Flexible packaging

CP is first to launch CR/SF packaging system

Healthcare contract packager TestPak unveils its child-resistant, senior-friendly line at an October open house.

November 27, 2006

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Contract Packaging

Is aerogel ready for a bigger role packaging?

The time may be right for aerogel , also known as "frozen smoke" and around since the 1930s, to play a greater role in shipping containers.

November 15, 2006

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Web Plus

New or Enhanced websites

November 5, 2006

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Industry Watch

Companies:Pro Mach, Inc. has acquired Allpax Products, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of sterilization, material handling and automated controls systems for food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries.  The acquisition will add retort and sterilization capabilities to Pro Mach's diverse portfolio of packaging equipment solutions.

October 20, 2006

Controls & Machine Components

Analyzing OEM trends

European builders of packaging machinery are often more successful than their counterparts in North America when it comes to pushing through with the controls architecture they prefer instead of allowing their end-user customers to specify which controls components will go on a piece of packaging equipment.

October 10, 2006

Contract Packaging

The need for speed

Packages that answer today's speed-to-market demands are possible when marketing and operations work together. A new study offers advice on building a successful team. How to order“Quick-Changeover Packaging: Dynamics and Surging Growth Opportunities” can be ordered at www.packworld.com/qc. The report is available as a printed document.

October 6, 2006

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

New report has Rx for drug packaging

Institute of Medicine wants more unit-dose packaging and clearer copy on product labels.

October 6, 2006

Contract Packaging

Quick-changeover study published

Packages that answer today’s speed-to-market demands are possible when marketing and operations work together. A new study offers advice on building a successful team.

September 11, 2006

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

ABOUT LAKE CONSUMER PRODUCTS / WISCONSIN PHARMACAL

Lake Consumer Products, a subsidiary of Wisconsin Pharmacal, knows a thing or two about contract packaging as well as filling its own products at its 74ꯠ sq’ facility in Jackson, WI.

August 31, 2006

Contract Packaging

Pack Expo To Add Contract-Packaging Pavilion, Brand Protection Center

Many of the more than 50ꯠ attendees expected to attend this year’s Pack Expo International in Chicago will receive added value by visiting the contract packaging pavilion, which will be open throughout the show’s run from Oct.

July 31, 2006

Secondary Packaging

How Repackers Help Unilever In Mature Markets

Consumer products giant drives sales with specialty packs and displays. Success requires that repackers have the right location, can manage costs, and can support marketing initiatives.

July 31, 2006

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Pet Bottle Brings Production Ease To Co-Packer, Design Benefits To Marketer

Panel-less bottle’s smooth sidewall enables H.A. Rider to apply labels in registration. MD Drinks avoids the ‘crinkly’ label look on its Urban Detox beverage line.

July 31, 2006

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Digital Printing: What and How to Make it work in co-packing

Under the right circumstances, co-packers can work with digital-run specialists to help spare manufacturers the risk and expense of excess inventory of emerging products.

July 31, 2006