Prepared & Canned Foods

Tropicana's juiced about aseptic bottle filling line (sidebar)

Downstream efficiency

October 31, 2003

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PFW): Page 415

Prepared & Canned Foods

New line looks golden for WeserGold

WeserGold’s new aseptic PET juice bottling line in Rinteln, Germany, increases plant output. Vaporized hydrogen peroxide sterilization nearly eliminates expensive water treatment needs for this European beverage producer.See video

October 31, 2003

Prepared & Canned Foods

Bilingual packaging: ¿Qué pasa? (sidebar)

Especially Kraft-ed for Hispanics

October 31, 2003

Bakery & Snack

Wisk bottle color breaks the mold

Wisk bottle color breaks the mold Unilever selected pearlized blue color for liquid detergent bottles by working closely with its color supplier and blow molders.

October 31, 2003

Inspection, Sorting & Weighing

SJSU engineers a new course

San José State University gains a new packaging program director, receives package engineering accreditation, and earns national recognition for its program.

October 31, 2003

Beverage

PEF to make final distribution

The Packaging Education Forum (PEF) Board of Directors has authorized an ad-hoc committee of its members to develop a plan to distribute approximately $400ꯠ in assets to one or more college packaging programs. Afterwards, the Board plans to take a final vote to dissolve the foundation.

October 31, 2003

Beverage

Trine Labeling Systems: Labeling for new bottling line of bottled water

Music Mountain Water needed labeling equipment capable of running in excess of 350 bottles/min. But fast changeover and a compact footprint were also crucial. This Trine glue-applied roll-fed labler filled the bill.

September 30, 2003

Beverage

PELV wrap-up

Lots of modular machines, greater use of servos, and a broader use of stand-up pouches than ever before--these are among the trends observed by Packaging World editors who attended last week's Pack Expo Las Vegas.

September 30, 2003

Beverage

Packaging Leader of the Year announced

The Packaging Education Forum has selected 100-year-old packaging machinery manufacturer, Adolph Gottscho, Inc., as Packaging Leader of the Year for 2003-2004.

September 30, 2003

Inspection, Sorting & Weighing

Packaging in the U.K. and beyond (Part 6)

Plug-and-Pack™ update (Part 6 of a 6-part series)

September 30, 2003

Pet Food

Packaging in the U.K. and beyond (Part 5)

Coors' new £35 million brewery (Part 5 of a 6-part series)

September 30, 2003

Beverage

Packaging in the U.K. and beyond (Part 4)

Off to Sainsbury's: --a tour of a U.K. supermarket (Part 4 of a 6-part series)

September 30, 2003

Dairy

Packaging in the U.K. and beyond (Part 3)

New developments from U.K. machine builders (Part 3 of a 6-part series)

September 30, 2003