Flexibles

Top graphics make milk pouch come alive

One of the pioneers in pouched milk packaging in the U.S. is now presenting its product in four-color flexo printing on white 4-mil linear low-density polyethylene that's bringing vivid color to the milk case.

November 30, 1996

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Flexibles

Microwavable pouch pushes sandwich fixin's

In October, Madison, WI-based Oscar Mayer, a division of Kraft Foods, began test marketing stand-up pouches for five varieties of its HotWiches(TM) Sandwich Makers in Minneapolis, Chicago and Detroit.

November 30, 1996

Containers

Hand tools 'bag' to differentiate

Responding to retailer needs is paying off for Apple Valley, MN-based Enderes Tools. The company manufactures some 400 different hand tools, selling them to hardware stores and home centers nationwide.

November 30, 1996

Protective/transport packaging

Biofoam: Snacks to loose fill

A major feature article in Inc. magazine could jump-start a small Phoenix, AZ, packaging supplier. The October issue of Inc. included a story on Biofoam, the company and product name for starch-based loose-fill.

November 30, 1996

Containers

Supplier news: Relocations, expansions

U.S. Coexcell (Maumee, OH) opened a plastic drum warehouse in Auburndale, FL, to serve that state's citrus processors.

November 30, 1996

Additives, coatings & inks

Supplier news: Relocations, expansions

Color Technology (Westboro, MA) opened a 20ꯠ sq' manufacturing facility for additives and color concentrates in Chula Vista, CA.

November 30, 1996

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Mexico has new labeling rule

Commercial products sold in Mexico are subject to new labeling requirements that took effect November 1, 1996. The rule outlines the language that must be included on consumer product labels and defines terms, including packaging, labels and tags, instructions, guarantees, and the principal display panel.

November 30, 1996

Flexibles

Entrée salads with a paperboard twist

Fresh-cut produce in extended-shelf-life packaging remains one of the hottest areas of food packaging today. The latest entry is an entrée: Ready-To-Go Entrée Salads from Fresh Express of Salinas, CA.

October 31, 1996

Containers

Bulk ink system

The Titan Bulk Ink System from SQ Technologies (Minneapolis, MN) was designed to replace low-capacity cartridges. It mounts onto a variety of printers, including Marsh's Unicorn(TM), Matthews' Compac Coder(TM), and the Little David Microjet(TM).

October 31, 1996

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Indenting machine

The new TB 986 tabletop indenting machine from Algene Marking (Garfield, NJ) uses pressure and steel type to indent up to two lines of text into folding cartons or blister cards.

October 31, 1996

Secondary Packaging

Case packer

The Pouch Packer from SWF/Dyna-Pak (Sanger, CA) automatically packs stand-up pouches, four-side-sealed and other flexible packages into corrugated cases at speeds to 100 packs/min.

October 31, 1996

Flexible packaging

Display case packer for pouches

The Key Display Packer from Key Automation (W. St. Paul, MN) can run up to three lanes of pouches received from a high-speed horizontal form/fill/seal machine.

October 31, 1996

Cartoning

Bar code inspection system

The Plato-0100 is a bar code inspection system from Entry Technology (Cream Ridge, NJ) that verifies readability and presence of a correct bar code on most types of packaging.

October 31, 1996