Sustainable Packaging

U.S. demand for PCR plastic to reach 3.5 billion lb in 2016

While demand for PCR plastic is set to grow 6.5% in the U.S. in the next four years, the overall rate of recycling will remain low—less than 7% of the total plastic demand.

December 3, 2012

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Reusable/Returnable

'One-Handed World' research reveals keys to user friendly packaging

Kimberly-Clark, Kraft Foods and Avery Office and Consumer products confirm that simpler packaging can benefit all who have a hand tied-up driving, eating, texting, Web-surfing or holding a hand...

December 3, 2012

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New PET tray simplifies recycling

MAPET II from Faerchplast is a monolayer PET tray that has a special heat seal adhesive only on the flange that lets the tray move more readily through the post-consumer recycle stream.

November 30, 2012

Recycling

Wash-off labels for glass and PET bottles

Avery Dennison spokesperson Robin Bell demonstrates Fasson® Wash-off labels, suitable for both glass and PET bottles, providing label converters with a replacement for wet-glue product. Suitable for body and/or neck labeling of light and dark containers, as well as bottled water in glass and large containers in recyclable PET bottles.

November 29, 2012

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Mitsubishi Electric Automation Adds QD77MS Simple Motion Module to its iQ Programmable Automation Controller (PAC) Platform

Lower engineering costs and shorter lead times are critical factors in the successful introduction of a new machine to market or for end use in a plant.

November 29, 2012

Sustainable Packaging

Staples delivers custom box sizes with every order

Staples rolls out new technology that creates cartons sized to fit each individual order. When the program is fully implemented, Staples will produce up to 1 million custom cases/day.

November 28, 2012

Operational Excellence

Ten ways packaging tech can optimize your supply chain

GlaxoSmithKline expert goes beyond the 'usual suspect' factors to offer technical tips for packagers.

November 28, 2012

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Pack Expo 2012: Stretch sleeve labels require no heat

High-elasticity stretch sleeve labels from MRI are applied by machinery made by PDC International. These PE labels require no heat for shrinking.

November 24, 2012

Sustainability

Material-reduced Kellogg's club-store pack gets graphic punch

The StrataGraph division of Great Northern Corp. supplies Kellogg's with a laminated SBS solution for its club-store packs of Pastry Crips that offers enhanced package graphics, while reducing material use and providing superior structural strength.

November 21, 2012

Protective/transport packaging

Corner, edge protector results in sustainable, temporary rack display

PACK EXPO 2012: Great Northern Corp.'s Laminations division has employed its VBoard edge-protection product to create the preformed PalletTop display for applications requiring a sturdy, industrial solution. VBoard laminated paperboard is made from recycled, recyclable materials.

November 21, 2012

Sustainable Packaging

Emballage 2012: Day one

Gorgeous 4-L kegs of Heineken sold at retail, a light-as-a-feather ISBM PET container for dispensing hand soap in institutional settings, and a new PET tray for chilled meat and fish that’s compelling from a sustainable packaging standpoint—all this and a whole lot more were on display at Emballage 2012 on day one.

November 20, 2012

Controls & Machine Components

Replacing pneumatics with servos can improve motion control

Contributing Editor James R. Koelsch of Automation World recently published a story about packaging machinery that relies on servos as a substitute for pneumatics. I re-post it here in the hope that you find it as intriguing as I did.

November 20, 2012

Sustainability

Weis Markets to use 100% recyclable PET MAP trays for meat

Working with custom thermoformer, the grocery chain embarks on development of first closed-loop recyclable meat tray.

November 19, 2012