Secondary Packaging

Food innovations on display at U.K. show

Two notable packages uncovered at Pakex 98, held recently in Birmingham, England, both come from food marketers. One is for soup, the other for a product designed to look like Chinese take-out food.

April 30, 1998

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Closures

Clarification

In the February '98 issue of Packaging World, p. 4, the dispensing closure used on Black Gold creme and lotion was referred to generically as a "eurostyle" closure.

April 30, 1998

Converting equipment

Water bottle vends like a can

Lancaster, PA-based Cloister Spring Water recently introduced its new H2O Cool spring water as "the first, the only 12-oz PET bottle that vends like a can." This allows the bottle to be sold through vending machines designed for canned soft drinks.

April 30, 1998

Closures

Automated bagger

The Paxem(TM) is a new high-speed automated bagger from Colt Eng. Corp. (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) that allows flexibility in product and bag sizes at high production rates.

March 31, 1998

Closures

HDPE bottle

Twin City Bottle (Minneapolis, MN) has designed its Apothecary bottle for use with lotions, hand soaps and other products. Extrusion blown in HDPE, the 250-mL (8.45-oz) bottle has "extended" round shoulders and a 28/400 finish compatible with most closures, pumps and sprayers.

March 31, 1998

Protective/transport packaging

Protective packaging

Stanga Industries (Titusville, FL) is offering molded foam products for protective packaging using a product called Eperan. Beads are injected into a mold in a process similar to EPS, which causes them to form into a predetermined shape during expansion.

March 31, 1998

Flexibles

Stand-up bag

Standzip(TM) is a flat-bottom bag with reclosable zipper from Jaguar Packaging (Lewiston, NY). The bag is filled through the gusset and is designed to work on Jaguar's bagger line and other automatic baggers or manually with a band sealer.

March 31, 1998

Containers

Hazmat shipper

As an alternative to steel or fiberboard drums in lab pack and hazardous material applications, Con-Quest Products (Elk Grove Village, IL) has introduced CoPack(TM) LP.

March 31, 1998

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Rotary blister sealers

Automatic rotary blister sealers from Starview Packaging Machinery (Dorval, Quebec, Canada) are equipped with automatic blister and card feeders, as well as an automatic unloading system for finished product.

March 31, 1998

Protective/transport packaging

Void-fill system

The Boxfill 3000 is a new machine from Boxfill (Maywood, NJ) that converts waste corrugated cases and scrap into lattice "blankets" that can be used as cushioning material.

March 31, 1998

Multipacking/shrink bundling/banding

Catching the rays

Packagers seek FDA approval of resins for use in overwrapping and trays for irradiated beef and poultry.

March 31, 1998

Cartoning

Looking for machinery trends? Read PMMI's numbers; forget DoC's

Ben Miyares is editor and publisher of the newsletter Packaging Management. He may be reached at 31408 Narragansett Lane, Bay Village, OH 44140. Telephone: 440/892-0998; Fax: 440/892-0208; e-mail: [email protected].

March 31, 1998

Flexible packaging

Torpharm aims to lead in generic drugs

Apotex creates an entirely new division to pack generic drugs for the U.S. The new facility's first packaging line is a model of efficiency and sanitation.

March 31, 1998