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

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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

Flexibles

A softer, gentler packet

When product development and packaging engineers at Kodak came up with a more patient-friendly dental film, a new approach to packaging was part of the package.

January 31, 2003

Flexibles

HP's printer clamshell is market-able

Hewlett-Packard packs a PET clamshell not only with a new printer, but also plenty of marketing and functional advantages.

January 31, 2003

Conveying & accumulation

Onboard drives enable Plug-and-Play

Sidel uses a new kind of washdown variable-frequency drive mounted right on its Plug-and-Play conveyors to reduce installation costs by more than 20%.

January 31, 2003

Labeling

Drug companies send FDA mixed message on bar codes

Brand-name, OTC and generic drug firms voice varying degrees of qualified acceptance of bar codes on pharmaceutical packages.

January 31, 2003

Containers

Aluminum tube for 'best results'

Novitra is the brand name for a new cold sore treatment that’s packaged in a 0.25-oz aluminum tube inside a colorful five-panel folding carton.

January 31, 2003

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Radio Shack drives clamshell to market

NASCAR enthusiasts could well be racing to their nearest Radio Shack store for new headsets from the Ft. Worth, TX-based electronics company.

January 31, 2003

Flexibles

B. Braun builds a better bag

The Duplex drug delivery system from B. Braun Medical addresses shortcomings typical in the packaging traditionally used for a certain class of intravenous drugs.

January 31, 2003

Containers

Sunsweet gets grip on market

Prune juice was one of the few juice products that had not been repackaged to take advantage of new technologies.

January 31, 2003

Controls & Machine Components

Impressions Inc: Impressions Inc: Package design brochure

A new brochure from Dimensional Impressions (Encino, CA) details the benefits of Score!X™, its new packaging design software the allows the user to create, resize, and see each stage of package development and design.

December 31, 2002

Controls & Machine Components

Leeson Electric: Stock catalog

Leeson (Grafton, WI) offers its stock catalog of electric motors, gearmotors, and drives. Catalog includes offerings such as new stainless-steel motors, SM Series sub-micro inverters, single phase PE350 gearmotors, and 575V metric motors.

December 31, 2002

Controls & Machine Components

Wago Corporation: Utility outlet

Wago (Germantown, WI) DIN rail-mount utility outlet is a power source in control cabinets for connecting such items as test equipment, lighting, solder irons, and laptops.

December 31, 2002