Coding, Printing & Labeling

MAP packaging hits turbulence

Petition raises questions of safety and approval of new, low-oxygen varieties of case-ready meat packs.

April 30, 2006

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Meat/Poultry/Seafood

Post-pasteurization bags

Flavorseal™ Post Pasteurization Shrink Bags from Carroll Mfg. & Sales provide a skintight package that withstands the rigors and extreme temperatures of the pasteurization process to help kill surface bacteria.

April 30, 2006

Detergents/cleaners

Concentrate on 'small' to win precious real estate

Unilever may be onto something in the quest to maximize space on cluttered store shelves. At Wal-Mart, Unilever has introduced an All sub-brand called Small & Mighty.

April 30, 2006

Controls & Machine Components

Coming May 23-24

We’ve teamed up with sister publication Automation World to bring you the Packaging Automation Forum, our first conference. Hershey, Coors, Miller, P&G, Astrazeneca, Wyeth, and Lilly are among the firms whose representatives will be delivering presentations.

April 30, 2006

Detergents/cleaners

Being more relevant

"Knowledge has to be improved, challenged, and increased constantly, or it vanishes." —Peter Drucker

April 30, 2006

Fruits/Vegetables

Transport system satisfies need for speed, flexibility

Strawberry co-op upgrades operations with high-speed chain conveyor and versatile aluminum modular assembly components.

April 30, 2006

Flexibles

Opening up

“Since I’m from Wisconsin, I do have a chain saw available, but I’m not inclined to go through all the procedures (e.g., chain tensioning) to get it going just to gain access to a package.”

April 30, 2006

Soups/Condiments/Sauces/Spices/Dips/Dressings

Multihead printer

The ThermalPak™ Model TP-4000 multihead thermal transfer printer from Norwood is designed to match the high throughput of multilane packaging machines.

April 30, 2006

Conveying & accumulation

Sandwiching machine

The Spooner Vicars© high-speed, single-lane sandwiching machine is fitted with round, rotating product guides to create self cleaning production lanes.

April 30, 2006

Flexibles

Snacks lift Jim Beam branding

A redesign done for Thanasi Foods, Boulder, CO, makes the licensed salty snacks even more distinctively Jim Beam.

April 30, 2006

Flexibles

Turkey strips stand out in market debut

When Carolina Turkey Co., Mt. Olive, NC, was planning the launch of its new “Just Perfect” premium brand frozen cooked turkey strips, the company wanted distinctive, consumer-convenient packaging to complement the distinctive product.

April 30, 2006

Flexibles

Gourmet seafoods launch in microwave trays

Raw Seafoods, Inc., New Bedford, MA, has introduced a line of gourmet-quality frozen seafood entrées in 400-g (single-serve) and 900-g (double-serve) microwaveable “MicroRite” trays supplied by Graphic Packaging International (www.graphicpkg.com).

April 30, 2006

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Sidel Inc: Gravity Weight Filler

The Sidel GWm low-to-high speed gravity weight filler has now extended its range to cover pasteurized milk products. Platform accommodates all varieties of plastic bottles at output rates from 6ꯠ to 40ꯠ bph.

April 30, 2006