Closures

PET-packed beer gets longer life

Barrier packaging guarantees German brew a shelf life of six months.

October 2, 2008

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Recycling

ConAgra adds PCR content to frozen-meal trays

New trays for Marie Callender's and other products to divert 8 million lb of PET from landfills.

October 2, 2008

Flexibles

Bite-sized dogs are in the bag

Oscar Mayer Mini Hot Dogs, in a compact, stand-up pouch, epitomize grab-and-go snacking.

October 2, 2008

Flexibles

Tanning line saturated in 360-deg color

Full-body shrink-sleeve labels adorn slender-neck bottles to create a stir.

October 2, 2008

Closures

New canister packaging for beef jerky

In late Summer 2008, Oberto Sausage Co., Kent, WA, introduced its 30-counts of prewrapped Oh Boy!

October 2, 2008

Flexibles

Wine debuts in barrier-coated PET bottles

In March 2008, Artisan Wine Co., British Columbia, introduced to Canadian markets its Painted Turtle brand Semillion/Chardonnay and Cabernet/Shiraz wines in 750-mL silicon oxide-coated PET bottles from Ball Corp. (www.ball.com).

October 2, 2008

Coding, Printing & Labeling

'Purchasing Plans' update confirms slow machinery sales

For the first time, the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (www.pmmi.org) has issued an update to its “Purchasing Plans Study,” asking respondents to reexamine their responses to the study earlier this year.

October 2, 2008

Recycling

3-L PET jugs with auto-attached PP handles

Langer Juice Co., Inc., City of Industry, CA, is marketing juices in 3-L, hot-filled PET jugs specially developed by Plastic Engineering Technologies (407/808-9825 or 909/390-1323), Ontario, CA.

October 2, 2008

Cosmetics/Personal care

Lessons learned from misdirected OEE strategies

Several suggestions on where not to look for OEE improvements.

September 29, 2008

Sustainability

Promoting PLA to the consumer

The claims made about PLA to consumers differ in their relevance, as well as in their susceptibility to attacks; therefore, strategic thought should go into their choice.

September 26, 2008

Beverage

Dundee design simplified, beautified, unified

Redesign adds personality; can graphics enhanced with high-res printing.

September 24, 2008

Confection/Candy

Vertical cartoner significantly increases production efficiency

The ZAC cartoner from Z Automation is ideal for food and confectionary customers with semi-complex applications, significantly increasing production efficiency by utilizing a unique 'angle-fill' technique that decreases downtime, product jams, and waste.

September 18, 2008

Beverage

Cartoner ideal for bottled water packaging

The ZAC-CH10.5-30I-Stick horizontal cartoning system from Z Automation can package products ranging from a stick pack to feminine products, continuously or intermittently.

September 18, 2008