Coding, Printing & Labeling

PET bottle catches a wave

This spring, Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., Lakeville-Middleboro, MA, has begun nationwide distribution of its complete line of juices and juice drinks in a new flagship 64-oz Ocean Spray polyethylene terephthalate bottle. A unique brand-recognizable grip top incorporates the company logo and name molded into the bell of the bottle.

April 30, 2001

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Closures

WD-40 caps convenience

Starting this month, WD-40 Co., San Diego, CA, turns convenience up a notch with a new closure, the NotchCap. It is used on all aerosol cans of WD-40 lubricant, including retail sizes from 2-oz through 11-oz. Additionally, a 14.5-oz version is sold at Costco, while a 16-oz industrial size not for retail sale will also sport the NotchCap.

April 30, 2001

Labels

TE closure

TE threaded closure from HeiTech Closures (Orland Park, IL) can be used for a variety of products, including food (both low and high vacuum), beverages, powdered mixes, and OTC medicines.

April 30, 2001

Flexibles

Dispenser system

From Ma-Pack (Isernhagen, Germany) comes a dispenser system for 200- to 5ꯠ-mL stand-up, flat, or shaped pouches. Consists of three parts: dosing, which can be a hand-trigger pump, pour spout, or other dosing mechanism; adapter with clamp screw; and pouch-holder with adapter-lock.

April 30, 2001

Controls & Machine Components

Techmark, Inc: Techmark, Inc: Packaging report

Packaging Strategies has published Market Prospects and Technologies for Medical Device Packaging. Allied Development Corp. (Lakeville, MN) and The Techmark Group (Butler, PA) joined with Packaging Strategies to produce this analysis of the medical device packaging market and its leading device producers, packaging suppliers, and equipment manufacturers.

April 30, 2001

Controls & Machine Components

The Institute of Validation Technology: Validation courses

The Institute of Validation Technology (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) has announced its 2001 regulatory and validation course schedule. Venues include Washington, DC, Princeton, NJ, San Diego, CA, and London, England.

April 30, 2001

Flexibles

WPO lauds 'Dream Steam'

The “best-of-show” President’s Award in the WorldStar 2000 packaging competition, sponsored by the World Packaging Organisation, went to a concept known as “Dream Steam.” Developed by flexible film converter Wipf AG (Volketswil, Switzerland) and food R&D company Creative New Food (Eglisau, Switzerland), Dream Steam is a three-component package that makes it possible to combine fresh vegetables and a fresh protein—meat, fish, or poultry—in one cook-in container.

April 30, 2001

Converting equipment

Dole debuts in barrier-coated bottles

The distribution power of Pepsi and the brand recognition of Dole combine in single-serve juices in barrier-coated 16-oz bottles for a line of nine natural fruit flavors developed through the Tropicana Division of PepsiCo, Purchase, NY.

April 30, 2001

Coding, Printing & Labeling

PET carafe shakes up NFC juice category

This month, Atlanta-based Coca-Cola’s Minute Maid Co. will launch Simply Orange not-from-concentrate (NFC) premium juice in a distinctive 1.75-L carafe made of polyethylene terephthalate.

April 30, 2001

Contract Packaging

Contoured bottle 'clearly' fits

In April, Clearly Canadian Beverage and Reebok Intl. unveiled Reebok Fitness Water in a compelling contoured bottle.

April 30, 2001

Flexible packaging

MAP for cooked ground beef

Inspired by bagged salad mixes, Farmland National Beef of Kansas City, MO, has launched three seasoned varieties of fully cooked ground beef in zippered bags with a 30-day refrigerated shelf life.

April 30, 2001

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Spalding's 'outrageous metal' box

XFL footballs from Spalding Sports Worldwide, Inc., kick up a notch the on-shelf presence of pigskin packaging. The Chicopee, MA, sporting goods company introduced a seven-item line of XFL footballs in late ’00, ahead of the league’s February debut.

April 30, 2001

Flexibles

Beverage shines in metallic label

Though the metallized biaxially oriented polypropylene labels chosen by Energy Brands for its new 32-oz Glacéau Fruitwater cost more than paper versions, J.

April 30, 2001