Containers

’50s Southern relish brand gets modern makeover

Renfro Foods’ Dixieland brand of chow chow relish gets a package refresh, with a new, brighter label and printed metal closure that reference the original package design.

April 9, 2015

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Containers

PET sports beverage container is a winner

Toni S.A., a leading South American food and beverage marketer based in Ecuador, has captured a 2014 Golden A’ Design Award for its innovative redesign of the PROfit Sports Drink container.

April 8, 2015

Secondary Packaging

Reliability comes to palletizing

Replacing a palletizing robot’s end-of-arm tool provides reliability on multiple levels.

April 8, 2015

Containers

Off The Shelf: Cocktail shaker delivers non-alcoholic drinks

Created for the non-drinker who wants a fun and flavorful beverage, Mocktails comes in four flavors in a “mock” cocktail shaker made of glass, with a plastic shaker overcap and resealable cap.

April 8, 2015

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

PneumaticScaleAngelus acquires Hema filling company

The Barry-Wehmiller company makes Hema strategic acquisition to expand filling technology synergies.

April 8, 2015

Containers

Flask-shaped bottle lends masculinity to haircare line

Packaging for a new line of haircare products for men from Jack Black follows the company’s three-part formula for product success: simplicity, quality, and masculinity.

April 7, 2015

Secondary Packaging

Langen Group's automated cartoning for flow wrapped products

Langen Group offers a variety of solutions for secondary packaging of flow wrapped products. They offer proven solutions that support low, medium and high speed wrappers. Langen's quick change-over hygienic designs are easily capable of handling a variety of pack configurations including flat and edge packs.

April 7, 2015

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Sato names new Head of North America

SATO appoints Michael Beedles as new Head of North America and President of SGS

April 7, 2015

Controls & Machine Components

Yaskawa: New controller, I/O and software products

Yaskawa America, Inc. announces three new motion control products, each of which is designed to improve the performance of automation systems, and to compound the improvement in system effectiveness when used in combination.

April 7, 2015

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Astra Zeneca, Eli Lilly, Novartis win HCPC honors

The Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council unveils the most innovative pharmaceutical packages designed to improve patient adherence.

April 6, 2015

Coding, Printing & Labeling

FDA issues final guidance on the evaluation and labeling of abuse-deterrent opioids

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on April 1, 2015 issued a final guidance to assist industry in developing opioid drug products with potentially abuse-deterrent properties.

April 5, 2015

Operational Excellence

The Heinz-Kraft merger from a packaging perspective

Heinz 57 would be an underestimation of the number of issues facing the company resulting from its merger with Kraft Foods.

April 3, 2015

Secondary Packaging

Douglas' TriVex® RLi top load case packer fulfills customer need with integrated erect, load, and seal

Douglas' TriVex RLi fulfilled the customer's need of an economical solution with a small footprint. The built-to-last Douglas top load case packer utilizes robotic staging and loading, eliminating the traditional cross-push section, saving valuable customer production floor space. The integrated platform efficiently erects cases, loads cartons in multi-tiers, then seals and discharges.

April 2, 2015