Labels

Jalapenos 'wheel' to market in new jar

New barrier plastic jug offers convenience, safety and disposal improvements.

June 30, 1998

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Cartoning

Video cassette packaging hits fast forward

Semi-automatic labeling, cartoning and shrink wrapping of video cassettes just couldn't keep pace with Provac's rapid growth. New equipment was the answer.

June 30, 1998

Flexibles

Dispensing with food quality concerns

Large, 7.5-L stand-up pouches for condiments rely on unique closures that help Van Dijk Food Products' Dutch foodservice customers meet HACCP quality standards.

June 30, 1998

Containers

Streamlining handling headaches

Stainless-steel, reusable IBCs reduce drum handling/disposal problems for chemicals manufacturer Bush Boake Allen and a key customer.

June 30, 1998

Containers

Revlon relies on a custom-designed IRC

Like other packaged goods marketers, New York-based Revlon Corp. is a regular user of instant redeemable coupons (IRCs) for special promotions. But the firm's current rebate on Almay Lip Shine employs an IRC with a twist.

June 30, 1998

Containers

Statistical weigher

The new Spectra® 16 from Woodman (Decatur, GA) is a 16-scale statistical weigher said to provide increased weighing speeds in twin- and single-discharge applications.

May 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Triangle Package Machinery Co.: Hot melt adhesive

Patent-pending QuickBrick(TM) from Reichhold Chemicals (Research Triangle Park, NC) is a 6"-long, 3.5"-wide, 1.75"-thick "ingot" of hot melt adhesive.

May 31, 1998

Filling/capping, dry

Industrial bin

As an alternative to corrugated and collapsible boxes, Remcon Plastics (Reading, PA) presents its NL 48 bins for general industrial material handling needs.

May 31, 1998

Containers

Proximity sensor

Designed for packaging line and machine applications, the new Model SM600 Flat-profile Series ultrasonic proximity sensors from Hyde Park (Dayton, OH) detect objects as small as 0.06" at a distance of 1.5" at speeds of 2ꯠ/min.

May 31, 1998

Flexible packaging

Future shock (sidebar)

Blue-sky packaging ideas

May 31, 1998

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Shipper strategies for a global marketplace

How do packagers handle shippers that must be suitable for markets around the world? 3M says standardize on labels, while Hewlett-Packard likes packaging postponement.

May 31, 1998

Conveying & accumulation

Craft brewer launches bottles for retail

Toronto specialty on-premise brewer parlays recent developments in filling, capping and labeling machines to install a bottling line in its very own basement.

May 31, 1998

Tamper-evident machinery

From soup to sauce, easy-grip PET

Hot-filled plastic jars with pinched-grip sides took center stage in May as Seneca Foods and Campbell Soup both unveiled intriguing new containers with similar-looking grips.

May 31, 1998