Cosmetics/Personal care

Nordenia hires Burke

Nordenia International has announced the appointment of William R. Burke as President and COO of Nordenia North America based in Jackson, MO.

July 31, 2003

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Converting equipment

Business conditions improving in packaging

The business climate in packaging appears to be improving. So says new research from Trend Watch Graphic Arts, which conducted two surveys this year, one of consumer products companies (CPCs) and one of packaging printers and converters.

June 30, 2003

Sustainable Packaging

Wireless dynamic temperature and impact monitoring in the palm of your hand

Sensor Wireless, Canada, announced today that it will be releasing their newest wireless real time monitoring system, DTS, as an additional feature alongside of their popular Smart Bottle, Smart Can, and Universal PD sensor systems.

June 30, 2003

Labels

Seal-It's shrink bands top ice cream tubs

Smith Dairy Products chose Seal-It as the manufacturer for its shrink bands in order to offer its customers the security of tamper evidence.

June 30, 2003

Containers

Nonslip tier sheets

Curtas Technologie introduces the GRIPmaster line of nonslip tier sheets, which maintains unitized load integrity even when subjected to inclination of up to 35 degrees.

June 30, 2003

Cartoning

Small cartoner

Technik Packaging offers the Carton King cartoner for smaller products at rates to 60 cartons/min with a footprint as small as 40"x38".

June 30, 2003

Beverage

Printpack loses family members in Kenya plane crash

William Love, 41, one of Printpack's family members, his wife, Elizabeth Love, 41, and their daughter, Sarah Love, 12, tragically passed away July 19 in a plane crash in Kenya.

June 30, 2003

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Country-of-origin Web site

The Food Industry Trade Coalition, a group of food and agricultural organizations concerned about mandatory country-of-origin labeling, has launched a new Web site, www.countryoforiginlabel.com, to consolidate information about the impact of the program on various sectors. Mandatory COO labeling applies to meat, produce, seafood, and peanuts.

June 30, 2003

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Liquid packaging breakthrough

First specialized filling, capping and labeling servo motor/drive enables unprecedented design flexibility for liquid packaging.

June 30, 2003

Conveying & accumulation

Bulk bag automation gives Snyder relief

An automated cornmeal unloading system handles 2ꯠ-lb totes at snack maker Snyder of Berlin. That saves on labor costs associated with previous manual dumping of 100-lb bags of cornmeal.

June 30, 2003

Closures

Super-sized design

To answer the consumer call for greater convenience at a better value, John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc., manufacturer of Fisher nuts and snack foods, has expanded from three peanut items in sizes from 16- to 40-oz PET containers, to a line of 18 stockkeeping units that includes nine flavors packed in a variety of sizes.

June 30, 2003

Beverage

Beckhoff appoints Harris president

Beckhoff has appointed Graham Harris as president of Beckhoff Automation LLC.

June 30, 2003

Sustainable Packaging

Molded pulp seminar rescheduled

The Mequon, WI-based International Molded Pulp Environmental Packaging Assn. announced that it has rescheduled its 7th International Molded Pulp Seminar to Feb. 14 – 16, 2004, at the Hilton Garden Inn in Orlando, FL.

June 30, 2003