Flexibles

New pouched waters for New Year

Hydropouch enhanced water beverages develops mock-up pouches for a 2009 launch.

November 30, 2008

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Closures

Glass is gold for salsa sales

Red Gold's move from steel to glass jars pushes sales up 15%.

November 30, 2008

Beverage

Hawaiian brewer has multipacks covered

Maui Brewing views 'extremely successful' dust covers as a must for consumers.

November 25, 2008

Secondary Packaging

Affordable palletizing starts at only $60K

Capable of speeds up to 30 cases per minute depending on the application, the FKI Logistex GS100 palletizer is ideal for operations seeking to convert to automated palletizing. Watch video.

November 22, 2008

Bakery/Snack

Omron solves control problems handling precooked frozen bacon

A case study from Omron describes the key technical considerations for integrating sequential and motion controllers for a demanding meat handling application.

November 20, 2008

Soups/Condiments/Sauces/Spices/Dips/Dressings

New LiquiFlapper® Flip-top Closure - Ideal for Dispensing your BBQ Sauce

Watch the footage behind the scenes at a focus group to find out what consumers are saying about the new dispensing closure from Weatherchem.

November 16, 2008

Controls & Machine Components

PackML is ready for prime time

FROM PACK EXPO 2008: P&G’s Rob Aleksa updated attendees on PackML and his company’s experience.

November 12, 2008

Meat/Poultry/Seafood

Video: Continuous motion bagger, combination weigher and recipe blending system

FROM PACK EXPO 2008: Triangle recipe blending system consists of up to six scales that weigh and dosing highly accurate weighments for recipe blends of sauce, pasta, vegetables, and meat.

November 10, 2008

Closures

Composite cans coming of age in infant formula

FROM PACK EXPO 2008: Spiral-wound paperboard containers give category new wrinkle while also providing strength, barrier, and aroma and taste preservation.

November 10, 2008

Sustainability

Wal-Mart Packaging Scorecard changes, progress

FROM PACK EXPO 2008: New goals, scorecard metrics changes, and current progress are discussed at Pack Expo conference, led by Wal-Mart’s Amy Zettlemoyer-Lazar.

November 9, 2008

Beverage

Education in the Spotlight at Pack Expo Intl.

FROM PACK EXPO 2008: Education and educators were in the spotlight at Pack Expo Intl. on Sunday with a series of press events and meetings.

November 9, 2008

Meat/Poultry/Seafood

X-ray systems enhance hot dog QA

Six packaging lines receive x-ray vision for product and package quality assurance.

November 3, 2008

Cartoning

Bottling lines bump up nail-polish production

Super quick-changeover nail-polish packaging lines help OPI keep cranking out the colors. Custom cartoners complement high-speed filling.

November 2, 2008