Dairy

Flip-top jar covers

O.Berk has reintroduced its Flip-Top Jar Covers in 70/400 and 89/400 finishes for use in 4- and 8-oz low-profile PET jars.

May 13, 2008

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Confection/Candy

Robotic product orientation and feeding from Theegarten

Theegarten-Pactec is well known for their incredibly high speed candy wrapping systems. But how to feed a shaped chocolate that must be oriented into the wrapper at speeds of 300 to 400 pieces per minute?

May 13, 2008

Sustainability

Sustainable tube packaging from Norden

In Europe, not all toothpaste tubes come in cartons – to reduce packaging material usage, more tubes are now being tray packed and shrink wrapped for use as point-of-sale display packs.

May 13, 2008

Secondary Packaging

PRB introduces servo overwrapper

PRB's new high-speed fleXE FAR servo bundler/overwrapper is one of the smallest and fastest film overwrappers on the market.

May 13, 2008

Secondary Packaging

ACMA's ingenious cartons...and cartoner

You may recall the May 2006 article featuring ACMA's ‘pocket pack' lozenge and candy cartons Now ACMA has expanded its offering to a family of value-added cartons – and the cartoning machinery to form, fill and seal them.

May 13, 2008

Secondary Packaging

IMA offers totally automated servo case packer

Recent research sponsored in part by ELAU suggests a much higher incidence of packaging lines with multiple changeovers per day – some 37% of respondents.

May 13, 2008

Flexibles

Water BIB flows in Brazil

Marking its 20th year, the DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation 2008 include a number of notable achievements in sustainable packaging.

May 12, 2008

Flexibles

Laminated cereal bag is fully compostable

Marking its 20th year, the DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation 2008 include a number of notable achievements in sustainable packaging.

May 12, 2008

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

New candy packaging is sweet on the environment

Marking its 20th year, the DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation 2008 include a number of notable achievements in sustainable packaging.

May 12, 2008

Flexibles

Fish for lunchtime

Marking its 20th year, the DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation 2008 include a number of notable achievements in sustainable packaging.

May 12, 2008

Secondary Packaging

Package 'powerhouse' produces for global produce marketer

Marking its 20th year, the DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation 2008 include a number of notable achievements in sustainable packaging.

May 12, 2008

Protective/transport packaging

Cost-efficient, clean cushioning for collectibles

Ensuring that mail-order products get from the distribution center to the customer intact requires careful packing of shipping cases to protect the contents from damage in transit.

May 12, 2008

Flexibles

The buzz on the bee bottle

Launched in fall 2007 by Golden Heritage Foods LLC, the Barry’s Busy Bee Pure Honey product, in a 2-oz shaped bottle with a shrink-sleeve label, brings the likeness of animated feature film Bee Movie star, Barry B. Benson, to life.

May 12, 2008