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Sustainable Packaging
Flexibles
Rigid
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Secondary Packaging
Trends
Filling, Capping & Closing
Containers & Closures
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Sutter Home bottle breaks new ground
Commonly used for wide-mouth jars and narrow-neck beers, bottles made with press-and-blow technology haven't been available to wineries--until now. Eye-catching labels complete this package upgrade.
January 31, 1996
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Containers
Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements
Jefferson Smurfit Corp. (St. Louis, MO) acquired Michigan Can and Tube.
January 31, 1996
Converting equipment
PET bottles make their mark
Direct sales company Watkins Inc. says it was the first in the U.S. to offer a money-back guarantee: if customers weren't satisfied with their bottle of vanilla extract, they could get a refund--provided the amount in the bottle didn't fall under the "trial mark" line molded into the glass.
January 31, 1996
Controls & Machine Components
Valve/liner system
Inliners Unlimited (Monroe, LA) has introduced a valve to be used with barrier liners as a low-cost way to control gases in drums, pails, boxes or IBCs.
December 31, 1995
Flexibles
Shrink wrap easy-open tab
Latter Packaging Equipment (Los Angeles, CA) has developed The Latter Tab, a patented easy-open tab for shrink-wrapped packages. The tab can be manufactured from a variety of shrink films, including polyolefins, PE and food-grade films, using the company's special add-on option, which is mounted to the Latter sealer.
December 31, 1995
Filling/capping, dry
High-speed capper
PMC Industries' (Hackensack, NJ) new high-speed capper applies pump caps at speeds to 300/min. A programmable controller governs machine operations, including the flow of caps from the sorter and automatic shutdown in case of overloads at transfer points.
December 31, 1995
Filling/capping, liquid & viscous
High speed bottle fillers
Krones (Franklin, WI) VP electro-pneumatic bottle fillers accurately fill plastic or glass bottles within ±2 mm fill-height accuracy, and at speeds to 1겨/min, depending on model and bottle size.
December 31, 1995
Conveying & accumulation
Seals create I-D for lubricant
Induction-sealed PVC bottles that don't leak enable Westridge Laboratories to introduce personal lubricant to the pharmaceutical market and boost sales substantially.
December 31, 1995
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Locking in sales
A California-based produce wholesaler opts for new tags for improved product identification and greater brand visibility.
December 31, 1995
Feeding/inserting/unscrambling
Bundlers shrink labor costs
Private-label pharmaceutical manufacturer Biocraft Laboratories saves $900ꯠ a year in labor and materials by installing collator/shrink bundlers on 13 lines.
December 31, 1995
Converting equipment
Glidden's paint testers pass with flying colors
High-density polyethylene test containers let homeowners test a color before plunging into the purchase of a gallon of paint.
December 31, 1995
Conveying & accumulation
Deodorant sticks chill big time in small space
Tom's of Maine doubles its production of stick deodorants by adding an in-line chiller that uses liquid nitrogen to rapidly cool the hot-filled product.
December 31, 1995
Conveying & accumulation
Twin-auger filler is pick of the litter
Automated filling and capping of jugs containing cat litter helps Mid-Florida Mining reduce giveaway by 83% and labor costs by 45%. Increased efficiency helps push new product offerings and increase sales.
December 31, 1995
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