Protective/transport packaging

New controls bring smooth production

A flawed drives and controls package in this converting system had to be replaced before the machine could be returned to production.

December 31, 2004

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Containers

Vinegars veer from glass to PET

Rising resin costs don’t deter plans to please customers by making a switch from glass to plasic. ‘We may extend PET usage for some other products in our line.’

December 31, 2004

Flexible packaging

FDA rings bell for antidepressant class

For the first time, FDA urges manufacturers to put an entire class of medications into unit-of-use packaging.

December 31, 2004

Controls & Machine Components

Don't miss "Make2Pack"

Why ELAU supports a new standards effort to streamline the supply chain by integrating manufacturing with packaging.

November 30, 2004

Containers

Technology opens a door at P&G

By hitching its wagon to that increasingly bright star called servo technology, P&G gains flexibility, increased capacity, and better utilization of equipment assets.

November 30, 2004

Controls & Machine Components

Data acquisition (sidebar)

Improved data acquisition is another benefit that grew out of Project Front Door, says process engineer Bjorn Kinze. The Line Event Data System (LEDS) now in place on the new tube line at Gross Gerau increases productivity by maximizing output through minimizing stops and downtime.

November 30, 2004

Containers

Understanding the packaging line (sidebar)

Prescription Solutions’ pharmacy manager Dave Booher explains that the company’s automated fulfillment packaging line in Carlsbad, CA, stretches 160’ in one direction, makes a 1’-radius turn, and runs right back.

November 30, 2004

Containers

Self-heating beverage container debuts

WP Beverage Partners LLC is introducing a new line of its Wolfgang Puck brand of gourmet coffees in self-heating containers—a first in North America, says the container’s creator, OnTech Delaware Inc. in San Diego.

November 30, 2004

Protective/transport packaging

PACK EXPO Video: Air-Paq inflatable packaging

PACK EXPO : Pactiv offers a look at its new Pactiv 9000 Air-Paq® engineered inflatable packaging at its booth, S-2342, at Pack Expo International 2004. See video clip of this machine

October 31, 2004

Flexibles

'Glass'-coated oriented films

Techbarrier is a series of oriented films from Mitsubishi Plastics coated with SiOx to achieve oxygen and water vapor barrier properties approaching those of aluminum foil.

October 31, 2004

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Companies

Sun Chemical Corp.

October 31, 2004

Secondary Packaging

Five Packaging Tactics Deliver 'Show Biz' at Retail

Bulk displays and more intense messaging are among the tools that gain sales in retail outlets.

October 31, 2004

Flexibles

Get Ideas From Packaging Competitions (sidebar)

Among the better sources of ideas on how to use packaging as a marketing tool are packaging competitions. Many competitions post winners on Internet sites, allowing a quick scan of good ideas with narratives that give you insights on what the judges saw as positives in packages.

October 31, 2004