Flexible packaging

Packaging technology on display, Part Two

Once again the DuPont Awards competition attracted the best and the brightest where advancements in plastic packaging technology are concerned.

July 31, 2003

Protective/transport packaging: Page 31

Protective/transport packaging

Wagner cushions savings

For years, Wagner Spray Tech Corp., a provider of painting and decorating products, used folded corrugated inserts to protect its professional-grade paint sprayers during shipment.

June 30, 2003

Protective/transport packaging

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May 31, 2003

Protective/transport packaging

Cushioning change gives Earthtones damage control

Earthtones, Inc., Tucson, AZ, a manufacturer of decorative ceramic tiles, had for years lived with a 15% damage rate for its tiles packed in 30-lb corrugated boxes.

April 30, 2003

Protective/transport packaging

Container a clear success

Blueberry farm turns to new container to help six high-speed production/packaging lines run more smoothly.

April 30, 2003

Flexibles

Beauties and the bests

Holographic substrates were among the big winners in the annual competition of the Association of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters, and Laminators.

April 30, 2003

Controls & Machine Components

IMI Norgren, Inc: Pneumatic rotary actuators

From Norgren (Littleton, CO), a new range of pneumatic rotary actuators for packaging applications offer a consistently smooth, accurate, cushioned movement.

February 28, 2003

Flexibles

Hypertherm bags shipping savings

Hypertherm, a leading maker of plasma arc metal-cutting equipment, needed a packaging solution that would protect its equipment and spare parts during shipment.

January 31, 2003

Flexibles

A softer, gentler packet

When product development and packaging engineers at Kodak came up with a more patient-friendly dental film, a new approach to packaging was part of the package.

January 31, 2003

Flexibles

HP's printer clamshell is market-able

Hewlett-Packard packs a PET clamshell not only with a new printer, but also plenty of marketing and functional advantages.

January 31, 2003

Cartoning

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December 31, 2002

Protective/transport packaging

If at first you don't succeed...

Lamp manufacturer settles on protective packaging that significantly reduces breakage rates, as well as unnecessary costs.

December 31, 2002

Flexibles

Pack Expo video coverage: Air cushion inflating system

FP International's (Redwood City, CA) Novus C air cushion packaging system inflates preconfigured, low-density polyethylene film in four different air cushion shapes at speeds to 70 fpm. The four different cushion configurations can be used for void fill, blocking and bracing, corner cushioning, or as a replacement for traditional bubble material. The preconfigured film is stored deflated on a roll, saving space compared to premade air cushions and bubble packaging.

October 31, 2002