Closures

Winemaker toasts packaging design importance

Silver Moon Winery, Dover, OH, markets a range of wines but places special emphasis on sweet and dessert wine offerings—wines made from the juices of California and New York grapes infused with selected fruits.

November 12, 2010

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Winery installs high-res ink-jet print system

Augusta Winery, Augusta, MO, is an award-winning producer of hand-crafted wines marketed under Augusta and Montelle brand names.

November 12, 2010

Flexibles

Paperboard tray for MAP fish

The Finnish fish processing company V. Hukkanen Oy is launching its Kalaneuvos marinated salmon strips in new paperboard-based microwavable and ovenable modified atmosphere packaging.

November 11, 2010

Containers

Digital can printing takes off with Air Berlin

What is said to be the first commercial application of digital electrostatic drop-on-demand printing technology from U.K.-based Tonejet was pioneered last May by Ball Packaging Europe at its Hassloch, Germany, beverage can manufacturing plant.

November 11, 2010

Flexibles

Heinz and Sargento -- great marketers think alike

Who knew there was a "revolution" underway in the packaging of Heinz Beanz?

November 11, 2010

Converting equipment

Sonoco Plastics unifies company's plastics operations

Sonoco has announced that it is centralizing its various plastics operations under a single corporate umbrella and brand, Sonoco Plastics.

November 11, 2010

Secondary Packaging

Highly flexible robotic case packer for bagged snacks

Video demo shows Focke & Co. Highly Flexible Packer (HFP) robotically pack bagged snacks into cases.

November 9, 2010

Closures

Distribution packaging and containerization

Strong packaging and a solid intermodal container are necessary for getting cargo to global markets, but more is required.

November 3, 2010

Secondary Packaging

Partition inserter reaches high speeds

Especially suitable for wineries and spirits manufacturers, the servo-driven partition inserter introduced at ABC was attracting a lot of attention.

November 3, 2010

Sustainability

Unilever display shrinks footprint using Sonoco's design software

A redesigned floorstand wing unit for Vaseline Sheer Infusion body lotion reduces paperboard use by 50% without any loss in branding appeal in stores.

November 3, 2010

Labels

WS Packaging develops time indicator label

The label gradually turns pink to tell consumers when it is time to replace the Arm & Hammer refrigerator air filter.

October 31, 2010

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Schneider Electric becomes an OYSTAR Global Automation Partner

OYSTAR IWK is introducing its new TFS E tube filler at Pack Expo 2010 in Chicago. This machine features innovative solutions that greatly reduce product changeover times. It also served as a pilot project for international collaboration between IWK and Schneider Electric, in which Schneider Electric served as both an international technology partner and a supplier of automation and electrical equipment.

October 26, 2010

Beverage

Jim Renda named president of Multisorb Technologies

As President, Renda will be responsible for leading the global operations and business for Multisorb.

October 20, 2010