Flexibles

Flashing gold-medal form

An unprecedented 127 entries poured into the 2006 Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards competition, sponsored by the Flexible Packaging Association. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the FPA Awards competition. Here are the winners of the Gold Awards.

February 28, 2006

Materials: Page 552

Containers

Blessings automates its mission

A new induction cap sealer, tablet counter-filler, and labeler help Blessings Intl. more efficiently pack medicines for missions in more than 140 countries.

February 28, 2006

Flexibles

Pallets made from PCR resins

NextLife Recycling, a plastic film and bag recycling company, launched its NextLife Pallets, the first of its new line of 100% recycled-content products made from recovered plastic film scrap such as grocery and retail bags and stretch film.

February 28, 2006

Protective/transport packaging

'Book-smart' system doubles productivity

Book seller cuts labor requirements, shipping costs, and lost-in-mail rates with new shipper packaging system.

February 28, 2006

Flexibles

High-abuse shrink bag literature

Free literature is now available from Vector Packaging on its Vector 80 High Abuse Plastic Shrink Bags. Designed for bone-in case-ready meat and poultry products, bags have excellent clarity and puncture resistance.

February 28, 2006

Flexibles

FPA Silver Award Winners, continued

This is a continuation of the FPA Silver Award winners...

February 28, 2006

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Brand restaging gives Seagram's, coolers category a lift

Can the impact of dollars invested in a package redesign be measured on the bottom line?

February 28, 2006

Coding, Printing & Labeling

RFID challenges

Larstan Business Reports, Potomac, MD, held an executive roundtable in Chicago in December. The panel of RFID analysts and solutions providers was moderated by John Persinos, Larstan editorial director.

February 28, 2006

Coding, Printing & Labeling

RFID for now and tomorrow

Matt Ream of Zebra Technologies talks about RFID implementation and offers predictions as to where this technology is headed.

February 28, 2006

Flexibles

'Mucho' convenient consommé packaging

In December 2005, Spanish food processor Gallina Blanca debuted consommés and broths in single-serve, shelf-stable, microwaveable cups custom-designed and produced by EDV Packaging.

February 28, 2006

Closures

New aseptic beverage carton screw cap debuts in Europe

The first commercial user of a new three-piece screw cap mechanism for aseptic beverage cartons has been introduced in Germany by Milchwerke Thüringen GmbH, a subsidiary of the Humana Milchunion group.

February 28, 2006

Closures

Body washes receive custom PET bottles

Method Home Products, San Francisco, CA, recently rolled out a line of gel and cream body washes in 15-oz, custom-manufactured, tear- (or bulb-) shaped PET bottles from Amcor PET Packaging.

February 28, 2006

Flexibles

Resealable ice bags heat up sales

Blue Keld, East Yorkshire, UK, a leading British producer of bottled waters and bagged ice cubes, has introduced Blue Keld Spring Water Premium Ice Cubes packaged in press-to-close, resealable one- and two-kg bags, incorporating zipper mechanisms supplied by Zip-Pak.

February 28, 2006