Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Valved packaging proves successful in foodservice

Spanish meat shop is first to use a tray and film combination with valve to package its new line of meat recipes, for cooking in a conventional steam oven.

December 3, 2016

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Material handling

PACK EXPO/Pharma EXPO Sets All-Time Record

Pill dispensing system, regulatory-compliant blister carton, automation in cannabis packaging, and serialization issues highlight Pharma EXPO 2016.

December 1, 2016

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Cargill debuts easy-peel packaging for its ground-beef chubs

The new film for its Our Certified 1-lb ground-beef chubs will eliminate consumers’ contact with the meat during food preparation.

November 21, 2016

Sustainability

Styrene-Free Medical Device Trays Improve Durability and Product Protection

Eastman’s Eastalite resin material is extruded by Pacur into sheet that's thermoformed by Plastics Ingenuity into trays that yield multiple benefits for medical device manufacturers.

November 18, 2016

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Compact Blister Pack Tester Detects 7-Micron Holes

The compact SEPHA VisionScan leak detecting system from Tasi Test takes five seconds to test blister packs thoroughly for leaks without affecting the package in any way.

November 18, 2016

Flexibles

Coldform foil blister provides moisture barrier, runs on standard lines

The venerable blister pack thrives in multiple industries and is suitable for an incredibly diverse range of consumer packaged goods. You'll see these blisters used to contain everything from valuable electronics to toys to hardware to automotive products. Blister packs help protect products from external factors such as humidity, contamination, and light.

November 6, 2016

Cartoning

Pharmaceutical blister machinery revolution in Italy

Marchesini Group Open House focuses on blister and deep-draw thermoforming lines. Event to culminate in the inauguration of an industrial complex for building pharmaceutical packaging equipment in Carpi.

October 18, 2016

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Beer concentrate in portion pack

An innovative craft beer concentrate that lets consumers “make” their own beer is getting a big boost from recently developed packaging technology.

October 6, 2016

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Fully automated prescription assembly line ramps up in U.K.

Said to be one of the world’s first, a fully automated line at Celesio UK assembles weekly trays of repeat prescriptions for LloydsPharmacy customers.

August 28, 2016

Contract packaging

Beer concentrate in unique thermoform

An innovative craft beer concentrate that lets consumers “make” their own beer is getting a big boost from recently developed packaging technology.

August 10, 2016

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Predicting the pharmaceutical packaging market through 2026

Visiongain report cites increasing demand for blister packaging, anti-counterfeiting technology, online printing and R&D investments in certain therapeutic areas as growth factors in pharmaceutical packaging.

July 28, 2016

Contract packaging

New co-pack plant for nonfood snap-opening packages

A 20,000 sq. ft. facility set to open this fall by Technical Help in Engineering and Marketing features Snapsil snap-to-open packaging for one-handed use.

July 28, 2016

Flexibles

Intuitive PETG thermoformed package shines for NorthStar

NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes’ Radiogenix™ Isotope Separation System’s product packaging is convenient, intuitive, creative and unconventional.

July 22, 2016