Consumer packaged goods

Subterranean facility earns Innovator of the Year Award

A 2009 brochure from corrugated converter Vanguard Packaging begins, “We live green.”

September 12, 2010

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Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Industry watch

September 9, 2010

Secondary Packaging

Pack Expo purchases triple production

End-of-line equipment purchased at Pack Expo International 2008 helped Garden Lites boost productivity significantly. Top management will be back at the Chicago show this Fall

September 9, 2010

Conveying & accumulation

Ingredient blending goes in house

Retrofit with blender and flexible screw conveyor adds in-house blending to packaging of cosmetic powder. New-found flexibility satisfies customer requirements.

September 9, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

Digital printing--a difference maker in launch of Windows 7

Less waste, accelerated speed to market, and anticounterfeiting advantages are some of the benefits gained through on-demand digital printing of folding cartons.

September 9, 2010

Flexibles

Guess what? They're not buying your product because of your packaging

Package safety has joined product safety in consumer importance. Many CPG companies view that as a negative, but they should instead embrace it as a brand-value opportunity.

September 9, 2010

Flexibles

Best of both worlds: Balancing sustainability with production savings

Our quarterly survey uncovers a trend: The right structure and graphics are important for package innovation, but ‘green’ materials and cost-consciousness are driving the equation.

September 9, 2010

Meat/Poultry/Seafood

Sizzling sleeves boost lamb's taste appeal in meat case

Lamb traditionally has been a slow-moving item in the meat aisle.

September 9, 2010

Beverage

Shelf Impact! is evolving to serve you better

More packaging professionals are recognizing that decisions made during the earliest stages of package creation can affect the entire value chain.

September 9, 2010

Containers

Whole Foods implements new sustainable-packaging guidelines

The latest changes affect store-brand supplements and body care products. By the end of 2010, Whole Foods plans to have completed conversion of its Whole Body products to PCR packaging.

September 9, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

Case packer is 'sophisticated' yet rugged

Case packer is ‘sophisticated’ yet rugged Machine uses best-in-class controls technology to achieve throughput of 35 cases/min. IP67 rating ensures reliability despite rugged wash downs.

September 9, 2010

Digital Transformation

Benchmarking OEE

EMI brings packaging line performance analysis to life. Are you Best-in-Class, Average, or Laggard?

September 9, 2010

Labels

Flexible packaging sales revenue forecast to rise 3.4% this year

The Flexible Packaging Assn. predicts U.S. sales revenue to reach $27.3 billion this year. Also, raw materials pricing supplants the economy as the primary concern of survey respondents.

September 9, 2010