Flexibles

Hypertherm bags shipping savings

Hypertherm, a leading maker of plasma arc metal-cutting equipment, needed a packaging solution that would protect its equipment and spare parts during shipment.

January 31, 2003

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 1601

Flexibles

Candles' sleever makes scents for S.C. Johnson

Racine, WI-based S.C. Johnson & Son has gone one better—make that two better—than the competition with its Glade “3 in 1” candle. Introduced in September and available nationally in December, SCJ’s first pillar candle offers three colors and three fragrances.

January 31, 2003

Converting equipment

NARROW WEB PAVILION AT CMM 2003

CMM and the Flexographic Technical Assn. announced a new Narrow Web Pavilion to be launched at CMM International 2003. Made up of 10’x10’ booths, it aims to provide a “one-stop-shopping oasis” for narrow web and tag and label buyers.

January 31, 2003

Secondary Packaging

Q&A: Dealings with vendors

Kenton L. Jorgenson is plant operations manager at Baldwin Filters in Kearney, NE, a leading maker of filters for cars, trucks, and other vehicles. Here he talks about relationships with packaging vendors.

January 31, 2003

Flexible packaging

Web Plus: Sites

New or enhanced Web sites

January 31, 2003

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Companies

Klöckner Pentaplast (Gordonsville, VA) unveils a new logo moving into 2003.

January 31, 2003

Flexibles

People

Bosch Rexroth Corp. (Hoffman Estates, IL) has formed a new service automation div., and named Gary Blankemeyer as vp and gen. manager. The new div.

January 31, 2003

Coding, Printing & Labeling

FDA relaxes health claims rules

FDA announced a new policy on health claims on food labels, holding them to the same standard as dietary supplements. The “qualified” health claims must still be truthful, nonmisleading, and well substantiated by scientific evidence, but scientists need not have reached consensus on their validity.

January 31, 2003

Coding, Printing & Labeling

New sun warnings for popular cosmetics

FDA issued a draft guidance for labeling of topically applied cosmetics containing alpha hydroxy acids to ensure that labeling for these products is not false or misleading.

January 31, 2003

Flexibles

Pliant appoints new president

Pliant Corp. (Schaumburg, IL) announces the appointment of Len Azzaro to the position of president, Flexible Packaging, effective February 3, 2003.

January 31, 2003

Contract Packaging

Pipeline: Cost reduction--despite the spec

One of the troubling issues I see as we turn the corner into 2003 is an increasing polarization of department goals in many companies.

January 31, 2003

Flexibles

Easy-opening pouch, tough-to-open box

Paradise Tomato Kitchens, an innovator in fresh tomato products about 10 years ago, adds case security and easy-open pouches.

January 31, 2003

Flexibles

Canine candy for all markets

Chomp is a ‘virtual’ company that now sells candy for dogs just about anywhere candy for people is available.

January 31, 2003