-style wine bottle that easily fits through U.K. households’ letterboxes is named a Diamond finalist in The Dow Chemical Company’s 2018 30th Awards for Packaging Innovation.

September 16, 2018

Labels

Danone’s 3.2 million unique labels

Aqua d’Or, the Danish mineral water brand owned by Danone, is now selling 3.2 million of its water bottles in one-of-a-kind packaging.

September 14, 2018

Flexibles

P&G wins Dow's Diamond

The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) announced the winners of the 2018 30th Awards for Packaging Innovation, which recognizes the packaging industry’s top achievements in innovative packaging designs, materials, technologies, and processes.

September 13, 2018

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Craft brewer upgrades can filling

This Canadian brewer was the first in the world to commercialize the Innofill Can C, a can filler designed specifically for brewers whose volumes are in the small to medium range.

September 12, 2018

Cartons and boxes

Collapsible bowl spells portability

A collapsible bowl for gluten-free oatmeal and oat products from GF Harvest of Powell, WY, is putting a big smile on the faces of on-the-go consumers who crave convenience.

September 10, 2018

Containers

New cap lets nail polish customers flip a tip for a true color match

New vegan nail polish brand lets consumers ‘try’ the product before purchase through the use of a custom cap fitted with a fingernail-style chip painted with the color of the polish inside.

September 9, 2018

Plastics/resins

Stackable, snappable jars facilitate mix-and-match makeup blends

U.K. company Trinny London launches a customizable makeup line, with products packaged in 5-mL jars that click together to create a portable stack of colors for specific consumer needs.

September 8, 2018

Labels

New Herr’s snack goes IML

Snack maker Herr’s of Nottingham, PA, has put its most recent creation into an injection-molded polypropylene tub with luxurious in-mold labels for big-time shelf impact.

September 5, 2018

Cartons and boxes

Collapsible cup suits consumers on the go

This hybrid package, produced on unique converting equipment, has a small footprint in distribution and on shelf, yet its billboard graphic impact is irresistible to consumers.

September 4, 2018

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Pre-packed lunches—a busy parent’s dream?

Some observers are calling them next-gen Lunchables, and while there is undoubtedly a similarity in appearance, these preservative-free pre-packed lunches are quite different.

September 4, 2018

Cartons and boxes

Folding carton printing generates smiles—and purchases

Striking cartons for P&G’s Crest whitening therapy toothpaste and Elizabeth Arden's Jennifer Aniston Chapter One perfume win awards for Diamond Packaging.

September 4, 2018

Containers

Design software speeds time to shelf by 50%

Cosmetics marketer Mary Kay uses design rendering software to produce a photorealistic image of a unique, faceted fragrance bottle, eliminating the need for a physical sample.

September 1, 2018