Controls & Machine Components

Beckhoff: Automation interface increases software engineering quality

Designed to reduce errors, programming time, and costs associated with manual processing of control projects, Beckhoff Automation’s new TwinCAT 3 Automation Interface automation software enables remote control of TwinCAT engineering systems and the automatic generation of programs and configurations.

June 18, 2014

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 793

Sustainable Packaging

185 projects planned to reduce marine litter

Plastics industry joins together to find solutions to tackle plastics in the marine environment. With 2014 annual progress report comes news of 185 projects.

June 17, 2014

Plastics/resins

Bowser Beer for Dogs mimics longneck beer bottles

A broth-based beverage for dogs, Bowser Beer in 12-oz amber PET bottles is made for ‘beer drinkers and dog lovers who do almost everything with their dogs.’

June 17, 2014

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

New produce packs steal the show

New plastic produce packaging spotted at the United Fresh show encourages snacking on fresh fruits and vegetables and offers new meal solutions.

June 17, 2014

Material handling

Clinical trial logistics spend to rise

Independent market research study shows that the complexity of new drugs entering clinical development will increase their use of dedicated supply chain providers with temperature control capabilities, on-time delivery, and real-time shipment traceability.

June 13, 2014

Containers

How Sabert’s new Surestrip™ clear fresh food retail tubs display quality and ensure safety above the competition

Watch this two-minute video to see how Sabert’s SureStrip™ Tamper-Resistant Rectangles offer clear and secure advantages—for both suppliers and consumers—over similar packaging formats. Discover how SureStrip’s™ functional aesthetics up the ante on performance during closing and opening demos, product visibility comparisons, a stacked “tip over” test, and a time-lapse leak test.

June 12, 2014

Sustainable Packaging

Corrugated industry improves environmental performance

LCA shows a 32% reduction per unit in the industry’s greenhouse gas emissions between 2006 and 2010, attributed to the increased recovery of corrugated for recycling.

June 11, 2014

Containers

Off The Shelf: Block-shaped bottles are learning tools

With molded-in interlocking nubs and grooves on both sides, these high-density polyethylene bottles of drinks for children become bi-lingual building blocks when they are empty.

June 11, 2014

Operational Excellence

Hardshell shipper delivers blood products safely in Honduras

Credo DURACUBE LT mid-sized hardshell shipping container brings current technology to resource-constrained part of the world.

June 10, 2014

Containers

Special IML technique for two-chamber cup

Packaging plays a key role in the new Monte desserts from Germany’s Zott GmbH.

June 10, 2014

Controls & Machine Components

Aerotech: Ball-screw stage with linear encoder

A compact, high-performance linear positioning stage, Aerotech’s MPS75SLE features exceptionally smooth travel combined with outstanding accuracy, repeatability and positioning resolution capability to 25 nm.

June 9, 2014

Sustainability

Coffee pod recycling in the U.S.: How likely?

A LinkedIn discussion around the likelihood of consumers bringing used coffee pods into a collection center, if given the opportunity, raises a range of issues.

June 8, 2014

Containers

Flowcontrol bottle for motor oil

A custom 5-L oil container for leading UK producer Millers Oils features a unique dispensing closure that allows the oil to be fully controllable and to flow freely and easily.

June 8, 2014