Labels

Hershey leads SmartLabel initiative

Announced in late 2015, the SmartLabel™ tool allows brand owners to provide consumers with access to comprehensive product information via an on-pack QR code. Here, Deborah Arcoleo, Director, Product Transparency for The Hershey Company, shares how Hershey forged the concept and worked with industry members to launch the initiative.

September 29, 2016

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Adhesives/tape

Xode purchases Domino color digital UV inkjet label press

Custom label manufacturer Xode purchased a Domino N610i 7-color digital UV inkjet label press at Label Expo 2016.

September 26, 2016

Flexibles

Existing MRF technologies can be used to sort flexible packaging

Industry collaborative completes research on the flow of flexible packaging materials through single-stream MRFs, determining their feasibility for film recovery.

September 26, 2016

Protective/transport packaging

Millennium Packaging: Inflatable packaging system

System mounts to wall or tabletop; reduces space needs, packing material costs, shipping expenses and breakage.

September 22, 2016

Closures

Consumer focus groups to evaluate nutraceutical, pain med packaging

Groups to discuss functionality, engagement and visual appeal of pocket packs with CR dispensing closures for OTC medications and nutraceuticals.

September 20, 2016

Flexibles

Whimsical animal adventurers set all-natural jerky packs apart

A backpacking cow, a kayaking pig, and a rock-climbing turkey pictured in U.S. national parks set all-natural Field Trip Jerky’s packaging apart from its competitors.

September 17, 2016

Sustainability

Bio-based label at Labelexpo

Among the containers featured at the September 13-15 Labelexpo in Chicago was a 1-L bottle of floor cleaner with a bio-based label made entirely from sugar cane ethanol.

September 15, 2016

Closures

Orangina’s aluminum foil lids shine on shelf

Orangina applies aluminum foil lid labels to its cans for promotional and hygienic advantages.

September 13, 2016

Containers

Graphic Packaging offers solutions to a wide range of industries

From clamshell labeling to carton formers, Graphic Packaging's machinery innovations optimize packaging lines.

September 12, 2016

Secondary Packaging

Better butter case packing at 200 containers/min

German dairy installs new robotic case packer to handle trays as well as new retail-ready packaging for butter containers in a range of shapes, sizes, and product mixes.

September 12, 2016

Flexibles

In Memoriam: Robert G. Koppe, Robert’s Packaging

Packaging World remembers Robert’s Packaging founder Robert G. Koppe as a pioneer in stand-up pouch machinery.

September 9, 2016

Containers

Malt liquor branding draws on seasonal flavor, familiar brand logo

Design firm creates distinct bottle label to stand out in recognizable brand lineup.

September 7, 2016

Containers

Novel package for a ‘disruptive’ cocktail

A two-compartment package—with the bottom container snapping into the base of the larger top bottle—is being used to launch a disruptive new portable, shelf-stable cocktail line.

September 7, 2016