Flexible packaging

Honey in a tube? Probably not in the USA

German package puts slightly flavored honey in metal tube.

October 23, 2009

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Sustainable Packaging

Pushing the Demand Curve Forward for Reusable Packaging

National industry and professional associations, along with packaging and pooling companies, are striving to increase awareness and promote the use of reusable packaging through educational seminars.

October 22, 2009

Sustainability

Sustainability Leader Discusses Innovation at 2009 Environmental Expo in Vegas

Nicholas Rumanes, vice president of development for the Las Vegas Sands Corp., spoke at the annual Environmental Expo during CardPak Inc.'s banquet at the Palazzo Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.

October 22, 2009

Beverage

Oliver Winery launches "Oliver Sangria Classic"

October 22, 2009

Coding, Printing & Labeling

RFIDTraxx Demonstrates DocStaxx -RFID Document Tracking & AssetTraxx -RFID Asset Tracking Systems

RFIDTraxx LLC announced today that it will participate in the MIT Enterprise Forum’s AUTO-ID & SENSING SOLUTIONS Expo to be held on October 27, 2009 at the MIT Stata Center in Cambridge MA.

October 22, 2009

Consumer packaged goods

Saint-Gobain Containers promotes glass recycling to school-aged children through education program

Saint-Gobain Containers, a leading producer of glass containers for the food and beverage industries in the United States, recently launched its second feature animation targeted for elementary school-aged children illustrating the importance of recycling glass containers.

October 21, 2009

Converting equipment

Plastic Technologies' Dr. Brady receives Lifetime Achievement Award from SPE's blow molding division

Dr. Thomas E. Brady, and founder of Plastic Technologies, Inc. (PTI), was recently awarded the 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award by the Society of Plastic Engineers’ (SPE) Blow Molding Division. The award is presented annually to individuals who have demonstrated exceptional contributions to blow molding technology.

October 21, 2009

Flexible packaging

A golden age of aseptic packaging?

Recent developments have some observers wondering if the U.S. is on the threshold of some kind of golden age of aseptic packaging.

October 20, 2009

Fruits/Vegetables

Foodborne illnesses prompt new era of consumables accountability

When a food-contamination situation erupts, it’s imperative that companies be well-equipped to trace the origins of that outbreak and act effectively to limit the public’s exposure to pathogens.

October 20, 2009

Sustainable Packaging

Game-changing green innovations win Greener Package Awards

The first-ever Greener Package Awards prove that sustainable packaging has hit the mainstream, with innovations that promise to change the face of packaging forever.

October 20, 2009

Controls & Machine Components

Lenze Americas: Communications now made easier with Ethernet/IP Protocol added to SMVector drive

Lenze-AC Tech announces the release of EtherNet/IP as an optional communication protocol for the SMVector Drive.

October 19, 2009

Beverage

Coke introduces 90-calorie mini can

Keeping a global commitment to put calories front of package on most products, this 7.5-fl. oz. mini can rolls out this December in Washington D.C. and New York. The rest of us will see it by March 2010.

October 19, 2009

Dairy

German farmers sell fresh produce in vending machines!

Fresh milk, eggs, butter, cheese, potatoes and sausage are being sold in thirteen German towns and communities—even along hiking trails in Switzerland.

October 14, 2009