Containers

New vodka and a touch of elegance, at $37 per bottle

First impressions are everything for a new brand, especially in a crowded aisle like vodka.

August 3, 2009

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Controls & Machine Components

Pack Expo purchases spur a return to Vegas

For a bakery in Georgia and a potato chip manufacturer in Hawaii, Pack Expo Las Vegas 2007 was the place to buy equipment that brought greater productivity and company growth.

August 3, 2009

Flexible packaging

Bag sealer boosts loose-leaf tobacco sales

A compact, flexible bag-sealing system enables Farmer’s Tobacco of Kentucky to enter the roll-your-own market. Solution minimizes costs and labor for startup product.

August 3, 2009

Flexible packaging

Carrying a torch for sustainable packaging

A switch to PET jug preforms for lamp fuels improves sustainability and reduces in-transit package damage.

August 3, 2009

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Candy maker refines packaging flexibility

Fully automated, easily programmable form/fill/seal/print systems reduce labor costs and packaging material waste.

August 2, 2009

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Has the bloom gone off China's rose?

Could the rush to China be over? Are tasks once sent there showing signs that now is the time for them to be reeled back in?

August 2, 2009

Labels

Paper pack gives way to plastic tube

Package design expertise brings a modern twist to an old favorite.

August 1, 2009

Cartoning

Minor change saves $500,000/yr

In a follow-up discussion, this medical device manager elaborated on his response by adding the following details: “This project involved going from packages as singles to groups of five, and then someone suggested we could carton them at that point.

July 3, 2009

Sustainability

Lessons learned from your best projects

Packaging professionals share their best experiences with projects—and what they learned.

July 3, 2009

Secondary Packaging

Sara Lee speaks on three-pronged green goals

In an exclusive interview, Sara Lee Corporation’s director of packaging innovation and development shares the company’s strategy surrounding sustainability.

July 2, 2009

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Development costs discourage pharmaceutical packaging innovation

Product development costs discourage pharmaceutical packaging innovation, says Packaging Hall of Fame inductee Edward J. Bauer, senior director, product and package innovation and development, for Pittsburgh-based General Nutrition Centers.

July 1, 2009

Sustainability

Sustainable packaging-many ways to skin this cat

Coca-Cola, Sara Lee, and ConAgra are putting a lot of thought into sustainable packaging initiatives. Consider these ideas as you ponder your own carbon footprint.

June 23, 2009

Containers

Silgan wins 16th consecutive Hormel Spirit of Excellence Award

Silgan Containers was recognized by Hormel Foods with its Spirit of Excellence Award for the 16th consecutive year.

June 16, 2009