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Sustainable Packaging
Flexibles
Rigid
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Secondary Packaging
Trends
Filling, Capping & Closing
Containers & Closures
Sustainability
Packaging for a global marketplace
As today's marketplace becomes increasingly global, how does that affect the way products are packaged? The strategies adopted by these firms provide some useful clues.
March 31, 1999
Rigid: Page 281
Conveying & accumulation
Filled, sealed, delivered
A mail-order fulfillment company improves productivity and efficiency by switching to an automated void-fill and sealing system from a manual one to fill and tape its shipping boxes.
March 31, 1999
Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)
Packaging for a global marketplace (sidebar)
How does a $13 billion multinational food and beverage company keep Mexico apprised of packaging developments in Morocco?
March 31, 1999
Filling/capping, dry
Bottom-up powder filler
The modified Chronos PBS 1200 powder filler from Chronos Richardson (Fairfield, NJ) provides high output, accuracy, hygiene and safety. Is designed to fill milk powder, milk substitutes, minerals and emulsifiers.
March 31, 1999
Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)
Ilapak, Inc: Vertical f/f/s machine
The Vegatronic 400XL from Ilapak (Newton, PA) is an improved version of its standard vf/f/s machine. To facilitate settling of product in the bag, 5" have been added between the jaws and the forming tube.
March 31, 1999
Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)
Windmoeller & Hoelscher: Improved f/f/s machine
The Diamant packaging system from Windmoeller and Hoelscher (Lincoln, RI) has been totally reconstructed. Designed for efficient bagging of free-flowing bulk products such as plastic resins, fertilizer and salt.
March 31, 1999
Containers
Honors bestowed on tubes of the year
The Tube Council of North America (New York, NY) has announced its 1998 Tube of the Year winners. The 9th annual contest included more than 100 entries, a record number.
February 28, 1999
Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)
Vertical f/f/s
The servo-driven Robag® 2C vf/f/s machine from TNA (Williamsport, PA) features a rotary design that accommodates unlimited bag lengths and bag widths of 23/4" to 121/2".
February 28, 1999
Flexible packaging
Young package forms grow beyond specialty niches
Two relatively new packaging forms--stand-up flexible pouches and non-round composite canisters--are expanding their application horizons and finding a measure of consumer acceptance at retail.
February 28, 1999
Flexible packaging
Pouch versatility stands out
A canteen-like pouch for liquids or powders, a mouthwash sample pouch distributed inside newspapers, and resealable stand-up pouches for an insecticide and plant food all earn recognition from the Flexible Packaging Assn.
February 28, 1999
Sustainability
Olin notches easy opening for flexible packs
A small notch makes it easier for consumers to open Olin Pool Products' child-resistant, single-use, flexible packs of chlorine shock treatment products for swimming pools.
February 28, 1999
Case/tray packing
Putting 'smart systems' to work (sidebar)
When less is really more
February 28, 1999
Filling/capping, liquid & viscous
New equipment helps jam maker go mainstream
A Michigan manufacturer of organic jams extends product sales beyond gourmet stores and into the supermarket aisles since installing a complete filling line late last year.
February 28, 1999
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