Flexibles

Sustainability award winner

Winner of a 2011 Sustainability Award from the Association of International Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators (AIMCAL) was a flower sleeve made of heat-sealable Nativia NZSS biaxially oriented polylactic acid (PLA) film.

April 20, 2011

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 1021

Sustainable Packaging

The burning question

What stance should the packaging community take on incineration?

April 20, 2011

Secondary Packaging

New Controller for Econocorp

Econocorp, Inc. welcomes Rhonda Livingston as the company’s new Controller.

April 19, 2011

Tamper-evident machinery

Selig Sealing Products creates Scholarship in Packaging at MSU

Selig Sealing Products, Inc., a global manufacturer of induction sealing and closure lining materials, announces the creation of the Selig Sealing Products Scholarship in Packaging at Michigan State University.

April 19, 2011

Flexibles

Aedan Pharmaceuticals launches energy drink in stick packs

Flexible packs for Aedan Pharmaceuticals’ single-serve dissolving powder energy formula provide innovative differentiation.

April 19, 2011

Sustainable Packaging

SPC report discourages biodegradation in landfills

A new SPC report concludes that biodegradation in modern landfills is not to be encouraged, as on net, the harmful GHG impacts of landfill emissions are likely to outweigh the benefits of energy recovery.

April 18, 2011

Case/tray packing

Yamato teams up with Key Technology

Yamato Corporation and Key Technology‘s Integrated Solutions Group (ISG) have teamed up to offer complete line solutions from processing through weighing.

April 18, 2011

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

All-Fill acquires V-Line from Taylor Products for integrated VFFS capability

All-Fill, Exton, PA has acquired the V-Line of Vertical Form-Fill-Seal equipment from Taylor Products of Kansas City, MO.

April 15, 2011

Secondary Packaging

Schneider Packaging recognized by Fanuc for outstanding robotic integration achievements

Schneider Packaging Equipment Co., Inc., FANUC’s largest integrator in the case packing and palletizing segment in North America, is honored to receive 4 additional FANUC Awards for innovation in use of Robotics as well as sales volumes.

April 15, 2011

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Meijer Design Director: Packaging is the 'skin of commerce'

Vickie VanHurley offers pointers on designing ‘passion brands.’ And she warns that the relationship between shopper income and value might not always be what you think it is.

April 15, 2011

Controls & Machine Components

Use benchmark information to assess, prioritize, and plan

If you haven’t read the Packaging World report on a survey measuring the capabilities of today’s packaging departments, please do so (www.packworld.com/article-31311).

April 14, 2011

Controls & Machine Components

Festo US names new CEO

Festo has announced that Richard J. Huss is the new CEO of Festo US.

April 14, 2011

Flexible packaging

Workshop agenda to deliver packaging expertise

The May 26 Healthcare Packaging Conference & Workshops event will include afternoon workshops on blister packaging and stability, shelf life, tracking, continuous manufacturing, and maximizing throughput.

April 13, 2011