Coding, Printing & Labeling

Bottle manufacturer gains anti-counterfeiting evidence

The use of special UV-readable ink helps ensure the authenticity and traceability of a range of bottles produced by rigid plastics packaging manufacturer RPC Containers Llantrisant.

September 24, 2012

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Labels

Roll-fed injection in-mold-labeled syringe

Inland Label, in collaboration with CBW Automation, Mold Masters, Tech Mold, PolyOne and Milacron, developed a roll-fed injection in-mold-labeled syringe enhanced with brand security measures.

September 23, 2012

Containers

Customized plastic tubing

Plastic tubing and hose manufacturer NewAge Industries now offers eight ways to customize tubing.

September 23, 2012

Flexible packaging

Bright Future opts for stick packs for penicillin powder

Hong Kong pharmaceutical packager switches from sachets to stick packs, relying on a single-source supplier for primary and secondary packaging.

September 20, 2012

Cartons and boxes

Individual packaging for fish-shaped fish oil supplements

Colorful boxes carry four blister sheets, each with nine individually wrapped fish-shaped jellies that provide convenience.

September 14, 2012

Flexibles

Snap Pac pouch makes lawn spreading simple

Scotts creates a no-mess, no-guesswork lawn spreader that works with pouched lawn-care products that snap into place and provide controlled-flow dispensing.

September 9, 2012

Labels

First anti-aging beverage balances technology, taste

New beverage clinically proven to help the body generate collagen launches in a hot-fill PET bottle decorated in a clean, clinical design that also highlights flavor.

September 8, 2012

Flexibles

Heaven-sent flex pack for Manna popcorn

Colorful, flexible bag created for new 100% SuperNaturalTM popcorn provides product freshness, while providing enticing, high-quality graphics.

September 5, 2012

Flexible packaging

Vertical form/fill/sealer offers the ultimate in package flexibility, changeover

Watch to see how the SVI 2620 AR VFFS from Bosch Packaging Technology represents the ultimate in flexibility when it comes to changing between bag styles such as pillow, side gusseted, stand up, corner seal and doy style bags with optional zippers. This video takes you through many features and benefits, including a brilliantly quick and easy changeover routine.

September 4, 2012

Sustainability

Biopolymer tray for refrigerated ready meals

Excelline Foods launched its new ready meals by installing a thermoforming machine and feeding it a forming web lamination whose core layer is a corn-based biopolymer.

September 4, 2012

Plastics/resins

Vital signs monitoring device approved by FDA

Copolyester is used for Sotera Wireless ViSi Mobile System’s lens, housing, and connectors.

September 4, 2012

Adhesives/tape

Where Packaging comes together. Catch the Wave.

H.B. Fuller, a global leader in industrial adhesives, highlights the new wave of innovative solutions for applications spanning case and carton sealing, end-of-line, flexible packaging, container labeling and retail-ready packaging. Watch this video to find out which adhesive to use for each.

August 29, 2012

Sustainable Packaging

Justin's nut butters relaunched in 100% PCR PET

Organic, all-natural nut-butter products now use containers having 100% post-consumer recycled PET content.

August 29, 2012