Flexibles

Precision performance OPP and PET films

PACK EXPO : Toray Plastics is showing its new precision OPP and PET packaging technology at its booth, N-3225, at Pack Expo International 2004.

October 31, 2004

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Flexible packaging

Clemson opens center for flexible packaging

In October, Clemson University’s Department of Packaging Science officially opened CEFPACK, a new center for research, development, evaluation, and application of advanced materials and packages.

October 31, 2004

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

'Best-Practice' Techniques Deliver Shelf Impact

Here are five packaging strategies used today to help create the product-to-shopper connection that drives brand sales.

October 31, 2004

Secondary Packaging

Students and industry learn at MSU

The School of Packaging at Michigan State gives its students a thorough overview of the packaging profession while also meeting CPG companies’ ongoing research needs.

October 31, 2004

Converting equipment

A shift in the global packaging balance of power

The impact of emerging eastern-hemisphere markets have brought about a shift in the global packaging balance of power.

September 30, 2004

Converting equipment

Rotary blow molding system

ZYI offers its rotary blow molding system that integrates both the preform heating oven and the stretch blow molding section into one optimized structure.

September 30, 2004

Conveying & accumulation

Companies

Hartness Intl.

September 30, 2004

Controls & Machine Components

Make2Pack update

On August 17-19, at Pfizer’s offices in Peapack, NJ, the World Batch Forum-sponsored joint working group that is focusing on developing a standard to address automation techniques and approaches useable across all of manufacturing held its first meeting.

August 31, 2004

Converting equipment

CPP Expo 2005 announces association partnership

Attendees who register for the CPP Expo 2005 will also be able to attend Pack Expo Las Vegas 2005 without incurring additional expense due to a new association partnership between HA Bruno LLC and the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute.

August 31, 2004

Converting equipment

Can PP sub for PET?

Krones claims it has successfully demonstrated that injection-molded polypropylene performs can be stretch blow molded into bottles at 1귔 bottles/hr.

August 31, 2004

Secondary Packaging

A real 'grab bag'

September brings a change in color to Door County, and with it comes this grab bag of Pipeline topics.

August 31, 2004

Converting equipment

Paper Machinery acquires Sherwood Tool assets

Paper Machinery Corp., a manufacturer of paper cup and container converting machinery, acquired substantially all of the assets of Sherwood Tool, a manufacturer of paper cup and converting technology.

July 31, 2004

Converting equipment

Gatorade de Mexico's innovative PET bottles

In February, Gatorade de Mexico introduced its 20-oz Gatorade and Fierce sports beverages in PET bottles from Amcor PET Packaging.

July 31, 2004