Sustainability

Simple Green packaging redesigned to be more sustainable

New packaging for Simple Green household cleaning products includes a bottle with 25% PCR content and a trigger sprayer made entirely of plastic.

May 21, 2013

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Controls & Machine Components

Wago Corporation: Pluggable connector system

WAGO Corporation’s picoMAX® eCOM Pinstrip Pluggable Terminal Blocks support OEMs manufacturing automation, test/measurement and process electronics.

May 21, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

TURCK, Inc: Ethernet switches

TURCK extends its in-cabinet Ethernet switches with a new multimode fiber optic port unit for reliable, fast performance in process and factory automation environments requiring conversion from fiber to copper media.

May 21, 2013

Cartons and boxes

'Canned' classics now in an aseptic carton

Canadian food manufacturer Lassonde Specialties is making the move to carton packs for the company’s ‘Canton’ brand fondue bouillons.

May 20, 2013

Sustainable Packaging

Bio-feedstocks becoming flights of fancy?

Just because something can be converted into packaging doesn’t mean that it should be.

May 20, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

Misumi USA, Inc: Belt drive actuators

Designed to optimize performance and reliability at a modest cost, MSA Series Belt Drive Actuators from Misumi Corporation can be configured to carry loads up to 227 kg (500 lbs.), with travel speeds ranging from 1200 to 10,000 mm/sec, and standard lengths up to 6.25 meters, with custom lengths upon request.

May 20, 2013

Operational Excellence

Airfreight packaging must be approved by FAA

Tom Ferguson, senior technical consultant for the Council On Safe Transportation of Hazardous Articles, addresses lithium battery risks related to packaging and shipping airfreight in this Q&A.

May 16, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

Campbell Soup’s data acquisition journey

'Hard core data trumps hearsay anytime.'

May 15, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

AutomationDirect: Ultrasonic sensors

AutomationDirect’s ultrasonic sensor line now includes additional 18mm and 30mm round plastic DC models available with discrete or analog outputs.

May 15, 2013

Sustainability

Smart Balance gets square

In May 2013, Smart Balance, a division of Boulder Brands, Boulder, CO, began market introduction of redesigned packaging for all of its 13 popular, heart-healthier buttery spread products.

May 15, 2013

Sustainable Packaging

White Paper: Sprint improves packaging sustainability 55% in three years

Independently researched study examines the evolution of Sprint-branded device packaging.

May 15, 2013

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Off The Shelf: P&G puts an end to 'Wrap Rage'

The package developed for P&G's Gillete Venus & Olay razor is an easy-open blister pack, and it has a number of sustainable packaging benefits to boot.

May 13, 2013

Sustainability

Kids' organic oats get plantable, compostable packaging

Packaging for instant cereal products for children includes compostable single-serve cups for convenience and a carton insert embedded vegetable seeds for a hands-on activity.

May 10, 2013