Sustainability

Off The Shelf: Nestle’s paper bottle

The six-pounder is heavy enough, but the 10.5-lb molded pulp container for Nestle Purina Petcare’s premium kitty litter is an impressive accomplishment.

March 24, 2015

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 763

Controls & Machine Components

Phoenix: Easier connection for compact hybrid motor starters

Phoenix Contact has added its push-in connection technology to the CONTACTRON ELR-H3 and ELR-H5 hybrid motor starter family, reducing insertion forces up to 50% compared with traditional screw termination and requiring no tools for installation.

March 24, 2015

Closures

New mayo bottle designed to squeeze out the last drop

Hellmann’s debuts a new inverted squeeze bottle with three improvements that allows consumers to get more mayo out of the bottle with less waste, less mess, and more control.

March 24, 2015

Secondary Packaging

Automatic case packing for Peeps

A move from RSCs to retail-ready packaging for its Peeps candy prompts Just Born to replace its manual secondary packaging process with fully automatic equipment.

March 24, 2015

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Regulations hinder new packaging for meat, poultry, seafood

Regulations related to the manufacture, distribution, type, and category of meat, poultry, and seafood are stifling the entry of new players and packaging innovation, says report.

March 20, 2015

Controls & Machine Components

Intelligrated names Tracy Perdue southern regional sales manager

Perdue will lead regional sales team as an expert in material handling automation, warehouse software, and systems integration.

March 20, 2015

Controls & Machine Components

PHD, Inc.: Pneumatic cylinder

PHD, Inc. releases a new metric design of its Optimax® Series OCG Round Body Pneumatic Cylinder.

March 20, 2015

Flexibles

Bold print for Brace’s brand

Brace’s extensive range of Family Bread popular in the UK now has bold new graphics thanks to excellence in flexographic printing

March 19, 2015

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

New York co-packer boosts OTC, pharma capacity

Ruspak Contract Packaging Service, Lyons, NY, adds pouching machines, inkjet printers, shrink wrapper and more.

March 17, 2015

Controls & Machine Components

NK Technologies: Current switches to monitor large machines

NK Technologies introduces ASXP-LS Current Switches, which combine a current transformer and signal conditioner and are designed specifically for monitoring large loads; they feature electromechanical relay output, external power source, simple field setpoint adjustment and easy installation.

March 17, 2015

Contract Packaging

Contract packagers plan trade trip to Italy

The Contract Packaging Association will help bring North American members to IPACK-IMA 2015, in Milano, Italy in May.

March 16, 2015

Closures

Fowler Products now exclusive distributor of Zalkin machinery in Canada

Fowler has engaged Alex E. Jones & Associates in Oakville, Ontario, to oversee sales of new Zalkin Capping machinery within Canada.

March 16, 2015

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

Klöckner and Berry enter into marketing alliance

Klöckner Pentaplast Group and Berry Plastics Group combine form-fill-seal solutions

March 14, 2015