Containers

Extended label adds dimension on tube

Meguiar’s Scratch X Scratch & Swirl Remover for Autos took home 2005 Innovative Tube of the Year honors for its EasyTab extended label, which is atypical on tube labels.

March 31, 2006

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Containers

Project pail takes pain out of painting

Winning Best of Show honors at the Institute of Packaging Professionals’ (IoPP) 2005 AmeriStar competition, Sherwin-Williams Co.’s Ready-to Roll PP paint container oozes with convenience features.

March 31, 2006

Flexibles

Packaging Summit's focal point: the Hall of Packaging Excellence

An extensive display of the past year’s best new packages will demonstrate what the results can be when education meets inspiration.

March 31, 2006

Sustainability

Machine builders and buyers talk turkey at Ipack-Ima

A first-of-its-kind forum, held in conjunction with Italy’s packaging show, was aimed at improving relationships between builders and buyers of packaging machinery.

March 31, 2006

Closures

Foster's launches lager in aluminum bottles

In January 2006, the Foster’s Group Limited, beer market leader in Australia, introduced a new packaging option for its Crown Lager brand—12-oz aluminum bottles from CCL Container.

March 31, 2006

Filling/capping, dry

Club store fills bulk bags on demand

PriceSmart club stores in Latin America offer on-demand, in-store bulk packaging of dry and liquid commodities.

February 28, 2006

Containers

Humonitor Humidity Indicator Cards

Humonitor® Humidity Indicator Cards tell at a glance if moisture withinsealed containers or closed spaces is at an acceptable level. Humonitorcards help monitor desiccant activity and are ideal for use with desiccantsin any application where moisture control is critical.

February 28, 2006

Protective/transport packaging

SorbaRing Bags

Adsorb moisture and filter in one partSorbaRing® is a unique desiccant bag designed to both adsorb moisture andfilter impurities in air conditioning systems, particularly systemsutilizing a thermal expansion valve.

February 28, 2006

Flexibles

Converter details

Unilever was not the only beneficiary of the change from foil to metallized film. Its converter, American Packaging Corp.

February 28, 2006

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Meat packer doubles production capacity

Compact rollstock thermoform/seal and dual-chamber vacuum machines tighten packaging efficiencies at Ruprecht.

February 28, 2006

Containers

Blessings automates its mission

A new induction cap sealer, tablet counter-filler, and labeler help Blessings Intl. more efficiently pack medicines for missions in more than 140 countries.

February 28, 2006

Sustainability

Packaging machinery OEMs and buyers of packaging machinery talk turkey at Ipack-Ima

Presented in conjunction with Ipack-Ima, the Italian packaging show just held February 14-18 in Milan, was a half-day event called Global Packaging Managers & Equipment Suppliers Forum.

January 31, 2006

Closures

Dissolvable supplement strips in portable packs

Dyna-Tabs, LLC, Brooklyn, NY, brings the melt-on-the-tongue convenience of dissolvable strips in portable packaging to a line of eight vitamin and dietary supplements introduced globally in April 2005.

January 31, 2006