Containers

Plastic jar holds woodwork treatment

Alfred Clouth Lackfabrik in Germany has switched one of its leading brands from tin to rigid plastics with the introduction of a new plastic jar for a specialized woodwork treatment product.

May 29, 2014

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Containers

Drop-in plastic replacement for metal cans

The KlearCan from Kortec is a direct substitute for metal cans that lets contents show brilliantly through the package. It can be retorted and permits no oxygen ingress for two years. Takes a seamed-on metal end.

May 23, 2014

Flexible packaging

Pre-made pouches fed from rails

CleanPouch system from Scholle consists of pre-made spouted pouches with caps that are put on rails and fed into a high-speed rotary filler.

May 21, 2014

Labels

Kashi formulas or labels likely to change by end of year

The Kellogg Company agrees to drop the terms “all natural” and “nothing artificial” from some Kashi products.

May 16, 2014

Closures

Healthcare Packaging goes to Washington: Part IV of a four-part series

A healthcare perspective on the Consumer Products Safety Commission from Bethesda, MD.

May 15, 2014

Protective/transport packaging

How medical tech manufacturers save by outsourcing warehousing

Medical technology clients can realize economies by keeping warehousing local, avoiding excess shipping costs, and eliminating internal overhead.

May 15, 2014

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Lid designs provide differentiation for Yeo Valley’s dairy products

Consumers peel back a polyester lid to reveal a unique code that they enter online via the dairy’s website for a chance to win a VW campervan.

May 13, 2014

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

New dispensing system to be tried by P&G and Method

Both Method and P&G are close to launching products in a novel package that drew considerable attention at interpack 2014.

May 13, 2014

Labels

Sleeve-label conference attendees visit world's largest decorator

At the recent AWA Sleeve Label Conference, attendees visit the world’s largest contract decorating company in the world to view its technologies firsthand.

May 10, 2014

Flexibles

Performance Packaging hires new sales & marketing vice president

Blair M. Vance chosen for consumer goods and packaging, in particular aseptic and shelf-stable food packaging.

May 9, 2014

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Pfizer selects Visionscan as its global packaging inspection standard for blister packs

Nondestructive inspection devices trial successfully across multiple product materials, and from production sites worldwide.

May 7, 2014

Containers

Bottles double as learning tools

In launching a healthful beverage choice for families with children, Drink Blocks LLC of Ladera Ranch, CA, opted for containers that become both a collectible toy and a bilingual learning tool.

May 1, 2014

Flexibles

Stand-up pouches to help U.S. pouch demand grow

Freedonia study projects demand for pouches in the U.S. to increase 4.6% annually to $9.4 billion in 2018.

April 30, 2014