Flexible packaging

Fast cartoners get added boost

Switching from PLC to ELAU’s PacDrive as its standard automation platform gives Z Automation’s high speed machines even greater speed and flexibility

February 26, 2007

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Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

High-visibility packaging demand climbing

U.S. demand for high-visibility packaging, including clamshells and blister packs, is expected to increase 5.1 percent annually to $8.5 billion in 2010.

February 22, 2007

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

End-user input critical to tray manufacturing

Defining the end-user's needs is the most crucial step of the entire thermoforming process.

February 20, 2007

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Tubs clearly a 'nutty' choice for Hampton Farms

High-barrier thermoformed tubs' unique shape and clear view of premium roasted nuts deliver a point of difference for Hampton Farms' product launch.

February 13, 2007

Sustainability

Sustainable packaging...where are the uprights we're aiming for?

There is no question that throughout the past year sustainability was a dominant theme in the U.S. packaging arena. After many years of limited progress in truly addressing the issues of the environmental impact of packaging materials, a number of consumer product companies and retailers, led by Wal-Mart, have started to take concrete steps to do something about it. We applaud this effort. It’s driven by the concept of sustainability in its entirety, which goes well beyond packaging.

February 9, 2007

Labels

Nestlé Beneful receives Pack Expo Selects award

The dog food package for Nestlé Beneful Prepared Meals was selected the winner in the inaugural Pack Expo Selects™ program by packaging professionals attending last November’s Pack Expo Intl., which is sponsored by the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (www.pmmi.org).

February 9, 2007

Sustainability

Insights for less packaging

Bob Lilienfeld, who heads Use-less-stuff.com, has championed source reduction as the key to packaging sustainability for more than a decade.

February 9, 2007

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Repackaging 'releevs' theft woes

Merix Releev cold sore medication changes to pilfer-resistant BlisterGuard® packaging to meet retailer demands.

February 7, 2007

Cartoning

Pharma packagers seek solutions at Interphex Puerto Rico

Strong attendance demonstrates relevance of a new multivendor end-of-line packaging integration initiative.

February 4, 2007

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Clamshell labeling application video

Clamshell labeling application video from CTM Labeling shows baked goods in a thermoformed clamshell being labeled with leading edge labels that wraps around the top, front, and bottom.

January 29, 2007

Flexibles

Pizza dough gets custom gas-valve packaging

A Nestlé subsidiary in Europe packages refrigerated Buitoni-brand dough with six weeks' shelf life.

January 19, 2007

Flexible packaging

Anaheim gears up for WestPack

Co-located with five other shows, WestPack returns to the Anaheim Convention Center. Medical Device Packaging conference track is chaired

January 10, 2007

Flexibles

Reborn in the U.S.A.

Packaging quality issues and counterfeiting in Taiwan lead Revolution Tea to produce its teas in the United States, where new cartons tout unusual packaging.

January 10, 2007