Flexibles

B-I-B brings big benefits

A switch from 5-gal plastic pails to bag-in-box packaging has greatly reduced the number of failed packages.

June 30, 2002

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Closures

Redesign quenches 'Dry' package

Made-over Canada Dry ginger ales, mixers, and sparkling wines hit consumer shelves.

June 30, 2002

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Redesign showers success

Alsons Corp. was looking to develop a new packaging strategy for its hand-held shower and regular shower heads.

June 30, 2002

Secondary Packaging

Web Plus: Sites

New or enhanced Web sites

June 30, 2002

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Packaging design management electronically efficient

Midlands Packaging Corp. (Lincoln, NE), manufacturer of folding carton, corrugated, and thermoformed plastic packaging, found a new platform for customer service.

June 30, 2002

Flexibles

Companies

–Flexicon Corp. (Bethlehem, PA) relocated into its new 90ꯠ sq’ mfg. facility and world headquarters.

June 30, 2002

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Food allergen bill introduced

Bills have been introduced in the Senate by Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and in the House by Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY) to improve the labeling of foods known to contain an allergen.

June 30, 2002

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Country-of-origin labeling

Proponents of country-of-origin labeling have scored a major hit. The 2002 Farm Bill, signed by President George W. Bush, mandates country-of-origin labeling for meat, produce, fish, and peanuts.

June 30, 2002

Additives, coatings & inks

Food contact substances

FDA has issued a guidance document to help the food industry prepare food contact notifications (FCNs) for food contact substances (FCSs) such as packaging.

June 30, 2002

Converting equipment

'Healthy' carton energizes nutritional beverage

Multilayer, skived-edge gable-top carton for NuVim’s energy drinks virtually eliminates previous carton’s tendency to bulge.

June 30, 2002

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Double (and triple) dose of convenience?

Co-packaging of drugs can help medication compliance. But lack of FDA policy impedes packaging applications.

June 30, 2002

Flexibles

2001 PLGA Printing Awards

Packaging World highlights winners of the Packaging and Label Gravure Assoc. 2001 awards for excellence in printing.

June 30, 2002

Flexibles

Alliedflex becomes N.A. sales rep for Arpac

The Arpac Group, Schiller Park, IL, has established a North American sales representative agreement with Alliedflex Technologies.

June 30, 2002