Tamper-evident machinery

PEF elects 'Class of 2003' Packaging Hall of Famers

Members of the Packaging Education Forum (PEF) elected Arnie Orloski Jr. (shown), William E. Archibald, William R. Armstrong, and Richard G. Lee into the Packaging Hall of Fame, Class of 2003.

September 30, 2003

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Closures

Plastic carton shows off new Aquafresh tube

A folding carton made of 15-mil polyvinyl chloride is helping new Aquafresh Extreme Clean toothpaste fly off store shelves.

September 30, 2003

Closures

Closure market ripe for consolidation

In Caps and Closures: A mergers and acquisitions review, U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray predicts that growth in the caps and closures market will exceed gross domestic product growth.

September 30, 2003

Closures

Three wineries try 'twist-cork' closure

In August, three wineries began shipping quantities of their vintages in new bottles that are closed by the MetaCork from Gardner Technologies.

September 30, 2003

Closures

Zipper broadens ice bag's appeal

Arctic Glacier, a leader in the $2.5 billion North American packaged ice industry, was looking for a way to differentiate its Premium ice from other providers and increase retail sales. Management saw package reclosability as the answer.

September 30, 2003

Closures

Portola acquires Tech Industries

Portola Packaging acquired Tech Industries, a manufacturer of plastic closures and containers for the personal care and cosmetics industries.

August 31, 2003

Secondary Packaging

360 packaging from Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation

Looking for big results? At Smurfit-Stone, we’ve learned you have to see the entire packaging picture.

August 31, 2003

Sustainability

IoPP selects AmeriStar winners

Packaging for a pharmaceutical product from Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals and a medical device from Exactech Inc. earned top awards in the Institute of Packaging Professionals’ 2003 AmeriStar competition.

August 31, 2003

Contract packaging

New facility for Panoramic

Panoramic, a packaging thermoformer and contract packager, has moved its manufacturing facility and headquarters to a newly renovated campus in Janesville, WI.

August 31, 2003

Flexibles

Robert's Packaging Open House

Last week, Robert’s Packaging held an open house for suppliers, customers, and the press at their facilities in Battle Creek, MI.

August 31, 2003

Closures

Presto and Pliant reach agreement

Presto Products Company, a business of Alcoa Consumer Products, Inc., and Pliant Corporation have reached a mutual agreement granting Presto the right to use Pliant’s patented Slider reclosable technology.

August 31, 2003

Closures

Curvy cocktail bottles create a stir

Launched nationally in May, Rose’s Cocktail Infusions mixers from Mott’s, Stamford, CT, create differentiation from competitive products on the shelf.

August 31, 2003

Containers

On the road again

Covering the world of packaging necessitates traveling to plants and functions beyond the borders of the United States. During the last week of August, this editor enjoyed the opportunity to visit packaging facilities in Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria.

August 31, 2003