Contract Packaging

Detergent package wins AmeriStar award

Co-packing played a key role in developing a package whose shape and functionality bring a new look to the laundry detergent aisle. Display Pack (www.displaypack.com) created the design and Apco Packaging (www.apcopackaging.com) filled the package for Orange Glo International’s Oxi Clean Toss-N-Go “detergent ball.” The package won a 2006 AmeriStar award, which was presented at the Packaging Summit in May 2007.

August 14, 2007

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Algus expansion quadruples co-packing workload

An extensive expansion project has been completed in the contract packaging division at Algus Packaging Inc. The DeKalb, IL-based packager has expanded its co-packing operation to 85,000 sq ft by adding five new lines. The expansion enables the company the capability to quadruple its contract-packaging workload, says James Patrick, marketing manager.

August 14, 2007

Contract Packaging

DIY Group to expand operations

DIY Group Inc. (www.diygroup.com), a contract packager in Muncie, IN, is nearing completion on a 126,000-sq-ft expansion project. The $2.25 million expansion will put an addition onto the company’s existing 432,000-sq-ft facility, making DIY’s facility one of the largest contract packaging operations in the Midwest.

August 14, 2007

Contract Packaging

New Contract Packaging Association survey available

The Contract Packaging Association’s “Analysis of Member Activity in Contract Packaging” survey is now available for purchase by both member companies that did not participate in the survey and nonmembers.

August 14, 2007

Contract Packaging

Wal-Mart scorecard update: going global

Wal-Mart provided further details on its sustainability scorecard at the Packaging Summit in May in Rosemont, IL.

August 14, 2007

Cartoning

More lessons learned

PW asked for your packaging advice, and more than 440 shared their wisdom and insights.

July 11, 2007

Secondary Packaging

Packaging's contribution to social equity

Sustainable packaging is widely perceived as a three-legged stool. Packaging professionals focus a lot of attention on two of those legs, the “environmental” and the “economic.” What about the third leg, “social equity?” That’s the one that has us measure a business’s success not only in terms of profit made but also in terms of the positive impact the business has on society in general.

July 11, 2007

Contract Packaging

Pharma Business Growing At Praxis

Macatawa Holdings LLC-Praxis (www.praxispackaging.com), Grand Rapids, MI, projects that pharmaceutical orders will account for 90% of its overall business in 2007. The pharmaceutical industry always has been a large portion of the company’s customer base, but this year pharmaceuticals sales are expected to exceed all previous years’ sales in this category by 20%.

June 30, 2007

Contract Packaging

Sam's Club Packaging Principles

In the December 2006 issue, Contract Packaging discussed strategies for enhancing the value of packaging for club stores (www.packworld.com/view-22428). Amy Zettlemoyer, director of packaging for Sam’s Club, expands on that article by identifying five packaging principles that consumer packaged goods companies and their vendors, including contract packagers, should keep in mind:

June 30, 2007

Contract Packaging

CP 07 focuses on maximizing relationships

Event is Sept. 10-12. High-level speakers to examine contract packaging trends from both the buyer and seller perspectives.

June 11, 2007

Contract packaging

The wrap-up: All in a day's work

Reader inquiries are an interesting part of a packaging editor's workweek.

May 31, 2007

Contract Packaging

Economical print-registered shrink film bundler

Video shows fully automatic print registration wrapper from Polypack with continuous motion with speeds up to 60 wraps/min single lane and up to 120/min dual lane.

May 11, 2007

Contract Packaging

Hi-Res printing--it doesn't have to be computer science

Squid Ink’s PZ Pilot Plus is designed for people who run packaging lines, not computers. Watch this short informative video for more.

May 1, 2007