Sustainability

Highlights from PAF 2008

Space constraints prohibit an all-inclusive report on Packaging Automation Forum 2008, sponsored by Packaging World and Automation World magazines. But here’s a peek at what Unilever, Lilly, and P&G had to say.

August 31, 2008

Containers & Closures: Page 155

Cartoning

Carton sealer's a keeper

Equipment, materials boost the production and look of Inland Market's cartoned fish.

August 31, 2008

Flexibles

Single-use caulk packs debut

GE Caulk Singles replace squeeze tubes and caulk guns for convenient, on-the-go application.

August 31, 2008

Additives, coatings & inks

Drum labels

Labelmaster’s new line of Premium Laser Litho(TM) and Dura-Vinyl(TM) drum labels for shipping dangerous goods meet stringent regulatory and compliance requirements.

August 31, 2008

Protective/transport packaging

Inflatable secondary packaging

Pregis Corp. introduces its inflatable AirSpeed 9000 secondary package.

August 5, 2008

Sustainability

Hazardous chemicals get added container security

Closed-system drum dispensing connector is engineered to prevent drips, spills, and contamination potential.

August 5, 2008

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Lessons learned: packaging materials

Advice about packaging materials from nearly 700 responses to a May 2008 survey centered on themes of sustainability and quality.

August 4, 2008

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Soup maker 'soups up' printing/coding efficiencies

Kettle Cuisine standardizes on one coding supplier for foodservice pouches, retail cup labels, and corrugated shipping cases.

August 4, 2008

Cartoning

Automation shines at Heinz

Smart Ones frozen meals are whisked through a highly automated packaging line at Heinz’s Pocatello, ID, facility. Cartoning and vision inspection stand out.

August 4, 2008

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Five ways contract packaging is changing

It’s more than rising fuel and energy costs. Change reflects the consumer’s mind-set and in-store trends. Respond by balancing production complexity with simplicity.

August 1, 2008

Flexibles

Co-packer plays key labeling role in Elmer's facelift

A contract packager’s ability to think fast while taking an interim project “on the fly” played a significant role in getting newly designed bottles of Elmer’s Wood Glue into distribution.

July 31, 2008

Controls & Machine Components

Sustainability gains in machine and process ops

Sustainability isn’t only about the amount of packaging materials we can keep from the solid waste stream. There are opportunities in machine and process ops, too.

July 2, 2008

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Schwarz powers powder packaging

Schwarz Pharma’s replacement filling line is twice the speed and more flexible for future needs.

July 2, 2008