Containers

Ecolab's bottle is better, faster by design

Modeling studies cut eight months out of the package development process for its ProForce cleaning solution bottle sold at Sam's Club.

April 3, 2007

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Conveying & accumulation

Data flows from ERP to packaging machines

Just five operators run two lines that span three floors and churn out 600 bottles/min. An automated order system plays a pivotal role in streamlining changeover.

March 9, 2007

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Frozen treat package mimics energy drink can

Hershey’s Ice Cream, Harrisburg, PA, has co-branded with Hammond, IN-based Swanel Beverages Inc., the manufacturer of an energy drink called Banzai, to create Banzai Energy Ice. The 4 oz treat is packaged in a squeeze-up tube made of solid bleached sulfate from Solo Cup Co. (www.solocup.com). Hershey fills the tubes using a Flex E Fill Rotary Filler from Solo Cup Co. and heat seals them with a thin foil lid, also from Solo Cup.

March 8, 2007

Containers

Frozen treat tube mimics energy drink can

Hershey's Ice Cream cobrands with Banzai energy drink manufacturer Swanel Beverages Inc. to create Banzai Energy Ice in a 4-oz squeeze tube.

February 16, 2007

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Tubs clearly a 'nutty' choice for Hampton Farms

High-barrier thermoformed tubs' unique shape and clear view of premium roasted nuts deliver a point of difference for Hampton Farms' product launch.

February 13, 2007

Flexibles

Coping with coffee demand

Auger fillers above a vf/f/s machine was just the beginning. A checkweigher with electronic feedback to the filler saves $25,000 in just eight months.

February 9, 2007

Contract packaging

Multi-dimensional branding: Paste emphasizes attributes, store environment

Recognizing the need for a novel approach to introduce yet another product in the whitening segment, a Manhattan-based cosmetic dentist focused on brand name, package color, and the right distribution channel.

February 9, 2007

Sustainability

Insights for less packaging

Bob Lilienfeld, who heads Use-less-stuff.com, has championed source reduction as the key to packaging sustainability for more than a decade.

February 9, 2007

Containers

Pail labeling application video

Pail labeling systems from CTM Labeling are designed to apply Pre-printed or Print and apply labels to various sized pails up to five (5) gallon size.

January 29, 2007

Containers

ThermoSafe Brands enters into distribution agreement with Randall Manufacturing

ThermoSafe Brands, a div. of SCA Packaging North America, has entered into a distribution agreement with Randall Manufacturing, adding ThermoSafe Durable Transport containers to its line of temperature zoning products for use in refrigerated vehicles and industrial and refrigerated warehouse applications for the food distribution market.

January 23, 2007

Sustainability

PP pails

IPL Packaging offers a newly designed family of PP industrial pails and commercial containers.

January 11, 2007

Flexibles

Primary packaging is unique

January 10, 2007

Containers

That's a wrap

Six servo-driven shrink-bundling machines help a pickle company transition out of corrugated reshippers and into tray packing.

January 10, 2007