Flexibles

Pouch eases dispensing of ice-melt crystals

In ice-melting products, packaging’s role merely has been as a product container. Day Saver Ice Enemy takes packaging in the category to the next level with a pouch from Flex Pack USA that includes a pouring spout and ergonomic handle to make pouring easier.

March 31, 2006

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Flexibles

Little work, no mess with fondue pouch

The Cacao Noel Fondue au Chocolate Pouch takes the work and mess out of making dark-chocolate fondue while delivering shelf impact. The pouch, from LPS Industries, merely requires a cut along a line on the package and then to heat the contents in the package for one minute in a microwave.

March 31, 2006

Flexibles

Custom stand-up pouch for beverages

A slender, hourglass shape makes the Gluekos Performance Beverage 16-oz stand-up pouch, produced by Ampac Flexibles, hand- and pocket-friendly.

March 31, 2006

Contract Packaging

Achievements

Contract Packaging Assn.

March 31, 2006

Containers

Authoritative, reassuring, easy dispensing

The Ted Klein Tube of the Year is Johnson & Johnson’s Skin Cracking Ointment, The 1” HDPE diameter tube, from Alcan Packaging Cebal, features a satin-matte coating to highlight graphics and the product description.

March 31, 2006

Containers

Sensory perception sells the quality

From Performance Brands, Fiesta Sun shines in a dark brown tube from Artube, Iridium Industries. The label is decorated with a fabric-style PlushPrint material that emphasizes the effect of using the tanning product inside the package.

March 31, 2006

Closures

Stock components support the 'natural' look

Stock components from seven manufacturers give bottles of Epiphany Hair Studios’ Kimble Hair Care line a “natural” look. “Soft-touch” HDPE bottles work in harmony with natural dispensing closures and sprayers, Hi-Gloss natural PP jars with closures, and a natural HDPE “push-up” wax stick.

March 31, 2006

Containers

Extended label adds dimension on tube

Meguiar’s Scratch X Scratch & Swirl Remover for Autos took home 2005 Innovative Tube of the Year honors for its EasyTab extended label, which is atypical on tube labels.

March 31, 2006

Containers

Project pail takes pain out of painting

Winning Best of Show honors at the Institute of Packaging Professionals’ (IoPP) 2005 AmeriStar competition, Sherwin-Williams Co.’s Ready-to Roll PP paint container oozes with convenience features.

March 31, 2006

Flexibles

Packaging Summit's focal point: the Hall of Packaging Excellence

An extensive display of the past year’s best new packages will demonstrate what the results can be when education meets inspiration.

March 31, 2006

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Packaging Summit: three events under one roof

The contract packaging-focused Packaging Services Expo is joined by Packaging Containers & Materials Expo and the Packaging Summit Conference May 16-18 in Rosemont, IL.

March 31, 2006

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Xbox plays to the environment at Sam's Club

Microsoft’s Xbox 360 game system sold exclusively at Sam’s Club appears in a new kind of environmentally friendly packaging.

March 31, 2006

Sustainability

Machine builders and buyers talk turkey at Ipack-Ima

A first-of-its-kind forum, held in conjunction with Italy’s packaging show, was aimed at improving relationships between builders and buyers of packaging machinery.

March 31, 2006