Containers

WD-40 tries can shaping to foil counterfeiters

Said to be the first asymmetrically shaped steel cans in the United States, WD-40's new 8- and 11-oz aerosol cans are made by Crown Holdings' Aerosol Packaging affiliate.

October 31, 2003

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Secondary Packaging

Glaxo rolls out three more dentifrice innovations

Continuing its roll-out of new dentifrice products, GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, Moon Township, PA, has now introduced a toothpaste and floss combo, Aquafresh Floss 'N'Cap.

October 31, 2003

Containers

FDA seizes drugs from repackager

On September 15, FDA announced it had seized all drug products labeled in a foreign language or labeled as repacked by Alliance Wholesale Distributors and/or Local Repack, Inc., of Richton Park, IL.

October 31, 2003

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Caulk-it revolutionizes the sealants market

GE Sealants & Adhesives, a wholly owned subsidiary of the General Electric Co., is revolutionizing the sealant market with its most recent innovation.

September 30, 2003

Cartoning

Packaging in the U.K. and beyond (Part 3)

New developments from U.K. machine builders (Part 3 of a 6-part series)

September 30, 2003

Containers

Reaching Peak efficiency (sidebar)

Banding together

September 30, 2003

Cartoning

Machinery with a vision

As machine vision technology becomes more reliable and cost-effective, manufacturers will begin finding it easier to integrate into their packaging lines.

September 30, 2003

Adhesives/tape

Pressuring the competition

Gro-Tec’s Eliminator herbicide comes in a unique pressure tank applicator that’s now being used for other products, too.

September 30, 2003

Flexibles

Pistachios packed for holiday partying

Paramount Farms bets nut lovers will take this lightweight, reclosable, high-impact package home for the holidays. It represents new technology for rigid containers.

September 30, 2003

Containers

EAS and partners show container dexterity

Five new PET bottles for nutrition supplements were created for EAS in just weeks to meet a tight timetable.

September 30, 2003

Containers

EAS and partners show container dexterity (sidebar)

Designing for a market

September 30, 2003

Containers

Labeler sings a new tune at Music Mountain

A new labeler at the heart of a new bottling line is helping Music Mountain Water respond to growing demand for its own-brand and private-label bottled water.See in-plant video

September 30, 2003

Closures

Plastic carton shows off new Aquafresh tube

A folding carton made of 15-mil polyvinyl chloride is helping new Aquafresh Extreme Clean toothpaste fly off store shelves. For a time since its introduction early this summer, the new brand was reportedly the top-selling item in Wal-Mart’s toothpaste aisle.

September 30, 2003