Conveying & accumulation

Depends how you slice it

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s packaging equipment certification proposal could raise costs for machinery buyers.

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Industries: Page 723

Flexible packaging

Contract packer 'zips' into stand-up pouches

Customers like Dole help contract packer California Redi-Date grow its stand-up pouch business. Resealable zippers work well with pouch-making equipment and provide easy opening and reclosing.

September 30, 2000

Consumer packaged goods

Cleaning up the codes

Contract packager Angeles Chemical Co. was experiencing too much downtime with the coder it was using to code retail packages of the solvents and chemicals it packs.

September 30, 2000

Sustainability

'Bottle can' springs from two new technologies

Daiwa Can Co. has created a uniquely hybrid package with its aluminum ‘bottle can.’ A lamination of PET film to aluminum replaces conventional coil coatings.

September 30, 2000

Conveying & accumulation

Sapporo turns heads with 'Shot Bottle'

It’s part can and part bottle, and marketers at Sapporo Breweries believe this reclosable aluminum bottle will bring new excitement to a premium brand of beer.

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Flexibles

Supplier partnerships encouraged in purchasing (sidebar)

What do supplier partners gain?

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Contract Packaging

Supplier partnerships encouraged in purchasing

Most companies that participated in Packaging World’s vendor consolidation survey encouraged partnership arrangements with suppliers. All respondents expect better price and service, but others seek on-site technical help, supply guarantees and materials price hedging opportunities.

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Prepared Foods

How OEMs can improve training

Respondents to Packaging World’s online training survey have a long list of changes they’d like equipment builders to make in their training programs.

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Cosmetics/Personal care

Plant personnel decry lack of training

Although most participants in this summer’s training survey (see p. 116) had management roles, the same recognition of training also comes from the plant floor.

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Beverage

Packagers eager for more training (sidebar)

Factors important to effective training

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Prepared Foods

Packagers eager for more training

More than ever before, training on equipment and components is seen as a vital need to companies that make all types of products. However, the lack of time and lukewarm company commitments are major obstacles, and the quality of training is also criticized.

September 30, 2000

Conveying & accumulation

Crown Candy receives royal wrapper

Candy maker purchases new horizontal flow wrapper for wrapping large, coconut bon bons. The PC-controlled machine reduces changeover, increases line speeds and simplifies the packaging process.

September 30, 2000

Flexible packaging

Pouch machinery fills versatility needs

Hf/f/s pouch equipment reduces material waste and ups speed for California Redi-Date. The contract packager plans to employ a similar machine to add versatility.

September 30, 2000