Closures

Package realization is a team effort

A global leader in resealable solutions and equipment, Zip-Pak used interpack 2011 to launch its Package Realization Team, a multidisciplinary group comprising company veterans with distinct areas of packaging expertise, from machinery and materials to package design and sustainability.

May 18, 2011

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Sustainability

Know when to fold 'em

The folding carton ushered in the modern packaging age and remains a diverse option for many product categories.

May 10, 2011

Flexibles

New hook reclosure for dried fruit pack

Mariani Packing Co. of Vacaville, CA, has introduced Touch Lock, a micro-hook closure system that allows consumers to simply touch to lock and close their bag of dried fruit.

May 6, 2011

Closures

Custom bottle, closure shape Dial's entry into lotions

The category is crowded, with a lot of ‘me-too’ packaging. The gentle curves on Dial NutriSkin’s bottle and closure provide both findability and functional benefits.

May 5, 2011

Closures

New easy-open lid for glass jars

A new innovation for glass jar lids is set to bring welcome relief to anyone who relies on dish towels, hot water, or a strong partner when faced with opening a jar of their favourite preserve.

May 3, 2011

Closures

Portola Packaging awarded SQF certification for 3 facilities

Portola Packaging, Inc. achieved Safe Quality Food (SQF) Institute certification recently for its three U.S. closure manufacturing facilities—Batavia, Ill; Kingsport, Tenn. and Tolleson, Ariz.

April 27, 2011

Closures

Square bottles with beveled corners

Beveled Square Collection of HDPE bottles are lightweight and unbreakable, for moisturizers, body lotions, suntan, and other skin-care products.

April 26, 2011

Tamper-evident machinery

Selig Sealing Products creates Scholarship in Packaging at MSU

Selig Sealing Products, Inc., a global manufacturer of induction sealing and closure lining materials, announces the creation of the Selig Sealing Products Scholarship in Packaging at Michigan State University.

April 19, 2011

Contract packaging

Define confidential information to avoid ambiguity

There are a number of ways that contract packaging service buyers and providers can keep confidential information private, and one of them is a nondisclosure agreement (NDA). These agreements are designed to preclude harmful disclosure of confidential information. A nondisclosure agreement is not one-size-fits-all; it requires an analysis of the business at issue and a strategy tailored to that business.

April 12, 2011

Contract packaging

Identify and protect confidential information

From proprietary formulas to production processes to marketing strategies, both service buyers and sellers have critical assets that need protection to preserve value.

April 12, 2011

Closures

Crown Partners with Clemson for Packaging Education Program

Crown Holdings, Inc. the world leader in metal packaging technology, has become the first corporate “Partner in Packaging,” a new initiative of the Packaging Science Program at Clemson University.

April 12, 2011

Contract packaging

K-CoPack opens facility

K-CoPack has opened a new facility in Ashley, IN, with a complete high-speed, liquid-fill-sprayer line.

April 11, 2011

Flexible packaging

U.S. pharma packaging market to grow 5.5% annually through 2014

Demand for pharmaceutical packaging in the U.S. (including Puerto Rico) will increase 5.5% annually to $18.4 billion in 2014, according to a Freedonia Group Inc. report on pharmaceutical packaging prospects.

April 11, 2011