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Sustainable Packaging
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Coding, Printing & Labeling
Gillette bets on pressurized plastic bottle
The initial mass-market application of an innovative pressurized dispensing system permits Gillette to offer a shave gel in a plastic container for the first time.
December 31, 1997
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Conveying & accumulation
Putting the pressure on faster filling
A unique feeding system on Sweet Ripe Drinks' new pressure filler permits 750-bpm speeds with less glass breakage, higher accuracy and 15-minute changeover.
December 31, 1997
Conveying & accumulation
Grace-and speed-under pressure
Amway's new pressure-netweigh filler increases speed and accuracy for viscous personal care products. Unscrambler offers gentle handling, cuts down on jams and provides 15-minute changeover.
December 31, 1997
Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging
A Star coding system
Dental tool maker Star Dental switches from manual label application to preprinting with a thermal-transfer system to comply with industry bar-code guidelines. Savings are the major benefit.
December 31, 1997
Additives, coatings & inks
Mobile receives PE in bulk trucks
At press time, Edison, NJ-based Mobil Polymers was minimizing the impact of December's rail congestion by transporting more of its polyethylene resin via bulk trucks instead of railcars.
December 31, 1997
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Medical device labeling proposal assailed
The Health Industry Manufacturers Assn. (HIMA) doesn't support the draft guidance on medical device labeling developed by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration's Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH).
December 31, 1997
Containers
Supplier news: International agreements
Russell-Stanley Holdings, Inc. (Red Bank, NJ) has merged with Hunter Drums Ltd. (Burlington, Ontario, Canada).
December 31, 1997
Containers
Intermediate bulk container
The Sonobulk® SL7 is an IBC from Sonoco Industrial Container Div. (Marietta, GA) for transporting liquid products. A series of reinforcing ribs are designed to ensure extra strength for racking and to minimize cage bulging.
November 30, 1997
Flexibles
3M saves bundles with new bundle
The Audio and Video Products Div. of St. Paul, MN-based 3M Co. has scored an impressive victory in packaging source reduction. This leading producer of bulk videotape for the film duplication industry designed a returnable and reusable package for its products that: * eliminates 1.4 million cu' of waste annually, * reduces the number of packaging components from 11 to three, * reduces the variety of packaging materials from five to two, * reduces labor costs not only in 3M's Hutchinson, MN, plant but at its customers' plants, too, and, * saves $4 million annually in packaging costs.
November 30, 1997
Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)
Vf/f/s percolates at S&D Coffee
To meet the growing sales demands of its foodservice and institutional customers, this Concord, NC, roaster fills ground coffee into a paper filter bag then overwraps between one and five bags in plastic film on the same machine. Strong sales help S&D reap a six-month payback on the unusual machine.
November 30, 1997
Converting equipment
HDPE-based Tropicana bottles project fresh, 'local dairy' image
In the first stage of a national roll-out, coextrusion blow-molded bottles for Tropicana FruitWise smoothies are finding a place in the refrigerated cases of supermarkets in Cleveland and several other markets.
November 30, 1997
Filling/capping, liquid & viscous
Peristaltic pump filler
ELF Machines (LaPorte, IN) has developed a two-head metered dispensing system suitable for laboratory or pharmaceutical applications. It fills thin and slightly viscous liquids into containers ranging from 0.25 mL to 500 mL.
October 31, 1997
Conveying & accumulation
Shaped 'can' rewrites packaging line rules (sidebar)
Shrink labelers make their North American debut
October 31, 1997
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Moisture Control Technology for Perishable Foods
EasyPak has launched Elevate Freshness, a packaging design featuring formed risers and channels, intended to mitigate moisture-related degradation.
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