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Additives, coatings & inks

BATF and alcohol packaging

Some experts believe that government regulation may stifle innovative packages or new packaging materials for alcoholic beverages. Unlike most food products, regulations for these products go beyond ensuring food safety.

February 28, 2002

Containers

Multipacking shines at Star Foods

Producer of refrigerated salads increases production speeds and reduces material and labor costs by employing an automated packaging system for its multipacks.

February 28, 2002

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Consumers power packaging (sidebar)

Suggestions that work

February 28, 2002

Flexibles

Design: Baking kits display holiday spirit

Betty Crocker cooked up a timely product for the recent season: Holiday baking kits in four varieties. The kits from Minneapolis, MN-based General Mills are packaged in creative and colorful boxes with precision die cuts.

January 31, 2002

Converting equipment

Web Plus: Sites

New or enhanced Web sites

January 31, 2002

Converting equipment

Industry watch: Companies

Marconi Data Systems Inc. (Wood Dale, IL) has signed a definitive agreement with Danaher Corp. (Washington, D.C.) where Danaher will purchase Marconi Data Systems for $400 million USD.

January 31, 2002

Containers

'Scaling up' on vaccine filling

Now the world’s fourth largest supplier of poultry vaccines, Lohmann Animal Health maintains its ranking through capital investment. See in-plant video

January 31, 2002

Containers

Are packaging jobs secure?

How will packaging jobs hold up to recession, consolidation from mergers and acquisitions, and the war against terrorism? Packagers respond via an exclusive Packworld.com survey.

January 31, 2002

Containers

interpack 2002 is bigger than ever (sidebar)

All about metal packaging

January 31, 2002

Containers

New friction-top belt conveys success

A new friction-top belt conveyor replaces a belt-on-roller incline conveyor at Miller Brewing’s Irwindale, CA, facility. Less maintenance, no case slippage are the results.

January 31, 2002

Conveying & accumulation

Global Beverage Systems: Empty bottle handling on bottled water line

On this new bottled water filling line, bulk bottles are depalletized by a Sig Simonazzi high-level depalletizer and then single-filed for delivery to the air conveying system from Descon Conveyor Systems and Consultants.

December 31, 2001

Containers

Global Beverage Systems: 128-valve counter-pressure filling for bottled water

On this new bottled water filling line, the 128-valve counter-pressure filler from Sig Simonazzi is among the largest of its kind.

December 31, 2001