Coding, Printing & Labeling

Companies

Fanuc Robotics America, Inc.

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Sustainability

Packagers emphasize environment and economics

Packaging professionals from Estée Lauder/Aveda, Hewlett-Packard, and Bacardi Bottling describe how their companies view packaging that is environmentally sustainable.

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Flexible packaging

Flexible winners strike gold

Winners of the Flexible Packaging Assn.’s 2004 Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards demonstrate the impact of technology on the form and function of flexible packaging.

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Flexibles

Graphics reflect 'fabulous' work

The snazzy, award-winning packaging for Fafard Seed starter potting soil is well-grounded in innovative techniques.

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Controls & Machine Components

A glimpse into global beverage applications

Wondering what’s going on around the globe when it comes to beverage packaging? A look at a recent elotalk newsletter yields some insights, though it’s important to note that these insights and applications are through the lens of supplier Elopak.

January 31, 2004

Flexible packaging

Pharmaceutical packaging demand to rise

The United States will remain the largest market for pharmaceutical packaging according to World Pharmaceutical Packaging, a new study from The Freedonia Group.

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Dispenser pumps up sales of olive oil

A specially adapted pump dispenser, developed at the request of purchasing manager Nikos Zanas, has helped transform sales of Minerva Greek Olive Oil in 5-L metal cans.

January 31, 2004

Flexibles

Chef Creations has taste for aseptic cartons

Chef Creations, a division of Orlando, FL-based Culinary Concepts, in August launched what’s reportedly the first aseptically packaged gourmet hollandaise sauce and crème brulée in the United States.

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Aesthetic tube packaging

CCL Plastic Packaging recently helped Slatkin & Co., a New York City-based home fragrance marketer, launch its ultra-stylized, personal care products line called Slatkin’s Body Therapy.

January 31, 2004

Flexibles

German brewer bets big on multilayer PET

This high-volume move to multilayer PET bottles for beer sold at retail in Germany could signal a much broader acceptance of PET for beer.See video

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Retooling hardware packaging

Our annual look at hardware packaging ranges from the cute (fancy seed pails) to the creatively functional (driveway sealer in an easy-pour bucket).

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Innovative closure

Portola Packaging offers the Fusion cap, designed to allow consumers to enhance drinks by adding flavor or vitamin components with the twist of a cap.

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Aesthetic tube packaging

CCL Plastic Packaging recently helped Slatkin & Co., a New York City-based home fragrance marketer, launch its ultra-stylized, personal care products line called Slatkin’s Body Therapy.

December 31, 2003