Sustainability

New UV ink tech brings success to brew bottle

Thomas Creek Brewery’s cheeky Up the Creek microbrew becomes the first to use a new environmentally friendly UV-curable ink process for direct print onto its glass bottles.

October 31, 2009

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Sustainability

Sustainability upgrade for milk in PET

A world’s first: The French dairy company LSDH is launching a lightweight PET bottle for shelf-stable UHT milk. ‘Dry’ sterilization saves significant amounts of water.

October 30, 2009

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Continued growth seen in custom die-cut insert cards

Medical device manufacturers are turning to custom cards to address innovative eco-initiatives, including package downsizing, ink-less labeling, and aerodynamic product protection.

October 29, 2009

Sustainability

FreshCase: a breakthrough innovation in wine

New FreshCase is a packaging innovation designed for lovers of quality wine that is high on style, functionality and convenience.

October 28, 2009

Sustainability

Tesco's twist on 'two-for-one' to reduce food waste, packaging

New 'Buy One Get One Free – Later' initiative allows consumers to pick up second products at a later date when short shelf life may contribute to food waste.

October 27, 2009

Containers

SPE Announces 2009-2010 Board of Directors Election Results

ISPE, a global not-for-profit association of 24,000 pharmaceutical science and manufacturing professionals, has announced the results of its 2009-2010 International Board of Directors election, revealing a slate of representatives that hail from nearly every corner of the globe.

October 26, 2009

Flexible packaging

Honey in a tube? Probably not in the USA

German package puts slightly flavored honey in metal tube.

October 23, 2009

Conveying & accumulation

Aluminum bottle bound for mainstream beverage use

New hybrid technology makes high-volume ‘bottle-can’ manufacturing less expensive, faster, and more sustainable than existing process, for beverage products such as Eaux Vives’ Eska Water.

October 5, 2009

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Coffee producer scores coding efficiencies

Since the installation of new ink-jet printers for coding steel cans and paperboard trays, Massimo Zanetti Beverage has greatly reduced its unplanned downtime.

October 5, 2009

Containers

New case coders speed changeovers at Nutrilite

Since its inception 75 years ago, Buena Park, CA-based Nutrilite has enjoyed steady growth in demand for its nutritional supplements, foods, and beverages.

October 5, 2009

Tamper-evident machinery

As controversy surrounding bisphenol (BPA) continues, market creates alternatives

As more state legislators, retailers and bottle manufacturers work to move away from controversial chemical building block, innovative BPA-free products capitalize.

October 1, 2009

Sustainability

Under $10 wines moving to more conservative look

Less expensive wines used to be colorful and fun, redesigned now to look more sophisticated.

September 22, 2009

Containers

Mechatronics and machine builders

September 5, 2009