Sustainability

Packaging powers P&G's sustainability plans

The CPG releases its 13th Annual Sustainability Report, with packaging changes and material reductions playing an important role in near and short-term goals.

October 18, 2011

Filling, Capping & Closing: Page 24

Filling/capping, dry

Servo-driven tablet filling system

SureFill 300 Slat Filler from Service Industries has throughput up to 300 bottles per minute.

October 17, 2011

Flexible packaging

Using trial-size packaging to induce first-time purchasing

Trial-size packages are a type of downsizing that entails many options.

October 10, 2011

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Rectangular pack is a good fit for allograft tissue

Specially designed cyclic olefin copolymer container housed in an outer blister protects lyophilized tissue used primarily in orthopedic and spine-related surgeries.

September 29, 2011

Filling/capping, dry

Filler/bagger with single-point control

Vertical bagger with auger filler has single-point control and stepper-motor drive with encoder feedback.

September 28, 2011

Sustainability

A Jim Beam perspective

Robert Land, corporate packaging engineer at Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc., talks about trends in packaging.

September 28, 2011

Filling/capping, dry

Flavored glucose in stick packs provides tasty relief to diabetics

New stick packages make it convenient and ‘cool’ for children to prevent low blood sugar.

September 27, 2011

Converting equipment

Winnie the Pooh makes splash in HDPE bottles

New Windsor Brands launches line of infant washes, lotions, and shampoos in a custom bottle that provides shelf appeal and functionality.

August 31, 2011

Filling/capping, dry

Durable split hopper

See it at PACK EXPO Booth #C-2308! Spee-Deer® Packaging Machinery’s split hopper system features extremely durable and easy to maintain 304 stainless steel construction and a patented sliding key tooling adapter, which enables quick and easy installation and removal of tooling.

August 11, 2011

Filling/capping, dry

Capsule filling machine for lab scale filling applications

The GKF 702 capsule filling machine from Bosch Packaging Technology produces small batches of liquids, tablets, pellets, and powders right in the lab using the production parameters required later during production.

August 9, 2011

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Packagers provide robotics 'wish list'

In the first-ever survey of Packaging World’s readers on their use of robotics, respondents share some of the technologies/capabilities they’d like to see from suppliers.

July 20, 2011

Filling/capping, dry

Multi-axis auger filler

See it at PACK EXPO Booth #C-2308!  The 4-lane Multi-Axis 3600 Series Digitronic® Auger Filler from Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery is designed to accurately fill a variety of dry food products including drink mixes, cocoa, soup mixes and coffee into rigid containers.

July 6, 2011

Multipacking/shrink bundling/banding

Cama USA hires Billy Goodman as North American Managing Director

Billy Goodman has been hired as North American Managing Director for Cama USA, Inc., which moved to its new headquarters in Deerfield, IL this month.

June 21, 2011