Conveying & accumulation

Filler enables DriWater to eject rejects

Auger filler more accurately fills 1-qt paperboard cartons containing DriWater, a time-release liquid gel for areas where water is scarce. Greater fill accuracy reduces product and packaging material waste, and labor costs.

September 30, 1997

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Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Supplier news: Relocations, expansions

Alloyd Co., Inc. (DeKalb, IL) announces the formation of Alloyd Medical Products Div., focusing on producing custom-thermoformed trays and heat sealing machines for the medical industry.

September 30, 1997

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Cooking up hot graphics

"It really screams barbecue." That's how Tony Arancio, product buyer at Lechters, Inc., describes the new Cooks Club BBQ line, sold nationally through the Harrison, NJ-based Lechters chain.

September 30, 1997

Flexibles

Fruit snack comes in a 'nifty' cup

Introduced in late August at 7-Eleven stores across the country was Sunfresh® FruitJelite(TM), a fruit gelatin snack in a colorful textured cup and foil lid.

September 30, 1997

Flexible packaging

Packaging revolution IS changing everything

"This changes everything." That line, taken from a recent crop of Chrysler ads, would have us believe the company's doing something revolutionary in its field.

August 31, 1997

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Engineers paid well to handle changes (sidebar)

STEPS walks girls towards packaging, technical fields

August 31, 1997

Cartoning

Blister packer feeds three different tablets for Amway

Amway's Nutrilite Div. blister-packs three dissimilar, tough-to-feed vitamin tablets on one blister card. New equipment provides substantial savings over contract packaging.

August 31, 1997

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Electric stapler

Model SJM-1 Little Giant Electric Stapler from Staplex (Brooklyn, NY) is designed to staple header cards, clamshells, blisterpacks, and display cards.

July 31, 1997

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Unit-dose splitter

The HUD (hospital unit-dose) Splitter from Sepha (Irvine, CA) is designed to cut hospital unit-dose blister packs into single packs without affecting the seal or product identification information.

July 31, 1997

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Fruit's best fresh, MAP cup proves

Canadian fruit marketer uses modified atmosphere packaging to get a fresh fruit combo, with an 18-day shelf life, to convenience stores via central distribution channels.

July 31, 1997

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Trimming lawn trimmer line costs

This past spring, Frigidaire Home Products, formerly Poulan/Weed Eater, began selling its lawn trimmer replacement line in a two-piece clamshell of polyvinyl chloride that provides several advantages to both Frigidaire and consumers.

July 31, 1997

Sustainability

KFC tests new meal plate

An ongoing test at select Kentucky Fried Chicken outlets will soon determine if a plated meal package for single servings should be adopted throughout the Louisville, KY-based KFC chain.

July 31, 1997

Protective/transport packaging

Secondary pack boosts sales, trims costs

Asheville, NC-based Candle Station switched its oil lamp packaging late last year. Then it watched holiday sales of the item jump, says co-owner Helaine Greene.

July 31, 1997