Secondary Packaging

Kraft's Chips Ahoy! launches in resealable packaging

In July, Kraft Foods introduced its Chewy Chips Ahoy! soft chocolate chip cookies in its patent-pending Snack ’n Seal resealable packaging.

September 30, 2005

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Conveying & accumulation

AC drives bring improved performance to shrink wrappers

This builder of shrink wrapping systems gained multiple benefits, including reduced manufacturing costs, by rethinking its selection of AC drives.

September 30, 2005

Secondary Packaging

Making more corrugated recyclable

A new coating for corrugated paper holds the promise of bringing to an end the need to separate old corrugated containers (OCC) and waxed corrugated boxes.

September 30, 2005

Cartoning

Kraft's 'black box' data recorder

Kraft has developed ROME, a ‘black box’ diagnostic tool for packaging machinery that combines data collection and video from two cameras.

September 30, 2005

Secondary Packaging

Nutraceutical packaging design tips

The key to creating a good nutraceutical package means representing your brand and your product and breaking through the clutter at retail.

September 30, 2005

Secondary Packaging

New tray loader

PACK EXPO : Sigpack Systems, a Bosch Packaging Technology Co. launched its new compact WTI tray loader in September at the Pack Expo Las Vegas show.

August 31, 2005

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Case erector

PACK EXPO : A-B-C Packaging Machine Corp. showed its new Model 390 case erector at Pack Expo Las Vegas.

August 31, 2005

Secondary Packaging

Case erector

PACK EXPO : Pearson Packaging Systems is showing its new Model R350 Case Erector at Pack Expo Las Vegas.

August 31, 2005

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Pro Mach's integrated solution

PACK EXPO : Pro Mach's position as one of the largest single-source providers of packaging solutions in North America was emphasized at a press conference on Tuesday, September 27 at Pack Expo Las Vegas (PELV) that also previewed a new installation that leverages Pro Mach's integrated capability.

August 31, 2005

Flow wrapping

Integrated system

PACK EXPO : Rovema displayed its systems integrator capabilities at Pack Expo Las Vegas by demonstrating a fully integrated vf/f/s stainless-steel packaging line.

August 31, 2005

Secondary Packaging

200 degree F hot melt adhesive

PACK EXPO : National Adhesives is introducing at PackExpo a new concept in reduced-temperature packaging adhesives that the company claims will decrease maintenance requirements and downtime and increase uptime and employee safety.

August 31, 2005

Secondary Packaging

RFID tag locator software

Introduced in summer 2005, CAPE Systems’ RFID Tag Locator software can replace costly and time-consuming trial-and-error testing to optimize tag placement and significantly improve case and pallet reading.

August 31, 2005

Cartoning

Complexity simplified

Wilpak sustains double-digit growth by operating ‘upstream’ and ‘downstream’ of traditional contract packaging roles to integrate the supply chain.

August 31, 2005