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Closures

Dispenser gives closure to carpet cleaner

Spartanburg, SC-based Milliken & Co.'s Capture Carpet Cleaner now enjoys trouble-free dispensing thanks to the hinged Flapper® closure from Weatherchem (www.weatherchem.com).

December 18, 2006

Flexibles

In-line pouch forming saves time, labor

Japan-based specialty bread crumbs manufacturer FryStar has adopted an in-line form/fill/seal system for production of pillow pouch packaging with reclosable zippers.

December 18, 2006

Contract Packaging

Packaging Summit Expo and Conference coming to the U.S.

For the first time in more than a decade, the World Packaging Organisation (WPO) will hold its World Packaging Conference in the United States.

December 18, 2006

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Specialty soap grows with eco-oriented clamshell

Pangea Organics, Boulder, CO, selected a molded fiber clamshell for its repackaged line of Ecocentric Bodycare organic bar soaps for environmental reasons. It also received a big sales boost as a bonus.

December 18, 2006

Flexibles

'Molten' chocolate bar flows from stand-up pouch

Billed as “the world's first liquid chocolate bar,” is Lava Bar from Calabasas, CA-based Lava Chocolate, LLC.

December 18, 2006

Tamper-evident machinery

Crisis planning takes exercise

Proper response to a terror tampering will require planning, communication, and action by and among a number of different parties.

December 18, 2006

Contract Packaging

Bravo's bullish on shelf-stable dairy products

Roy Warren is CEO of Bravo! Foods Intl., a brand development and marketing company out of North Palm Beach, FL, that promotes and distributes flavored milk drinks and other beverages. Here he explains why he's a big believer in shelf-stable, aseptically filled, milk-based beverages in plastic bottles.

December 18, 2006

Labels

EPA prescribes pest product packaging

Concentrated chemicals sold in small, plastic, non-refillable containers are most affected. But label changes will be mandated for all products of all sizes.

December 18, 2006

Controls & Machine Components

2007 looks bright for packaging automation

2006 was a year of technologies aligning to take packaging automation to the next level in packagers' competitive strategies. Look for machine builders in 2007 to develop innovative new machines for PELV and Interpack

December 18, 2006

Secondary Packaging

'Ice' box provides instant messaging

A new windowed box for aquaICE™ speaks volumes about the revamped trays of prepackaged ‘ice' inside.

December 18, 2006

Flexibles

Authenticated and TE cognac bottles for Asia

Cognac Ferrand uses several protective layers to secure its bottles of Landy Cognac headed to Asia.

December 13, 2006

Contract Packaging

Club Stores: Show us the value

Display pallets and promotional packaging—two specialties of co-packers—are gaining steam as merchandising tactics. A third tactic, sustainability, is just getting legs.

December 12, 2006