Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Tubs clearly a 'nutty' choice for Hampton Farms

High-barrier thermoformed tubs' unique shape and clear view of premium roasted nuts deliver a point of difference for Hampton Farms' product launch.

February 13, 2007

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Flexible packaging

Checking up on healthcare packaging

Drug delivery devices, advances in combination products, and biologicals/biopharmaceuticals will present both challenges and opportunities for packagers.

February 9, 2007

Flexibles

Coping with coffee demand

Auger fillers above a vf/f/s machine was just the beginning. A checkweigher with electronic feedback to the filler saves $25,000 in just eight months.

February 9, 2007

Contract packaging

Multi-dimensional branding: Paste emphasizes attributes, store environment

Recognizing the need for a novel approach to introduce yet another product in the whitening segment, a Manhattan-based cosmetic dentist focused on brand name, package color, and the right distribution channel.

February 9, 2007

Coding, Printing & Labeling

RFID has game at Best Buy

IDTechEx has published a slick new 128-page RFID in action 2006/7 magazine that features case studies culled from its “RFID Knowledgebase” of more than 2,300 implementations in 85 countries. Of the approximately 25 articles is Best Buy’s implementation that includes smart shelves, electronically enabled shelving that  can read the tags of products. This permits the retailer to know whether or not a package is present on-shelf to help reduce out-of-stocks.

February 9, 2007

Sustainability

Sustainable packaging...where are the uprights we're aiming for?

There is no question that throughout the past year sustainability was a dominant theme in the U.S. packaging arena. After many years of limited progress in truly addressing the issues of the environmental impact of packaging materials, a number of consumer product companies and retailers, led by Wal-Mart, have started to take concrete steps to do something about it. We applaud this effort. It’s driven by the concept of sustainability in its entirety, which goes well beyond packaging.

February 9, 2007

Labels

Nestlé Beneful receives Pack Expo Selects award

The dog food package for Nestlé Beneful Prepared Meals was selected the winner in the inaugural Pack Expo Selects™ program by packaging professionals attending last November’s Pack Expo Intl., which is sponsored by the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (www.pmmi.org).

February 9, 2007

Closures

Aluminum bottle for stimulation beverage excites Fever

In January, Fever Beverage USA introduced 14-oz Fever Original and Fever Low Calorie stimulation beverages in aluminum bottles supplied by distributor Zuckerman Honickman (www.zh-inc.com). CCL Container (www.cclind.com) manufactures the bottles and uses lithography as the decorating process. Silgan (www.silganclosures.com) makes the 38-mm metal screw cap that tops the bottle.

February 9, 2007

Closures

OTC drugs and dietary supplements get new reporting burden

Under a brand new law, the packagers of over-the-counter drugs and dietary supplements will have to report serious adverse events to FDA and keep records of the events. The law is effective beginning with any product labeled on or after December 22, 2007.

February 9, 2007

Sustainability

Insights for less packaging

Bob Lilienfeld, who heads Use-less-stuff.com, has championed source reduction as the key to packaging sustainability for more than a decade.

February 9, 2007

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Repackaging 'releevs' theft woes

Merix Releev cold sore medication changes to pilfer-resistant BlisterGuard® packaging to meet retailer demands.

February 7, 2007

Cartoning

Pharma packagers seek solutions at Interphex Puerto Rico

Strong attendance demonstrates relevance of a new multivendor end-of-line packaging integration initiative.

February 4, 2007

Containers

Pail labeling application video

Pail labeling systems from CTM Labeling are designed to apply Pre-printed or Print and apply labels to various sized pails up to five (5) gallon size.

January 29, 2007