Sustainability

Size matters in packaging

There are many intricacies involved in deciding package size.

April 6, 2011

Industries: Page 310

Cosmetics/Personal care

Kandoo kid packs take NACD's top honor

New design transforms the Pampers Kandoo brand to enable play, with packages that make the kids’ personal care products accessible in the car or bathroom.

April 5, 2011

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Aseptic f/f/s for soup cups

Pulmuone, a major Korean food company, has installed an aseptic form/fill/seal machine for its range of microwavable thermoformed soup cups (ready meals) that will contain soups with meat and vegetables.

April 5, 2011

Closures

Hip FLASQ is first U.S. wine brand in a can

Quick-chilling and shatterproof, FLASQ Wines in aluminum bottle cans provide new venue opportunities for wine sales.

April 5, 2011

Flexibles

Mars' COMBOS snacks get refreshed look

New graphics respond to consumer feedback about old-looking packaging, and also aim to improve findability on shelf.

April 5, 2011

Sustainability

iQ household cleaner reduces plastic waste by 80%

Innovative and eco-friendly cleaning system is honored with Best Green Packaging award.

April 5, 2011

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Dasani and Odwalla launch nationally in PlantBottle

Dasani PET bottle boasts 30% plant material, while Odwalla’s new HDPE package is the first 100% plant-based bottle that is also fully recyclable.

April 5, 2011

Labels

McDowell Label receives its 10th & 11th World Label Awards

McDowell Label was recognized on March 15th in Palm Beach, FL with two new World Label Awards.

April 4, 2011

Containers

LIV athletic drink goes to a full-body shrink label

Princeton, NJ-based LIV Organic gets a brand lift for its re-launch to meet new demographics and protect product contents.

April 4, 2011

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Video: Famar TF100 Thermoformer

From MG America, compact, servo-driven blister machine offers hot and cold forming of oral solid dose blisters.

March 31, 2011

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Live from Interphex NY 2011: Day II

Packaging machinery, material developments merit attending trade shows such as Interphex.

March 31, 2011

Controls & Machine Components

Five Critical Factors for Selecting Fieldbus Valve Manifolds

White paper from Numatics presents controls engineers, specifiers, and buyers with new insights into five crucial factors they must consider before selecting pneumatic fieldbus valve manifolds — commissioning, distribution, modularity, diagnostics, and recovery — while also outlining some shortcomings of conventional approaches.

March 29, 2011

Recycling

Cup/lid demand to grow; 'eco-friendly' materials will post 'robust advances'

World demand for cups and lids is projected to rise 5% per year cupto $23.4 billion in 2014, with biodegradable, recyclable, and recycled-content materials gaining share.

March 29, 2011