Conveying & accumulation

Dual-lane checkweigher provides Rx for Teligent

Customized checkweigher matches specialty generic pharmaceutical company’s dual-lane filler, ensuring product quality and providing data to improve yields.

July 14, 2016

Rigid: Page 99

Contract packaging

Assessing contract packaging trends in the healthcare market

Steve Meeker, Legacy Pharmaceutical Packaging’s President, discusses the impact of serialization, as well as machinery and materials trends.

July 14, 2016

Containers

Hummus and chicken launched in snack-size pack

Hummus Plus expands its line to include a 4-oz snack pack made from a bowl-shaped base and domed lid that snap together and hold the hummus and chicken components.

July 12, 2016

Containers

Custom canister makes nut toppings convenient

A petite package with dual-dispensing closure, the Shake & Spoon makes it easy for consumers to top off their favorite foods with sliced, diced, or chopped nuts.

July 11, 2016

Containers

AnC Precision announces new tube certification/validation service

AnC is launching a full certification and validation service for the tube sealing industry.

July 8, 2016

Containers

Retro design for premium spring water in PET

The Boston round-style container and retro label design conjure a medicinal feel that emphasizes the purity and healing properties of Purely Sedona spring water.

July 3, 2016

Containers

Nescafé collectible tins tap into design students’ talent

London design agency works with students from the U.K.’s University of Creative Arts to design six collectible tins for a premium instant coffee from Nestle.

July 2, 2016

Plastics/resins

Parkway Plastics announces new “in-mold-customization” capabilities

Customers will now be able to mold logos on their jars, caps, and discs at minimum quantities.

June 29, 2016

Containers

A first in Brazil for UHT milk

This blow/fill/cap line for injection stretch blow molded PET bottles of shelf-stable milk is the first in Latin America that takes advantage of dry preform decontamination.

June 27, 2016

Plastics/resins

Award-winning hot-fill PET container

Featuring thermal stability at temperatures of 300 deg F and having a silicon oxide gas barrier coating that extends shelf life at ambient temperatures, the ThermaSet® PET jar is this year’s DuPont Awards Diamond Award winner.

June 23, 2016

Plastics/resins

Mylanta returns with updated packaging

Brand conveys the promise of relief in functional HDPE bottle. Meanwhile, new Mylanta Gas Minis launch in a one handed-convenience package that provides discretion and portability.

June 21, 2016

Filling/capping, dry

12+ considerations for selecting your next capping machine

A new equipment investment requires a thorough examination of your operational, financial and productivity issues, and an assessment of your future requirements.

June 21, 2016

Containers

Limited-edition gin bottle is off to the races

Clever design touches for a limited-edition gin celebrating U.K. Newmarket Racecourse include a leather collar and a clear, binocular-shaped window on the front panel.

June 18, 2016