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Sustainable Packaging
Flexibles
Rigid
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Secondary Packaging
Trends
Filling, Capping & Closing
Containers & Closures
Flexible packaging
Clever packages take flexibles to a new level
Sleeves for propane cylinders win Flexible Packaging Assn.'s President's award. Other FPA winners include pouches of grease for fifth wheels, recyclable ream paper wraps and protective air cushion packs.
February 29, 2000
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Flexible packaging
Flexibles feed on innovation
Keebler’s contour pouch for cookies doubles as a hand puppet, while a wrap for frozen, microwavable sandwiches provides source reduction, and an all-plastic bag offers oxygen and moisture barrier for dry pet foods.
February 29, 2000
Converting equipment
French brewers say
oui
to plastic
Web exclusive: Brasseries Heineken puts another brand in 1/2-L plastic and introduces a 1-L plastic beer bottle, consisting of three materials in five layers and coinjection stretch/blow-molded by Continental PET Technologies (Florence, KY). Separately, Strasbourg, France-based Kronenbourg commits not only to the unusal step of self-manufacturing its own PET bottles, but to Actis (Amorphous Carbon Treatment on Internal Surface) coating process from Sidel (Norcross, GA).
February 29, 2000
Containers
Appointments, promotions
The Frain Group (Addison, IL): David Eggleston, COO.—LPK (Cincinnati, OH): Jerry Kathman, president, CEO.—Terco (Bloomingdale, IL): Dennis Ahrens, president, replacing David Cull who has resigned.—Alvey Systems, Inc.
February 29, 2000
Converting equipment
Welch Foods launches coated PET bottle
Coated monolayer PET bottles are replacing glass for 16-juice drinks, juice cocktails and 100% juices. FDA-approved coating is said to cost less than multilayer barrier bottles. The heat-set PET bottles will be sold in vending and C-store channels nationwide.
February 29, 2000
Labels
Perrier gets a grip
Better ergonomics and lighter weight are benefits of Perrier’s new 5-gal water bottle with integral handle. Plus, a new rack system for transport reduces bottle breakage.
February 29, 2000
Flexible packaging
Dairy coop decides on dual bag
California Dairies Inc. reportedly will be the first commercial user of a dual film bag system. CDI plans to offer the plastic bag as an alternative to multiwall paper bags for milk powders sold to confectioners, bakeries and cheese manufacturers.
February 29, 2000
Coding, Printing & Labeling
FDA packaging guidance gets bad 'wrap' (sidebar)
Safer institutional drug packaging?
February 29, 2000
Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging
FDA packaging guidance gets bad 'wrap'
Brand-name pharmaceutical manufacturers and OTC companies want more freedom to make packaging changes without major petitioning.
February 29, 2000
Containers
Look Ma, no hands!
Automation, custom molding and a packaging partnership allow an inventor to bring a hands-free tube applicator to the marketplace.
February 29, 2000
Conveying & accumulation
Controls push speed limit
U.S. Sugar fills two 5-lb bags/sec with better than ±0.1% accuracy thanks to a state-of-the-art sugar-filling line powered by the latest in servo drive, PLC and networking technology.
February 29, 2000
Conveying & accumulation
Fit for filling 'round the clock
Aberfoyle Springs fills 500-mL PET bottles at a rate of 630/min seven days a week, in two 11-hour shifts each day. ‘We train our people like there’s no tomorrow.’
February 29, 2000
Converting equipment
Chemical maker's new IBC closes the loop
A durable container’s recycling program prompts a chemical manufacturer to invest in new IBCs to transport its chemicals across the country.
February 29, 2000
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