Pw 15650 Top2
Closures
Top Oil out to 'end' counterfeiting
San Francisco-based Top Oil Products Co. is waging war against counterfeiting of its premium synthetic motor oils in Indonesia. It’s weapons: top and bottom aluminum closures.
September 30, 2002

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Coding, Printing & Labeling
P&G, Wal-Mart on CorrExpo program
When merchandising executives from top retailers speak, packaging people tend to listen.
September 30, 2002
Labels
Michelob's teardrop bottle to be replaced
After testing on specialty Michelob brands, a new slope-shouldered longneck bottle will be introduced for Anheuser-Busch’s super-premium Michelob and Michelob Light beers.
September 30, 2002
Pw 15656 Michelob
Additives, coatings & inks
Q&A: The man with X-ray vision
Wayne Knigge is a consultant who retired in June 2001 after 36 years as senior staff engineer with General Mills. He spent the last 20 years on quality/productivity improvements in packaging, the last three focusing on X-ray inspection.
September 30, 2002
Pw 15658 Knigge
Containers
MAP protects fresh pork
Barrier materials, MAP technology, and automation upgrades all combine to help Clougherty Packing extend shelf life and improve quality of ground pork and sausage.See in-plant video
September 30, 2002
New packaging materials at Clougherty Packing include barrier plastic trays and barrier lidding material heat sealed to tray fla
Containers
Mass flow = efficiency squared
Unilever cleans up on faster changeovers and washout for monobloc mass-flow fillers on tool-less changeover lines. Network yields big savings.
September 30, 2002
The monobloc filler (left) permits 15-min washouts that are crucial for fast changeover of the nine detergent formulations run.
Containers
Bagging output soars at Crunch Pak
Low-profile vf/f/s units designed to reduce bruising pack up to 50 bags/min of different sizes that are sold to schools and stores.See in-plant video
September 30, 2002
One of three baggers inside Crunch Pak's cold room packs a range of sizes including its most popular item, a 1-lb zippered bag
Flexible packaging
Machine builders speak out on servos (sidebar)
Are servos worth it?
September 30, 2002
Containers
Guidelines for small parcel packaging
Special Transport Packaging Committee of IoPP publishes guidelines to help small parcel shippers reduce damage.
September 30, 2002
Shown here is a typical packaging station for a company that ships via small parcel shipments.
Additives, coatings & inks
A revealing look at X-ray technology
Further information from our October Question-and-Answer format interview with Wayne Knigge.
September 30, 2002
Conveying & accumulation
Multivac Inc: Vacuum packaging brochure
Multivac (Kansas City, MO) offers a trifold brochure outlining the benefits and features of its new B500 Vacuum Chamber Conveyor Belt machine that the company says optimizes productivity for packagers of bulk products.
August 31, 2002
Pw 15754 Multivac
Containers
Composite tube
Chesapeake Corp. (Richmond, VA) introduced a multi-substrate composite tube that enables packaged goods companies to showcase products ranging from premium spirits to confectionery.
August 31, 2002
Pw 15807 Chesapeake
Flexibles
ConAgra debuts aseptic pudding packs
ConAgra Foods, Irvine, CA, claims it’s the first-ever shelf-stable pudding in a single-serve tube pack. Another convenient, tube-packed fun food directed toward kids has been introduced (see packworld.com/go/c049): Hunt’s Snack Pack Squeez ‘n Go Portable Pudding.
August 31, 2002
Pw 15812 Squeez
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