Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Britvic banks on being different

This UK beverage marketer was a pioneer in aseptically filled PET bottles. Other ambitious packages include matte-black coated glass for on-premise sales and black PET bottles in four sizes.

October 31, 1997

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Converting equipment

Barrier technology impresses judges

The prestigious Diamond Award of the eleventh annual DuPont Awards went to Continental PET Technologies (Florence, KY). CPT was honored for the high-barrier 400-mL (13.524-oz) polyethylene terephthalate single-serve bottle it developed for Atlanta-based Coca-Cola.

October 31, 1997

Sustainable Packaging

Paper packaging earns 3M's honors

For the fifth straight year at 3M's (St. Paul, MN) Scotchban(TM) Innovation Awards, converters, paper mills and packaged goods manufacturers were honored for the way their paper and paperboard materials showed innovation or sensitivity to environmental concerns.

October 31, 1997

Protective/transport packaging

Blow-molding not just for bottles anymore

A pair of protective cushions extrusion/blow-molded from 100% recycled low-density polyethylene is saving Schaumburg, IL-based Motorola over $350ꯠ/yr in material costs alone.

October 31, 1997

Controls & Machine Components

Packaging sheet stock

An engineered metallocene plastomer composite called T-Board(TM) is available from Sentinel Products (Hyannis, MA). Consisting of a rigid, high-density crosslinked PE foam core sandwiched between a soft-skin metallocene-based foam exterior, T-Board's multi-layer construction makes it suitable for use as partitions or tier pads in packaging totes.

September 30, 1997

Sustainability

IBC for liquids

The Ironman(TM) is a liquid bulk container from American Industries (Ridgefield, NJ) that meets new U.N. requirements for durability and environmental issues.

September 30, 1997

Sustainability

Air cushions

FP Intl. (Redwood City, CA) has introduced Flo-Pak Cell-O air cushions as an alternative to paper packaging. Products are safeguarded by inserting one or more of the clear, HDPE cushions in the shipping container.

September 30, 1997

Flexible packaging

Stand-up pouch stands out on the shelf

Canadian marketer of coffee, nuts and spices jumps ahead of the competition by installing a versatile pouching system for nuts and coffees. Private-label packaging beckons.

September 30, 1997

Flexible packaging

Nature's Pleasures launches fresh-cut apple slic es

This processor may not be the first to package apple slices in an extended shelf-life MAP format. But management believes its technology gives it an edge over those who pioneered the concept.

September 30, 1997

Recycling

The whole world in its hands

Affecting 146 markets globally, the new redesign of Diet Coke offers more than meets the American eye.

August 31, 1997

Sustainability

'Hidden' payoffs through waste savings

Major southwest Coke franchise discovers that shifting to returnable trays for cans not only reduces landfill waste, it also improves productivity and cuts costs.

August 31, 1997

Conveying & accumulation

Insourcing springs savings for AquaPenn (sidebar)

HDPE container production 'captiv-ates' AquaPenn

August 31, 1997

Sustainability

3Com relies on 'greener' loose fill

A leading manufacturer of routers, hubs, switches, modems, and other computer networking devices, 3Com Corp. has a strong record of responsible environmental leadership.

August 31, 1997