Flexibles

Liquor-spiked freezer-pops

Zeus Juice chooses vf/f/s machine to serve up packaged frozen cocktails.

September 5, 2007

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Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Wine redesign encapsulates quality

Tin Roof wines are remodeled with a new look that’s based on finely tuned design expertise and a little luck.

September 5, 2007

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Malibu Wellness pumps new packaging

A polypropylene container that includes a no dip-tube dispensing pump provides waste-free dispensing and fits within a reusable outer SAN container, helping Malibu market its EC Mode skin-care products to salons, spas, and dermatologists.

September 5, 2007

Coding, Printing & Labeling

5-gal water bottles vended using RFID

RFID technology plays a fundamental role in an environmentally based business proposition from S2C Global Systems (www.s2cglobal.com),

September 5, 2007

Containers

The many different facets of glass packaging and sustainability

Sometimes assumptions about sustainability can obscure the clear facts.

August 15, 2007

Containers

Custom molding

IPL Packaging now offers custom molding capabilities, which allows a team of product managers, designers, and engineers to work with a customer to ensure that needs are met with a finished product.

August 10, 2007

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

High-visibility theft-prevention packaging: A love/hate relationship

So you come home from the store with a new toy for your child’s birthday. You know exactly what it looks like because you can see it through the package. You were actually able to play with it at the store in the package to see if it was "cool enough" and the right level for your child. The clear all-plastic thermoformed sealed clamshell package allowed you to touch various controls on the toy through strategically designed slots. The high visibility functional pack has significantly enhanced the shopping experience and aided the purchase decision, all without opening the package. When your child unwraps the present he or she can get a good feel if they like it or not by playing with it (at least to a degree) through the package.

August 9, 2007

Containers

McCormick and Weatherchem amicably resolve lawsuit

McCormick and Weatherchem have amicably agreed to settle and resolve the litigation arising from Weatherchem's introduction of a new non-refillable grinder package.

August 1, 2007

Containers

Industrial manipulator lifts items 500 lb and more

The StrongArm manipulator is a low cost solution for ergonomic lifting and material handling, enhancing safety, reducing fatigue and minimizing injuries while improving overall productivity. See video demo.

July 11, 2007

Cartoning

More lessons learned

PW asked for your packaging advice, and more than 440 shared their wisdom and insights.

July 11, 2007

Containers

Bush Brothers sticks it to glue problems

New can label adhesive applicators reduce adhesive use by 25%.

July 11, 2007

Containers

Seed packets automatically cartoned

Seed company improves packaging quality and efficiency, saves on labor costs.

July 11, 2007

Labels

GPI toasts overall package design winner

New glass bottle packaging for Gentleman Jack Rare Tennessee Whiskey has earned Brown-Forman Corp., Louisville, KY, the overall package design award in the Glass Packaging Institute’s (www.gpi.org) 2007 Clear Choice Awards.

July 11, 2007