Containers

Single-serve wine vials provide 'accessible luxury'

New glass vial package designed to hold a single serving of high-end wine; applications include hotel amenities and restaurants, among others.

July 29, 2013

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 864

Cartons and boxes

Redesigned packaging for Mentadent toothpastes

Mentadent Maximum Protection line gets new look from Milan-based brand and product design agency to stand out on store shelves.

July 29, 2013

Flexibles

Brawny uses packaging to continue Wounded Warrior Project partnership

Georgia-Pacific’s Brawny paper towel film wrap is printed with stories of Wounded Warriors; QR code links to additional information.

July 29, 2013

Cartons and boxes

Growth in global folding carton market

Emerging countries, single-serve packs, consumer electronics, and healthcare drive growth.

July 26, 2013

Sustainable Packaging

Label launches for products made with wind energy

Belguim-based nonprofit Windmade has introduced a global consumer label for products using a minimum of 75% renewable energy.

July 25, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

Nutec: Quality assurance software

See it at PACK EXPO Las Vegas Booth #C-1838! Nutec Systems’ new software suite cheQAssure has been developed to provide quality control of regulatory requirements relating to product labeling and identification for industries such as pharmaceutical, medical device, and food.

July 25, 2013

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Wright Medical’s package meets multiple demands

Award-winning PETG thermoform functions in both sterile and non-sterile environments, eases validation, and ensures no punctures or pinholes.

July 25, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

Sick: Safety controller cascades up to 32 sensors onto one loop

See it at PACK EXPO Las Vegas Booth # 7107! The Flexi Loop safety controller from SICK uses a single cable with an M12 plug to connect e-stops, sensors, switches, lamps, pushbuttons and interlocks so that it can cascade up to 32 safety switches and OSSD safety sensors onto one loop – independent of the manufacturer.

July 25, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

Siemens: Motor/drive combination package

A pre-set list of integrated Simotics motor/Sinamics drive packages from Siemens Industry, Inc. allow an OEM or end-user to select the optimum solution for a variety of heavy-duty industrial motion control applications from a single source, backed by a full three-year warranty.

July 25, 2013

Sustainable Packaging

Recyclable seafood boxes tested in New Orleans

Pilot conducted in New Orleans tests the viability of recyclable coated corrugated boxes for seafood in place of nonrecyclable paraffin-coated cardboard.

July 23, 2013

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

PCI invests in facilities, packaging equipment

Drug delivery developments and pending serialization requirements justify this contract packager’s capital equipment, facility, and personnel investments.

July 22, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

Wago: DIN-rail terminal block jumpers provide horizontal and vertical potential commoning

Wago Corporation's Double-Deck TOPJOBS 2000 Series and X-COMS MINI 2020 Series DIN-rail Terminal Blocks come with new jumpers that provide horizontal and vertical potential commoning.

July 19, 2013

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Pro Mach’s ID Technology Division acquires Colet

In order to strengthen service and support for Canadian customers, Pro Mach, Inc. has announced that its labeling, coding, and marking systems division, ID Technology, has acquired Toronto, Ontario-based Colet, a label manufacturer and provider of packaging supplies.

July 19, 2013