Containers

Root beer in aluminum pint bottle

For premier craft brewer Oskar Blues Brewery of Lyons, CO, combining their home-brewed root beer with a convenient, quick-chilling, resealable aluminum bottle benefited not only Oskar Blues and its customers but also the family of Brian Stiff.

July 3, 2012

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 941

Containers

Variety-pack box reveals four 22-oz glass bottles inside

Corrugated four-pack offers market differentiation as well as material and transportation savings for the Craft Brew Alliance.

July 3, 2012

Containers

Tropicana's bold shift to PET

Project "Inspiration" takes Tropicana Pure Premium into four new PET bottles, including two handled containers made with a new EBM grade that’s approved for recycling.

July 3, 2012

Controls & Machine Components

Rockwell Automation: I/O modules

Rockwell Automation’s new high-speed ControlLogix 24vdc I/O modules for its programmable automation controller (PAC) platform enable faster machine speeds in a wide range of discrete applications and improve system response time for high-speed sequential control applications.

July 3, 2012

Controls & Machine Components

Wago Corporation: Highly-visible female connectors

Wago’s 2734 Series MCS-MINI MultiConnection System female connectors use high-visibility, contrasting push-buttons (orange on white or white on orange) to simplify handling of all conductors AWG 24–14.

July 3, 2012

Contract Packaging

Almac installs Uhlmann blister line in commercial packaging facility

Almac, a provider of contract services to the global pharmaceutical and biotech industries, has acquired a state-of-the-art, high-speed Uhlmann blister line.

July 2, 2012

Contract Packaging

New report outlines business drivers behind logistics outsourcing

Saddle Creek's latest research survey points toward greater integration of more 3PL services.

July 2, 2012

Secondary Packaging

Optimizing pallet stretch wrap efficiencies

Wrapping machine performance monitoring system helps Ice River Springs increase production flow and freeze film cost overages.

July 2, 2012

Controls & Machine Components

TURCK, Inc: Rotary single axis inclinometer

With a monitoring range of 360 degrees, TURCK’s new rotary single axis inclinometer expands its dual axis CANopen inclinometer offering for angular tilt detection.

July 2, 2012

Contract Packaging

Pharma co-packer goes live with system for better management, FDA compliance, iPad access

Uni-Pac installs Nulogy’s PackManager to help manage the plant, comply with FDA requirements and track production from labels to lot codes.

June 29, 2012

Protective/transport packaging

Biodegradable foam protects electronics shipments

Cornstarch-based protective packaging provides sustainable option for global shipping of electronics product.

June 29, 2012

Sustainable Packaging

Study strikes down 'sustainable packaging' terminology

PwC reports that the term ‘sustainable packaging’ is too broad to be useful and has instead been substituted in recent years with the concept of supply chain efficiency.

June 28, 2012

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Trends in coding/marking for primary packaging

A number of trends are shaping the development of coding and marking equipment for primary packaging...

June 27, 2012