Secondary Packaging

Columbia/Okura: Training facility

Columbia/Okura (Vancouver, WA) has built a state-of-the-art facility designated specifically for testing, training, and palletizing demonstrations.

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Controls & Machine Components

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The Electric Drives and Controls Div. of Bosch Rexroth (Hoffman Estates, IL) now supports the PackML state model via a software module. Developed in close cooperation with the OMAC for Packaging Workgroup, this software module is designed to reduce commissioning time and present a single interface to operators of various packaging machinery.

April 30, 2003

Controls & Machine Components

Saint-Gobain: Rotary seals catalog

Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics (Wayne, NJ) completed a comprehensive catalog that describes the complete line of OmniLip™ PTFE-based rotary shaft seals.

April 30, 2003

Sustainability

Cradle-to-cradle meeting set for July 11

Packaging end users and suppliers have shown interest in the principles and potential of cradle-to-cradle design, based on research and interviews conducted for PW's May cover story on the topic.

April 30, 2003

Coding, Printing & Labeling

MSU plans perishables seminar

The School of Packaging of Michigan State University is offering a seminar entitled, “Packaging & Distribution of Perishables,” July 14 - 15 at the Monterey Marriott Hotel in Monterey, CA.

April 30, 2003

Converting equipment

Print buyers seek more info

Nearly nine in 10 creative and printing buyers would like to become more knowledgeable about printing, according to a survey conducted by MAN Roland (Westmont, IL).

April 30, 2003

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Q&A: Used equipment helps Gavina grow

Leo Fandino, plant manager at F. Gavina & Sons, is currently overseeing the completion of a brand new plant where plenty of new packaging equipment is being installed or is on the way. But used equipment also has a role to play at this Vernon, CA gourmet coffee marketer. Here Gavina talks about that role.

April 30, 2003

Controls & Machine Components

Web Plus: Keeping engineers in the loop

Designed for engineers who need up-to-date specifications and technical information on electric motors, drives, generators, motion-control products, and gear products, the ProSpec Web site from Baldor (www.baldorprospec.com) provides information to help educate and develop relationships with specifying and consulting engineers.

April 30, 2003

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Companies

Morrison Timing Screw (Glenwood, IL) modernized its 15-year-old logo.

April 30, 2003

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Country-of-origin law blasted

The food industry continues its efforts to get the government to change the new country-of-origin food labeling law before the 2003 voluntary marking guidelines become mandatory in 2004.

April 30, 2003

Sustainability

Cradle-to-cradle: the next packaging paradigm?

From the archives: An architect and a chemist make a compelling business argument for ecologically “intelligent” packaging that’s also good for the bottom line.

April 30, 2003

Flexible packaging

Pouch maker makes progress with PLS

New PLS plug-in module offers easier programming, less wiring, and less hardware for hf/f/s manufacturer.

April 30, 2003

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Blistering the CPSC

Unit-dose packagers complain that the Consumer Product Safety Commission actually inhibits the use of safer child-resistant drug packaging.

April 30, 2003