Sustainable Packaging

New campaign seeks to make recycling a daily social norm

Public service advertising campaign from Keep America Beautiful and the Ad Council, includes a new website, a localized search tool for recycling information, and more.

July 15, 2013

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 866

Controls & Machine Components

Aerotech: Custom systems and components for additive manufacturing

Aerotech’s additive manufacturing motion systems include multi-axis, gantry, air-bearing, cleanroom, and vacuum-prepped; and its additive manufacturing components include linear, rotary, lift and Z-axis stages, goniometers, motion controls, drives, and motors.

July 15, 2013

Containers

New Danone yogurt pack serves up a slice of summer

Sun-drenched, flavor-bursting graphics differentiate Danone UK’s new limited-edition Activia Summer Specials yogurt line.

July 12, 2013

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Will generic pharmaceutical manufacturers serialize their drugs in time?

Consider what impact it might have on your business if your company is not ready.

July 11, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

GE: Monitoring & analysis software suite for industrial big data management and analytics

Comprised of six integrated products for industrial big data management and analytics, GE Intelligent Platforms’ new Proficy Monitoring & Analysis software allows companies to manage equipment and process data by captutring, storing, contextualizing, and analyzing data, provides access to data in the Cloud, and presents actionable insights for fast and effective decision making.

July 11, 2013

Material handling

CDC, UPS comment on vaccine delivery to Laos

A Q&A with Centers for Disease Control’s Dr. Joseph Bresee and Dimitri Zacharenko of UPS on shipping 100,000 influenza vaccines 5,000 miles in temperature-sensitive conditions.

July 10, 2013

Contract Packaging

GENCO co-pack operations become new business unit

Company employs 200-plus IT staffers to integrate ‘product lifecycle logistics’ more deeply into the co-packing value chain.

July 10, 2013

Secondary Packaging

Top load case packing for bags and pouches of candy, snacks, frozen foods and more

TriVex case packers are also available with an integrated case erector and case sealer.

July 10, 2013

Secondary Packaging

Douglas' Axiom ARC case packer with Slipstream™ metering

Automated case packing of cartons of wine bottles with partitions, this machine is capable of end load or side load wrap around, knockdown, and harness cases and trays.

July 10, 2013

Secondary Packaging

Automated shrink wrapping cans with Douglas' Contour shrink wrap system

Machine is capable of film only, pads or trays.

July 10, 2013

Secondary Packaging

Automated case packing of paint cans with Douglas' Axiom IM case packer

Machine is capable of end load or side load wrap around, knockdown, and harness cases and trays.

July 10, 2013

Flexibles

Off The Shelf: Brew-in-the-bag coffee pouch gives you joe on the go

A multilayer stand-up pouch is constructed to allow for the brewing of up to 32 oz of gourmet coffee when hot water is added. Ergonomic finger holes and a pour spout provide for easy dispensing from the faux kettle.

July 9, 2013

Operational Excellence

Process Expo 2013 doubles international exhibits

The Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) announced today that Process Expo 2013 has doubled exhibit sales to foreign-based exhibitors over the previous show in 2011.

July 9, 2013