Flexibles

High-abuse shrink bag literature

Free literature is now available from Vector Packaging on its Vector 80 High Abuse Plastic Shrink Bags. Designed for bone-in case-ready meat and poultry products, bags have excellent clarity and puncture resistance.

February 28, 2006

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 1411

Flexibles

FPA Silver Award Winners, continued

This is a continuation of the FPA Silver Award winners...

February 28, 2006

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Brand restaging gives Seagram's, coolers category a lift

Can the impact of dollars invested in a package redesign be measured on the bottom line?

February 28, 2006

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Nestlé adds nutritional label to confections in UK and Ireland

With interest in healthy eating on the rise in Europe, Nestlé is beginning to phase in nutritional labeling on its confectionery products in England and Ireland.

February 28, 2006

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Milestone for pediatric drug labeling

There are now 100 pediatric drugs that contain additional labeling information on safety, efficacy, dosing, and unique risks for children.

February 28, 2006

Conveying & accumulation

Automatic product guiding system

FlexLink has launched a patented automatic product guiding system that solves a long-standing productivity bottleneck in conveyor lines, company says.

February 28, 2006

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Uniformity bill moves forward

The House Energy and Commerce Committee has voted out the National Uniformity for Food Act (H.R. 4167) that provides uniform, national standards and warning requirements for food labeling, advertising, and other communications by food companies.

February 28, 2006

Secondary Packaging

Packing station

Combi Packaging and 3M have collaborated to provide Expresspack, a value-priced, hand-packing station solution for companies requiring more throughput than can be provided manually.

February 28, 2006

Coding, Printing & Labeling

RFID challenges

Larstan Business Reports, Potomac, MD, held an executive roundtable in Chicago in December. The panel of RFID analysts and solutions providers was moderated by John Persinos, Larstan editorial director.

February 28, 2006

Coding, Printing & Labeling

RFID for now and tomorrow

Matt Ream of Zebra Technologies talks about RFID implementation and offers predictions as to where this technology is headed.

February 28, 2006

Flexibles

'Mucho' convenient consommé packaging

In December 2005, Spanish food processor Gallina Blanca debuted consommés and broths in single-serve, shelf-stable, microwaveable cups custom-designed and produced by EDV Packaging.

February 28, 2006

Closures

New aseptic beverage carton screw cap debuts in Europe

The first commercial user of a new three-piece screw cap mechanism for aseptic beverage cartons has been introduced in Germany by Milchwerke Thüringen GmbH, a subsidiary of the Humana Milchunion group.

February 28, 2006

Closures

Body washes receive custom PET bottles

Method Home Products, San Francisco, CA, recently rolled out a line of gel and cream body washes in 15-oz, custom-manufactured, tear- (or bulb-) shaped PET bottles from Amcor PET Packaging.

February 28, 2006