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Conveying & accumulation

AC drives bring improved performance to shrink wrappers

This builder of shrink wrapping systems gained multiple benefits, including reduced manufacturing costs, by rethinking its selection of AC drives.

September 30, 2005

Labels

Lid provides structural support for bundled jars

Secondary package stability is crucial for success in shrink-sleeve bundling two or more products into multi-packs that won’t tip over or tear when handled.

September 30, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Companies

Weber Marking Systems announced that its subsidiary company, Tape & Label Engineering, will be consolidated as a Weber label manufacturing facility.

September 30, 2005

Sustainability

New bottle brings new site

A new Web site has been created to accommodate the need for information associated with a line of aluminum bottles.

September 30, 2005

Secondary Packaging

Making more corrugated recyclable

A new coating for corrugated paper holds the promise of bringing to an end the need to separate old corrugated containers (OCC) and waxed corrugated boxes.

September 30, 2005

Contract Packaging

Aseptic and ESL packaging keeps evolving (sidebar)

PepsiCo’s got milk

September 30, 2005

Filling/capping, dry

Aseptic and ESL packaging keeps evolving (sidebar)

Light barrier protects UHT milk

September 30, 2005

Tamper-evident machinery

Aseptic and ESL packaging keeps evolving (sidebar)

‘Soup-er’ stocks served aseptically

September 30, 2005

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Aseptic and ESL packaging keeps evolving (sidebar)

Progress on the rotary front

September 30, 2005

Flexibles

Seafood tray redirects microwave power

Trays of Cape Cod Cuisine frozen foods manipulate microwave energy to mimic conventional oven cooking results.

September 30, 2005

Cartoning

Kraft's 'black box' data recorder

Kraft has developed ROME, a ‘black box’ diagnostic tool for packaging machinery that combines data collection and video from two cameras.

September 30, 2005

Protective/transport packaging

Revamped packaging protects windshield shipments

American Honda saves more than $500ꯠ annually through reduced glass breakage.

September 30, 2005