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Vial delivers eye-opening ingenuity

Arthur Lifshey, a senior fellow engineer with Merck & Co., Whitehouse Station, NJ, is the inventive mind behind the patented Ocumeter® Plus, a high-density polyethylene vial for ophthalmic products.

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Containers

Bru's big on blue PET

Recognizing that an established brand lives or dies partly on the strength of its packaging, marketers at Bru S.A. were downright picky about which PET resin to use when they introduced 50-cL (16.9-oz) bottles of natural sparkling mineral water last May.

November 30, 2002

Flexibles

Fresh-cut fruit to grow with packaging

Fresh-cut fruits will be the beneficiary of several new materials for packaging that are likely to permit growth that’s projected to be similar to that of fresh-cut vegetables and salads a decade ago.

November 30, 2002

Labels

Very merry graphic design

Just in time for the holiday season, Smith’s Dairy is releasing Moovers Premium eggnog decorated with three of Santa Claus’ elves.

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Closures

Web Plus: Sites

New or enhanced Web sites

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Web Plus: L'Oréal creates package design concepts online

About twice a month, package designer Onsat Lustig of New York-based L’Oréal USA goes online to eDesigner Studio for an immediate sneak peak of how a package concept may look with a variation of components.

November 30, 2002

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Companies

Rohm and Haas (Philadelphia, PA) is relocating its pilot coating and lamination equipment to a new facility at its Ringwood, IL mfg. facility.

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

People

Max Garcia has been hired as a field service technician based in Mexico City, Mexico, for Multivac (Kansas City, MO). Bob Koch has been named director of sales, food div.

November 30, 2002

Containers

New bagger's a boon to ConAgra

New four-corner-sealed vf/f/s bagger with transverse zipper technology offers dependability as well as materials savings for major international food manufacturer.

November 30, 2002

Containers

New equipment fuels winery's growth

This Napa winery knows that only by investing in new packaging machinery can it become the outsourcing solutions leader in the global wine industry.See in-plant video

November 30, 2002

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Hardware clutter cutters

The National Hardware Show reveals improvements that leverage packaging through distinctive appeal.

November 30, 2002

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Flexible packaging and labeling winners unwrapped

During Pack Expo, ExxonMobil Chemical (Macedon, NY) recognized excellence and innovation in flexible packaging and labeling at its 16th annual Golden Mummy and Pyramid Awards ceremony, held November 5 in Chicago. There was a total of seven winners.

November 30, 2002

Flexibles

PMMI: U.S. machine builders innovate

A discussion on packaging machinery manufacturer innovation with Mel Bahr, chairman of the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute.

November 30, 2002