Sustainability

Slim can suits Southwest Wines

Its renamed Soleil Mimosa wine is launched in an on-the-go aluminum can that provides sustainability, portability, and graphics punch.

October 17, 2012

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 922

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

News from Tokyo Pack: World’s first recloseable blister pack

Developed by Blisspack Co. Ltd., this blister pack involves a proprietary easy-cut technology using special knives to create a small tear strip in the lidding material near the top of the container. Once this strip has been torn, the package contents can be dispensed. Then, thanks to the intricate yet user-friendly design of the container, the top of the package can be folded so tightly that no product can escape.

October 17, 2012

Sustainable Packaging

New soap bottles partially sourced from ocean plastic

Eco-conscious household/personal care products maker Method offers limited-edition soap in bottle made from ocean-recovered and PCR HDPE plastic.

October 16, 2012

Secondary Packaging

INSTA shrink wrappers are an ideal way to wrap oversized product for retail, protective, & bundling purposes

INSTAWRAP combines the best qualities of a side sealer and a sleeve wrapper to offer you a new solution to your packaging needs.

October 16, 2012

Cartoning

Pack Expo 2012 eye candy: high-speed robotic pick/place, infeed through end-of-line

From personal care to food (in this video, candy bars) this high-speed automatic packaging line delivers elegantly simple, single multi-servo axis control to reduce costs and space requirements while adding modular flexibility and operator interface ease. Billy Goodman, Managing Director of Cama USA, gives you a preview of the machine mated with a flowwrapping machine and conveyor. The same 'tech' handles end-of-line applications. Watch it, then see it running on the Expo floor!

October 16, 2012

Sustainable Packaging

Sustainability's role in meeting challenges of the future

FMI/GMA Sustainability Summit offers attendees glimpse at future trends and discusses how sustainability and supply chain collaboration can be used to address these changes.

October 15, 2012

Secondary Packaging

News from Tokyo Pack: Breakthrough case packing machine for E-commerce

Case packing at E-Commerce distribution centers is complicated by the wide variety of case sizes that must be filled, closed, and sealed. This system from B+ Equipment, represented in the U.S. by Sealed Air, is a clever solution.

October 15, 2012

Adhesives/tape

Examining cold-seal adhesives for medical and dental packaging

A look at cold-seal adhesives, and the role of the converter in creating cost-effective medical and dental packaging.

October 15, 2012

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Seven best practices for buying labeling machinery

Determining requirements for machinery isn’t rocket science, but it does take careful planning. During the 35 years I worked at Revlon, I learned to ask some basic questions on any new project to determine the appropriate direction to take. Here are the key areas your questions should address.

October 15, 2012

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Five labeling equipment trends

Here are five trends in labeling equipment.

October 15, 2012

Labels

Improving multiple label production control

Job tracking software saves 20 hours per week in labor and $15,000 per year in operating costs.

October 14, 2012

Sustainability

Custom case saves waste for winery

A specially designed 12-count corrugated case for small-volume winery Terrien provides a more sustainable packaging solution through a sophisticated, sturdy structure.

October 12, 2012

Cartons and boxes

Small-size aseptic carton is a 'little sensation'

New small-format carton pack comes in a total of seven volumes from 80 to 180 mL, all of which can be filled on the same filling machine.

October 11, 2012