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Flexibles

Notable web sites

Application Service Providers: InterchangeDigital (www.interchangedigital.com) offers Satellite™ 1.0 that gives users the power to access, manage, and unite digital assets from anywhere in the world via an Internet Web browser.

October 31, 2001

Conveying & accumulation

Side-sealed and delivered

A manufacturer of crown molding invests in a horizontal shrink wrapper that delivers better protective packaging and tamper evidence.

October 31, 2001

Protective/transport packaging

Rising demand for foamed plastics, plastics equipment

According to the Freedonia Group’s “Foamed Plastics” study ($3꺜), the demand for foamed plastics in the United States is predicted to rise nearly 3% per year to 7.8 billion lb in 2005.

August 31, 2001

Secondary Packaging

Bottom taper coddles fruit

This automated case taper has special gear that helps protect delicate fruit during distribution. It runs at a steady 54 boxes/min and can be forklifted from place to place.

June 30, 2001

Protective/transport packaging

IKON polishes image with air cradles

Inflated cushions now cradle toner cartridges in shipping packs from two remanufacturing plants, reducing damage while enhancing satisfaction.

June 30, 2001

Flexibles

Impressions from WestPack

The king is dead. . . What once was one of the most interesting and fun national shows deteriorated this year into what looked like urban renewal--there were so many empty spaces throughout the exhibit floor.

June 30, 2001

Protective/transport packaging

Cost savings drive changes

Inside the box thinking is yielding savings for Western Digital Corp., Lake Forest, CA, which changed its protective packaging in Nov. ’00 for a six-item line of hard drives sold in the United States.

June 30, 2001

Conveying & accumulation

Air cushions salve Omron's shipping wounds

Medical supply distributor switches from loose-fill “peanuts” to an air-cushioned void fill to satisfy customers and cut space requirements.

March 31, 2001

Protective/transport packaging

Transport packaging: Turning data into dollars

Designers of transport and distribution packaging have known for years that the economics of such designs rest on a knife’s edge: Too much packaging and you’re wasting money.

February 28, 2001

Protective/transport packaging

E-tailer cushions itself in a perilous environment (sidebar)

Dunnage options, economics

February 28, 2001

Protective/transport packaging

E-tailer cushions itself in a perilous environment (sidebar)

eToys’ future in doubt

February 28, 2001

Conveying & accumulation

E-tailer cushions itself in a perilous environment

Air-cushion-making machinery, conveyors, case tapers and printers provide operational efficiency at embattled e-tailer e-Toys’ new distribution facility in Ontario, CA.

February 28, 2001