Flexible packaging

Sleek new Crystal Light container offers clear advantages

Kraft Corp.'s new canister and stick-pack pouch packaging for Crystal Light uses less material, enhances consumer convenience.

November 3, 2009

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Labels

Is "smart packaging" just a dumb idea?

Just to be clear, there’s “dumb” packaging (just a box, no matter how pretty the graphics), “self-aware” packaging (with Electronic Article Surveillance/EAS tags), and “smart” packaging (with RFID tags).

October 29, 2009

Labels

Tamper-evident shrinksealer and shrink sleeve labeler

This machine, which does the work of multiple systems, is for manufacturers doing continuous production and for contract packagers who need equipment with a broad range of capabilities.

October 6, 2009

Labels

Fast-turnaround liqueur labels are both green and tough

Modern Spirits LLC, Monrovia, CA, produces vodka, gin, and liqueurs for restaurants, bars, hotels, and selected retailers.

October 5, 2009

Conveying & accumulation

Packaging innovation marks syrup's debut

The closure is user-friendly and the filling system is ultra-clean. Soon, an in-line labeler will maximize shelf impact by neatly aligning neck and body labels.

October 4, 2009

Tamper-evident machinery

As controversy surrounding bisphenol (BPA) continues, market creates alternatives

As more state legislators, retailers and bottle manufacturers work to move away from controversial chemical building block, innovative BPA-free products capitalize.

October 1, 2009

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

New forces shape packaging innovation

Faced with unprecedented pressure to keep costs in line, companies that play in the packaging space must rethink their approach to packaging innovation.

September 5, 2009

Conveying & accumulation

Cornstarch bottling from scratch and on a budget

A new line at ACH Food Co. relies on rebuilt machinery.

September 3, 2009

Tamper-evident machinery

Candy boxes protect organoleptics

Fazer Confectionery, Helsinki, Finland, is a leading Nordic manufacturer of chocolate products, chewing gums, and other confections.

August 31, 2009

Tamper-evident machinery

Vitamin water launches in aluminum bottles

Live Young Forever Health and Wellness (LYF) has introduced Live Young Forever Citrus, a vitamin enhanced water.

August 30, 2009

Tamper-evident machinery

Tracking elusive OEE in pharmaceutical packaging

Pharmaceutical manufacturers lag behind food and other industries when it comes to overall equipment effectiveness on their packaging lines.

June 5, 2009

Labels

NACD's best packages highlighted

Activate earns best of show in NACD's 46th annual competition.

June 3, 2009

Tamper-evident machinery

Banding system increases packaging efficiencies

Sauce manufacturer boosts line speeds, cuts material costs, and economizes on plant floor space by installing three new tamper-band application units.

May 5, 2009