Coding, Printing & Labeling

'Lazy Larry' responds to FDA notification

A July 28 Warning Letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration serves as a reminder of the power of the pen—or in this instance, the words printed on product packaging.

August 9, 2011

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Conveying & accumulation

New snack chip plant is LEED-certified and IT-powered

Opened in two phases in 2010 and 2011, Shearer's Foods' Massillon plant adheres to sustainable principles and leverages dynamic software solutions to optimize efficiency.

August 8, 2011

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Industry Watch

A quick run-down on the latest supplier news, mergers, expansions, and people.

August 8, 2011

Containers

Passion drives packaging for new Latin liquor brand

The SX brand, which stands for “Sensual” and “eXotic,” includes three varieties.

August 8, 2011

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

France embraces the 'box'

Technically speaking, it’s not a box at all, at least not in the packaging parlance of North America. Call it what you will, French consumers are nuts about this packaging concept.

August 8, 2011

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Automated labeler boosts efficiencies

Fuel additive company’s switch from manual to automated labeling cuts labor costs and revs up productivity.

August 5, 2011

Cartons and boxes

Russian toothpaste carton goes 'green'

Bionica is said to contain 94.2% natural components.

August 5, 2011

Sustainable Packaging

A twist on concentrated cleaner packaging

SC Johnson launches cleaning concentrates in cartridges that snap into a handheld sprayer that can accommodate three products at once.

August 5, 2011

Beverage

Glass 'cousin' for Indio Spirits

Indio Spirits of Portland, OR, has launched Snake River Stampede Whisky in a 1.75-L glass bottle that closely resembles an existing 750-mL Snake River Stampede Whisky bottle.

August 2, 2011

Beverage

Private Label Smackdown: New game-changing private-label beer brands

Lisa Baer of Baer Design Group says "Beer is one area where private-label may take a smack at national brands." Here she shows two new examples of private-label canned beer brands and compares their packaging against leading national labels.

July 25, 2011

Containers

Custom packaging lends upscale look to ethnic hair care products

‘Food for hair’ concept employs bottles that evoke jam jars and salt shakers.

July 22, 2011

Detergents/cleaners

Private Label Smackdown: The use of structure as a differentiator

Structural designer Dean Lindsay of Chicago's Dean Lindsay Design evaluates how structure is used within private-label and national brand products such as hand lotion and laundry detergent to create a unique impression of the brand. Beyond its shape, structure also relates to how a package is manufactured, how it functions, and how it creates a perception of value, Lindsay says.

July 20, 2011

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Packagers provide robotics 'wish list'

In the first-ever survey of Packaging World’s readers on their use of robotics, respondents share some of the technologies/capabilities they’d like to see from suppliers.

July 20, 2011