Cartoning

Technology 'inches' forward at Oral-B

Oral-B concludes three-year project to develop new brush and creative preprinted package structure. Inks, thermoforming, materials handling, package closing systems all gain in new developments.

January 31, 1999

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Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Anheuser-Busch operators monitor 'mirrored' lines

Packaging equipment operators on Houston's two new bottling lines evolve from 'machine watchers' to 'process monitors.'

January 31, 1999

Flexible packaging

HDPE-bottled dairy beverages 'milk' 90-day shelf life

Canadian dairy products marketer Natrel is the first North American user of an ultra-high-temperature processing/aseptic filling line. The process permits Natrel to launch single-serve milks and shakes with a 90-day refrigerated shelf life.

January 31, 1999

Converting equipment

Colgate-Palmolive clarifies its polypropylene position (sidebar)

Colgate-Palmolive moves to a three-resin strategy

January 31, 1999

Flexible packaging

Chuy's preps pouches for sauces

Plastic pouches enable Chuy's restaurants to store, cool and reheat fresh sauces for on-demand use at each outlet. Easier handling and improved food safety also benefit this Texas restaurant group.

January 31, 1999

Converting equipment

Colgate-Palmolive clarifies its polypropylene position

A 1-L clarified polypropylene bottle for Ajax cleaner in Brazil uses 10% less plastic than a version for Europe while doubling its top-load strength.

January 31, 1999

Filling/capping, dry

All-Fill Inc: Auger filler

All-Fill's (Exton, PA) Millenium 800 Auger Filling System has servo-driven dispensing control, acceleration/deceleration patterns, multiple speed selection, direct motion control and no coast/no maintenance operation.

January 31, 1999

Sustainability

3Com adds thermoformed plastic tray to its 'network'

Computer communications gear maker 3Com replaces a variety of materials with a plastic thermoformed tray that protects shipments of its network adapter cards and cuts manual packing time by half.

January 31, 1999

Flexibles

Packaging's synergistic era will push professionals in new century (whenever it arrives)

Have you noticed?

January 31, 1999

Consumer packaged goods

Supplier news: International agreements

NOVA Chemicals Corp. (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) has completed the purchase of the major portion of Huntsman Corp.'s (Salt Lake City, UT) styrenics business for US$637 million.

January 31, 1999

Petfood/Pet Care

Supplier news: Appointments, promotions

Balluff, Inc. (Florence, KY): Kent Howard, vp, gen. mgr.; David R. Bird, national sales mgr.

January 31, 1999

Additives, coatings & inks

Supplier news: International agreements

Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, MI) and LG Chemical Ltd. (Seoul, Korea) finalized a 50/50 joint venture between the two companies to produce, market and sell Calibre(TM) polycarbonate resins in the Asia/Pacific region, excluding Japan.

January 31, 1999

Beverage

P&G detergents 'big' on convenience

In August, several varieties of liquid laundry detergents from Procter & Gamble (Cincinnati, OH) began appearing on store shelves in the biggest retail package yet.

January 31, 1999