Sustainability

Luster straightens out freshness problems

This haircare producer begins filling creme relaxer into nestable yogurt-style cups with freshness seals. The switch from traditional jars not only keeps the product fresh, it aids in product display as well.

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Containers

Upscale dressings get Olympic treatment

When athletes sit down to eat at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, they may encounter Olympic 'gold' decorating on the sauce bottle they pour.

April 30, 1995

Sustainability

Transpack 95 packs a punch

Symposium on transport packaging focuses on the increasing sophistication of this aspect of packaging. Hazardous material shipments top a host of regulatory concerns.

April 30, 1995

Closures

Resealable labels

Engraph's (Moorestown, NJ) resealable labels allow consumers to repeatedly reseal the extended-text label after it is opened. Can hold warnings, directions, recipes or warranties.

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Flexible packaging

Horizontal f/f/s

The Enflex horizontal pouch packaging machine from Key Intl. (Englishtown, NJ) automatically forms, fills and seals 3- or 4-sided pouches at speeds to 400 pouches/min.

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Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Recycled paperboard

James River's (Milford, OH) Pacesetter® line of coated paperboard is made from 100% recycled content and comes in a caliper range from .016 to .026, either newsback or whiteback.

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Converting equipment

PET bottles and jars

Tech Industries (Woonsocket, RI) is now the primary supplier of ACI Rockware Plastics' (Norwich, UK) Silhou-ette(TM) line of injection-stretch blow molded PET jars and bottles.

April 30, 1995

Flexibles

Consultancy program

Rubbright-Brody (Eagan, MN) is offering a brochure describing its PULSE retainer consultancy program. Interpretations of key packaging matters and in-depth reports on developments abroad are discussed, as well as insights into microwave susceptors, MAP, silica-coated films, stand-up flexible pouches and aseptic packaging.

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Filling/capping, dry

Bulk net weigher

The AEF-25 automatic linear net weigher from Weighpack Systems (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) works with a wide variety of bulk products, including solids, granulars and powders.

April 30, 1995

Conveying & accumulation

Arcadia takes major step in production

Juice and drink bottler upgrades case packing for high output, even outstripping what its palletizer can handle. A new palletizer is on the list; so is improved bottle feeding.

April 30, 1995

Conveying & accumulation

Strapping gets an upgrade at Ford

At Ford's massive parts center just outside Detroit, new strapping equipment helps ensure that dealerships around the world receive quality damage-free parts.

April 30, 1995

Flexible packaging

Nabisco enters variety snack category in stand-up pouches

Nabisco Biscuit Co., East Hanover, NJ, is breaking into the variety snack category with Doyan-style stand-up pouches with reclosable plastic zippers.

April 30, 1995

Flexible packaging

Team effort builds a better zipper

Continuous Improvement Teams at Kraft Canada wouldn't rest until the leaker rate on the firm's zippered reclosable cheese packs was firmly under control.

April 30, 1995