Converting equipment

CMM has a packaging flavor

There’s never been a better time for packaging pros to visit CMM, as new programs geared for the packaging sector are being introduced.

February 28, 2005

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 1484

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

SouthPack and more

SouthPack plus the co-located Design & Manufacturing South and the Plastec South serve up information and technology to the expanding Southeast region.

February 28, 2005

Closures

Functional jar holds the mayo

Kraft Foods, Glenview, IL, recently introduced a new PET package for its retail branded mayonnaise.

February 28, 2005

Flexibles

Chocolate sauce first in microwavable aseptic pack

Valrhona, a French gourmet chocolate maker, is among the first to launch product in the Tetra Wedge™ Aseptic microwavable 200 S aseptic pouch from Tetra Pak.

February 28, 2005

Controls & Machine Components

What a package designer should know about packaging machinery

At the Flexible Packaging Conference 2005, ELAU’s John Kowal helps packagers coordinate great package designs with the right machinery to run the packages efficiently.

February 28, 2005

Controls & Machine Components

Inkjet coders from PRISM ease PPG line maintenance (sidebar)

PRISM delivers HP inkjet technology with proven advantages

February 28, 2005

Conveying & accumulation

Inkjet coders from PRISM ease PPG line maintenance

Case codes stay clear, crisp as personnel change print heads virtually “on the fly” with no tools

February 28, 2005

Controls & Machine Components

Packaging machines 'go Mod' -- groundbreaking ARC report

Raise the value of packaging machinery by using modular software development practices

January 31, 2005

Sustainability

Consumer-friendly packaging gains new importance

Mona Doyle wants brand managers and package designers to know this: The price you pay in good will and sales for packaging that consumers perceive as undesirable could get even higher.

January 31, 2005

Closures

Combination product packaging

The healthcare industry is headed to drug combination products containing two or more regulated components that are physically, chemically, or otherwise combined as a single entity.

January 31, 2005

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Speedier changeovers

Quick changeover expert John Henry provided actionable advice during last week’s Web seminar sponsored by the Institute of Packaging Professionals.

January 31, 2005

Flexibles

Smart Package of the Month: Nanoclay pouch

A nanoclay-coated pouch debuts our exclusive ‘Smart Package of the Month’ spotlight as selected by the experts at IDTechEx.

January 31, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Printed electronics spark interest

Motorola’s technology for economical printed electronics for smart packaging and RFID applications has the attention of printers, converters, packagers, and others.

January 31, 2005