Secondary Packaging

Kellogg Company: Bulk packaging of cereal: Stretch wrapping

Consisting of a corrugated bottom sheet, a pre-made flexible-film bag, and stretch film, the K-one system replaces a corrugated bulk box and flexible film liner.

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Secondary Packaging

Kellogg Company: Bulk packaging of cereal: Completion

Consisting of a corrugated bottom sheet, a pre-made flexible-film bag, and stretch film, the K-one system replaces a corrugated bulk box and flexible film liner.

September 30, 2004

Flexibles

Kellogg Company: Bulk packaging of cereal: Placement of slip sheet

Consisting of a corrugated bottom sheet, a pre-made flexible-film bag, and stretch film, the K-one system, marketed by Lantech, replaces a corrugated bulk box and flexible film liner.

September 30, 2004

Flexible packaging

U.S. shipments for packaging machinery rise in 2003; exports increase by 33%

PMMI study predicts growth in future buying activity; record back log of $1.3 billion.

September 30, 2004

Conveying & accumulation

Open frame labeling system

The NEW Label-Aire Inline Series 6000 labeling system is designed to be very easy to configure while also making labeling easier and faster.

September 30, 2004

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Shrink sleeve labeler

*Bottle body label and cap shrink band are applied at the same time,while the two magazines permits interchangeable operations.

September 30, 2004

Converting equipment

Rotary blow molding system

ZYI offers its rotary blow molding system that integrates both the preform heating oven and the stretch blow molding section into one optimized structure.

September 30, 2004

Flexibles

Cans strike back in the tuna category

Even a casual observer of today’s packaging arena can’t help but notice the trend toward tuna in retortable pouches.

September 30, 2004

Cartoning

IWK launches blister machines

IWKA PacSystems offers the first of a new series of IWK blister packing machines, the advanced BP Series, which are automated with ELAU’s PacDrive automation system.

September 30, 2004

Protective/transport packaging

Liquid shipping protection

PIG® BubbleZorb™ Packaging Material from New Pig is exclusively designed for shipping and transporting breakable liquid containers. BubbleZorb combines a multilayer PP absorbent mat attached to a PE and nylon cushion bubble, providing both protection against breakage and complete absorption of any liquid if breakage were to occur.

September 30, 2004

Containers

Flip-top desiccant tubes

Süd-Chemie now offers a rigid, moisture-absorbent polymer tube with easy-to-handle flip-top lid, designed to protect diagnostic test kits and strips from both moisture and breakage.

September 30, 2004

Coding, Printing & Labeling

RFID label stock

SmartStrate® label stock has been specifically engineered by Appleton for RFID smart labels. Designed to overcome chip inlay failures associated with mechanical damage and electrostatic discharge at multiple points in the value chain, from converting, printing, and shipping to application and end use. In addition, SmartStrate’s cushioning properties are said to address issues related to printing on label facestock made uneven by the inlay edge and chip bump.

September 30, 2004

Flexibles

TECHNOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENTS POWER POUCH DEMAND

Demand for all types of pouches will continue to be bolstered by faster line speeds that have reduced costs and led to increased interest in pouches as a packaging option.

September 30, 2004