Closures

Single-serves with curves

Reid's Dairy milk launches in 250-mL cartons with screw caps and curved top and side panels.

April 3, 2007

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 1343

Containers

Ecolab's bottle is better, faster by design

Modeling studies cut eight months out of the package development process for its ProForce cleaning solution bottle sold at Sam's Club.

April 3, 2007

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Retro Chic--Harnessing the power of the past

Drawing inspiration from brands of yesteryear is now the future

April 2, 2007

Contract Packaging

Peracetic sterilant accepted for low-acid aseptics at Kan-Pak LLC

FMC's Clarity™ gains FDA acceptance for use by copacker Kan-Pak LLC.

March 29, 2007

Protective/transport packaging

SCA Packaging North America is now Tegrant Corporation

Tegrant Corporation, formerly SCA Packaging North America, has completed its sale to Metalmark Capital.

March 27, 2007

Closures

Ring-hinge protects dental polishing discs

A metal tin with PP lid solves contamination concerns.

March 26, 2007

Flexibles

Plastic bags provide looks, strength for horsefeed

TizWhiz horsefeed is corralled into durable, rain-repellent woven OPP bags that replace paper bags.

March 23, 2007

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Best practices for promotional item placement on packaging

Learn step-by-step how to increase the placement accuracy for literature, coupons or other items in this white paper from Minnesota Automation Products, Graphic Packaging Intl., Packaging Machinery Div.

March 23, 2007

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Bottle drying system produces for Britvic

An airknife system solves a labeling and coding problem for a new bottling line.

March 22, 2007

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

The wrap-up: Marshmallows are hard...to package

Can you figure it out why that is before I did?

March 20, 2007

Flexibles

Design firm bags new Pringles Select packaging

Gourmet version in four flavors drops the composite can in favor of a block-bottom pouch.

March 20, 2007

Secondary Packaging

Specifying the ideal stretch-wrap machine for your application

White paper from Orion Packaging explains the basics of specifying the correct stretch-wrap machine for your specific application.

March 18, 2007

Conveying & accumulation

Douglas Invex™ high performance for low volume case packing

An interview with Joe Faust, Electrical Engineering Manager, Douglas Machine, on the company’s entry into the low volume case/tray packing market.

March 18, 2007