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Flexibles

Orville Redenbacher, Frito-Lay debut zippered, resealable packs

Orville Redenbacher has entered the ready-to-eat market segment with two flavors of Orville's Gourmet® Popcorn Clusters that stand tall in a stand-up reclosable zipper pouch.

January 31, 1998

Additives, coatings & inks

Danone launches biodegradable 'Eco Cup'

A biodegradable single-serve yogurt cup with heat-sealed foil lid appeared on store shelves in Germany last month as Munich-based Danone GmbH Deutschland relaunched its nine-flavor Jahreszeit line in a cup thermoformed from polylactic acid (PLA) resin.

January 31, 1998

Tamper-evident machinery

Candy with a twist appeals to kids

Come up with a candy package that will appeal to children. That was the challenge issued to the European Consumer Products Div. of Sonoco Products (Hartsville, SC).

January 31, 1998

Containers

X-ray fill-level inspection

The TapTone (N. Falmouth, MA) Ray Trak fill-level inspection system uses x-ray tube technology to check fill levels in bottles, cans and jars at speeds to 2ꯠ/min.

December 31, 1997

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Romaco, Inc: Vision system for blisters

The Visycam 1010 Intelligent Camera from Romaco (Morris Plains, NJ) detects for presence and product fragmentation by analyzing shape, area and perimeter in blisters.

December 31, 1997

Closures

Oval bottle

Plastic Bottle Corp. (Libertyville, IL) has come out with a new line of bottles called Laura Ovals for the cosmetics and health and beauty markets. The three sizes include a 2-oz PVC bottle with a 20/415 neck finish or a 20-mm tall finish that accommodates a linerless threaded closure; a 4-oz PVC bottle with a 24/415 neck finish; and an 8-oz bottle produced in PVC or OPET with either a 24/410 or 24/415 neck finish.

December 31, 1997

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Servo control offers labeling latitude

To comply with FDA's labeling rules, Amway's Nutrilite Div. relies on a labeler with 12 independent servo-driven stations that permit fast changeover, high speed and improved copy-to-panel registration for square bottles of vitamins.

December 31, 1997

Closures

Neck rings

Designed to be an inexpensive way to dress up conventional finger spray and lotion pump bottles, SeaquistPerfect Dispensing (Cary, IL) has introduced its decorative neck rings.

December 31, 1997

Closures

Foam liner

The Microcell PE and EVA metallocene foams from Sentinel Products (Hyannis, MA) have been FDA-approved for use in food-contact applications. Applications for Microcell include use as a liner in closures for the water and dairy industry and as packaging for personal or medical products.

December 31, 1997

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Thermoform/fill/seal system

Hassia's (Morganville, NJ) new THM 16/28 is a low-cost tf/f/s system. It's capable of a depth of draw of 4" and operates at speeds to 200 cups/min, depending on material and product.

December 31, 1997

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Combo checkweigher/metal detectors save space for Keebler

Compact and highly accurate, combo checkweighers and metal detectors at Keebler's Macon, GA, bakery are meeting special needs.

December 31, 1997

Tamper-evident machinery

Servo control offers labeling latitude (sidebar)

This is the story of the in-line capper that almost got away. When the Nutrilite Div. of Amway Corp. wanted to double the speed of its vitamin packaging line, management was leaning toward a rotary capper.

December 31, 1997