Controls & Machine Components

Oriental Motor USA: Brushless motor and driver

Oriental Motor’s BX Series brushless motor and driver packages offer high performance and high function, as well as design flexibility, no maintenance, and cost of ownership value.

June 7, 2012

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Protective/transport packaging

Solid deck pallet

ProStack® solid deck pallet unveiled; features patented double leg ratchet design for superior damage resistance.

June 5, 2012

Flexibles

High-shrink polyolefin films

New high-shrink polyolefin films deliver improved recyclability and yield.

June 5, 2012

Cartons and boxes

Frozen packaging solutions

Newest addition to the line of frozen shipping solutions focuses on substantially reducing the amount of dry ice required for shipping.

June 5, 2012

Cartons and boxes

Traceable tomato products

In Italy, Consorzio Casalasco del Pomodoro, one of Europe’s biggest tomato products manufacturers, together with the C.I.O. (Consorzio Interregionale Ortofrutticoli) association, has opted for an unusual initiative to provide consumers with information about the source of its product ingredients.

June 4, 2012

Flow wrapping

Cavanna Packaging Group opens North American Headquarters

Company targets room for growth in food, nonfood and pharma flow wrappers and associated machines.

June 4, 2012

Contract Packaging

Almac opens new North American HQ, expands U.S. commercial co-packing

Following new facility construction in Audobon, PA, the company opens its new North American Headquarters.

June 4, 2012

Contract Packaging

New name for Saddle Creek Corp.

The new name is intended to better represent the company’s capabilities, which include warehousing, transportation, packaging and order fulfillment.

June 4, 2012

Protective/transport packaging

Sustainability helps advance molded fiber packaging

Philips Consumer Lifestyle is one company that’s using the newspaper/water material to improve sustainability, branding, and economics.

June 4, 2012

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Blow/fill aseptic line—small footprint, big impact

Italian beverage producer Paradiso SpA can now ship aseptically filled PET bottles of teas, isotonic drinks, and other beverages along with its mineral waters and soft drinks.

June 1, 2012

Sustainable Packaging

Closed-loop recycling

The food company Stute Nahrungsmittelwerke in Paderborn, Germany, is rigorously pursuing its eco-friendly strategic thrust.

June 1, 2012

Labels

Snapware puts a lid on label variability

Using a single supplier for new labels and automated labeling equipment allows plastic storage container supplier to maximize efficiency and enhance product quality.

June 1, 2012

Sustainability

Kimberly-Clark uses packaging to reduce product waste

As part of its parent company’s sustainability efforts, Kimberly-Clark Health Care and Kimberly-Clark Professional develop a dual-opening device that prevents medical exam glove waste.

June 1, 2012