Cartoning

Achieving speed to commercialization: Visual Pak's three-pronged attack

Contract manufacturer and packager touts scale, vertical integration, and personal service to grow while servicing large and small consumer product companies.

December 7, 2009

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Sustainability

Healthcare packaging: Forecast 2010

An optimistic job outlook, Rx-to-OTC switches, and upbeat packaging sales predictions offer a beacon of hope for healthcare product packagers.

December 7, 2009

Sustainability

Featured discussions

December 7, 2009

Flexible packaging

Specialist converting and packaging machines at MD&M West

Doyen Medipharm, a converting and packaging machine manufacturer focusing on the medical and pharmaceutical industry, will present its technology at MD&M West 2010, Booth 2355.

December 1, 2009

Conveying & accumulation

Almond clusters packed by robots

Robotic pick and place of chocolate-covered almond clusters is one of the highlights at Madison's Grand Avenue Chocolate.

November 23, 2009

Flexible packaging

Printpack opens new manufacturing facility in Suzhou, China

Printpack is pleased to announce the opening of Printpack (Suzhou) Packaging Co., Ltd., the newest addition to Printpack's global manufacturing footprint. The production facility, located in Suzhou, China, will produce shelf stable thermoformed rigid plastic containers for the food packaging industry.  全球领先的食品包装企业普派包装集团荣幸地宣布其最新的生产基地——普派（苏州）包装有限 公司于2009年11月18日正式开业，公司设在中国苏州。普派苏州主要生产用于食品包装的热 成型硬质塑料容器。

November 18, 2009

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

New T.O. Plastics Website

T.O. Plastics, Inc., a leader in plastics thermoforming, is pleased to announce the launch of its new and improved website.

November 17, 2009

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Laser seal registration on blister packer

The TFX blister machine was designed with GMP priorities foremost in mind.

November 16, 2009

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Clear Lam adds VP of sales and marketing

Clear Lam Packaging, Inc. announces that Dale Sprosty has joined Clear Lam as the new Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Thermoformed Products.

November 16, 2009

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Exhibitions are in flux

Say goodbye to ISA Expo and, likely, the Worldwide Food Expo. Shifts in strategic thinking have caused exhibition sponsors to reshape the shows they produce.

November 10, 2009

Closures

Resealable innovation at Costco

West Liberty Foods of West Liberty, IA, is producing an innovative resealable package for sliced luncheon meat sold under Costco’s well known Kirkland Brand.

November 2, 2009

Flexibles

MAP-enhancing film

Klöckner Pentaplast has extended the Pentafood® film product line to include Pentafood® kpbar™ SmartCycle® (PET/EVOH/PE) and Pentafood® kpseal™ SmartCycle® (PET/PE) rigid PET films made from (post consumer) recycled plastic bottles.

October 31, 2009

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Unique approach to clamshell labeling

Speeds to 110/min is what the Shell Shock system is all about. Video shows how it’s done.

October 29, 2009