Converting equipment

Heinz, Hunt's turn ketchup upside-down

Makers of Hunt’s and Heinz ketchup hope consumers will flip for new ketchup offerings that stand on their closures.

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Flexible packaging

Pharmaceutical packaging to grow

Demand for pharmaceutical packaging products in the United States will rise 4.3% annually.

June 30, 2002

Closures

Everything but the brush!

Sherwin-Williams’ Dutch Boy Dirt Fighter paints are debuting in an extravagant four-piece square plastic container.

June 30, 2002

Closures

Beverages flow boldly into aluminum bottles

The path to product differentiation for two new beverages is a metallic one.

June 30, 2002

Flexibles

IPER's 'natural' trays, lidding

Italian supermarket chain will sell fresh food in thermoformed containers and heat-sealable film lidding.

June 30, 2002

Flexibles

Flexibles forecast to grow to $21.2 billion

The Flexible Packaging Assn.’s State of the Industry Report 2002 forecasts shipments of flexible packaging.

June 30, 2002

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

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.

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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