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Flexibles

Barrier bags

ValPar(TM) barrier bags from Paramount Packaging (Chalfont, PA) and Van Leer Flexibles (Houston, TX) provide an alternative to foil/poly lamination bags.

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Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

All aluminum blister

Teich Packaging (Northbrook, IL) has introduced a 100% aluminum blister designed for applications where humidity, oxygen, light or temperature sensitivity are critical to product protection.

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Closures

Personal care bottles

Lerman Container (Naugatuck, CT) has introduced HDPE Snap Ring cylindrical bottles for hair and personal care applications. Available in 6- and 8-oz sizes with a 22/415 finish, the bottles feature an in-mold indentation at the shoulder so that an overcap can snap on.

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Protective/transport packaging

Honeycomb cushioning

The Flextra® system for void-fill cushioning from Astro Valcour (Glens Falls, NY) uses rolls of recycled kraft paper with thousands of tiny incisions that stretch open when tension is applied, resulting in a three-dimensional honeycomb.

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

Form/fill/seal system

Universal Packaging (Houston, TX) has redesigned the Mark Series automatic vertical f/f/s system to incorporate PLC-driven Touch Command software. All set-up and filler functions, including fill and production weights, seal temperatures, batch counts, machine timing and storage, can now be handled from a single control panel.

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Closures

Cosmetics closures

Tiara cosmetics closures from Tech Industries (Woonsocket, RI) are straight-sided closures with domed tops. A variety of colors, including gold or silver metallized finishes, are available.

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Protective/transport packaging

PE foam sheeting

Astro-Foam® from Astro-Valcour (Glens Falls, NY) is an all-purpose PE foam sheet material designed for static protection, insulation, void fill and cushioning.

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Labels

Specialty labelstock

Avery Dennison, Fasson Roll Div. (Concord, OH), has introduced Denim Blues® and Old Money® p-s labels. Denim blues is made of 100% recovered cotton denim fibers.

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Flexibles

Ener-G goes glass

Silica-coated polyester in a three-layer pre-made bag gives Ener-G Foods the 12-month shelf life needed to market its dietetic bread products around the world.

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Protective/transport packaging

Shipping mailers

Astro-Valcour (Glen Falls, NY) has released a four-color brochure describing its full line of shipping mailers. It describes advantages of Air-Kraft® recycled bubble shippers, Pad-Kraft® padded shippers, white reinforced Tuff-Kraft® utility shippers and new Poly-lite(TM) polyolefin mailers.

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Flexibles

Cylindrical shipper liners

Inliners Unlimited (Monroe, LA) offers a new line of molded inserts and round-bottom bag liners designed to conform to the shape of a pail or drum. PerfectFit liners are available in a variety of materials, including nonbarrier PE films, barrier coextrusions and high-barrier laminations.

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Additives, coatings & inks

Black colorant

Cabot (Billerica, MA) has developed new black pigments for ink-jet inks that combine the reliability of dye-based inks with the print quality of pigment-based inks.

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