Flexibles

4-panel stand-up pouch

In search of unique packaging for the launch of its new Energice® rehydration/recovery drinks, the Jel-Sert Company, West Chicago, IL, selected QuadPAK™ side-gusset, 4-panel stand-up pouches from Kapak, an Ampac company.

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Meat/Poultry/Seafood

Convenient freezer-to-oven turkey packaging

Jennie-O Foods, Willmar, MN, is marketing its new “Oven Ready” fresh-frozen turkey products in a freezer-to-oven, easy-open bag system developed by Curwood, Inc.

August 31, 2005

Closures

On-the-go reclosable cup lid

With the Silver-Award-winning Traveler Plus™ lid there’s no more crying over spilled coffee.

August 31, 2005

Dairy

Snout gets to the root of problem hair

Unilever Home & Personal Care, Seaquist Perfect Dispensing and Flurer Design were awarded silver for a special dispensing actuator.

August 31, 2005

Flexibles

Quilt packaging enhances microwave heating

Browning and crisping of microwave foods such as baked goods and sandwich breads are enhanced by QuiltWave™ packaging from Graphic Packaging International.

August 31, 2005

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Plastic pack contains unit-dose blister packs

Child-resistance, senior friendliness, patient compliance, product protection, brand differentiation, and the ability to run on existing blister packaging equipment are the key benefits that earned a DuPont Silver Award for Shellpak™ from MeadWestvaco Healthcare Packaging.

August 31, 2005

Flexibles

Multilayer coex blown film

The DuPont competition’s judges admired this dog food bag made by Kunshan Jiapu Packaging Co. of China for its high-impact graphics and its improved seal strength.

August 31, 2005

Containers

A batch processing approach to packaging

Arla Foods’ automated order system lets production orders flow through its new fresh-milk bottling lines in batches.

August 31, 2005

Beverage

Robots and the future

At a recent Motoman Technical Forum in the firm’s West Carrollton, OH, offices, Motoman president Craig Jennings was enthusiastic about the potential for robotic applications in the packaging sector.

August 31, 2005

Secondary Packaging

A vote for open standards

The Aagard Group--A Minnesota maker of cartoners, case packers, and other secondary packaging systems--recently shipped a side-seam carton gluer/bag-in-box cartoner/case packer/palletizer that's all mounted on one frame and deploys a single PC to control 36 axes of servo motion. In a telephone interview primarily about the new machine and its controls architecture, Brenton Smith, company president, had some intriguing thoughts to share about machine automation in general.

August 31, 2005

Confection/Candy

Jam plant integrates packaging and processing

Integrating the packaging and processing areas of manufacturing proves to be anything but a sticky situation at this Oregon jam and jelly plant.

August 31, 2005

Cartoning

PC/servo bag-in-box solution

This 36-axis bag-in-box system occupies minimal floor space, installs easily, and is controlled by a single PC.

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Protective/transport packaging

Cylinders help save space on conveyor line

Compact cylinders offer power and efficiency on a filling line conveyor system.

August 31, 2005