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Controls & Machine Components

Clippard: Precision flow controls catalog

Clippard’s latest catalog describes over 5,000 standard and custom products including electronic, control and isolation valves, cylinders, manifolds, FRLs, actuators, custom assemblies, and much more.

November 5, 2018

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Tackling supply chain complexities

The September 12 Evolution of Excellence conference was organized as a way of exploring supply chain collaboration in a disruptive retail and e-commerce environment. Here are two highlights.

November 5, 2018

Contract Packaging

From concept to store floor: ‘Whatever it takes’

All women-led Canadian design firm and contract packager/3PL Repack Canada does ‘whatever it takes’ to help its clients build stronger, better brands.

November 5, 2018

Containers

Whisky brand connects consumers with casks via NFC

Swedish whisky brand uses smartphone-readable NFC tags to build digital provenance information in their Private Cask offering as well as promote a consumer-submitted drink-recipe competition.

November 4, 2018

Cartons and boxes

Aseptic milk carton meets emerging consumer trends in Brazil

Nestlé Brazil installs an aseptic filling machine to produce cartons of its popular UHT milk brands, meeting consumer trends such as mobility, a healthy lifestyle, and individualization.

November 3, 2018

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

High-speed, stand-up pouch machine uses latest technology

Watch how this versatile packaging machine leverages pc-based programming to deliver 80 pouches/minute. The technology also enables user-friendly operations, seamless changeovers, and immediate issue response with Internet-based troubleshooting.

November 2, 2018

Thermoform/fill/seal

Placon doubles cleanroom capacity

Thermoformer Placon is expanding once again.

November 2, 2018

Coding, Printing & Labeling

‘Helper code’ aids serialization

A serialization solution at Xttrium Laboratories for a new line dedicated to 16-oz PET bottles of mouthwash includes an ink-jet-printed ‘helper code’ printed ahead of case packing.

November 2, 2018

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Using packaging to meet expectations of online health and beauty shoppers

Consumer packaging preferences were a key factor in online shopping of health and beauty products in 2000. That still rings true in 2018.

October 31, 2018

Plastics/resins

Uniform acrylic beads afford matte finish flexible packaging

The new OPULUX™Optical Finishes (acrylic polymer) for flexible packaging applications, launched by Dow at PACK EXPO 2018, deliver a matte finish associated with brand quality while maintaining a high degree of color retention.

October 31, 2018

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Serialization via p-s label

Xttrium Laboratories sought a comprehensive serialization solution for a new line dedicated to 16-oz PET bottles of mouthwash. Print-and-apply laser technology plays a key role.

October 31, 2018

Flexible packaging

Spouted pouch filler

On this machine from Torr Industries, 750-mL to 1.5-L spouted pouches can be filled.

October 30, 2018