Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

AT&T sweet on renewable-resource TerraPET® film

Sugarcane-based film used in the clamshell package in which AT&T merchandises more than 300 SKUs of its wireless accessories products.

February 23, 2012

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Sustainability

SmartCycle® recycled-content packaging film from plastic bottles

Klöckner Pentaplast offers SmartCycle® films to help you reach your sustainable packaging goals.

February 15, 2012

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Roll-sleeve film...Shaping brand identity

As more contoured containers become an integral part of brand identity, PETG roll sleeve is gaining the awareness and interest of brand owners.

January 31, 2012

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Coty Inc. scores with renewable-resource TerraPET® film

Packaging film made with sugar cane helps fragrance manufacturer level the playing field for adidas gift set displayed in thermoformed trays.

January 20, 2012

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Thermoformed tray enables crop waste-based packaging

Design of new thermoformed ‘grow trays’ enables optimized manufacturing of coolers made from Ecovative’s mushroom-root and crop-waste packaging material.

January 11, 2012

Sustainability

AT&T is sweet on sugarcane-based thermoform

Renewable-resource film to be used in the thermoformed part of the clamshell package in which AT&T merchandises more than 300 SKUs of its wireless accessories products.

January 4, 2012

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Packaging boosts a margarine's brand

Benevita Margarine—with its highly beneficial fatty acids obtained from evening primrose seeds--has had a major impact on health-conscious consumers in Poland since June 2011, and the package does a good job of announcing the product’s unique health benefits.

December 21, 2011

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Nair hair remover in an easy-open clamshell

Anne Marie Mohan examines a Nair brand hair remover product from Church & Dwight whose primary package has ergonomics written all over it and whose secondary package is a clear plastic clamshell with notable easy-open features.

December 19, 2011

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

OFF THE SHELF: Innovative approaches to packaging tomatoes

Editor Pat Reynolds takes a look at some unusual and clever takes on tomato packaging that come from Mastronardi Produce of Canada.

December 9, 2011

Thermoform/fill/seal

Medical device package testing case study

Defining test inputs, material selection, and machine compatibility are among the significant factors to consider in medical device packaging.

November 16, 2011

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Sturdy PETG grow trays facilitate 'mushroom' packaging

Dordan Manufacturing explains how its collaboration with Ecovative Design resulted in a durable thermoformed grow tray design made from PETG that allow Ecovative to create its new ‘mushroom’-based packaging materials, used as a replacement for EPS. The clear, custom-embossed tray offers aggressive denesting features and is highly stackable.

October 30, 2011

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Robotic loading system makes pick and place easy

ESS Technologies, Inc. TaskMate™ Robotic Loading System can be designed to pick a wide variety of products and place them into blisters that have been automatically placed into nesting trays by the blister sealing machine.

October 17, 2011

Cartoning

Servo-driven blister machine and integrated cartoner for pharma

Brand new from Pharmaworks, the TF1E blister machine with the TC1 integrated cartoner features a 3D vision system.

October 17, 2011