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Sustainable Packaging
Flexibles
Rigid
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Secondary Packaging
Trends
Filling, Capping & Closing
Containers & Closures
Containers
FDA modifies diet supplement claims approach
The U.S. Court of Appeals ruled in 1999 that the Food and Drug Administration should consider allowing health claims on dietary supplements even though they are not widely recognized as valid by the scientific community.
November 30, 2000
Containers & Closures: Page 212
Feeding/inserting/unscrambling
Relocations, expansions
Zanasi USA (Minneapolis, MN), formerly MarCode, has moved its headquarters to 8601 73rd Ave. N., Suite 38, Minneapolis, MN 55428; phone: 763/593-1907, fax: 763/593-1941.
November 30, 2000
Cartoning
A vision for low-cost inspection (sidebar)
A detailed look
November 30, 2000
Cartoning
A vision for low-cost inspection
Access Business Group, the manufacturing arm for Amway, upgrades cosmetics packaging with new low-cost vision sensors that confirm literature insertion and label presence.
November 30, 2000
Containers
Adding a 'leg' to the corrugated industry stool
Packaging World Editor report on SuperCorr 2000, a late October show and conference in Atlanta sponsored by a paper Expo association and an organization of corrugated converters.
November 30, 2000
Containers
Diamond-pattern pail cuts 20% off
REPORTING FROM PACK EXPO: Grupo Zapata (Mexico) claims its new plastic pail offers 20% cost reduction and 20% weight reduction when compared to standard pails. Showcased it the booth, the new container features structural diamond-patterned ridges on the sidewalls to provide added strength.
October 31, 2000
Closures
Estee Lauder's promo display
REPORTING FROM PACK EXPO: In August, Estee Lauder chose a 3”-diameter tubed secondary container from Flex Products to display its skin care product promotion. Displayed at the Flex Products booth, the tube contains a folding carton-packaged product that's suspended inside.
October 31, 2000
Containers
High-speed sleever debut
REPORTING FROM PACK EXPO: Running at an unprecedented 800 sleeves/min, Coastal Sleeve Label (Brunswick, GA) is showcasing its Autowrap wrapper from Hauni Richmond (Richmond, VA). Seams are made online, reducing production time 35%.
October 31, 2000
Flexible packaging
Spout pouch takes its stand
REPORTING FROM PACK EXPO: Bell, a European food company, is packaging its new chicken and steak barbecue sauce products in an inverted stand-up pouch with a closure that acts as a base. Huhtamaki Van Leer Packaging Worldwide (Germany) converts the pouch material.
October 31, 2000
Containers
Cash pops out of Aussie cans
The expression “show me the money” has taken a beverage twist Down Under. That’s where United Distillers & Vintners, part of London, England-based Diageo, has stashed real cash inside select cans of Bundaberg’s Rum & Cola.
October 31, 2000
Coding, Printing & Labeling
UK firms are out to shorten time to market
Sainsbury’s will soon implement a sophisticated RFID tag system to better manage its chilled foods distribution, while ICI Paints evaluates digital asset management.
October 31, 2000
Conveying & accumulation
Tums packages sealed with a twist
SmithKline Beecham breaks new ground with an oval-shaped, induction-sealed foil membrane beneath a twist-off cap. Benefits include reduced downtime and less scrap.
October 31, 2000
Cartoning
Filler meets tough standards at Stonyfield (sidebar)
Cartoner delivers downstream
October 31, 2000
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At PACK EXPO Las Vegas, PAPACKS to Debut Plastic-free Fiber Bottle
Suitable for both dry goods and liquids, PAPACKS' Fiber-Bottle is composed entirely of cellulose fibers, combining 100% recyclability, versatile functionality and industrial viability, and you can see it at Booth N-5172!
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