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

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Dairy

Shelf-stable milk in America?

If U.S federal dairy policy was born in the Great Depression, could it be that now is the time to take another look? Why not borrow from Europe’s dairy distribution systems, where shelf-stable packaging plays a central role?

October 14, 2009

Controls & Machine Components

P&G Donates Intellectual Property to Packaging Industry

In an effort to speed adoption of OMAC’s PackML standard, Procter and Gamble announced at PackExpo that they are donating their internal application guidelines to the packaging industry.

October 13, 2009

Flexible packaging

Demand for converted flexible packaging grows

New study from Reportlinker predicts flexible market to grow to $18 billion by 2013 as US economy rebounds.

October 13, 2009

Conveying & accumulation

Strategic cost-cutting

Use these suggestions before wielding the ax.

October 8, 2009

Beverage

More than 100 pallets stretched wrapped per hour

Wulftec shows a combo stretch wrapper with rotary arm and turntable capabilities in this video.

October 7, 2009

Controls & machine components

Sensor vision investment can yield rewarding ROI

Saving money and improving efficiency is the goal of discreet vision sensors.

October 6, 2009

Bakery/Snack

Packaging industry drives paradigm change in education

PMMI, working with think-outside-the-box educators, is helping to drive a needed new paradigm in education delivery.

October 6, 2009

Secondary Packaging

Robotic case packing

Robotics assumes an increasingly important role at Hartness International, especially where the bottle being handled is a challenging one.

October 6, 2009

Closures

Positioning your company for growth--the future of packaging

If someone asked you where packaging is headed over the next decade, you’d probably have a tough time answering.

October 5, 2009

Flow wrapping

Candy maker cranks up packaging speeds

Piedmont Candy installs seven flow wrappers to accommodate growing product demand.

October 5, 2009

Coding, Printing & Labeling

MSU's medical packaging course offered online

Michigan State University’s venerable Medical Packaging course is presented virtually. It should be a big help to a wide variety of healthcare packaging professionals.

October 5, 2009

Contract Packaging

Retailers' role in package development: More work to do

Do retailers aid innovation? Many survey respondents say yes, but CPG companies are less inclined to agree. Progress will require more collaborative input involving suppliers.

October 5, 2009