Operational Excellence

JETT seeking input on User Requirement Specifications

Two current projects include revising URSs to a new tablular format and developing URSs for serialization.

May 1, 2012

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Packaging line integration

Russian packaging fair reflects recovery

International trade fair in Moscow shows packaging growth in Russia, with support from German and Italian machinery suppliers.

April 30, 2012

Contract Packaging

RRP still growing, but hurdles do exist

Retail-Ready Packaging continues to pick up steam in the U.S. But concerns about material costs, overall ROI, and packaging line machinability must be reckoned with.

April 30, 2012

Sustainability

Distinctive PET bottle for rum

The launch of McCormick Distilling Co.'s new Montego Bay Coconut Rum is marked by packaging with eye-catching design and color that gives the new brand strong shelf appeal.

April 27, 2012

Sustainable Packaging

Xango moves to PET for nutritional supplement beverage

Switch from glass to plastic provides economic and sustainable packaging advantages for its Xango Juice.

April 25, 2012

Sustainable Packaging

Earth day sees launch of coalition to push EPR

New coalition seeks to make manufacturers responsible for collecting and recycling the products and packaging they produce.

April 21, 2012

Sustainable Packaging

Cheerios 2 Box: source reduction, consumer satisfaction

New packaging technology, proprietary to General Mills, makes it possible to pack cereal more densely, which lets the firm reduce its use of paperboard by 200,000 pounds annually.

April 21, 2012

Contract Packaging

Nulogy replaces SAP at Russian Co-Packer

Cloud-based PackManager supports rapid deployment and industry best practices at RE-Pack.

April 20, 2012

Sustainable Packaging

Heineken launches sustainable package design challenge

A new Web-based open-innovation platform launches with a global challenge to consumers to help Heineken design more sustainable packaging for its beer brand.

April 16, 2012

Sustainable Packaging

Hasbro to improve product-to-package ratio

Toy company announces initiative to reduce the product-to-package ratio by approximately 15% for some of its most popular global brands.

April 16, 2012

Contract Packaging

Contract packager Pharma Tech Industries honored

Large pharmaceutical/medical device contract manufacturer/packager recognized among 67 firms by top pharmaceutical company.

April 12, 2012

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Versatile vial filling line gets an upgrade

Italy's Doppel Farmaceutici has made steady improvements on its twin-lane filling line for a single-dose liquid vitamin. A new filler/plugger/overcapper is the latest arrival.

April 10, 2012

Sustainable Packaging

SPS 2012: Day one delves into LCA, recycling

With a stated focus of “Advancing Sustainable Supply Chains with Optimized Packaging,” the second annual Sustainable Packaging Symposium kicked off with discussions on Life Cycle Analysis and the challenges of recycling.

April 5, 2012