Additives, coatings & inks

Antimicrobial rubber

Elastoguard® antimicrobial rubber from the Speciality Elastomers Business of Milliken Chemical & Co.

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Q&A: Used equipment helps Gavina grow

Leo Fandino, plant manager at F. Gavina & Sons, is currently overseeing the completion of a brand new plant where plenty of new packaging equipment is being installed or is on the way. But used equipment also has a role to play at this Vernon, CA gourmet coffee marketer. Here Gavina talks about that role.

April 30, 2003

Beverage

Graphics add flavor

New vibrant packaging for Madera, CA-based Almaden Vineyards’ new Red and White Sangria flavors was designed by Tucker Design (Adelaide, Australia).

April 30, 2003

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Companies

Morrison Timing Screw (Glenwood, IL) modernized its 15-year-old logo.

April 30, 2003

Flexibles

People

Adico Intl. (Adrian, MI) appointed Leo Riga (above) as regional sales manager, North America for its Packaging Products Div.

April 30, 2003

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Country-of-origin law blasted

The food industry continues its efforts to get the government to change the new country-of-origin food labeling law before the 2003 voluntary marking guidelines become mandatory in 2004.

April 30, 2003

Sustainable Packaging

PipeLine: Changing materials can affect recycling

Obviously, the shift in container materials for packaging is a topic we chronicle on a regular basis. Rarely covered, though, is how these changes might alter secondary markets. Comparing these materials markets over the years can also show how changing trends in materials cause substantial market changes.

April 30, 2003

Beverage

Mott's creates downstream flexibility

On Mott’s new bottling line, aseptically filled PET bottles of juice product in four sizes can be automatically conveyed through a number of tray- or case-packing options.

April 30, 2003

Protective/transport packaging

Container a clear success

Blueberry farm turns to new container to help six high-speed production/packaging lines run more smoothly.

April 30, 2003

Flexibles

Package graphics: cutting time and costs

Lead times and costs of package graphics are clearly in the ‘cross-hairs’ of most packaging buyers, say survey respondents.

April 30, 2003

Flexibles

Beauties and the bests

Holographic substrates were among the big winners in the annual competition of the Association of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters, and Laminators.

April 30, 2003

Flexibles

AIMCAL competition winners

Honolulu Fish PackageProma Technologies, 800/343-6978, www.promatechnologies.comWeyerhaeuser Corp., 808/536-3814, www.weyerhaeuser.comITW Foilmark, 978/462-7300, www.foilmark.comAutomatan, 715/341-6501, www.automatan.comInova MicrolightProma Technologies, 800/343-6978, www.promatechnologies.comChallenge Printing, 952/903-4400, www.challengeprinting.comElizabeth ArdenUnifoil Corp., 973/365-2000, www.unifoilHub Folding Box, 508/339-0005CFC Intl., 708/891-3456, www.cfcintl.comInternational Paper, 888/815-4873, www.ipbleachedboard.comET DVD caseHazen Paper, 413/538-8204, www.hazen.comUnifoil Corp.

April 30, 2003

Sustainability

Cradle-to-cradle: the next packaging paradigm?

From the archives: An architect and a chemist make a compelling business argument for ecologically “intelligent” packaging that’s also good for the bottom line.

April 30, 2003