Flexible packaging

Innovations in plastics help foods flourish

Pinched-grip PET, an innovative pastry bag, a take-out bag for chicken, foamed CPET, and barrier beer bottles and food containers all win DuPont awards.

September 30, 1998

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Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

thermoformers

The multi-purpose thermoformer from Rigo (Milan, Italy) can produce blisters, covers, plates and trays. Both negative and positive molds can be used.

August 31, 1998

Flexibles

Technology to mold PU

Through video conferencing with R&D labs, Cannon S.p.A. (Trezzano, Italy) will introduce its latest polyurethane molding technology, including the use of liquid CO2 as a blowing agent.

August 31, 1998

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Skin-packing machines

Interdibipack (Mazzo di Rho, Italy) will launch a new generation of skin-packing machines that feature a thermoforming system to produce polished vacuum forms for blister packaging.

August 31, 1998

Secondary Packaging

A short course on plastics technology

A new book promises to explain plastics packaging technology to scientists, engineers, even college graduates who begin new jobs and need a quick tutorial.

August 31, 1998

Flexibles

High-tech manufacturers retool protective packaging

Tektronix and Hewlett-Packard adopt suspension packaging that helps them keep pace with rapid product introductions.

August 31, 1998

Conveying & accumulation

Caito says, 'We'll do it ourselves'

This Indianapolis produce wholesaler is breaking into a whole new market segment as it brings its 12-oz Fresh Line fruit bowls to supermarket produce departments in the Midwest.

August 31, 1998

Sustainability

Integrated manufacturing is the island way

Management at this start-up water marketer decides that the only way to assure bottle availability and top quality is to blow its own PET bottles in-line with its brand new filling line.

August 31, 1998

Secondary Packaging

The Web's new trick: it's now useful

In our daily strolls out onto the Internet, we are noticing that an increasing number of web sites have become more sophisticated, offering genuinely useful information to packagers.

August 31, 1998

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

The recent merger of TriEnda Corp. (Portage, WI) with Triangle Plastics (Independence, IA) and Bigelow Packaging (Charlotte, NC) forms the largest thermoforming material handling plastics manufacturer in North America.

August 31, 1998

Flexibles

Ball Park 'singles' in a winner

Ball Park Singles® are hitting supermarket shelves nationwide this month in what is believed to be the first-ever package containing individually wrapped hot dogs.

August 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Brown Machine: Thermoformer

The CT-800 Trim-In-Place thermoformer from the Brown Machine Div. of John Brown Plastics Machinery (Beaverton, MI) uses an articulating mold to improve part ejection and stacking.

July 31, 1998

Flexible packaging

Tiger thermoforms paper/plastic structure for cheese

Swiss company is believed first to use cellulose in a thermoform/fill/seal package for shelf-stable packs of cheese. The 20-g packs of cheese were introduced in the U.S. in June.

July 31, 1998