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Maximizing your packaging assets

More than 200 industry professionals respond to the question, “In what creative ways is your company making use of underutilized personnel or machinery?”

March 6, 2009

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Greener in Europe: Coke slims contour bottles

The Coca-Cola in the U.K. reduced the weight of its iconic 330-mL glass Contour Bottle by 20%.

March 5, 2009

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Space makes waste, says 'un-packaging' proponent

Consultant advises how to eliminate inefficient, excessive packaging for profit and environmental impact.

March 5, 2009

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Packaging professionals weigh in on the recession

Our survey on the economy delivers unsurprisingly sobering news.

March 5, 2009

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Polypack offers shrink wrap machines that package tubes which are traditionally difficult to handle

Video from Polypack with patented pick-and-place system.

March 4, 2009

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Automation World on OEE

The February issue of Automation World has a good piece by editor Gary Minchell on the subject OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness).

March 3, 2009

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Packaging automation enables CPG business strategy

Packaging operations are overlooked as a strategic asset.  So asserts the latest ARC analyst report.  Find out how to leverage packaging systems in your organization.

March 3, 2009

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Peanut woes and the FDA

In February, a Congressional committee grilled witnesses including representatives of FDA, its Georgia counterpart agency, and two testing labs who served the beleaguered Peanut Corporation of America.

March 2, 2009

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A simple tooling and recipe change converts lines from cans to bottles

March 2, 2009

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Robots handle microbrew packing duties

Flexible, turnkey robotic systems pack beer in cans, bottles, 6-packs, 12-packs and cases at 200 bpm – ideal for growing microbrewery. Watch the video.

March 2, 2009

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Scanning imager

The HP Scanning Imager 1100 is a compact, low-cost imaging platform for OEM development of continuous-form, label and flexible media color printers.

March 1, 2009

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Slim PET bottles

The General Line Packaging Group, a division of O.Berk Company, makes the Tubo Line of slim round PET bottles in five sizes: 5ml and 10ml with 15-415 finishes; 5ml with an 18-415 finish; and 25ml and 50ml with 20-410 finishes.

March 1, 2009

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Retort lab facility partnership

Mocon, Inc. is partnering with Clemson University and Sealed Air to support the new Cryovac® Flavour Mark® Retort Laboratory.

February 27, 2009