Conveying & accumulation

New look for oyster packs

Induction-sealing is a key element in Minterbrook’s redesigned oyster package. Shelf life is extended, tamper evidence improved, and costs cut.

January 31, 2001

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Cartoning

Building sales through versatility

Tokyo-based cosmetics giant Kosé installs two modular, quick-change bottling lines versatile enough to handle nearly 100 different bottle shapes and sizes.

January 31, 2001

Controls & Machine Components

Will motion controllers replace PLCs? (sidebar)

Methodology

January 31, 2001

Cartoning

Sanford sold on 'cell' concept

In-line marker assembly and packaging, featuring an eight-station automatic heat-sealing unit, helps manufacturer increase production, save labor costs and meet just-in-time needs.

January 31, 2001

Converting equipment

Alluring bottle design

WMN line of body cleansers and lotions from Sexy Hair Concepts/Formulas by Ecoly, Chatsworth, CA, is encased in a frosted-white high-density polyethylene bottle, blow-molded to resemble a woman in a sleek evening gown.

December 31, 2000

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Country of origin labeling a marketing, not a safety issue

Opponents of a bill, sponsored by Idaho Representative Helen Chenoweth-Hage requiring mandatory country-of-origin labeling for the livestock in meat and meat products, told a House Agriculture Subcommittee that such a requirement would impose significant burdens on the food industry, be extremely costly, and would damage U.S. ability to export its meats.

December 31, 2000

Bakery/Snack

New health claim for heart disease

The Federal Drug Administration has approved a new health claim for food labels linking plant sterol or plant stanol to a reduction in coronary heart disease.

December 31, 2000

Additives, coatings & inks

Molding process

Developed by Matrix Packaging (Lancaster, NY), multilayer extrusion blow molding process creates optical effects such as the anodized and soft-touch look in plastic bottles.

December 31, 2000

Converting equipment

Tressa touts 'tri' container

To promote its line of Complexes™ hair-care offerings, Tressa, Inc. is selling 3-oz trial packs unitized in what Tressa calls its “TryPack.”Supplied by TricorBraun (St.

December 31, 2000

Beverage

Bionic design

When Hydrade Beverage Co. was looking for a design company to put life into its new product, it turned to Sibley Peteet Design (Austin, TX). According to the company, the product, a “high-speed” energy drink, is the only sports beverage that contains glycerol, which research shows to be the ingredient that best hydrates the body.

December 31, 2000

Bakery/Snack

An organic original

Sweet Organics, a new line of organic snacks from Seasons’ Enterprises, is setting a precedent in the growing market of organic sweets. To help develop a totally new brand identity for his company’s snacks, president Michael Season called on longtime partner Maddock Douglas (Elmhurst, IL).

December 31, 2000

Soups/Condiments/Sauces/Spices/Dips/Dressings

Sticking with tradition

Red Gold, Inc. turned to design consultancy Libby Perszyk Kathman (Cincinnati, OH) to revitalize the packaging for its line of canned tomato and tomato-based products.

December 31, 2000

Cosmetics/Personal care

Creating a softer side for Softsoap

In a shift from the traditional straight lines of the old Softsoap® container, Colgate, with the help of IDI (New York, NY), has changed the look of its hand soap package to give it a rounder and softer appearance.

December 31, 2000