Flexibles

IPER's 'natural' trays, lidding

Italian supermarket chain will sell fresh food in thermoformed containers and heat-sealable film lidding.

June 30, 2002

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Redesign showers success

Alsons Corp. was looking to develop a new packaging strategy for its hand-held shower and regular shower heads.

June 30, 2002

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Packaging design management electronically efficient

Midlands Packaging Corp. (Lincoln, NE), manufacturer of folding carton, corrugated, and thermoformed plastic packaging, found a new platform for customer service.

June 30, 2002

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Double (and triple) dose of convenience?

Co-packaging of drugs can help medication compliance. But lack of FDA policy impedes packaging applications.

June 30, 2002

Flexible packaging

PEF names Eastman Kodak Packaging Leader of the Year

The Packaging Education Forum (PEF) awards Eastman Kodak Co. as its Packaging Leader of the Year 2002-2003.

June 30, 2002

Secondary Packaging

PBI-Dansensor Americ: Networked analyzer

PBI-Dansensor’s (Ringsted, Denmark) in-line oxygen and O2-carbon dioxide gas analyzer has built-in wireless networking capability. Designed for gas or vacuum modified atmosphere thermoforming and tray sealing machines, the unit allows troubleshooting and data transfer via “Blue Tooth”—a wireless networking standard—or standard LAN connections.

May 31, 2002

Flexibles

Packaging with the force

In order to appeal to kids of all ages, Star War’s collectable toy action figures from Pawtucket, RI-based Hasbro needed packaging that hit on themes from all five of the popular movies.

May 31, 2002

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Lunchmeats launch in reusable PP containers

The Hillshire Farm division of Sara Lee Foods, Cincinnati, OH, has selected GladWare® containers for its new Ultra-Thin Deli Select line of lunchmeats.

May 31, 2002

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Distributors remain big factor in purchases

Exclusive reader survey reveals packaging distributors continue to influence a high percentage of materials and machinery purchases.

May 31, 2002

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

FDA prescription for drug errors reads 'bar code'

Drug manufacturers will have to increase use of unit-of-use package sizes, plus add new scanning and printing equipment.

May 31, 2002

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Addition by subtraction

Golden Flake doubles speeds and reduces labor costs for potato chip packaging by replacing 21 outdated lines with eight new vf/f/s machines. See in-plant video

May 31, 2002

Flow wrapping

At interpack 2002

NEWS FROM INTERPACK 2002: Packworld.com looks at some of the show’s notable news and products.

April 30, 2002

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Packaging demand to grow

Demand for “high visibility” packaging such as carded blister packs and clamshells is forecast to expand by nearly 6% yearly to $7.8 billion in 2006, reaching beyond 23.5 billion units.

April 30, 2002