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Sustainable Packaging
Flexibles
Rigid
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Secondary Packaging
Trends
Flexible packaging
Thermal-transfer goes four-color process
Scimed Life Systems uses up its $250ꯠ preprinted label stock inventory in favor of on-demand high-quality four-color process thermal-transfer printing. Label stock changeover drops from 20 per shift to just over one.
June 30, 1996
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Secondary Packaging
Easy-open pack for bundles
Bundles of six 2-L water bottles from Perrier/Vittel, Paris, France, get an easy-open feature thanks to a new multilayer shrink film with directional tear resistance.
June 30, 1996
Conveying & accumulation
Continuous-motion packer speeds up Coke hot-fill line
A new type of continuous-motion bottle packer boosts output of Chattanooga hot-fill line. Simple design cuts maintenance and changeover.
May 31, 1996
Labels
Gatorade powder can taps brand equity
Gatorade Co. is tapping its pro sports image to relaunch its powdered drink mix. Formerly in an ordinary spiral-wound composite container, the mix is now packaged in an orange canister from Liquid Container (West Chicago, IL) that replicates the look of the large Gatorade dispensing cooler seen on the sidelines at national sporting events.
May 31, 1996
Labels
Brewing new markets
Last summer, Americans slurped down enough Blended Frappuccino(TM) iced coffee at Starbucks Coffee outlets to double the company's cold coffee sales.
May 31, 1996
Flexibles
High-speed shrink film wrapper
Kayat (Edgewater, FL) has introduced a heavy-duty, low-maintenance high-speed continuous-motion shrink film wrapper. Model 801T provides a bottom over-lap seal and can use preprinted films to wrap up to 80 trays/min.
April 30, 1996
Feeding/inserting/unscrambling
Packaging is focus at Lipton's new tea party
A new rectangular paperboard can, new graphics, new glass jars, even some product reformulation, are all part of a major remake for Lipton powdered iced tea mix. New Natural Brew line aims at ready-to-drink market.
April 30, 1996
Coding, Printing & Labeling
NACD calls cocktail mix bottle 'Finest'
Polypropylene bottle earns top award by providing functionality and contact clarity for cocktail mixes sold for on-premise use. Other easy-to-use containers also won awards, as did containers differentiated by decoration.
April 30, 1996
Controls & Machine Components
Vertical bagger/wrapper
The Maxima® vertical packaging system from Ampak (Anderson, SC) uses center-folded film to package items in PE bags or shrink films at speeds to 40 packages/ min.
March 31, 1996
Labels
Specialty labelstock
Avery Dennison, Fasson Roll Div. (Concord, OH), has introduced Denim Blues® and Old Money® p-s labels. Denim blues is made of 100% recovered cotton denim fibers.
February 29, 1996
Conveying & accumulation
Labelers help Heaven Hill reach new heights
Rotary labelers lift Heaven Hill Distilleries' spirits by boosting application speed and reducing downtime and labor costs associated with prior picker labelers.
February 29, 1996
Conveying & accumulation
Sandoz networks labelers for easy control
Sandoz Pharmaceuticals uses custom software on a central PC to control 16 devices--including label printers, applicators and scanners--to comply with customer bar code label requirements. The move saves over $425ꯠ annually.
January 31, 1996
Conveying & accumulation
Marigold sweetens sour cream line
New line lets Marigold Foods double its filling speeds for 8-, 12-, 16-, 24- and 32-oz cups of sour cream or yogurt. Programmable limit switch plays a key role, too.
January 31, 1996
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