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Operational Excellence

Refrigerators maintain medication temperatures at UNC Health Care

Medical-grade refrigerators provide quiet operation and energy efficiency in storing temperature-sensitive medications within UNC’s 10-facility, 3,400-bed healthcare system.

August 17, 2017

Sustainable Packaging

Report quantifies emissions from plastics-to-fuel technologies

A new report compares the emissions from pyrolysis with those of other industries. The results may surprise you.

August 17, 2017

Sustainable Packaging

Corrugated industry makes strides in reducing environmental impact

A new life-cycle assessment from the Corrugated Packaging Alliance notes advancements made between 2006 and 2014 in GHG reduction, recovery rates, water usage, and more.

August 16, 2017

Sustainability

Coca-Cola labels find new life as rum bottle caps

Dutch creative agency Fitzroy goes from ‘waste to wasted’ when it collects Coca-Cola bottle labels from the beaches and melts them down to make one-of-a-kind caps for its new rum brand.

August 15, 2017

Sustainability

Nestlé Waters rolls out How2Recycle label

The initiative will include all of its major U.S. bottled water brands, which will be labeled with clear, concise recycling instructions.

August 15, 2017

Labels

AWT Labels & Packaging appoints new director of business development for healthcare segment

Blake Insteness will grow AWT's healthcare segment as the Director of Business Development.

August 15, 2017

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Surepharm Services’ blister line boosts productivity

Contract manufacturing and assembly company speeds changeovers and maximizes flexibility with combined blister line and cartoning module.

August 15, 2017

Adhesives/tape

Combi official provider of replacement parts for 3M™ packaging equipment

The new Case Sealer Parts Department division was formed to maintain and improve service to customers while providing a single location for replacement parts, training, and stocked equipment.

August 15, 2017

Labels

Flexographic Tech wins two FTA Excellence in Flexography Awards, College Student Category

The Flexo Tech High Performance Label, which won the Gold, was the students’ final class project. It consisted of a four-color process, two spots, a flood varnish and extremely tight register.

August 15, 2017

Containers

New bottle for kombucha brand quadruples company’s production rates

A custom glass bottle for Holy Kombucha that features a wider neck than its previous packaging helps the brand owner fill the product faster and provides differentiation on shelf.

August 14, 2017

Containers

Glass jars enable yogurt’s thick, creamy texture

General Mills brings its French-style yogurt to the U.S., employing a ‘pot-set’ process that relies on glass packaging to deliver a fresh taste and thick, creamy texture without artificial ingredients.

August 13, 2017

Cartons and boxes

Package is part of product in coal briquette box redesign

The new box, for Spanish charcoal supplier Carbones Fergon, features an inner ‘cage’ and outer box that allows consumers to light the coals directly in the cage, eliminating packaging waste.

August 12, 2017