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Controls & Machine Components
Stepper motors for actuation on bag-in-box machine
Speed, flexibility, and cost—few machine characteristics are in demand to the extent that these three are. Pattyn meets this trend head on with a PC-based control platform.
August 1, 2012
Stepper motor terminals (above) do a good job of controlling the four stepper motors used on the Model Ceflex-21.
Flexibles
Pouch scores sustainable packaging points
For its Horse Quenchers product, Equatic Solutions of Flemington, NJ. pulled off a nice bit of source reduction recently when it switched out of a rigid plastic container plus snap-on lid to a pouch made of flexible film.
July 30, 2012
The pouch offers sustainable packaging advantages.
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Upscale bottled water brand chooses scribing lasers
Nestlé Group's Carola Natural Spring Water brand benefits from the increased performance, flexibility, and high-quality coding of new scribing lasers.
July 30, 2012
Pw 43041 Carola1
Home
Shelf Impact!/Dragon Rouge Q3 2012 Innovation Survey packages
What follows are descriptions and images of the 15 packages that respondents in SI!/Dragon Rouge's quarterly Innovation Survey were asked to evaluate. For Q3, the focus is on personal care and OTC product packaging.
July 27, 2012
The Schick Intuition Naturals line of razors uses a carton made from 55% PCR paperboard.
Sustainability
Milk-based drink for post-exercise recovery flexes rPET muscles
High-quality post-exercise recovery drink launches in the U.K. in a unique, sporty 500-mL bottle made from rPET.
July 26, 2012
Xcel Milk is packaged in an injection/stretch blow-molded bottle made from rPET.
Sustainable Packaging
Capitalizing on the biobased boom
USDA’s Certified Biobased label offers brand owners the opportunity to promote their biobased products and packaging in the new carbon-conscious environment.
July 24, 2012
Pw 42930 Bio Preferred
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Bag printing gets a digital upgrade
Digital thermal ink-jet printing system has brought a sizeable improvement to bag-printing at this North Carolina seed company.
July 24, 2012
Ink smears and problems with legibility are a thing of the past.
Secondary Packaging
Best practices for selecting case packing equipment
Here are a few things to look out for when selecting case packing equipment, as excerpted from the 2012 End-of-line Equipment Playbook.
July 23, 2012
This article is excerpted from the 2012 END-OF-LINE EQUIPMENT PLAYBOOK
Sustainable Packaging
Facial wipes in 'green' packs
Emerging organic skincare company Ecocare says it has launched eco-friendly facial wipes in eco-friendly packaging.
July 23, 2012
Packaging is made from renewable resources.
Protective/transport packaging
Protective packaging cushions priceless piece of NASA history
Military-grade foam packaging is used to help safely transport a portion of the wooden flight simulator used to train NASA astronauts to its final home in Seattle.
July 20, 2012
Pw 42879 Nasa2
Cartons and boxes
Melitta brand in Brazil debuts single-serve cartons
Coffee-flavored milk drinks from Melitta are packaged for on-the-go consumption in easy-to-grip, single-serve liquid cartons—a first in Brazil.
July 20, 2012
Pw 42878 Melitta
Sustainable Packaging
New, 'greener' Starbucks cup sleeve uses adhesives innovation
New cup sleeve allows for reduction in material and greater PCR material, with no degradation in quality, through proprietary adhesive/converting technology.
July 20, 2012
Pw 42876 Starbucks Earthsleeve
Secondary Packaging
Pallet operations upgrade pumps up production by 30%
Bay State Milling adopts versatile, low-maintenance palletizer and stretch hood packaging system to secure pallet loads of bagged grain products.
July 20, 2012
Navigated via computer menu, the stretch hooder draws down the film uniformly over the pallet load and securely seals the hood.
Flexibles
Brawny pack supports Wounded Warrior Project
Limited-edition wrapper for Georgia-Pacific’s Brawny paper towels support injured service members and their families across the U.S.
July 19, 2012
Brawny front panel
Controls & Machine Components
Nestle articulates PackML's benefits
Nestle’s Bryan Griffen delivered an update on OMAC Packaging Workgroup initiatives at the Automation Conference, held in Chicago May 22-23, providing a view of the benefits to come with the new standard.
July 19, 2012
Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging
Table-top heat sealing machines
Alloyd Brands introduced two new table-top heat sealing machines for low-volume applications: the Aergo®1M and Aergo®1C.
July 19, 2012
Filling/capping, liquid & viscous
BBQ sauce/salad dressing line built on best in class
Faced with rapid growth—driven by the popularity of its Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ sauce—Ken’s Foods is adding new lines where needed. The Las Vegas plant has the latest.
July 18, 2012
Closeup (above) shows air rinsing.
Sustainable Packaging
Ensuring package design sustainability through LCA
Life Cycle Analysis is a tool that the package designer/engineer can use to steer the design and materials selection of a package on a more sustainable route early in the process.
July 17, 2012
Pw 42803 Hartman1
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