Flexible packaging

The future of resealable packaging

Robert Hogan is director of international sales and marketing at Zip-Pak, a global leader in zipper technology for packaging. Bryan Muskat is president of Triangle Package Machinery, a leading supplier of zipper-compatible VFFS packaging machinery. Presented here are their views on the whys and wherefores of incorporating resealable packaging features.

April 30, 2006

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How externalization cut one company's downtime 50%

How does externalization work in practice?

March 31, 2006

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Bulldog-Mentality changeover tactics Part II

Eliminate, externalize, and simplify. Break down changeovers into smaller, more manageable tasks, with attention to detail. The results can save both time and money.Key termsElimination: Find and cut out unnecessary tasks.Externalization: Re-examine tasks to be performed either while the line is running or stopped, to reduce downtime.Simplification: Make all processes as easy and foolproof as possible.

March 31, 2006

Flexible packaging

Prescription for 400% Growth: Stay Ahead of the Curve

Anderson Packaging specializes as a pharma product-launch specialist. It monitors market trends, securing the right partnerships and purchasing the right equipment.

March 31, 2006

Flexible packaging

PMMI: Machinery shipments soared in 2004

U.S. packaging machinery shipments reached $5.344 billion in 2004, a 9.3% increase from $4.889 billion in equipment shipped in 2003, according to the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI).

March 31, 2006

Flexibles

Pouch eases dispensing of ice-melt crystals

In ice-melting products, packaging’s role merely has been as a product container. Day Saver Ice Enemy takes packaging in the category to the next level with a pouch from Flex Pack USA that includes a pouring spout and ergonomic handle to make pouring easier.

March 31, 2006

Flexibles

Little work, no mess with fondue pouch

The Cacao Noel Fondue au Chocolate Pouch takes the work and mess out of making dark-chocolate fondue while delivering shelf impact. The pouch, from LPS Industries, merely requires a cut along a line on the package and then to heat the contents in the package for one minute in a microwave.

March 31, 2006

Flexibles

Custom stand-up pouch for beverages

A slender, hourglass shape makes the Gluekos Performance Beverage 16-oz stand-up pouch, produced by Ampac Flexibles, hand- and pocket-friendly.

March 31, 2006

Flexible packaging

Survey says validation tops packaging issues

Validation issues, FDA regulations, and personnel skills are key concerns for healthcare professionals responding to an exclusive Packworld.com survey.

March 31, 2006

Flexibles

Water debuts in shapely SUPs

Wasatch IceWater Co., Park City, UT, has introduced its natural artesian spring water in 16-oz (473-mL) stand-up flexible pouches supplied by Ampac Flexibles, unit of Ampac Packaging LLC.

March 31, 2006

Flexibles

Clarification

In March coverage of the FPA Awards Competition, four Silver Award winners were left out. Three were in the Technical Innovation category: Fisherman’s Friend Strong Mint, by converter Amcor Flexibles; Blue View Cook a Carrot, by converter Flex Pack USA; and Fromm Adult Gold Dog Food Quad Seal Pouch, by converter Polymer Packaging.

March 31, 2006

Flexibles

Drikette Paper

Drikette® Desiccant Paper features millions of adsorbent particlescontained in a semi-rigid cellulose fiber matrix. The desiccant paperenables fast drying and extraordinary versatility in package design.

February 28, 2006

Flexibles

Saddleform Bag

Self-retaining for easy assemblySaddleForm® Desiccant Bags feature a unique saddle bag design for easyassembly in A/C system components, particularly in accumulator dryers.

February 28, 2006