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Peanut butter jars square up

Justin’s Nut Butter, Boulder, CO, an innovative peanut butter manufacturer, was looking for a unique packaging presentation for its product line.

January 3, 2011

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Controls & Machine Components

AutomationDirect: Manual motor controllers/disconnects

The Bryant® line of manual motor controllers (MMC) from AutomationDirect is UL listed as “suitable as motor disconnects,” providing the convenience of 1 device fulfilling 2 needs.

November 27, 2010

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Thermally stable PP jar

The September launch of Marks & Spencer’s new British Groceries range, with new branding for more 70 products, includes a coextrusion blown plastic jar solution.

November 27, 2010

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M.Jacob & Sons celebrates 125 years

For 125 years now M. Jacob & Sons has been a source for packaging materials, including glass, plastic, and green options.

November 22, 2010

Flexibles

Contract packer creates improved powder packaging

PTI takes single-source responsibility for bottle molding, powder blending, container filling, capping, and labeling of a new, larger bottle for Vagisil.

November 18, 2010

Conveying & accumulation

Elliott future-proofs your case packing investment

The modularity of Elliott's new Case Packing System allows packagers to purchase a complete line or a piece at a time, switch out a pick & place module for a drop packer, and even break the line apart to redeploy modules.

November 16, 2010

Flexible packaging

HMC Products offers new and rebuilt servo pouchers

Pouchers offer zipper, stand-up pouch, trailing edge clamps, net weigh scale, metal detector, platform, thermal printer, and now high performance B&R automation.

November 15, 2010

Sustainability

Sound off!

November 13, 2010

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Winemaker toasts packaging design importance

Silver Moon Winery, Dover, OH, markets a range of wines but places special emphasis on sweet and dessert wine offerings—wines made from the juices of California and New York grapes infused with selected fruits.

November 12, 2010

Flexibles

Heinz and Sargento -- great marketers think alike

Who knew there was a "revolution" underway in the packaging of Heinz Beanz?

November 11, 2010

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Distribution packaging and containerization

Strong packaging and a solid intermodal container are necessary for getting cargo to global markets, but more is required.

November 3, 2010

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Resealable zippered carton/box--a new package type?

Watch a video of the Zip Box package that stands like a shelf carton but dispenses product and reseals like a bag or pouch.

November 3, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Zero downtime print and apply said to be unique in the industry

Video demo of print and apply labeler from ID Technology, shows automatic redundancy. When one unit is taken offline to refill supplies the second unit takes over. The unit comes with a standard wash down enclosure and swing out positioning for ease of use.

November 2, 2010