Closures

Resealable latex lid allows for savoring of whisky shots

Scottish Spirits Single Grain Scotch Whiskey in a 12-oz can now comes with a resealable, reusable latex cap that allows for product consumption over time.

August 8, 2012

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Sustainable Packaging

Top 10 Greener Package countdown

The most-viewed articles on Greener Package for the first six months of 2012 show readers’ appetite for best practices in sustainable packaging innovation as exhibited by their peers.

August 8, 2012

Sustainability

Skin care brand selects airless dispensing

DOCTOR BABOR products are easy to dispense, evacuate, and include recyclable packaging components.

August 6, 2012

Contract Packaging

Global pharma packager plants flag in U.S. soil

Global contract pharma firm Almac’s new capabilities in Audubon, PA, bring advances in cost, sustainability, serialization and global supply chain competitiveness.

August 2, 2012

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Are you adhering to your medication regimen?

Packaging addresses nonadherence by staying with patients and/or caregivers, and building outward with other tools that link to or key off the package.

August 1, 2012

Secondary Packaging

Robots address expanse of packaging needs - five case histories

Confectionery, food, pharmaceuticals, and consumer goods are just a few of the industries employing robots for their speed, functionality, efficiency, and accuracy.

August 1, 2012

Sustainable Packaging

'Sustainable packaging' focus is counterproductive

"Sustainable packaging as a term is no longer relevant today as the debate about good vs. bad packaging has moved on." That’s the conclusion of a new study by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC, which posed the question, "Sustainable packaging: myth or reality."

July 31, 2012

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A view of biopolymers

Packaging R&D technologist Greg Roskos of Heinz talks about what he sees coming in the world of biopolymers.

July 31, 2012

Controls & Machine Components

Achema delivers a futuristic perspective

Trend reports look ahead to anti-counterfeiting, biotherapeutics, container-sized production, and automation.

July 31, 2012

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

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

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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

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