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Sustainable Packaging
Flexibles
Rigid
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Secondary Packaging
Trends
Filling, Capping & Closing
Containers & Closures
Flexibles
Salmon jerky pack serves Iraq and Afghanistan
Fledgling wild salmon product manufacturing company Alaska Spirit LLC, Kodiak, AK, with assistance from the University of Alaska Fisheries Industrial Technology Center pilot plant, has developed Kodiak SOLSTIX™ wild salmon jerky, vacuum-packed in multi-layer film. Designed as “pocket protein” for hikers, climbers, other sports enthusiasts, and vending machine sales, the product currently is being marketed to several small regional retail outlets. It’s packaged in 0.7-oz (2” x 6” package dimensions), three-count jerky stick packs. Average retail price is $1.99 per package.
April 3, 2007
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Labels
Food Fight
Some in Congress want a new agency for food safety as well as new standards for safeguarding the nation’s food supply.
April 3, 2007
Containers
Ecolab's bottle is better, faster by design
Modeling studies cut eight months out of the package development process for its ProForce cleaning solution bottle sold at Sam's Club.
April 3, 2007
Feeding/inserting/unscrambling
Horizontal tube feeders
New Horizontal Tube Feeders from Auger Feeders are available in 4” or 6” dias, and in various port to port lengths ranging from 24” to 96”.
March 9, 2007
Conveying & accumulation
Data flows from ERP to packaging machines
Just five operators run two lines that span three floors and churn out 600 bottles/min. An automated order system plays a pivotal role in streamlining changeover.
March 9, 2007
Tamper-evident machinery
Flexible filler doubles pack speeds
Dual-head auger filling system with integrated checkweigher easily adapts to different powder density, humidity, and temperature conditions.
March 8, 2007
Filling/capping, liquid & viscous
Frozen treat package mimics energy drink can
Hershey’s Ice Cream, Harrisburg, PA, has co-branded with Hammond, IN-based Swanel Beverages Inc., the manufacturer of an energy drink called Banzai, to create Banzai Energy Ice. The 4 oz treat is packaged in a squeeze-up tube made of solid bleached sulfate from Solo Cup Co. (www.solocup.com). Hershey fills the tubes using a Flex E Fill Rotary Filler from Solo Cup Co. and heat seals them with a thin foil lid, also from Solo Cup.
March 8, 2007
Flexible packaging
Fast cartoners get added boost
Switching from PLC to ELAU’s PacDrive as its standard automation platform gives Z Automation’s high speed machines even greater speed and flexibility
February 26, 2007
Containers
Frozen treat tube mimics energy drink can
Hershey's Ice Cream cobrands with Banzai energy drink manufacturer Swanel Beverages Inc. to create Banzai Energy Ice in a 4-oz squeeze tube.
February 16, 2007
Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials
Tubs clearly a 'nutty' choice for Hampton Farms
High-barrier thermoformed tubs' unique shape and clear view of premium roasted nuts deliver a point of difference for Hampton Farms' product launch.
February 13, 2007
Flexible packaging
Checking up on healthcare packaging
Drug delivery devices, advances in combination products, and biologicals/biopharmaceuticals will present both challenges and opportunities for packagers.
February 9, 2007
Flexibles
Coping with coffee demand
Auger fillers above a vf/f/s machine was just the beginning. A checkweigher with electronic feedback to the filler saves $25,000 in just eight months.
February 9, 2007
Contract packaging
Multi-dimensional branding: Paste emphasizes attributes, store environment
Recognizing the need for a novel approach to introduce yet another product in the whitening segment, a Manhattan-based cosmetic dentist focused on brand name, package color, and the right distribution channel.
February 9, 2007
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