Sustainability

Know when to fold 'em

The folding carton ushered in the modern packaging age and remains a diverse option for many product categories.

May 10, 2011

Rigid: Page 157

Filling/capping, dry

Dust-tight portable drum discharger

Material Transfer’s Porrtable Lift & Seal drum discharging system safely and efficiently empties drums of various dry materials.

May 9, 2011

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

GlaxoSmithKline increases production efficiency with custom filling system

Single-use dosing system eliminates risk of cross-contamination and speeds production start-up time.

May 7, 2011

Containers

Anniversary bottles enable Redhook fans to partake, reminisce

Craft beers are hot with consumers, but even they can’t rest on their laurels. At some point, the longstanding among these upstart brews move toward status as mature brands, and they have to reinvent themselves.

May 7, 2011

Filling/capping, dry

Bosch to take over pharmaceuticals specialists H?ttlin and Manesty

Bosch has signed agreements to acquire Hüttlin GmbH and Manesty Ltd., subsidiaries of OYSTAR Holding GmbH.

May 4, 2011

Containers

PET for honey re-launch

Eye-catching new bottles are behind the high-profile re-launch of Rowse Honey, a leading UK honey brand.

April 21, 2011

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

All-Fill acquires V-Line from Taylor Products for integrated VFFS capability

All-Fill, Exton, PA has acquired the V-Line of Vertical Form-Fill-Seal equipment from Taylor Products of Kansas City, MO.

April 15, 2011

Contract packaging

Identify and protect confidential information

From proprietary formulas to production processes to marketing strategies, both service buyers and sellers have critical assets that need protection to preserve value.

April 12, 2011

Contract packaging

Companies

April 12, 2011

Flexible packaging

U.S. pharma packaging market to grow 5.5% annually through 2014

Demand for pharmaceutical packaging in the U.S. (including Puerto Rico) will increase 5.5% annually to $18.4 billion in 2014, according to a Freedonia Group Inc. report on pharmaceutical packaging prospects.

April 11, 2011

Sustainability

Bottle made of OCC and ONP

Holding 50 oz of laundry detergent, this molded-pulp bottle—recyclable and compostable—is actually a shell with a LDPE liner inside that holds the product.

April 11, 2011

Conveying & accumulation

Bucket elevator sweetens chocolate egg production

Madelaine Chocolate’s product distribution system permits the smooth handling of 36% more product while ensuring considerably less damage to the chocolate pieces being wrapped in foil.

April 11, 2011

Containers

Balluff: Capacitive proximity sensors

Balluff’s economical Global.CProx line of capacitive proximity sensors reliably solve object and level detection applications.

April 8, 2011