Flexibles

Tubing machine for wet wipes

Optima offers its fully automatic packaging solution for wet wipes in plastic tubs for a manufacturer of paper hygiene products. Wipes can be placed in the tubs as bulk stacks or prepackaged stacks in plastic bags.

September 30, 2005

Materials: Page 555

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Label/tag substrate

The Technical Paper business of Neenah Paper has introduced KIMDURA® Multi-Task, a synthetic label and tag substrate for the non-pressure-sensitive market.

September 30, 2005

Additives, coatings & inks

Katrina's resin price impact: 'dramatic and historic'

The Plastics Exchange’s September 8 Market Update reports that the effect of Hurricane Katrina “on the resin [price] markets will largely depend on how quickly the petroleum refineries that produce (among other products) the ethylene, propylene, and styrene monomers that are used to produce commodity plastic resins, are able to be brought back online and resume normal production and shipment.

September 30, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

CHANGES AHEAD FOR SHRINK LABELING MARKET

A new study from PakIntell, Shrink Label Markets, Materials, and Application Technology, suggests that “a substantial transformation will occur in shrink labels in the next five years in materials and application machinery, as well as in the competitive dynamics of shrink-sleeve and roll-on, shrink-on labels.” A customizable Excel worksheet cost model is designed to help converters estimate label finishing costs.

September 30, 2005

Closures

Tapered canister meets Pepperidge Farm's Whims

Whether they’re merchandised from a special display, end cap, or on the cookie shelf, Pepperidge Farm’s new Whims cookie canisters are instantly recognizable from competitive brands.

September 30, 2005

Secondary Packaging

Marinade design exudes New York

A label with unique styling adds excitement, curiosity, and intrigue to Mikey’s New York Steak Marinade introduced into New York City in April 2005.

September 30, 2005

Secondary Packaging

Kraft's Chips Ahoy! launches in resealable packaging

In July, Kraft Foods introduced its Chewy Chips Ahoy! soft chocolate chip cookies in its patent-pending Snack ’n Seal resealable packaging.

September 30, 2005

Closures

Dual-chamber make-up gets custom closure

Procter & Gamble’s Cover Girl brand now includes the newly introduced Outlast Liquid Make-Up, packaged in dual-chamber, 44-mL bottles with durable, double-hinge, dual-dispensing closures.

September 30, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

RFID R&D at MIT

It seems logical that the smartest minds should tackle the toughest challenges. That’s the mindset at the Auto-ID Labs of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA.

September 30, 2005

Labels

Lid provides structural support for bundled jars

Secondary package stability is crucial for success in shrink-sleeve bundling two or more products into multi-packs that won’t tip over or tear when handled.

September 30, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Companies

Weber Marking Systems announced that its subsidiary company, Tape & Label Engineering, will be consolidated as a Weber label manufacturing facility.

September 30, 2005

Sustainability

New bottle brings new site

A new Web site has been created to accommodate the need for information associated with a line of aluminum bottles.

September 30, 2005

Filling/capping, dry

Aseptic and ESL packaging keeps evolving (sidebar)

Light barrier protects UHT milk

September 30, 2005