Conveying & accumulation

PET line brings capacity, flexibility to Coke plant

Anchored by a blow/fill/cap Combi system, this new line handles three bottle sizes and reaches 32,000 bottles/hr on 1.5-L bottles. Just two 'pilots' are required to guide it.

March 31, 2010

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Palletizing/depalletizing

Line upgrade accommodates redesigned Gentleman Jack packaging

Jack Daniels team tips its cap to performance of new, high-efficiency capping equipment.

March 8, 2010

Tamper-evident machinery

New cap, liner, and seal system perks up packaging performance

Leaky and bloated containers get cut from turf management product roster.

January 8, 2010

Closures

Wegmans: Market savvy and co-packing lift private label

Northeast grocer delivers products that resonate with its customers by understanding trends and nurturing effective supply chain relationships.

January 7, 2010

Labeling

New packaging machinery DVD

ELAU's new DVD shows videos and animations of advanced PacDrive™ equipped machinery in action. You’ll see why our slogan is "On the best machines."

December 8, 2009

Flexible packaging

Global collaboration enables Kraft Foods' culture change

Project-by-project, Kraft Foods’ global business units, with leadership from the company’s corporate sustainability team, are creating a culture where sustainability is a part of every package design.

December 8, 2009

Flexible packaging

Value and health drive new food and beverage packaging

A depressed economy and consumers' increasing concerns about personal, as well as environmental, health and wellness drive food and beverage packaging innovations.

December 6, 2009

Contract packaging

Companies

December 5, 2009

Flexible packaging

Cloud Packaging adds mid-speed expertise with purchase of Toll Packaging

Acquisition made in part to respond to current market demands for shorter packaging runs.

December 4, 2009

Filling/capping, dry

Catalent to present at American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists

Scientists from Catalent Pharma Solutions will be presenting seven scientific poster papers and participating in a round table discussion at this year's American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) meeting as part of the conference proceedings.

November 17, 2009

Flexible packaging

Sleek new Crystal Light container offers clear advantages

Kraft Corp.'s new canister and stick-pack pouch packaging for Crystal Light uses less material, enhances consumer convenience.

November 3, 2009

Sustainability

Sustainability upgrade for milk in PET

A world’s first: The French dairy company LSDH is launching a lightweight PET bottle for shelf-stable UHT milk. ‘Dry’ sterilization saves significant amounts of water.

October 30, 2009

Filling/capping, dry

Sanitary auger filler

Nalbach’s sanitary auger filling system is inspected and certified to comply with the USDA 3A sanitary standard.

October 28, 2009