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Secondary Packaging
Somewhere, over-the-counter, the FDA waits for drug packers
OTC drug makers will have to become packaging 'wizards' to fit new Drug Facts information on cartons, containers, tubes and bottles.
May 31, 1999
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Cartoning
Glaxo 'Wellcomes' quick-change software
As Glaxo Wellcome's Zebulon, NC, facility packs a wider variety of pharmaceuticals, quick-changeover equipment becomes top priority. Software developed in-house helps the plant reduce changeover times on its solid-dose packaging lines.
April 30, 1999
Cartoning
Company brochure
A color brochure from ESS Group (Bangor, PA) gives an overview of companies the group represents and the filling, capping, wrapping, cartoning, case packing and palletizing machinery they provide.
April 30, 1999
Secondary Packaging
Supplier news: Relocations, expansions
The newly formed Global Packaging Machinery Co., Inc. (S. Hackensack, NJ) will produce its own line of new food-grade cartoners and infeed systems and will rebuild used machines.
March 31, 1999
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
Cartoning
Tf/f/s machine big on performance, not price
Contract packager finds Argentine-built thermoform/fill/seal blister packaging equipment provides fast and flexible changeover capabilities at an economical price.
December 31, 1998
Flexible packaging
Supplier news: International agreements
R.A. Jones & Co., Inc. has partnered with CMA (Moirax-Agen, France), Harro Hofliger (Allmersbach, Germany) and Nor-Reg AS (Honefoss, Norway) to offer vertical cartoning machines, horizontal pouching machines and pouch cartoning equipment, respectively.
December 31, 1998
Secondary Packaging
New press gains prove more than cosmetic
A new sheet-fed press at All Packaging boosts the converter's efficiency, speed, uptime and print quality. Neoteric Cosmetics is the first to benefit, obtaining vibrant folding cartons for its retail cosmetics.
December 31, 1998
Cartoning
Hoffman: Digital AC servo drives
Indramat (Hoffman Estates, IL) introduces the next-generation Ecodrive-03 family of digital AC servo drives. These drive packages provide an attractive performance/cost ratio for a variety of packaging applications, including random infeeders, vf/f/s machines, horizontal wrappers, cartoners, case packers and palletizers.
October 31, 1998
Secondary Packaging
Plastic packs let Jobe's grow outdoors
Easy Gardener introduces a stand-up pouch and overwrapped "cookie pack" for its outdoor plant, tree and garden fertilizers. Replacing paperboard cartons, the plastic packs withstand moisture in flourishing outdoor lawn-and-garden centers.
October 31, 1998
Secondary Packaging
Hot melt adhesive
Advantra(TM) hot melt adhesives from H.B. Fuller (St. Paul, MN) are said to produce better bonds on carton sealing, tray forming and other packaging applications.
August 31, 1998
Flexible packaging
PMMI expects growth in machine spending
Packaging machinery spending by U.S. manufacturers this year will likely rise by up to 3% more than it did in 1997. Strong investment is expected from personal care and household/industrial chemical markets.
August 31, 1998
Cartoning
Carton feeders illuminate GE Lighting lines
Four cartoning machines on two "Pro 80" light bulb packaging lines at General Electric Lighting's Winchester, VA, plant once required manual refilling of carton blanks every six minutes.
August 31, 1998
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