Flexibles

FPA recognizes flexible achievements

A stand-up pouch for refrigerated soup and a high-barrier material used primarily in industrial applications were named Highest Achievement Award Winners by the Flexible Packaging Assn.

February 28, 2001

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Flexibles

Smirnoff Ice refreshes

Already a success in the United Kingdom, Smirnoff Ice from Guinness Bass Import and United Distillers & Vintners, Stamford, CT, began rolling out in February in the United States and Canada. Called an “alco-pop,” the five-percent-proof citrus-flavored malt beverage comes in a 12-oz glass bottle with decorating reminiscent of bottles for Smirnoff’s vodka. The product is being offered exclusively for on-premise consumption in bars, restaurants, pubs and clubs.

February 28, 2001

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

OMAC: Standardize packaging machine 'states'

Should packagers define an industry standard for the various states of a packaging machine? That and other weighty questions were debated at the most recent OMAC meeting in late February in Orlando, FL.

February 28, 2001

Flexibles

Lava stuck on WD-40 cans

The WD-40 Company, San Diego, CA, has combined two of its brands in a major promotion. A total of two million flexible sample packs of its Lava cleaner were attached to 8- and 11-oz cans of WD-40 shipped from mid-October through mid-December of last year.

February 28, 2001

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Film brochure

Dow Chemical (Midland, MI) has released a brochure describing Covelle™ HF Weldable Polyolefin Films. It describes the materials that can be used for liquid packaging and form/fill/seal applications.

February 28, 2001

Controls & Machine Components

Baldor Electric Company: Drives and motors

Baldor Electric Co. (Fort Smith, AR) has expanded its line of inverter and vector drives and motors. Inverter and vector drive products include: Enclosed non-ventilated (TENV) ratings through 20 hp; enclosed blower-cooled (TEBC) ratings through 800 HP; inverter drive motors approved for explosion-proof environments, from ½ to 75 HP; washdown-duty inverter drive and vector drive motors through 10 HP; paint-free washdown inverter drive motors from ½ to 10 HP.

February 28, 2001

Consumer packaged goods

'Encyclopedia' of package-failure law

Guidance about package-failure litigation is offen tedious and dull. But a new compendium describes cases that can help manufacturers understand their responsibilities and avoid problems.

February 28, 2001

Beverage

Packaging mirrors free-spirited consumers

In an extensive redesign of its Salon Selectives line, Unilever’s Chicago-based Helene Curtis is appealing to free spirits. The new look has a more stylish, sophisticated, yet approachable feel, says Diggi Thomson, Salon Selectives’ brand director.

February 28, 2001

Detergents/cleaners

Introductory design for teen girls

When Caboodles The Teen Brand, Plano, IL, decided to enter the fast-paced bath and body market, its packaging ideas went to Expac Corp. (Montvale, NJ).

February 28, 2001

Controls & machine components

International agreements

Amcor Twinpak-North America Inc. (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) has signed an agreement with CNC Containers (Tumwater, WA) that gives Amcor a 100% equity position in CNC.

February 28, 2001

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Relocations, expansions

Sicht-Pack Hagner GmbH (Nyack-on-Hudson, NY) has opened its first North American polyester film line in Spartanburg, SC, under the name of Hagner Future Film 2000.

February 28, 2001

Meat/Poultry/Seafood

No foreign meat stamp

USDA wants to stop putting quality grades, such as prime, select or choice, on imported beef and other meat. U.S. meat producers strongly support the measure, while some meatpackers and countries like Australia and Canada want the grading practice continued.

February 28, 2001

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Processing over labeling for juices

The Food and Drug Administration is requiring makers of fruit or vegetable juices to either pasteurize their products or take other germ-killing steps. In addition, they must have a system in place to prove the juice is safe, and some must conduct pre-shipment testing.

February 28, 2001