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Conveying & accumulation

'Cordial' robots hit savings sweet spot (sidebar)

Did you know that...?

October 31, 2002

Secondary Packaging

'Cordial' robots hit savings sweet spot (sidebar)

Robotic advantages

October 31, 2002

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

'Cordial' robots hit savings sweet spot

Twenty-four robotic arms place Queen Anne brand cordials at rate of 90/min/arm into six-count plastic trays.See in-plant video

October 31, 2002

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Supply chain experts see change a comin'

In a future marked by price-sensitive consumers and fierce competition, companies will fail or flourish according to the efficiencies of their supply chains.

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Flexibles

Reclosable holo bag stands out (sidebar)

Converting technicalities

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Flexibles

Reclosable holo bag stands out

An ice melter is repackaged in reclosable, premade stand-up bags featuring an attention-getting, full-coverage, laminated holographic substrate.

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Flexible packaging

Does packaging need more machinery education?

Some in packaging feel that packaging universities shortchange students on machinery. Can it—or should it—be learned in college?

October 31, 2002

Protective/transport packaging

Less time + less labor and materials = savings

Sensor maker Sensotec employs retention packaging that saves in labor and material costs, while delivering consistent protection.

October 31, 2002

Flexibles

Australian canmaker tests polymer-coated steel

Amcor, the largest supplier of beverage and aerosol cans in Australia, has begun tests of a new polymer-coated tin-free steel for beverage cans, says Walter Gross, a spokesman for Amcor Australasia, Camberwell, Victoria.

October 31, 2002

Containers

Home Depot customers receive a Miracle package

Primarily an institutional supplier, Miracle Sealants opens up new retail business thanks to new fluorinated bottles and sleeve labels.

October 31, 2002

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Clougherty Packing: Extended-text tray labeling for ground pork and sausage packaging

Some trays receive extended-text promotional labels from this Quadrel pressure-sensitive labeler.

September 30, 2002

Secondary Packaging

Clougherty Packing: Random-height case taping

The random-height case taper from Intertape Polymer Group near the end of the line is a versatile piece of equipment.

September 30, 2002