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

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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

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

High-speed deblister product recovery machine

Mr. Deblister Jr™ from Gemel safely separates and removes products such as liquid gels, caplets, and tablets from blister cards.

October 17, 2011

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Maalox Plus launched in slider pack in Italy

Sanofi’s heartburn treatment becomes latest pharmaceutical product to use this slider packaging design.

October 13, 2011

Flexible packaging

Using trial-size packaging to induce first-time purchasing

Trial-size packages are a type of downsizing that entails many options.

October 10, 2011

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Rectangular pack is a good fit for allograft tissue

Specially designed cyclic olefin copolymer container housed in an outer blister protects lyophilized tissue used primarily in orthopedic and spine-related surgeries.

September 29, 2011

Conveying & accumulation

Marketing mussels with a microwave boost

Fresh mussels have a short shelf life and aren’t easy to prepare at home. Microwave pasteurization addresses these issues and provides a 21-day refrigerated shelf life.

September 28, 2011

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Cottage cheese launch in single-servings

Friendship Dairies of Friendship, NY, has launched Fit to Go, a brand new line of single-serve cottage cheese offerings in their most popular varieties.

September 22, 2011