Contract Packaging

Mixed forecast for equipment purchases

Pharmaceutical, paper, and food segments will likely increase packaging machinery spending this year. But overall, a PMMI survey says U.S. domestic equipment sales will equal last year’s $4.9 billion.

July 31, 2001

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Converting equipment

Relocations, expansions

Mitsubishi Polyester Film (Greer, SC) broke ground for a new film production facility in Greer, SC, on April 18, 2001. —EaglePack Corp.

July 31, 2001

Converting equipment

The CP moves my cheese

A couple of months ago, I prepared a packaging trends report for the conference program that accompanied the Converting Machinery/Materials Intl. show.

July 31, 2001

Converting equipment

A late Father's Day tribute

This is being written in the weeks before Father’s Day—another Hallmark (profit) moment. Although I’m anything but fond of these “created” holidays, this year’s event coincides with one of the more interesting interviews I’ve conducted recently.

June 30, 2001

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Distributors show off creativity

A total of 21 packages in seven categories were honored with awards in the annual NACD competition. Winners in the food category are products of precise engineering.

June 30, 2001

Secondary Packaging

Catering to convenience (sidebar)

Other winners

May 31, 2001

Sustainability

Catering to convenience

From kid-focused foods in all-plastic barrier bowls to a caulk cartridge that reduces solid waste in Japan, the DuPont Awards cover a range of technologies.

May 31, 2001

Secondary Packaging

Dream Stream comes to the U.S. (sidebar)

Foam barrier tray, too

May 31, 2001

Conveying & accumulation

Blow molder's bottle handling goes turnkey

As more distillery customers wanted bottles packed in reshippers, Captive Plastics installed a turnkey system that erects cases, loads partitions, and inverts freshly blown bottles.

May 31, 2001

Controls & Machine Components

OMAC picks up speed (sidebar)

The converting connection

May 31, 2001

Controls & Machine Components

OMAC picks up speed

P&G, Hershey, M&M Mars indicate that OMAC involvement has already helped their bottom lines. Also, new PackML group formed to tackle naming convention guidelines for machine states.

May 31, 2001

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Top Oil counters with 'Super' decoration

As this issue goes to press, Asian automotive distributors are beginning to sell a new motor oil line armed with special front-and-back bottle decorations that fight counterfeiting.

May 31, 2001

Converting equipment

Relocations, expansions

Bomarko Medical Packaging (Plymouth, IN) recently entered into the medical device packaging market.

May 31, 2001