Industries: Page 314

Beverage

Understanding advances in mixed-load palletizing

White paper from KUKA Robotics explains how newest advances in mixed-load palletizing can reduce costs, streamline the supply chain, and save labor and floor costs.

October 19, 2010

Palletizing/depalletizing

High-speed bag palletizer packs 40 lb bags at 24 bags/min

Video from KUKA Robotics shows flexible high-speed palletizing solution of 40 lb bags at more than 24 bags/min.

October 19, 2010

Beverage

Beer labels: a real whodunit story

Brewer draws interest to new line of beer by rolling out a detective mystery in cases of its locally brewed Just Beer brand India Pale Ale.

October 19, 2010

Flexibles

The case of the compostable chip package-Part 2

The sun has all but set on the Sun Chips® bag, but not without giving rise to a host of issues.

October 19, 2010

Sustainability

European juice packager pioneers first extrusion-blown PLA bottle

Polenghi of Italy employs a low carbon-footprint bioplastic bottle for its new Bio organic lemon juice brand.

October 19, 2010

Flexibles

PMA Fresh Summit honors innovative packaging

Six companies feted for efforts to raise the bar in sustainable packaging. One of them Del Monte, has a formalized list of sustainability objectives.

October 18, 2010

Closures

Rockwell Automation: Stainless steel sensors

Two families of sensors from Rockwell Automation withstand high-pressure and high-temperature wash downs, while offering resistance to corrosion and damage caused by harsh cleansing agents.

October 18, 2010

Cosmetics/Personal care

Admiral Iced Tea achieves sophistication

Exquisite printing on cans brings an ultra-premium tea into the ready-to-drink tea arena.

October 18, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Meat merchandising changes to meet consumer needs

An audit of the retail meat case shows significant gains in branding, consumer information, and case-ready products.

October 15, 2010

Beverage

Gum stretches its appeal as a provider of benefits

Kraft Foods and Wrigley are taking the lead as gum extends its reach as a delivery system for vitamin C and a source of dessert-like flavors for the diet-conscious.

October 14, 2010

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

'Right here right now' packs gaining in popularity

Euromonitor identifies a trend in which smaller packages are faring well when they answer an immediate consumer need, from convenience to portion size.

October 14, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

Recyclable holographic effect puts the 'wow' in Gillette razor

The "trifecta" in package design today is a package that delivers sales results for a brand while also being environmentally friendly and reducing materials use and costs.

October 13, 2010