Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Partition inserter for P&G bottles

Cincinnati-based Procter & Gamble’s recent decision to go nationwide with its 300-oz Press Tap container of liquid detergent (see PW, Feb. ‘99, p.8 or packworld.

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Cosmetics/Personal care

Wella finds a domestic source

When The Wella Corp. began marketing two hair care products in the U.S. that had succeeded in European markets, the unique bottle in which the product was packed had to be imported from Europe.

January 31, 2000

Flexible packaging

Pouch is part of a 'brand block'

In a major packaging initiative, Heinz launches a stand-up bag with a TransZip™ resealable closure as a replacement for lay-flat plastic bags for all Ore-Ida frozen french fries, hash browns and tater tots.

January 31, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

CCL Container: Decorative tubes

Cosmetics, toiletries and other personal-care products packaged in a tube can now use the Optical Effects™ tubes from CCL Container (Swedesboro, NJ).

January 31, 2000

Flow wrapping

Klockner Hansel Tevopharm USA: Flow wrapper

The servo-driven Pack 200 horizontal flow wrapper from Klockner Hänsel Tevopharm (Sarasota, FL) uses cold- or heat-sealable film to wrap bakery and confectionery products at speeds to 350 packs/min.

January 31, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

Baldor Electric Company: Baldor Electric Company: Servo control

Baldor (Fort Smith, AR) introduces the Flex+ digital servo control, which includes 15 preset, repeatable moves—set up as incremental, absolute or a mix of the two, as well as a return-to-home position.

January 31, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

Evergreen Packaging: Fillers for milk or juice

Two new fillers from Evergreen (Cedar Rapids, IA) package fresh refrigerated milk or juice at speeds to 3ꯠ gabletop cartons/hr. The GTL-1000 (shown) fills 250- to 1걶-mL (8.45- to 38.9-oz) cartons, while the GTN-1000 fills 125- to 500-mL (4.23- to 16.9-oz) cartons.

January 31, 2000

Coding, Printing & Labeling

USDA says OK to irradiation

In late December 1999, USDA issued its long-awaited rule permitting the irradiation of frozen or refrigerated raw meat and meat products to kill harmful microorganisms.

January 31, 2000

Flexibles

Smarties gets better wrap

Smarties®, the venerable pill-shaped candy from Ce De Candy, marked its 50th anniversary by switching back to cellophane wrapping in early 1999.

January 31, 2000

Contract Packaging

Graphics boost beverage launch

Now being launched in select markets around the country are ?-L (16.9-oz) bottles of Hydrators, a lightly flavored natural spring water from Aqua Vie Beverage Corp., Sun Valley, ID.

January 31, 2000

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Shave products in fashion colors

Gillette has introduced Gillette for Women Sensor Excel® razors and two new formulas of Satin Care® shave gel. Both come in sparkling, feminine packaging reflecting color trends from the fashion world’s spring runways.

January 31, 2000

Beverage

Imperfect Solutions Order: Why organized standards are better than none

A colleague of mine wondered aloud recently whether ISO quality standards are really meaningful or useful in purchasing products or services. My sense, from talking with package purchasing executives, is that the answer is yes, that ISO certification is a real tool in the craft of selecting vendors.

January 31, 2000

Containers

Postal service spends $66 million for tray handling

Last fall, the U.S. Postal Service awarded a $66 million contract for 100 robotic container loading systems to ABB Flexible Automation (New Berlin, WI).

January 31, 2000