Containers

Beck's label gets premium treatment for new launch

Anheuser-Busch InBev combines a sophisticated label design with high-end printing techniques to deliver a new line of premium beers under the Beck’s brand.

November 9, 2015

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Containers

KLW Plastics celebrates 10th anniversary

The company has grown from a one-machine startup to a multi-plant industry leader.

November 7, 2015

Plastics/resins

Amcor Rigid Plastics purchases Eco-Groupe assets

The company acquires the manufacturing assets and the intellectual property of Eco-Groupe Inc.

November 5, 2015

Plastics/resins

Bottle gets the drop on fabric softener category

Ultra-concentrated fabric softener line from Unilever debuts in a droplet-shaped bottle with a vibrant full-body label that conveys the formula’s intense fragrance and freshness.

November 4, 2015

Containers

Off The Shelf: Paperboard carriers for cans are catching on

While plastic ring carriers are most typically used for six-packs of beer in cans, a growing trend is to cash in on the billboard effect that is offered when a paperboard carton is used instead.

October 30, 2015

Sustainability

PET wine keg taps into green savings

U.K. wine seller offers premium wine-on-tap in a recyclable 20-L PET keg that replaces 27 glass bottles, eliminates waste, spoilage, and breakage, and costs customers 15% less.

October 30, 2015

Containers

Fridge-friendly bottles for cider brands

Thatchers Cider in the U.K. has introduced a new range of 330-mL glass bottles for three of its premium ciders.

October 30, 2015

Labels

Handling toxic drugs: a simple packaging fix

Broken vials, shattered glass and exposure to toxic contents are every drug handler's nightmare. A relatively simple fix from Iwata improves safety for healthcare workers and others.

October 28, 2015

Flexibles

Repeatability, quality control key to automated compounding

The pharmacy as manufacturer: automation provides quality controls to ensure repeatability in IV compounding.

October 27, 2015

Sustainability

Arrowhead bottles to contain up to 50% rPET by 2016

Nestlé Water’s Arrowhead brand announces it will increase its use of rPET by 38% in its spring water bottles, eliminating 20,000 tons of CO2 from production annually.

October 14, 2015

Containers

Boxed set for Guatemalan rum encourages mixology

A limited-edition boxed set from Casa Botran includes a 50-cL rum bottle along with two 5-cL mini bottles of flavored rum that allow consumers to explore different tastes.

October 8, 2015

Coding/marking

Aggregation right through to palletizing

Serialization solution shown by OCS Checkweigher focuses on aggregation of bottles in multilayer cases. Aggregation is finalized when cases go onto a pallet.

October 6, 2015

Plastics/resins

Bronco Wine field-tests 750-mL PET bottle

Bronco Wine tests a 750-mL PET bottle for its Green Fin and Hacienda brands, making the switch from glass to PET for greater consumer convenience and sustainability advantages.

October 6, 2015