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Microwaveable packaging

PolyCello’s MicroPack™ microwaveable packaging easily runs on conventional packaging equipment.

June 1, 2008

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Glassy sophistication

Glass containers from 12 packaged goods companies were awarded the 2008 Clear Choice Awards from the Glass Packaging Institute (www.gpi.org).

June 1, 2008

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Get your environmental fact sheets: dioxins, CFC's and more

Download these fact sheets from Tharco on dioxins and corrugated packaging; source reduction via high-performance papers; foam and CFC's; and water vs VOC-based flexo inks.

May 31, 2008

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New BIB wine line toasts tried-and-true technologies

Mission Bell Winery’s 5-L bag-in-box wine line serves as a blueprint for a new 3-L line that provides ‘outstanding’ sterility, ergonomics, and productivity.

May 30, 2008

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Video: coins

May 23, 2008

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interpack 2008 surpasses expectations

Facts and figures from interpack Processes and Packaging 2008, which drew 179,000 visitors.

May 23, 2008

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Connect-and-Pack guidelines bring benefits

“PackML means you don’t have to look through ‘spaghetti’ software code to find out what’s causing a problem on a machine, and that’s a big step forward.”

May 22, 2008

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Putting private-label packaging on par with the nationals

Thanks to rotogravure printed shrink sleeve labeling and the cost, speed, and appearance improvements being realized, the odds are evening out, giving private labels a competitive footing against national brands according to a new White Paper from SleeveCo.

May 21, 2008

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Unique print/apply applications made easy with reliable, high-duty cycle print engines

See a video of live applications for SATO, the world's largest supplier of OEM print engines.

May 21, 2008

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Sortimat works upstream of packaging

Product assembly, feeding and handling – Sortimat automates these upstream processes into systems that keep packaging lines running at full speed.  They work with various consumer products, cosmetics, pharmaceutical delivery systems and medical devices, as Sortimat spokesperson Silke Fischer explains.

May 20, 2008

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Georgia-Pacific appoints new Director of Packaging Sustainability

Patrick Smorch has been promoted to Director of Packaging Sustainability at Georgia-Pacific.

May 19, 2008

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A shift in Pharma is underway

In a recent chat with an automation engineer at a major pharmaceutical manufacturer, the conversation turned to visibility into the manufacturing and packaging process.

May 14, 2008

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Servo bundling system

May 13, 2008