Closures

Productivity Forum to gather in April

The Packaging Productivity Forum shifts this year from fall to April 28 to 30. Participation in the Trends Indicator survey is up 20% over the last survey.

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Conveying & accumulation

On-line case printing supports ECR at Borden

In addition to simplified inventory, faster changeovers, and material cost savings, on-line case coding at six Borden plants means faster response to customer needs.

January 31, 1997

Additives, coatings & inks

Bang the drum carefully (sidebar)

Use of regrind in plastic drums could lower prices

January 31, 1997

Flexibles

Masterbatch for films and trays

Adding ProFresh masterbatch from E-I-A Warenhandels (Vienna, Austria) to PE film and PS or PE trays can delay unwanted deterioration of meats, produce and flowers.

January 31, 1997

Controls & Machine Components

Supplier news: Appointments, promotions

Balluff, Inc. (Florence, KY): James C. Birkmeyer, sales and mktg. mgr.; David R. Bird, sensor product sales mgr.; Robert W.

January 31, 1997

Bakery/Snack

Supplier news: International agreements

Pechiney (Paris, France), Schmalbach-Lubeca AG/Continental Can Europe (Ratingen, Germany) and Doughty Hanson & Co. (London, England) will form a new company which will combine their food can, general line and steel aerosol businesses.

January 31, 1997

Consumer packaged goods

Supplier news: Appointments, promotions

Quantum Chemical Corp. (Cincinnati, OH): Dr. Kerry F. Williams, vp, research and development.

January 31, 1997

Consumer packaged goods

Supplier news: Achievements

Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, MI) was presented with the 1996 Distinguished Service Award by the National Institute of Packaging, Handling and Logistics Engineers (Lanham, MD).

January 31, 1997

Consumer packaged goods

Supplier news: Achievements

Gary D. Jerdee, technical service engineer for Chevron Chemical Co. (Houston, TX), received the Andreas G. Ahlbrandt Award, funded by Enercon Industries Corp.

January 31, 1997

Containers

Supplier news: Relocations, expansions

Sonoco Industrial Container (Marietta, GA) opened a plastic drum manufacturing facility in Hazelton, PA.

January 31, 1997

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Label this one a winner

A package redesign for Canadian Mist blended Canadian whisky earned manufacturer Brown Forman Beverages Worldwide a 1996 Pyramid Award for excellence in labeling from the Films Div.

January 31, 1997

Closures

Spouted cartons extend milk's shelf life

Alta Dena® Certified Dairy is one of the first U.S. dairies to use SPOUT-PAK® spouted paperboard gabletop cartons from International Paper (Memphis, TN).

January 31, 1997

Prepared Foods

Campbell tests home delivery program

Last month in Ohio, Campbell Soup Co. began testing its Intelligent Quisine concept. The three-meals-per-day, 10-week program includes more than 40 items-from sirloin beef tips to French toast with sausage to peanut butter bars-that are shipped via UPS to consumers' homes.

January 31, 1997