Flexibles

Castrol pack drives new facility design for Walmart tire and lube

New prototype shop for Walmart Tire and Lube Express has a smaller footprint and runs solely on Castrol's e-Dispense and e-Pack.

July 26, 2011

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Secondary Packaging

Italian cartoning equipment manufacturer Bergami corporate capabilities video

Watch this short video from Bergami to get a brief video overview of its manufacturing capabilities as well as footage of its various horizontal cartoning systems, including balcony design intermittent-motion (to 120 cpm), and continuous motion (to 400 cpm).

July 25, 2011

Cartons and boxes

Honey-sweetened, natural attributes lead beverage bottle redesign

Just several years after hitting the market, the Honeydrop brand of honey-sweetened, natural beverages has undergone a makeover.

June 30, 2011

Labels

Label adds splash of flair to dairy's marketing effort

Roberts Dairy Foods, Omaha, NE, puts its namesake milk through rigorous quality testing, and it is leveraging the label on its milk cartons to reflect the product’s high standard.

June 9, 2011

Containers

Rausch selects tube for its 'Body Lotion Sensitive'

Swiss firm Rausch applies a “velvet” soft-touch finish for tubes, which replace bottles for this product.

May 24, 2011

Cartons and boxes

Twang Beer Salt rises above beer cooler chatter with new clip strip

Looking for a way to cut through all the promotional noise within the beer cooler aisle while increasing product visibility, display functionality and sales, Twang Partners LTD turned to WS Packaging to create an innovative point-of-purchase display for its line of Twang Beer Salt. WS Packaging created a fully recyclable, long service-life display strip that conveniently attaches to a beer cooler door.

May 10, 2011

Flexibles

Kleenex pack wins AIMCAL award

A holiday package for Kleenex tissues from Neenah, WI-based Kimberly-Clark Corp. was named Product of the Year in this year’s awards competition sponsored by the Association of International Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators (AIMCAL).

May 6, 2011

Cartons and boxes

GSK's new Sensodyne pack bubbles with tactile feel

Oral care packs utilize a 3D feature that simulates the effect of looking at a life-like model of a tooth, close-up images that describe product benefits, and a bevelled carton edge.

April 12, 2011

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Video: Hi-res printing on corrugated trays

Watch corrugated trays of canned corn receive high-res PZ/4 Series III coding.

March 26, 2011

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Video: Large-character case coding

Large-character shift and date codes printed on corrugated cases.

March 26, 2011

Cartons and boxes

Refreshed packs reflect improved Luvs diaper

November 28, 2010

Sustainability

Unilever display shrinks footprint using Sonoco's design software

A redesigned floorstand wing unit for Vaseline Sheer Infusion body lotion reduces paperboard use by 50% without any loss in branding appeal in stores.

November 3, 2010

Cartons and boxes

Twang Beer Salt rises above beer cooler clutter with new clip strip

Vibrantly printed and whimsical, a new hanging display improves visibility and increases sales of miniature, beer bottle-shaped salt shakers.

October 12, 2010