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Sustainable Packaging
Flexibles
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Conveying & accumulation
Beauty in the 'mouse' of the beholder
San Francisco-based reflect.com allows cyber shoppers to select closures and container graphics for custom beauty products sold exclusively on its Web site. The unusual concept requires a packaging and shipping strategy to handle individual orders.
June 30, 2000
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Conveying & accumulation
Case taper fills tall order
E-Z Mix replaced a manual operation with a first-of-its-kind taping machine that top- and bottom-seals tall cases. Change to longer tape rolls also saves money.
June 30, 2000
Cartoning
Planters picks a packing line
Consumers are clearly fond of single-serve “tubes” of Planters nuts. An automated packaging line helps keep the nationwide pipeline full.
June 30, 2000
Protective/transport packaging
Practice makes perfect
With the help of a low-cost prototype tool, ink-jet printer manufacturer Lexmark was able to successfully test mold fiber cushions as a means of protective packaging. As a result, the company enjoys both cost savings and environmental benefits.
June 30, 2000
Flexible packaging
Super marketing through packaging
Products at the Food Marketing Institute trade show in Chicago illustrate how grocery marketers rely heavily on packaging to add convenience and sales appeal.
June 30, 2000
Flexibles
Irradiated burgers warmly welcomed
Introduced just in time for the grilling season, frozen hamburger patties from Huisken Meats, Chandler, MN, are a hit in the Upper Midwest.
May 31, 2000
Additives, coatings & inks
Cremora's switch to PET
Eagle Family Foods Inc.’s switch in packaging materials in its 1-kg size of Cremora powdered non-dairy creamer was the first move in an across-the-board transition.
May 31, 2000
Additives, coatings & inks
Barex cleared for beverages
On June 8, BP Amoco Chemicals announced its Barex 210 Extrusion Grade Resin has been granted approval by the Food and Drug Administration for its use in producing beverage bottles for a variety of applications.
May 31, 2000
Flexibles
Primate-powered packaging
Delicious Brands, marketers of Frookie® Funky Monkeys® graham crackers, wanted its new packaging to be as fun as its name.
May 31, 2000
Dairy
Case makes waves on shelf
When Blue Diamond Growers needed a clever way to display its four-packs of Almond Breeze™ nondairy beverage for club stores, a handled case of single-faced corrugated from WaveFlute Products (Chino, CA) emerged as an appropriate solution.
May 31, 2000
Flexibles
Novelty packages greet FMI visitors
Retorted trays for Café Express™ from Wornick are launched at participating 7-Eleven stores nationwide. In a nearby booth, a 12-oz bottle is topped by an HDPE push/pull closure molded in the likeness of Scooby-Doo™.
May 31, 2000
Controls & Machine Components
PCs penetrating packaging lines
In an exclusive PW survey, nearly half of packagers now report using PC-controlled packaging equipment, with more growth projected. However, commitment to PLCs remains strong.
May 31, 2000
Labels
Dual-ovenable HMRs use logo
The new VersaTray™ identifying logo used by purveyors of HMRs emphasizes the CPET tray's dual-ovenable nature.
May 31, 2000
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