Flexibles

Retention pack cuts costs for HP

At Hewlett-Packard's Roseville, CA, parts distribution facility, a relatively new form of protective packaging has slashed packaging material costs by half, warehouse space requirements by two-thirds and packaging assembly time by 75%.

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Expopak lures a burgeoning market in Mexico

The market in Mexico for packaging is once again on the increase. So says Jorge Izquierdo, director of the Latin American office of the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute.

April 30, 1997

Conveying & accumulation

UV flexo technology provides economic relief

Narrow-web UV flexo press allows folding carton converter Mebane Packaging to reduce costs, while it increases flexibility for Bristol-Myers Squibb.

April 30, 1997

Closures

Matrix finds 'suede' takes special handling (sidebar)

Additional winners include:

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Sustainability

Labeling settlement

Honey Baked Hams, Inc. of Irvine, CA, agreed to change its package labeling as part of a negotiated settlement of a civil suit arising from a complaint by the Santa Clara County Department of Environmental Health.

April 30, 1997

Flexibles

Plastics under seige in Massachusetts

A plastics recycling bill has been introduced in the Massachusetts state Senate that would, if passed, doom the sale of most plastic packaging. The bill bans plastic packaging for consumer products unless at least 80% of Massachusetts residents have access to plastics recycling facilities by December 31, 2000.

April 30, 1997

Sustainability

Turning the shoe industry on end

Italian shoemaker challenges packaging conventions by adopting a vertical gable-top package that resembles both a doctor's bag and a milk carton. Patented carton design offers environmental advantages in waste-conscious Europe.

April 30, 1997

Consumer packaged goods

More EC export regs

North American exporters to the European Community (EC), who already must contend with some 20 different packaging laws, may face yet another EC mandate, currently under consideration by the European Commission, according to Recycling Laws Intl.

April 30, 1997

Controls & Machine Components

Collapsible container

Ropak Materials Handling Group (Georgetown, KY) has introduced a reusable, collapsible container suitable for staging, transporting and distributing heavy, dense parts.

March 31, 1997

Controls & Machine Components

Edge protector

IdentiBoard(TM) is Laminations' (Neenah, WI) new edge protector product. Each leg has a stripe of color that can be used to identify products on a pallet and streamline shipping and inventory.

March 31, 1997

Converting equipment

Condiment package

Kranson Industries (St. Louis, MO) has developed a new package especially for mustard and condiment packaging. The 9-oz PET container is recyclable, squeezable and shatterproof.

March 31, 1997

Recycling

National bottle bill?

Sen. James Jeffords (R-VT) once again has introduced a bill requiring all beer, water and soft drink containers sold in the U.S. to carry a 10¢ deposit.

March 31, 1997

Additives, coatings & inks

Setting up shop (sidebar)

Invisible bar codes

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