Dairy

Expo Pack Mexico 2004

Now in its 19th year, Expo Pack Mexico has an international recognition that has made it a perfect vehicle for visitors seeking packaging machinery and materials solutions.

May 31, 2004

Industries: Page 596

Sustainability

Packaging security: in-store measures remain essential

Responding to retailer needs, clamshell blisters answer theft threats. Yet some packagers look for less costly alternatives.

May 31, 2004

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

RFID and packaging security: not 'if,' but 'when'

The potential to track and trace helps establish a package's 'pedigree' and uncover tampering.

May 31, 2004

Sustainability

Color control across resins and regions

Esteé Lauder Companies is strongly committed to packaging whose colors are consistent, on a global basis, regardless of the resin from which the part is molded.

May 31, 2004

Controls & Machine Components

'Standardize!' say survey respondents

An exclusive Packworld.com survey on packaging line data acquisition capabilities brings a cry for standardization wherever OEMs can manage.

May 31, 2004

Labels

Anticounterfeiting: the urgency grows

Prescription drugs come first, but efforts could encompass OTC, too.

May 31, 2004

Secondary Packaging

HealthPack shines in Florida

Medical device packaging issues are addressed before a record crowd at HealthPack 2004.

May 31, 2004

Flexibles

Pouch provides a perfect solution

Ecolab’s custom 2-L stand-up pouch provides source reduction and “safety seals” the concentrated, institutional liquid cleaners.

May 31, 2004

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Packaging machinery demand to rise

According to the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute’s seventh-annual Purchasing Plans Study, consumer and industrial goods companies will increase packaging expenditures this year to $5.479 billion, a 4% rise compared to 2003.

May 31, 2004

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