Plastics/resins

New package washes away dishwashing brand’s identity crisis

Switch to clear PET container and pressure-sensitive label enhances brand image, promotes packaging efficiency, and increases sales for Chinese dishwash detergent.

May 16, 2012

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Material handling

UPS delivers $9 million of flu vaccine to Laos

Walgreens donates 375,000 doses that UPS air-ships more than 9,000 miles in five days through five countries, maintaining mandatory 2° to 8°C temperatures through a range of climates.

May 14, 2012

Containers

Pinup girls position value beer brand for growth

Canada’s Sleeman Brewing updates the package design for Old Milwaukee beer with pinup-girl graphics, positioning the brand for growth against major mainstream beers.

May 14, 2012

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Live from Interphex: Commercial packaging facility coming to Pennsylvania

Almac announces additional details on their new commercial packaging facility opening Fall 2012 in Audubon, Pennsylvania.

May 8, 2012

Containers

Introducing Packaging Efficiency Solutions: A packaging systems innovator

The name is the bottom line, Packaging Efficiency Solutions. Backing up the new company’s claim is a wealth of experience in solid dose bottling lines. Co-founder Andrew Smith explains that PES will both manufacture advanced machinery and offer turnkey systems integration.

May 7, 2012

Secondary Packaging

New palletizer doubles production

TMG makes case packers and palletizers for rigid bottles. At IPACK IMA in Milan, Italy, TMG introduced the Sirio 2S high level palletizer, capable of handling up to 6,000 bundles per hour. A dynamic manipulation and pre-formation system forms layers without stopping the movement of bundles.

May 7, 2012

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Labeler delivers mechatronic flexibility

At the IPACK IMA show in Milan, Italy, KOSME, a business unit of KRONES, introduced a new labeler using control technology from B&R Industrial Automation.

May 7, 2012

Containers

Craft brewers pick bottle can for limited-edition Chaka ale

A resealable aluminum bottle provides differentiation, as well as light weight and shelf-life advantages for limited-release handcrafted ale.

May 1, 2012

Sustainability

Distinctive PET bottle for rum

The launch of McCormick Distilling Co.'s new Montego Bay Coconut Rum is marked by packaging with eye-catching design and color that gives the new brand strong shelf appeal.

April 27, 2012

Containers

Almond flavour sparkling water in 'sleek' can

Noah’s has expanded its line-up again, becoming the first sparkling spring water with natural almond flavor.

April 24, 2012

Containers

Wine-label design is a family affair

Family vineyard uses subtle symbols in its wine label graphics and logo to express the idea of family and the legacy of its vineyard.

April 17, 2012

Containers

Yogurt containers blown neck to neck

Wimm Bill Dann, a major Russian dairy producer adds capacity by making its yogurt bottles neck-to-neck on a reciprocating blow molding machine.

April 4, 2012

Plastics/resins

FDA to respond to petition to ban BPA

While the agency weighs evidence that both supports and opposes the controversial chemical, consumers may make the ultimate decision.

March 30, 2012