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Conveying & accumulation
Bacardi moves to modernization
A revamp of Line One is just part of a plant-wide move to upgrade, automate, and modernize Bacardi’s Jacksonville, FL, plant. See in-plant video
July 31, 2001
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Detergents/cleaners
Packagers air views on machine safety
An exclusive Packworld.com survey provides a rare look at what packagers think about machine safety and what machine modifications they want.
July 31, 2001
Flexible packaging
'Job shop' takes hands-on approach to skin packaging
Semi-automatic skin packaging machine improves protection of shipments of stainless-steel components and saves money.
July 31, 2001
Consumer packaged goods
Best Foods launches 'souperb' redesign
Redesigned pack for club stores saves on packaging materials while enhancing visual appeal. Lid-to-lid orientation plays a key role.
July 31, 2001
Flexibles
U.S. Sugar zips into reclosable bags
Private-label sugar producer converts nearly all its customers to zippered flexible bags of powdered and brown sugars. The switch helps to double sales.
July 31, 2001
Contract Packaging
Mixed forecast for equipment purchases
Pharmaceutical, paper, and food segments will likely increase packaging machinery spending this year. But overall, a PMMI survey says U.S. domestic equipment sales will equal last year’s $4.9 billion.
July 31, 2001
Flexibles
Sony in Japan, Swedish dairy introduce 'green' packs
Sony debuts computer discs in an overwrap made from biodegradable, compostable resin. Swedish dairy tries 2-L bottle for milk and juice made from a resin blended with calcium carbonate.
July 31, 2001
Closures
The problem with patented packaging
The U.S. Supreme Court rules that patents almost always mean functional. Does this mean trade-dress protection disappears after the patent runs out?
July 31, 2001
Conveying & accumulation
Case coders sparkle at Blue Diamond
New equipment delivers three lines of type for bulk boxes of nuts. The case coders reduce labor costs, downtime, and ink loss associated with previous units.
July 31, 2001
Conveying & accumulation
Textbook publisher moves to automation
By automating case packing and palletizing, this not-for-profit book publisher saves thousands of volunteer hours annually.
July 31, 2001
Beverage
Used Equipment Marketplaces
EquipmentStore.com (www.equipmentstore.com) is an equipment and machinery exchange that brings buyers and sellers together free of charge. New and used packaging equipment is offered.
July 31, 2001
Consumer packaged goods
Rimtec Corp.: Magnetic clutches
MDC/MSV magnetic synchronous torque-limiting barrier clutches from Rimtec (Addison, IL) provide servo-quality torque transmission with overload protection, transmitting force with no physical contact between the two clutch sections.
July 31, 2001
Beverage
Beer container growth
Market research firm The Freedonia Group announced that the world demand for beer containers will grow nearly 3% per year to 315 billion units in 2005. Latin America, Eastern Europe, and Asia will lead the demand.
July 31, 2001
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