Flexibles

Braille 'signed' on sleeved bottles

Italy’s Brescia Milk Depot debuts Braille via hot-melt adhesive dots applied to shrink-sleeved milk bottles.

April 4, 2008

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Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

New adhesive applicator puts Carmex in club stores

Lip-balm manufacturer Carma Labs installs a fully automatic applicator for removable adhesive to enable repeatable and fast assembly of variety packs for Sam’s Club.

April 4, 2008

Sustainability

What kind of packaging would we give up for Mother Earth?

According to a Nielsen Global Food Packaging Survey, nearly one in two global consumers would give up all forms of packaging designed for convenience purposes if it would benefit the environment, including packaging designed for easy stacking/storing at home (49%); packaging that can be used for cooking, or doubles as a resealable container (48%); and packaging designed for easy transport (47%)

April 3, 2008

Coding, Printing & Labeling

RFID drivers 2008

An uptick in RFID suggests that the market is moving beyond traditional closed-loop applications toward pilots and deployments driven by value propositions.

April 3, 2008

Coding, Printing & Labeling

PMMI Packaging Intelligence Briefs

Briefs highlight emerging trends affecting the global packaging industry in White Paper-like reports.

April 3, 2008

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Print/apply pallet labeler

NJM/CLI has introduced the enhanced Model 401X print-and-apply pallet labeler.

April 2, 2008

Flexibles

Stand-up pouch debuts Celestial Seasonings coffee

Known for its high-quality, specialty tea, Celestial Seasonings is perking up the coffee aisle with a debut line of organic, whole-bean coffees in richly illustrated, stand-up pouches.

April 2, 2008

Sustainability

Helping customers develop 'solutions' to two of today's real challenges

We sell solutions! The phrase has become so overused that nearly everyone states it and nearly everyone ignores it, except when they are the ones saying it.

April 1, 2008

Contract packaging

Source innovative packagers to stay ahead of maturing private label

How can national brands leverage contract packaging to add value to their consumer products?

March 29, 2008

Flexibles

Winemakers lead the way on packaging developments within alcoholic drinks

Winemakers have woken up to the fact that packaging can make a difference to their offering, a fact that has been long exploited by soft drinks and food manufacturers alike.

March 24, 2008

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Analyzing Sam's Club's RFID fee

Consultants assess the meaning of the retailer's fee for noncompliance to its RFID mandate.

March 9, 2008

Labels

Aussie isotonic 'suits up' for America

Sleeved bottle features smooth sidewalls and a vertical 'fill-level' stripe.

March 5, 2008

Closures

Cap liner system

The new Lockliner cap liner system from Innovative Molding is designed to assure the liner stays properly seated within the closure prior to capping and that induction sealing is bonded effectively.

March 4, 2008