Coding, Printing & Labeling

Cleaner-product packaging spruces up

Leather CPR, Los Angeles, maker of premium leather cleaners and conditioners, granite cleaners and polishes, and carpet spot and stain removers, adopted new labeling for its products in early 2008.

July 1, 2009

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Sustainability

A 1-L PET bottle for wine

Already a leader in bringing good wines to PET containers, Boisset Family Estates has struck again with Fog Mountain Merlot in a 1-L PET bottle made of oxygen-scavenging material.

June 30, 2009

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Bauer's pharmaceutical handbook lends 'Hall of Fame' packaging perspective

Professionals and students will benefit from an informative research tool now available for the healthcare packaging community.

June 5, 2009

Conveying & accumulation

It's all about precision and timing

Six-cavity thermoformed cassettes used for clinical blood testing require careful handling during packaging. This controls solution delivers.

June 5, 2009

Sustainability

Abbott develops sustainable packaging guidelines

Healthcare company revises product features and designs to limit the adverse environmental effects from manufacturing through disposal.

June 3, 2009

Closures

Maple syrup producer pores over closure's benefits

Anderson’s Maple Syrup’s new closure boasts ‘no-mess’ feature.

June 3, 2009

Labels

NACD's best packages highlighted

Activate earns best of show in NACD's 46th annual competition.

June 3, 2009

Flexible packaging

2008/2009 AmeriStar winners revealed

The Institute of Packaging Professionals announces the 2008/2009 AmeriStars.

April 5, 2009

Closures

Packaging salaries rise despite economic recession

An exclusive IoPP/Packaging World survey reveals that average 2008 total compensation tops $100,000. Advancement opportunities, economic factors challenge packaging pros.

April 5, 2009

Flexible packaging

Packaging philosophies guide AFP through stormy economic seas

By modifying used packaging machinery and combining production runs, American FlexPack cost-effectively produces single-use packs for its customers.

April 5, 2009

Flexibles

Squeezable pouch is perfect for Squish'ems!

A new vitamin-enriched fruit snack from Dole Packaged Foods Canada encourages kids to squeeze and slurp their food.

April 2, 2009

Flexibles

Brown sugar stays soft in a premeasured pouch

Imperial Sugar breaks from the commodity pack, introducing brown sugar in 1/4-cup pouches.

April 1, 2009

Closures

Three-step blood bag reduces risks and costs

Blood collection bag permits users to lyophilize, store, and reconstitute blood in a single device, a prototype of which has been sent to the U.S. Army.

March 2, 2009