Containers

OK International: Case liner

The OK 220 servo case liner from O/K Intl. (Marlborough, MA) can run at speeds to 24 cases/min. Machine makes bags from a roll of polyethylene tubing and places them into a case, drum, or tray.

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Additives, coatings & inks

Hand wrap

StrengthWrap M™ from ITW Mima (Tamarac, FL) is a new kind of pallet wrap made with metallocene resins in a patented process. During this process, most of the stretch is taken out, making it stronger, more able to contain shifting loads, and much easier to apply by hand, company says.

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Protective/transport packaging

Rising demand for foamed plastics, plastics equipment

According to the Freedonia Group’s “Foamed Plastics” study ($3꺜), the demand for foamed plastics in the United States is predicted to rise nearly 3% per year to 7.8 billion lb in 2005.

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Flexibles

Shrink label sales to double

Sales of shrink labels for bottles and other containers will double between 1999 and 2004, according to a new study from Keymark Associates. “Opportunities in Shrink Film Labels for Bottles” says milk, ready-to-drink tea, sports drinks, and beer will show growth of more than 30% annually, 20% for juice, and 15% for water, ready-to-drink coffee, and liquor.

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Closures

New container helps Ocean Spray mix it up

Customized packaging now allows Ocean Spray to launch its preservative-free Original Fruit Mixers, the company’s first crack at the specialty drink-mixer market.

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Flexibles

Tuna salad kit packs multiple components

In April, Chicken of the Sea Intl., San Diego, CA, launched a Tuna Salad Kit that contains premium no-drain tuna in a vacuum-packed foil pouch.

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Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

International agreements

Hassia USA (Morganville, NJ) has joined forces with Erca-Formseal (Les Vlis, France) and A+F (Kirchlengern, Germany) to offer thermoformer flexibility and end-of-line packaging to their customers.

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Containers

Domestic acquisitions, agreements

MAN Roland Inc. (Westmont, IL) has entered into a cooperative agreement with Flint Ink North America (Ann Arbor, MI) designed to boost pressroom performance for North American printers.

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Containers

Graphic revitalization

In 1957, Vitabath came out with its first bath and shower gel called Vitabath Gelée. Not much had changed until February when Vitabath released a new fragrance and a new look. Phoenix-based Belae Brands, the maker of Vitabath personal care products, unveiled a modern, upscale packaging design, featuring a contemporary new logo screen-printed directly to the bottle.

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Labels

Contoured bottle fits Hansen's water

Hansen Beverage Co. entered the single-serve flavored water market in July with its Energy Water line sold in a 24-oz hot-filled polyethylene terephthalate bottle from Schmalbach-Lubeca (Manchester, MI).

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Flexibles

New pack helps No Pudge! Foods fatten sales

A paperboard carton that offers on-shelf differentiation and an inner plastic bag that doesn’t leak help No Pudge! Foods’ natural brownie mix sales soar.

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Flexible packaging

Wrapper does 'ryt' by contract packager

New wrapper greatly reduces material waste and labor costs while boosting productivity and employee morale.

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Flexibles

Flexibles to stretch beyond $19 billion in sales (sidebar)

Mixed bag for converters

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