Consumer packaged goods

PTFE-coated foil tape

DeWAL Industries now offers D/W 351, a PTFE-coated foil that combines a thin layer of PTFE with 0.005” thick aluminum foil.

August 5, 2008

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Consumer packaged goods

Tree-free, low-carbon- footprint papers

Natural Source Printing introduces FiberStone Papers, a line of tree-free, low-carbon-footprint papers.

August 5, 2008

Flexibles

A 25% premium through design? P&G hopes to clean up in dish detergent

Can design help bring a 20% to 25% sales premium at retail over competing brands?

August 5, 2008

Cosmetics/Personal care

HBA--15 years and going strong

HBA has become the premier gathering place for the entire beauty industry, showcasing everything from formulations to packaging. It returns to New York September 9-11.

August 5, 2008

Closures

New-generation multipacks

Prelabeled merchandising panel carrier with zipper-release handle paves wider avenues for multiple-container marketing.

August 5, 2008

Sustainability

Hazardous chemicals get added container security

Closed-system drum dispensing connector is engineered to prevent drips, spills, and contamination potential.

August 5, 2008

Sustainability

Bisphenol-A safety ignites controversy

Used for years for reusable polycarbonate baby bottles and water bottles, as well as in can liners, Bisphenol-A is under increasing fire on several fronts.

August 5, 2008

Secondary Packaging

Wine lines enhanced with robotic palletizers

After the successful 2006 implementation of an automated material-handling system in its Daimiel plant in Castilla La Mancha, Spain, fruit-juice producer J. García Carrión made the strategic decision to enhance and expand its plant automation with an end-of-line solution.

August 5, 2008

Secondary Packaging

Robotic palletizer brings in the dough

With installation of an automated palletizing solution on its second production line, preformed pizza dough crust maker, or “base” maker, Charnwood Foods, Leicester, U.K., is palletizing up to 320 cases/hr around the clock.

August 5, 2008

Conveying & accumulation

Robots' presence felt throughout packaging

Real-world applications of packaging automation in food, beverage, and other retail-product plants support the conclusions gleaned from a new study on robotics in packaging.

August 5, 2008

Controls & Machine Components

Smaller, lighter machinery drives

ABB’s ACS350 general machinery drives are designed and built to enable volume machine builders to increase average throughput time via an average 2-sec programming time per unit.

August 4, 2008

Flexible packaging

Pouch particulars

Converted pouches are provided to IPN USA with three sides sealed and are constructed of multilayer structure of 48-ga PET/60-ga nylon/30-ga aluminum/100-ga polyethylene.

August 4, 2008

Flexibles

Pouch system blazes new beverage trail

A unique flexible-pouch package is an essential component of the new Esio hot/cold drink system for home or office. To supply final, filled product, the package provider adds complete co-packing capabilities.

August 4, 2008