Contract Packaging

Anderson notes expansion

Anderson Packaging (www.andersonpackaging.com), a Rockford, IL-based pharmaceutical contract packager, has completed the expansion of its refrigerated storage facility.

August 4, 2009

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Contract Packaging

Unicep Packaging inks contract with GSK

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has awarded Unicep Packaging (www.unicep.com), Sandpoint, ID, a contract packager for gels, liquids, and creams, a three-year contract to provide turnkey packaging services for a line of personal-care products.

August 4, 2009

Flexibles

Measuring value? Go beyond the 'box score'

As you put each expense under the microscope, do some extra critical thinking and understand the total value you’re getting in return for your check.

August 4, 2009

Flexibles

Industry watch

August 4, 2009

Containers

New vodka and a touch of elegance, at $37 per bottle

First impressions are everything for a new brand, especially in a crowded aisle like vodka.

August 3, 2009

Controls & Machine Components

Pack Expo purchases spur a return to Vegas

For a bakery in Georgia and a potato chip manufacturer in Hawaii, Pack Expo Las Vegas 2007 was the place to buy equipment that brought greater productivity and company growth.

August 3, 2009

Consumer packaged goods

Servo/software combo brings modularity

Robotic case packer has a small footprint, simplified wiring, and the capability of having its capacity quickly doubled.

August 3, 2009

Flexible packaging

Bag sealer boosts loose-leaf tobacco sales

A compact, flexible bag-sealing system enables Farmer’s Tobacco of Kentucky to enter the roll-your-own market. Solution minimizes costs and labor for startup product.

August 3, 2009

Conveying & accumulation

Contract packager crafts portable, flexible solution

As consumer preferences continue to drive a greater need for variety in products and packaging, most packagers look for flexibility when selecting new machinery and systems.

August 3, 2009

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Robots come within packagers' reach

Increased speeds and flexibility, less complex operation, and lower price tags are putting robotics within reach of a range of packaging operations.

August 3, 2009

Sustainable Packaging

Sound off!

August 3, 2009

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Candy maker refines packaging flexibility

Fully automated, easily programmable form/fill/seal/print systems reduce labor costs and packaging material waste.

August 2, 2009

Conveying & accumulation

Rutgers 'enrolls' in RFID

August 2, 2009