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Flexibles

Diamond launches Emerald snack nuts

This month, Diamond of California will launch nationwide its Emerald of California snack nut brand in both rigid and flexible packages.

May 31, 2004

Dairy

Packet squeezes out more benefits

A 1-oz single-serve, “mess-free” sour cream packet for Daisy Brand Inc., Dallas, TX, replaces 1-oz cups for foodservice markets.

May 31, 2004

Containers

Powerful magnet

New Xtreme Rare Earth Tube Magnet from Eriez Magnetics is for use in tubes, grates, and liquid traps. Said to surpass previous models and competitive units with its greater holding force, higher gauss rating, and improved separation efficiency.

May 31, 2004

Meat/Poultry/Seafood

Traceable Solutions for Medical Packaging (sidebar)

Counterfeiting…A Growing Concern

May 31, 2004

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Traceable Solutions for Medical Packaging

The demand for safety and integrity in the area of medical packaging has taken on new and significant implications in the past two or three years. Always an area of concern, medical packaging has addressed issues like child safety, correct dosage, patient traceability, tampering and diversion of pharmaceuticals.

May 31, 2004

Tamper-evident machinery

Pop N' Shake closure on display at EastPack

Pop N’ Shake is a revolutionary new closure featuring an internal dispensing cavity designed for keeping liquids, powders, syrups, extracts and effervescent tablets separate from liquids until right before consumption.

May 31, 2004

Secondary Packaging

ARPAC GROUP Introduces New Packaging Equipment for Billboarding Brand

ARPAC GROUP, leading manufacturers of shrink wrapping and pallet stretch wrapping equipment, are pleased to introduce 2 new designs that billboard brand and increase market exposure for manufacturers.

May 31, 2004

Beverage

Architect Gehry designs vodka bottle

Renowned architect Frank Gehry, Gehry Partners, was the designer of a new glass bottle for Wyborova Single Estate vodka, a super-premium brand that’s a division of Pernod Ricard USA, White Plains, NY.

May 31, 2004

Beverage

Pacific Wine Partners: Filling and upstream accumulation

The new 54-valve Italian-made Bertolaso gravity-flow vacuum filler from ColloPack Solutions yields faster speeds--typically 180 bottles/min--and less waste. After they are corked, the tapered bottles travel on the first of Pacific Wine's ÒsmartÓ accumulation tables from Garvey.

April 30, 2004

Secondary Packaging

Phanner: Carton blank handling/sealing/conveying for resealable gable-top cartons

Pfanner is an Austrian family business that specializes in packing fruit-juice concentrates and ready-to-drink fruit juices. About 70% of its volume is marketed under its own brand.

April 30, 2004

Controls & Machine Components

CPG companies: Bridging processing and packaging

“This is a moment where silos are being broken down, where those who make and those who package are talking together. It’s a great first step.”

April 30, 2004

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Cal Poly: Coffee singles can

This theoretical development from Cal Poly packaging students centers on a welded can containing individual filter packs of instant coffee.

April 30, 2004