Contract Packaging

Contract Packaging Association membership--doing business 'smart'

Membership is a great way to gain exposure in the industry while opening the door to an array of valuable customers.

July 31, 2006

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Flexibles

Environmental stewardship

Scotts uses packaging to instruct on applying fertilizer responsibly.

July 31, 2006

Sustainability

What's not to like about robotics?

Labor savings, high throughput, repeatability, and flexibility are driving adoption of robots. ‘Creating value’ is a key consideration, too.

July 31, 2006

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Laser coders efficiently hit their targets

A trio of laser coders give contract packager Reed-Lane Inc. the flexibility it needs to print on multiple substrates for its pharmaceutical customers.

July 31, 2006

Sustainability

Polymer advances 'resin-ate' with packaging

Consumer- and technology-driven packaging trends come together at the National Plastics Exposition.

July 31, 2006

Sustainability

2010: A packaging odyssey

Pharmaceutical maker Apotex works in concert with systems integrator to assure its packaging operations will meet customer demands at least through the year 2010.

July 31, 2006

Sustainable Packaging

Biohub And Sustainable Packaging

With a seven-year timeframe and a €98 million budget, BioHub is a program introduced in late April by French President Jacques Chirac that aims to limit the use of fossil fuels and reduce greenhouse gas production.

July 31, 2006

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Packaging And Prescription Drug Plans

Understanding the complexities and choices regarding senior drug plans continues to perplex many Americans. But what, if any, impact do these plans have on packaging?

July 31, 2006

Contract Packaging

Packaging Summit Expo and Conference 2007 intensifies Contract Packaging objectives

Next year’s Packaging Summit Expo and Conference, scheduled for May 15-17, 2007 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois, will include even more Contract Packaging exhibitors and conference sessions pertinent to real-world applications – information and concepts tailored specifically for a multitude of packaging needs.

July 31, 2006

Sustainable Packaging

Challenge your team to think about what your packaging could be

Today, the packaging industry faces the challenge of continual innovation in response to increasingly savvy shoppers.

June 30, 2006

Sustainability

Moving into the passing lane

“Whether it’s packaging or transportation, we do have personal choices, some that are clearer about the environment, others that are more pure preference.”

June 30, 2006

Sustainable Packaging

Clemson gets $2.5 million Sonoco grant

Sonoco has given Clemson University a $2.5-million gift to create a proposed new institute for packaging design and graphics.

June 30, 2006

Contract Packaging

Packaging Summit Expo and Conference 2007 intensifies Contract Packaging objectives

Last May’s Packaging Summit 2006 (held May 16-18, 2006 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois) was a great success, bringing packaging’s leaders together in one venue specializing in contract packaging solutions, containers and materials innovations as well as an outstanding educational conference program.

June 30, 2006