Controls & machine components

An OMAC update

PackML Version 3.0 is out, and a full complement of demo sponsors are prepared to educate and enlighten visitors to the OMAC booth at Pack Expo Las Vegas.

September 5, 2007

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Sustainability

Sustainable PET film forms 'tented-blister' three-pack

Soap products company strives to keep environment clean with innovative multi-pack structure.

September 5, 2007

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Malibu Wellness pumps new packaging

A polypropylene container that includes a no dip-tube dispensing pump provides waste-free dispensing and fits within a reusable outer SAN container, helping Malibu market its EC Mode skin-care products to salons, spas, and dermatologists.

September 5, 2007

Bakery/Snack

Snack packer improves X-ray inspection

Snack maker King Nut upgrades X-ray inspection systems used for metal detection on multipacks of single-serve bags of airline snacks.

September 5, 2007

Soups/Condiments/Sauces/Spices/Dips/Dressings

Tried and true is alive and kickin'

For brands that have earned icon status, the single most powerful marketing tool is an identity that synthesizes authenticity and relevance.

September 5, 2007

Beverage

Beringer's PET project moves downstream

Automated loading of carriers and cases of 187-mL PET bottles of wine lifts output.

September 5, 2007

Conveying & accumulation

High-end water bottle pays homage to art deco

AquaDeco overcomes glass bottle manufacturing and filling challenges using a bottle design the founder created before the company even started.

September 5, 2007

Cosmetics/Personal care

Accurate application is the key

American Supplement Technologies finds a labeler that applies full wraparound pressure-sensitive labels to a rectangular bottle of tanning lotion.

September 5, 2007

Sustainable Packaging

Field Guide to Sustainable Packaging due out soon

Editor’s Note: Convinced that the need for reliable information and insight on the subject of sustainable packaging has never been greater,

September 5, 2007

Flexibles

Breaking through performance thresholds

One perfect word summarizes the sustainable packaging movement:less.

September 5, 2007

Coding, Printing & Labeling

5-gal water bottles vended using RFID

RFID technology plays a fundamental role in an environmentally based business proposition from S2C Global Systems (www.s2cglobal.com),

September 5, 2007

Closures

Aloe-flavored waters debut in domed PET bottles

Phoenix Beverage Corp., Phoenix, AZ, launched its new organic Aloe Breeze beverage line in 16.9-oz,

September 5, 2007

Closures

Le Bleu upgrades its bottled water packaging

Le Bleu Corp., Advance, NC, has re-staged its premium bottled water packaging by converting to stylized,

September 5, 2007