Labels

P-s label for returnables

Spear® and IlloSpear® have introduced ThermoWash, a p-s PP label construction that allows beverages packaged in returnable bottles to employ the same labeling techniques as 1-way containers.

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Materials: Page 563

Additives, coatings & inks

Barrier resin suitability

Invista has announced that its PolyShield™ MXD6 barrier resin is suited for use in food pkg. applications in the European Union in contact with all food types, except for fatty foods and foods with an alcohol content greater than 10%.

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Flexible packaging

'Stellar' year for packaging machinery shipments

U.S. packaging machinery shipments surged 9.3% to an estimated $5.344 billion last year according to the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute’s 11th annual Shipments and Outlook Study.

October 31, 2005

Flexibles

Coping with change

At independent Pepsi bottler Browning Harvey Ltd. in St. Johns, Newfoundland, plant manager Gary Williams recently eliminated the hassle of inventorying returnable plastic shells for PET bottles. (This story will run in an upcoming issue.) Here Gary talks about the challenge of change in the overall packaging landscape.

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

High-speed RFID encoder/applicator

Markem Corp.

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Flexibles

Re-emergence of paper

All of a sudden in early fall, I’ve had a whole bunch of conversations about paper packaging, whether it’s for frozen foods packaging or loose-fill or for highly graphic consumer goods containers.

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Closures

Sites

New or enhanced Web sites

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Flexibles

The power of the 'aesthetic imperative'

The best packages compel consumers to sense the pleasure in using the product, giving them space to personalize meaning and build relevance. Here are four examples.

October 31, 2005

Flexibles

Packaging made from renewable resources gains traction

As petroleum-based materials edge upward in cost, packaging made from renewable resources grows more appealing. Says one water bottler, 'It’s the right thing.'

October 31, 2005

Secondary Packaging

Experts offer insights on healthcare packaging design

Recognized leaders in branding and design, Richard Gerstman and Herbert Meyers examine the challenges of pharmaceutical and nutraceutical package design.

October 31, 2005

Flexibles

10 ways 'hybrid' package awards Cardinal Health

Used to package drapes (and soon gowns), a flexible tray combines the stacking and loading benefits of a pouch with a premade bag’s linear tear opening and venting advantages.

October 31, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Label proposals not going down easy

The beverage industry is unhappy with potential changes to alcohol and soft drink labels.

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Psst: The privacy world of RFID

Privacy is an issue that some see as a potential dark cloud to RFID's silver lining.

October 31, 2005