Containers

Barrier bottle to broaden Apple & Eve markets

Apple & Eve’s new monolayer barrier PET bottle from Graham Packaging offers the juice packer new ways to market its single-serve 10-oz bottles of juice.

July 31, 2003

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Flexibles

Tray is fudge factor for convenience

Convenient packaging by Friesinger's Candies, Springboro, OH, is intended to make consumers say "ah, fudge!" instead of "oh fudge!"

July 31, 2003

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

High-speed poly bagger

The Advantage CM (speeds to 140/min) vf/f/s bagger from Triangle is ideal for IQF products, including poultry, meat, vegetables, fish, French fries, and more.

July 31, 2003

Coding, Printing & Labeling

SIG servo labeler adds flexibility

New self-adhesive bottle labeler automatically adjusts to bottle and label requirements.

July 31, 2003

Flexible packaging

Pouched onions prosper under high-pressure water

A system that uses high-pressure water to kill food pathogens helped Winsoms of Walla Walla launch 8-oz and 2 1/2-lb resealable pouches of refrigerated, chopped onions to the Pacific Northwest this month, with nationwide distribution expected by next year.

July 31, 2003

Controls & Machine Components

Baldor Electric Company: AC and DC drives

Baldor Electric offers the VersaFlex™ line of AC and DC drives. The new controls have protected chassis enclosures, selectable feedback with option boards, auto-tune, a compact size, and application programs.

July 31, 2003

Cartoning

Schneider Electric ELAU Packaging Solutions: Schneider Electric ELAU Packaging Solutions: Schneider Electric ELAU Packaging Solutions: Schneider Electric ELAU Packaging Solutions: Schneider Electric ELAU Packaging Solutions: PackML-supported machinery

Norden Inc. has equipped its entire range of Generation 3 tube fillers and cartoners with PackML. PackML is a specification from the Open Modular Architecture Controls (OMAC) Packaging Workgroup for simplifying integration of packaging machinery on a network.

July 31, 2003

Secondary Packaging

FANUC Robotics: FANUC Robotics: Robot show

Held June 3-5 in Rosemont, IL, the International Robots & Vision Show and Conference drew 5굛 visitors to the booths of 175 exhibitors. The show is held every two years, so the next one is scheduled for 2005, most likely in June.

July 31, 2003

Coding, Printing & Labeling

TRANS-FAT LABELING

In July, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Food and Drug Administration issued a regulation requiring manufacturers to list trans-fatty acids, or trans fat, on the nutrition facts panel of foods and some dietary supplements, beginning Jan.

July 31, 2003

Coding, Printing & Labeling

RFID STUDY

More than 1.4 billion RFID tags will be used for packaging by 2008, according to the study Radio Frequency Identification for Packaging: Solutions for the Distribution Chain.

July 31, 2003

Sustainable Packaging

Molded pulp seminar rescheduled

The Mequon, WI-based International Molded Pulp Environmental Packaging Assn. announced that it has rescheduled its 7th International Molded Pulp Seminar to Feb.

July 31, 2003

Containers

Barrier bottle to broaden Apple & Eve markets

Apple & Eve’s new monolayer barrier PET bottle from Graham Packaging offers the juice packer new ways to market its single-serve 10-oz bottles of juice.

July 31, 2003

Closures

Creating a brand personality

When Coca-Cola's Minute Maid Co. decided to launch its Simply Orange orange juice, it turned to MLR Design for graphics and Lipson Allport Glass & Associates for structural design.

July 31, 2003