Conveying & accumulation

Sealer speeds Kahiki's new food line to market

To improve output of its new frozen dinners, Kahiki Foods invests in a rotary heat sealer that operates at twice the speed of its predecessor.

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Cartoning

Tom's uses 'natural' look to package wellness products

Packaging design strengthens brand identity for Tom’s of Maine’s new natural wellness line.

December 31, 1999

Conveying & accumulation

Vitamin maker counts on electronic filler

Steady sales growth at Jamieson Laboratories made it obvious that a new vitamin packaging line was needed. Electronic tablet counting brings big benefits.

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Sustainability

Dow Corning sings praises of palletizer/stretch wrapper combo

Combo systems at the end of three silicone sealant cartridge packaging lines save space, money and materials at the company's Elizabethtown, KY, facility.

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Conveying & accumulation

HMR package serves dual markets

Southern BBQ restaurant chain and mail-order business employs the same dual-ovenable CPET tray and attractive paperboard carton to introduce frozen dinners sold both in hospitals and grocery stores.

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Flexible packaging

Foodservice packs at twice the speed

Canadian coffee marketer sees growth in coffee filter-packs used by guests in hotel rooms. A new flow wrapper lets the firm aggressively pursue this foodservice market niche.

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Conveying & accumulation

Pizza Hut serves 'Wrappies' with breakfast sandwiches

To better contain its breakfast sandwiches and make them easier to eat, Pizza Hut Express employs an unusual 'Wrappie.'

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Cartoning

Flexible bag becomes all wet

Bag serves as a self-contained, disposable dehumidifier. Calcium chloride in a top portion absorbs moisture, that drains into the bag's lower portion. Filling machinery saves labor costs for DampRid.

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Conveying & accumulation

Accraply, Inc A Division of Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc: Wraparound labeler

The Model 35PW product handling and labeling system from Accraply (Plymouth, MN) applies paper, film or thin p-s labels to rectangular and cylindrical containers at speeds to 800/min.

October 31, 1999

Cartoning

New filler, cartoner, help 'moo-ve' multipacks

Renovation reaps rewards for yogurt maker (sidebar)

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Conveying & accumulation

Capsule Web site reviews

Designing & sharing packaging specs on-line (sidebar)

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Cartoning

Renovation reaps rewards for yogurt maker

New cup filling, accumulating, coding, cartoning and case packing equipment help Stonyfield Farm double yogurt capacity at its Londonderry, NH, headquarters facility.

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Flexible packaging

Equipment 'Powers' stick-pack production

Fullerton, CA-based ConAgra Grocery is among the first to use a slim stick pack, for its Sidewalk Caf/ instant cappuccino. Contract manufacturer/packager The Power Group packs the product on Japanese equipment.

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