Contract Packaging

Personal best: How to thrive in a global contract packaging economy

Q&A with Michael Hastings, president and CEO of Sterling Contract Packaging Inc.

March 28, 2012

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Contract Packaging

Contract packager debuts eco-friendly compliance package

A collaboration between contract packaging firm Legacy Pharmaceutical and Keystone Folding Box has created a new child-resistant (F=1 level) senior-friendly compliance package made from 100% recyclable material.

March 28, 2012

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A new paradigm for wrapper infeed

A new paradigm for feeding product into a wrapping machine is being commercialized. A video on the Beckhoff Automation website demonstrates the principle that packaging machine builders could apply to control the timing of randomly spaced products into a continuous feed wrapper.

March 28, 2012

Containers

Retro steel can for beer

American craft beer brewer Churchkey Can Co. is bringing back a package long associated with Americana with the launch of Churchkey’s handcrafted Pilsner-style beer in a three-piece, flat top steel can.

March 27, 2012

Sustainable Packaging

Nestle's 100% recyclable packs

Nestlé has become the first major confectioner to use 100% recyclable packaging across its entire Easter egg range.

March 27, 2012

Recycling

China’s packaging presence growing

Report says the country aims to be the world’s top packaging producer by the end of this year.

March 26, 2012

Sustainable Packaging

Surf boards to ship in compostable packaging

Fully compostable mushroom-based protective packaging will be used to ship stand-up paddle surf boards from PUMA to retailers or directly to people who order them online.

March 22, 2012

Sustainable Packaging

With two weeks until SPS 2012, new speakers announced

Information-packed conference and exhibit focused on optimizing the sustainable packaging supply chain attracts even more high-profile speakers, April 3-5, in Houston.

March 21, 2012

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

New blister machine makes it easy to BeGreen

Pilot Pen installs new blister-making equipment that allows the manufacture of RPET packaging with zero waste for new line of pens made from recycled PET bottles.

March 21, 2012

Sustainable Packaging

RIT students prove they’re up for package design challenge

Winning design involves replacing a stout-shaped glass bottle for a lightweight, taller PET for Wegmans BBQ sauce.

March 20, 2012

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CannedWater4Kids and partners promote World Water Day

Likes and Tweets received by March 22 bring dollars to this charity whose mission is to bring clean, safe water to the children of the world who are currently without.

March 19, 2012

Sustainable Packaging

Grant issued to study sheep's wool for packaging and shipping vaccines

To combat growing vaccine waste, a U.K. government initiative reportedly will back R&D of sheep's wool packaging for pharmaceuticals.

March 19, 2012

Recycling

FDA considering waiving some prescription requirements

Agency to seek public input on allowing popular meds to switch from Rx-to-OTC to improve patient access to certain meds, which could impact package design and labeling.

March 15, 2012