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New tea totes top-notch labels

Ten-color gravure print gives PVC shrink labels impact.

December 10, 2007

Beverage

Internet seminar on basics of barriers in flexible packaging

Three separate seminars from MOCON discuss permeation principles and how they impact testing methods. Covers the relationship between permeation, solubility and diffusion. Compares barrier properties of the most important traditional high barrier resins like EVOH, Nylon, PVdC with more recent additions to the barrier offering like PGA, COCs, MXD6 and different types of polyesters including PET, PEN and LCPs.

December 9, 2007

Beverage

Ethernet pulls motion together

Ethernet shows great promise for motion control, provided the underlying transport layer is maintained. Is it the right solution for your application?

December 3, 2007

Beverage

Christmas coffee packaging

Kraft Foods introduces seasonal coffee in metal tin in Europe.

December 3, 2007

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Welch's graphics dazzle with panel-less PET

Custom 14-oz bottle used for six juice varieties is an industry first.

November 15, 2007

Beverage

Semi-automatic turntable stretch wrappers with 5,000 lb load capacity

Orion Packaging Systems introduces the first two models of its new Flex Series semi-automatic turntable stretch wrapping machines - the Flex HPD and Flex LPD. Shown here at Pack Expo Las Vegas, this machine features 5,000 lb load capacity, 14 RPM turntable, and more.

November 8, 2007

Beverage

Embossed bottles keep Pepsi young

“Manifesting brand essence through packaging is powerful at retail,” declares Ron Pence, Pepsi senior marketing manager for packaging innovation. The Pepsi brand reflects youth and vitality, and those virtues shine through on its new 20-oz bottle for the U.S. market.

November 7, 2007

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Paint by the numbers: New line cuts costs, speeds filling

Brought in-house to save the costs of copacking, a new, fully automated packaging line for Ace Paint fills paint-sample containers at 50/min with minimal operator intervention.

November 7, 2007

Beverage

The other half of the battle--getting to shelf

There’s another often-overlooked step in the innovation process. Relatively few brand owners consider innovating how they get their products to shelf.

November 7, 2007

Dairy

Cooking up a recipe for innovation? Serve it up in manageable steps

Start by defining innovation within your company culture. Then organize it, approach it strategically, and source it properly. If you fail, resolve to try again.

November 7, 2007

Dairy

TerraCycle: Packaging with a repurpose

TerraCycle, the company built on worm poop, gives used containers new life as plant-food packaging.

November 7, 2007

Beverage

Social responsibility leads the way at Green Mountain Coffee Roasters

With all the talk about the Wal-Mart Sustainability Scorecard changing the industry, it is easy to overlook the fact that numerous organizations have engaged in sustainable efforts for many years. At these companies, the push for corporate social responsibility and greater sustainability comes directly from senior management as well as from employees themselves. Sustainable packaging is the extension of corporate values at these companies.

November 7, 2007