Labels

Advantage: Full-Body Sleeve Labels

This summer, Penn Racquet Sports, Phoenix, AZ, is launching three- and four-counts of new HEAD-brand tennis balls packaged in PET cylindrical containers with full-body shrink sleeves supplied by ITW Auto-Sleeve (www.itw-autosleeve.com).

July 31, 2006

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Closures

Vodka Debuts In Blue-Hue PET Bottles

This summer, White Rock Distilleries, Lewiston, ME, introduced its Pinnacle-brand vodka in new 1.75-L translucent blue PET bottles supplied by Amcor PET Packaging (www.amcor.com) and topped with upscale 33-mm polypropylene closures from Berry Plastics Corp.

July 31, 2006

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Packaging And Prescription Drug Plans

Understanding the complexities and choices regarding senior drug plans continues to perplex many Americans. But what, if any, impact do these plans have on packaging?

July 31, 2006

Closures

Pediatric Drink In Aseptic Cartons

In June 2006, PTS Labs, Rosemont, IL, launched its ReVital Care Bears pediatric electrolyte drinks in 1-L aseptic cartons from Tetra Pak (www.tetrapak.com).

July 31, 2006

Coding, Printing & Labeling

No More Delays For Drug Pedigree Requirement

“While the new pedigree requirements will become effective on December 1, 2006, and RFID is an excellent way to comply with those requirements, FDA is not specifically mandating the use of RFID.”

July 31, 2006

Closures

In Search Of Real Packaging Innovation

The paucity of true packaging innovation troubles James Goodell, chief executive officer of i4design. Goodell is a world traveler, and notes the extensiveness of “me too” packaging dotting store shelves.

July 31, 2006

Containers

Bottle glossary

Alpha Packaging provides a bottle glossary with succinct packaging definitions.

July 31, 2006

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Considering packaged product security

How does the need to better protect your product impact your packaging design?

July 31, 2006

Closures

Data acquisition bottles

You may be surprised at what's packed inside these containers.

July 31, 2006

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Anatomy of a servo labeler

What’s a rotary servo labeler? Only the biggest news in flexibility since the invention of the timing screw. And innovative machine builder K2 Engineering is delivering now.

June 30, 2006

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Web Plus: New or Enhanced Web Sites

One80 Design, a Laga Co.

June 30, 2006

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Printed RFID slows

A new report throws cold water on the near-term outlook for printed electronics for RFID tags.

June 30, 2006

Flexibles

Kraft case is strong and good-looking

Kraft Foods needed high-impact secondary packaging to contain four 40-oz slugs of premium cracker products.

June 30, 2006