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New extended shelf life (ESL) and food waste prevention methods in fresh meat and seafood packaging have consumers craving more. This is noticeable by the global market's strong rise over [...]

Byline: David Winzelberg The Mekkatti Group, a manufacturer of packaging products for the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries, has leased a 56,745-square-foot industrial building in Port Washington. The company will be [...]

Packaging products and services that are applicable to cosmetics and toiletries industries are presented. These packaging items include Rieke's dispensers for Lumene's shampoos and conditioners, and Ampacet's FormulaX Liquid Metals Colors masterbatch for molded plastic components. Descriptions of other packaging products such as spray systems and foil systems are also provided.

The Label & Narrow Web Supplier Gallery is a special presentation of new and important products. Contact the companies directly to receive more information about the products featured here. Polyart® […]

The new Roto Classic cement packer from Haver & Boecker features 12 filling spouts with vertical filling turbine, an angular gear unit, cylinder for gate valve control and an electronic weighing system. Other details about the new product are provided.

The main reason to go to the big Italian wine equipment and supplies expo, SIMEI, every other November is to get an advance look at the winemaking and grapegrowing technology [...]

The evolution of deli meat packaging has taken place over the last 10 years. During this period, packaging that was not reusable and difficult to open was replaced with state-of-the-art […]

Five recent installations across the US show converters' strong confidence in equipment investments for future business payback. Flex-pack maker Catty Corp. purchases PCMC Evolution press Huntley, IL-based converter Catty Corp. [...]

AGVS (See AUTOMATIC GUIDED VEHICLES) AS/RS (See STORAGE/RETRIEVAL EQUIPMENT, AUTOMATED) ACCESSORIES, TRUCK, INDUSTRIAL Back-Up Alarms Atlas Material Handling, Inc BARCLAY BRAND FERDON# C & C Lift Truck Inc. CLARK Material [...]

In this new era of interdepartmental cooperation, the age-old battle between marketing's cool package designs and manufacturing's limited resources may finally be won--by both parties! Packages have to run efficiently [...]

Ubiquity Brands has been as good for Lincoln Snacks as caramel is for corn. Since buying the maker of Poppycock, Fiddle Faddle and Screaming Yellow Zonkers! a little more than [...]

Packaging and teeth have something in common: At their best, they're both functional and attractive. And as the functions of dental products change, so does the packaging. Dental products, both [...]

Packaging is powerful. And nowhere in nonwovens is this more evident than on the front lines of the retail sector where products and consumers make their initial contact. In the [...]

Sixteen years ago, the world's leading suture supplier, ETHICON Products Worldwide, approached custom injection molder Unimark Plastics (www.unimarkplastics.com), a div. of Jarden Corp. (www.jarden.com), Greenville, SC, with a model for [...]

What's new with radio frequency identification (RFID) technology? What are the latest anti-counterfeiting packaging options? How can you increase packaging line performance? Answers to these questions and many others will [...]

With the economy capricious and everyone pressed for time, suppliers seek ways to improve heat-and-eat technology. Time-starved consumers want packaging that improves preparation and cleanup and adds simplicity to heat-and-eat […]

Film is very often the single component that can make or break the success of a flexible package. Consequently film extrusion is a critical process in the converting of flexible [...]

Editor's Note: This article is based on a presentation given at the 2003 AIMCAL Fall Technical Conference. More info: www.aimcal.org Packaging uses for ultraviolet/electron-beam (UV/EB) laminating adhesives include labels, flexible [...]

Gambling made Las Vegas what it is, but there's a sure bet coming to town. The Pack Expo Las Vegas show, Oct. 13-15, will provide visitors from around the world [...]

If there's one sector in the packaging industry that's constantly evolving--while pushing the technological envelope it's the adhesives arena. Adhesives manufacturers are constantly engineering stronger, easier-to-apply, less costly products. Consequently, [...]

The first installment of our exclusive coverage of the recent Rosupak trade show, held in Moscow, Russia, begins with an overview of the Russian flexible packaging market and a presentation [...]

Come the holiday season when stimulating consumerism is rampant, specialty foods, beverages and housewares appear on your customers' radar. For retailers entering the make-or-break holiday selling season, the watchwords remain [...]

CODE FOR CONTRACT PACKAGING SERVICES 1--Food, health, beauty aids, household cleansing products: granular or powder 2--Food, health, beauty aids, household cleansing products: other solids 3--Food, health, beauty aids, household cleansing [...]

Cosmetics are all about good looks. That goes for their packaging, too--but only up to a point. No product segment has to pay more attention to packaging aesthetics than color [...]

Tom and Tim DeVivo were among the earliest customers of Excel Manufacturing, and the brothers have only become bigger fans since purchasing one of the company's high-volume Signature series balers. [...]

THE APPLICATION OF STAND-UP, LAY flat, block-bottom, and other styles of flexible pouches continues to grow at impressive rates in North America. A popular package in Europe for many years, [...]

Corrugated cases are the workhorse of the packaging industry. They are the final package for many products and are generally the last stage before the product goes on a pallet. [...]

Aluminum Foil Sheets Bunzl Distribution St. Louis, MO 888-997-5959 Reynolds Food Packaging VersaPack Fair Lawn, NJ 201-797-7516 Bags 1-Cellophane; 2-Foil; 3-Paper; 4-Paper, Coated or Laminated; 5-Plastic; 6-Poly Film; 7-Polypropylene; 8-Resealable [...]

Name a food segment whose packaging includes both heart-shaped translucent-panel boxes with the inscription 'Faith, Hope, Love,' and garbage cans with rats on the lid. Hint: It's not vegetables. Candies [...]

PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY 2002 ANNUAL FILMS SOURCE GUIDE COMPANY PRODUCTS C&H PACKAGING CO. INC. The C&H product line includes rollstock, 1401 West Taylor lidding material, forming and Merrill WI 54452 non-forming [...]

Interphex, the world's largest and longest-running pharmaceutical industry show, opens April 15 for three days at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City. A broad-based global event, the show [...]

When it comes to haircolor, L'Oreal's case-packing/palletizing operation in Clark, NJ, 'roots' out any gray matter in carton-handling efficiency. Side-loading packers deftly group and stack cartons into cases before palletizing [...]

Microfluted packaging meets a demand for lightweight point-of-purchase packaging. Litho-laminating and flexographic direct print are preferred printing processes for microfluted board. In the years 2002, 3, and 4, microflute structures are forecast to attain 15-20% of the market.

Amway's distribution center in Norcross, GA, has cut its dunnage costs by almost 40% by installing a new protective void fill and dispensing system from FastTrack Systems. The FASTStuff system, which has proven to be an effective alternative to systems that utilize foam loose fill, dispenses 100%-recycled kraft-paper void fill from 27-in wide rolls in semi-automatic fashion. It can be run at different speeds and is controlled by a footswitch that can be used to initiate material feed, forming and cutoff, leaving operators free to concentrate on packing items quickly., JIT cushioning/protective packaging systems save Amway's Norcross, GA, distribution facility nearly 40 percent on dunnage costs. Custom 21-roll rack for the recycled kraft void fill makes roll handling a breeze. [...]

Transportation of parts and finished goods in returnable and reusable containers is growing in use for assemblers in many industries. No one type of container, nor single solution, is used […]

In 2016, a producer of film and shrink sleeve machines, Sleever International, collaborated with Tecma Aries, an end of line packaging firm, to launch a new concept called Dreamoncup. Dreamon-cup [...]

Boyd Coffee Co installed nine new Sims erectors/bottom sealers to improve its casing and related operations. The Portland, OR-based coffee manufacturer selected Michelsen Packaging Co to design and supply the Sims units as part of a strategically planned series of upgrades on coffee casing lines. Boyd Coffee also built a mezzanine to accommodate the nine casing lines and to complement the firm's conversion from cubical metal totes to large flexible sacks for material handling. The automation of coffee casing operations reduced overhead costs at Boyd Coffee., Boyd Coffee installs new erectors, fillers, packers, sealers and labelers on nine casing lines to reduce manual labor inefficiencies. Nine mezzanine-mounted erectors drop cases through custom-designed chutes. When standing on [...]