Flexibles

Reclosable bacon package

Oscar Mayer makes bacon more convenient with its Stay-Fresh Reclosable Tray.

January 21, 2008

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Closures

Upscale glass jars reflect family pride

DelGrosso Foods chooses retro-look glass jars for its Italian sauces.

January 14, 2008

Labels

Shrink labels

New Shrink Sleeve Labeling technology from Continental Packaging Solutions allows packagers to use maximum space on a container for graphics.

January 11, 2008

Sustainability

Biodegradable void-fill

Ecologically designed packing peanuts from Starch Tech are 100% biodegradable and provide a sustainable alternative to cushioning products that end up in landfills.

January 11, 2008

Additives, coatings & inks

Light stabilizers

Ciba has introduced Novel Encapsulated Additives Technology (NEAT) to enable equivalent UV protection in waterborne coatings as that of high-performance light stabilizers in solvent-borne coatings.

January 11, 2008

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Two-piece cup system

Spartech has introduced Packalloy™ Imagine 2-piece cup system, a container system for food products that combines high-performance plastic technology with the advantages of 2-piece convoluted mandrel forming.

January 11, 2008

Containers

$55 billion in sales might be at stake. Is your packaging strategy ready to grab the gusto?

If the authors of a new report are correct, as much as $55 billion in annual product sales could be up for grabs over the next 10 years. If you want a piece of this pie, pay close attention to the continuing evolution of private-label brands.

January 11, 2008

Flexible packaging

Combating product separation, contamination

Seasoning blends and dry mix specialist installs easy-to-clean flexible screw conveyors for more efficient product delivery to filling lines.

January 11, 2008

Controls & Machine Components

High-performing micro-drive

The new V1000 adjustable frequency drive from Yaskawa is said to be the world’s smallest, while offering a large menu of performance- and efficiency-enhancing features.

January 11, 2008

Controls & Machine Components

Modular AC drives

January 11, 2008

Labels

'Zenergized' for Costco

Bevology, a start-up company based in San Francisco, CA, didn’t want its Zenergize Energy+ fizzy drink tablets to fizzle at Costco. So it developed suitable packaging under the club store’s guidance, including focus-group tests conducted with 100 consumers.

January 11, 2008

Flexible packaging

High-volume retailers set the pace for packaging

Consumer packaged goods companies follow high-volume retailers’ packaging lead as they seek to align with retailer strategies, brand positioning.

January 11, 2008

Containers

Sidel names Mart Tiismann new president

After two years working side by side, Mart Tiismann has succeeded Gérard Stricher as president and CEO of Sidel.

January 11, 2008