Flexibles

Green beans get vf/f/s treatment

Pennsylvania produce marketer teams up with key suppliers to develop a customized vf/f/s solution for a complex film that incorporates an unusual mesh component.

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Beverage

Fridge Pack rolls out for Dasani

Coca-Cola Bottling Consolidated was the pioneer for the refrigerator-friendly 12-pack for Coke soft drinks in cans. Now it’s doing the same for Dasani water in 12-oz PET bottles.

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Flexible packaging

Flexible packaging reigns (sidebar)

Additional winners

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Flexible packaging

Flexible packaging reigns

Flexible packages predominate in this year’s DuPont Awards competition. Innovation in biodegradable packaging and convenience also shine.

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Beverage

Networks progress amid obstacles (sidebar)

Packagers intrigued by equipment monitoring

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Cartoning

Bringin' 'em back for more

Engineers from two packaged goods manufacturers, one based in Illinois and one in North Carolina, found more than enough at Pack Expo 2000 to bring them back in 2002.

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Estée Lauder chairman to address HBA Global Expo

The 10th edition of HBA Global Expo features a Plenary Address by industry luminary Leonard A. Lauder. Some 500 exhibitors will show their wares.

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Beverage

InterBev draws a diverse beverage crowd

The beverage industry’s largest all-beverage trade show is expected to draw representatives from all beverage categories to view the offerings of some 600 exhibitors.

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Confection/Candy

V-belts mean victory over downtime

Gertrude Hawk Chocolates found its conveyors needed too much attention. New conveyors hardly ever require belt replacement.

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Containers

E-commerce can enhance role of packaging distributor!

That’s the conclusion of Dr. Barry Lawrence of Texas A&M, a distribution systems specialist, who sees a changing role for packaging distributors.

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Flexibles

Kauai brings coffee packing in-house

An auger filler mounted over a vf/f/s machine equipped with a thermal-transfer printer was all it took at Kauai Coffee Co. to bring coffee packaging in-house.

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Sustainable Packaging

Analyze this (sidebar)

Yogurt cups to toothbrushes

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Sustainability

Analyze this

Yogurt producer Stonyfield Farm analyzes its ‘package delivery systems’ to determine environmental impact.

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