Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Winterborne develops club store pack for Toshiba

Toshiba America Electronic Components Inc., Irvine, CA, uses Winterborne’s patent-pending EnviroShell™ packaging for a trio of memory storage devices introduced at Sam’s Club.

March 31, 2006

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Flexible packaging

PMMI: Machinery shipments soared in 2004

U.S. packaging machinery shipments reached $5.344 billion in 2004, a 9.3% increase from $4.889 billion in equipment shipped in 2003, according to the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI).

March 31, 2006

Sustainability

Sustainability brings environmental, social, and economic opportunities

In the last of our three-part series, learn how major brands such as McDonald’s and Starbucks rely on their supply chain partners to push sustainable packaging forward.

March 31, 2006

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Xbox plays to the environment at Sam's Club

Microsoft’s Xbox 360 game system sold exclusively at Sam’s Club appears in a new kind of environmentally friendly packaging.

March 31, 2006

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

FDA sends message of unhappiness on RFID

The agency is wondering what to do about slower-than-expected pharmaceutical implementation.

March 31, 2006

Flexibles

Boxed Ray Charles set recreates nostalgia

You will have Ray Charles on your mind with a new collector’s edition music set titled “Ray Charles Pure Genius” from Rhino Records, Los Angeles, CA.

March 31, 2006

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Pfizer's inhalable insulin a first for diabetics

By mid-year, a multicomponent inhaler containing Pfizer’s Exubera insulin human [recombinant DNA origin] powder will offer diabetic patients the first inhaled form of the drug without the need for an injection.

March 31, 2006

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Be Effective with Global Packaging: Plan Early, Develop Domestically

Too many packaging professionals know first-hand about the lack of package development strategy. When product launches are rushed, product managers may bring us a hurry-up assignment: “Find something to package it in.”Often, last minute packaging development and product launches come off smoothly.

March 31, 2006

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

New PVdC-coated film with enhanced slip properties

INTERPHEX : Klöckner Pentaplast is unveiling its new Pentapharm® alfoil® SG PVdC-coated film for pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals that require outstanding moisture protection and enhanced performance.

February 28, 2006

Sustainability

Sustainability feedback from Newman's Own

A recent Webcast included disclosure about Newman's Own organics line packaged in clear containers made of polylactic acid (PLA).

February 28, 2006

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

TI's well-calculated Gen 2 RFID rollout

Texas Instruments’ E&PS calculator business unit did its homework before it became the first Wal-Mart supplier to tag packages with Gen 2 RFID technology.

February 28, 2006

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Meat packer doubles production capacity

Compact rollstock thermoform/seal and dual-chamber vacuum machines tighten packaging efficiencies at Ruprecht.

February 28, 2006

Flexibles

Convenience and nutrition in a single pack

Fresh vegetables can be steam-cooked in the microwave oven in two minutes or less thanks to Simple Steps™ for Produce packaging. Developed by Cryovac (www.cryovac.com), the concept won FPA Gold for Technical Innovation.

February 28, 2006