Protective/transport packaging

Insulated shipping containers

ACH Foam Technologies has launched DuraTherm™, a durable shipping container for shipping perishable meats, pharmaceuticals, and other products that require thermal protection.

October 5, 2008

Materials: Page 469

Closures

Poly/paper hybrid bag

October 5, 2008

Sustainability

Colorful sustainable packaging

Newly launched by PWP Industries, the AgroResin® Rainbow expands the AgroResin® fiber composite packaging portfolio to include bright, vibrant new colors.

October 5, 2008

Flexibles

Lessons learned: packaging machinery

700 packaging professionals share their advice about packaging machinery.

October 4, 2008

Closures

Dawn's dual-product package differentiates brand

Packagers unwilling to invest in innovative, smart packaging will be the ones whose products are left on the shelf, advises smart packaging consultant Dr. Paul Butler.

October 4, 2008

Sustainability

Smart's light still burns bright

Smart packaging thrives, with innovations that drive greater brand marketing and product communication, as well as enhance product quality and safety.

October 4, 2008

Thermoform/fill/seal

Tolmar transitions to thermoforms

Foil pouches were more costly and didn’t allow health professionals to see what’s inside the package. A clear, thermoformed tray answers the call.

October 4, 2008

Closures

SICK, Inc: Bar-code scanners

Sick’s CLV620 and CLV630 line of bar-code scanners is designed to be compact yet powerful, for a range of logistics applications in high-speed packaging.

October 4, 2008

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Pack Expo---a spotlight on green

Change, Innovation, and Sustainability are the key themes of this year’s Conference at Pack Expo. But conference speakers will shine the brightest spotlight on sustainability.

October 4, 2008

Closures

'Fun' closure a production problem solver

It’s not just its carriers and cases that are innovative. Solomon Wine Co. has topped its Muse-brand bottles with Zork closures from Zork USA, a division of Portola Packaging, Inc. (www.portpack.com).

October 4, 2008

Closures

Muse puts the fun into functional wine packaging

Solomon Wine Co. releases a display-ready case of carrier-packed wines topped with an easy-to-reuse ‘cork.’

October 4, 2008

Labels

Bottle as art grows Mountain Dew's market share

Limited edition aluminum ‘bottlecan’ series expanded from six to 12 labels.

October 3, 2008

Coding, Printing & Labeling

The bar-coding/RFID debate

During their BPPF presentation, Aaron Graham and Mike Celentano made it a point to say that Purdue Pharma is open to different technologies, including both RFID and bar coding.

October 3, 2008