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Video: Custom and stock bags for a variety of product packaging needs

Fasteners, hardwares, cosmetics and crafts, promotional items, med devices. custom bags on speciality. on rolls or in boxes. pe, pp, hd film, vci or anti-stat. graphic design. stock bags ready for shipment within hours.

September 16, 2010

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Cloth pouch packs ironing board cover and pad

Four factors drove the development of one of the award winners in the Non-Food Primary Packaging category, Household Essentials LLC’s Ironing Board Cover & Pad (with Packaging Pouch).

September 12, 2010

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Best of both worlds: Balancing sustainability with production savings

Our quarterly survey uncovers a trend: The right structure and graphics are important for package innovation, but ‘green’ materials and cost-consciousness are driving the equation.

September 9, 2010

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Pharmaceutical packaging demand forecast to rise through 2014

Regulations and standards that address issues such as barrier protection, patient drug compliance, and diversion and counterfeiting will increase demand for containers and accessories.

September 9, 2010

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Parsons-Eagle Packaging Systems: Linear scale

The Parsons-Eagle Duplex E Series Linear Scale is a reliable, heavy-duty scale system that weighs free-flowing and semi-free flowing products including pet food/treats/litter, sugar, salt, ground meal, plastic pellets, granulated chemicals, etc., and is especially suitable for large pre-made bag, case and drum filling applications.

September 8, 2010

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Featured discussions

Defining ‘reuse’ for sustainable scorekeeping

September 8, 2010

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U.K. dairy introduces hook-and-loop closure in cheese

Focus groups find the closure is easier to open and reseal than other fasteners for cheese packaging on the market. Consumers lacking finger dexterity will benefit.

September 7, 2010

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Multi-bag baler

Kliklok-Woodman’s Woodman Vantage™ Multi-Bag Baler is designed to produce multi-bag merchandising for single-serve, 100-calorie snacks, and variety packs for snack foods and low density products.  See it at PACK EXPO Booth #S-1601.

September 7, 2010

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OFF THE SHELF: Pouches stand up and stand out

On a recent trip to a Walgreen's store, Packaging World editor Anne Marie Mohan found two varieties of stand-up pouches that really caught her eye. Hear her description of Dial's Eco-Smart Refill pouch and Rolaids Antacid Softchews.

August 27, 2010

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2010 Greener Package Awards honor eight sustainable innovations

The second-annual Greener Package Awards competition recognizes innovations in five categories that significantly reduce packaging’s environmental footprint.

August 26, 2010

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Sustainability is at the root of personal care packaging trends, says PMMI

A new PMMI study shows that companies are responding to the call to reduce their packaging and its carbon footprint.

August 16, 2010

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Mixing up fruits and nuts in weight-reliable bags

Sophisticated weighers and product transfers facilitate consistent blending of up to eight fruit and nut components per bag

August 9, 2010

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Robots handle sensitive parenteralia bags in pharma facility

Bayer Schering Pharma, an affiliate of Bayer HealthCare, is one of the 10 largest specialty pharmaceutical companies in the world, with facilities in the U.S., Latin America, Asia, and Europe.

August 8, 2010