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.

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Flexible packaging

Retort zippers

The Presto Products Fresh-Lock® zipper brand launched a new line of polypropylene zippers for retort and other high-temperature packaging applications.

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Containers

Food Safety & the Role of X-Ray Inspection

There are any number of reasons you may be considering X-ray inspection for your product.

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Closures

Schneider Electric ELAU Packaging Solutions: Servo motor/drive for liquid packaging

Elau introduces the PacDrive™ SCL-055 integral servo motor/drive in a form factor designed to overcome the physical constraints of beverage, pharmaceutical, food, and other liquid packaging applications.

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Controls & Machine Components

Rittal Corp.: Industrial workstations

A modular system of industrial workstations is available from Rittal Corp. Designed to increase workspace and offer safety and ergonomics, workstations include contemporary aesthetics to blend into virtually any operating environment. System offers 17” and 21” monitor housings attached to a work surface, and a base that may be configured with a pedestal or enclosure.

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Flexibles

Stabilized films

New England Extrusion trademarked Rayflex®, a family of white films engineered to withstand prolonged periods of exposure to the sun. Applications include agricultural/chemical packages, lawn and garden bags and pouches, and any other packaged product that might be subject to extended exposure to UV light.

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Flexibles

Sealed without a kiss?

When Hamburg, Germany-based Beiersdorf wanted to improve the packaging for its Nivea Visage facial cleansing tissues, a Holland-based injection-molder developed a container using some sophisticated plastics.

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Containers

Rigid bulk packaging growth projected

Rigid intermediate bulk containers (RIBCs) and materials handling containers will pave the way for rigid bulk packaging growth in the United States. That’s according to The Freedonia Group, whose study Rigid Bulk Packaging projects demand for this type of packaging in the U.S.

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Closures

Twist & Pour for quarts, too

For 2003, Sherwin-Williams has begun to move several of its paint brands into new square quart high-density polyethylene containers that are similar to the gallon Twist & Pour jugs introduced last year.

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Closures

Packaging redesign for potting soil

The Scotts Co. recently chose Marketing By Design, Inc. to refresh and update the packaging design of its potting soil product line. The line includes eight SKUs in multiple size recloseable plastic bags that hit the market in April.

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Protective/transport packaging

Web Plus: Interactive product matrix, reloaded

Tuscarora (www.tuscarora.com), part of SCA Global Packaging, decided it needed a way to allow potential customers to customize their search for protective packaging via the company’s Web site.

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Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Companies

McCormick & Co., Inc.

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Flexible packaging

Pregrilled brats bagged beautifully

Johnsonville Sausage LLC, Sheyboygan, WI, has bagged a way for people to enjoy fresh grilled sausage without having to fire up a grill.

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