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Are thermoforms in amenities' future?

What is the next packaging trend for guest amenities? Don Hopta, marketing manager at Klocke of America Inc., believes the time has come for custom-molded form/fill/seal thermoformed containers.These packages are thermoformed chambers that are filled and then sealed with a backing foil bearing a peel-open flap.

April 12, 2007

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Flexible lines and a fixation on efficiency pack a powerful one-two punch at Toll Packaging

‘You have to think about efficiency in new ways,’ says Gerry Donley, president. This co-packer’s tactics include equipment retrofitting and finding new ways to reflect customers’ instructions in production quickly and accurately.

April 12, 2007

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Tea tins target younger crowd

Hip and cool are not words typically associated with drinking tea, but when Aj Vanderpool started Lazy Days Tea Co., Chicago, she wanted a package that would break from tradition and embody the free spirit and somewhat rebellious nature of today’s youth.

April 11, 2007

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Allpax signs deal to license batch retort process

Allpax, a div. of Pro Mach, has signed a licensing agreement with Zinetec Ltd. of Oxfordshire, England, to become the sole U.S. licensee of the ShakaTM batch retort process.

April 10, 2007

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New technology affordably increases packaging line throughput

Need to squeeze more SKUs through your packaging lines to better serve high-volume retailers? White paper from Intralox shows how to leverage new technology to increase packaging line throughput while recovering crucial plant floorspace.

April 9, 2007

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PMMI risk assessment seminar at ELAU

Coming to Chicago April 17-18, hosted by member company ELAU, the PMMI Risk Assessment & PackSafe® training seminar is a hands-on workshop for packagers and OEMs alike

April 5, 2007

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Swaged cartridge heaters

Durex Industries offers swaged cartridge heaters for high-temperature applications to 1,500ºF.

April 5, 2007

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Soft product, solid results

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April 5, 2007

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Pick-and-place for meat snacks

At Unilever's Bifi operation in Ansbach, Germany, a robotic cell with four ABB robots pick and place meat snacks into freshly thermoformed cavities.

April 4, 2007

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SouthPack adopts co-location strategy

Held April 24-26 in Atlanta’s Georgia World Congress Center, Southpack is now part of what’s billed as the South’s largest manufacturing tradeshow.

April 4, 2007

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Autoinjector guards against needlesticks

Medical practitioners and consumers alike have both long complained about medical device packaging that doesn’t adequately protect the user as the package is opened. To enhance user safety, Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA, provides a simpler and secure way to administer medications—the Aranesp prefiilled SureClick™ autoinjector. It is a combination product where the device and drug are delivered as one unit. The autoinjector’s features help to minimize potential needlestick injuries for healthcare providers and patients. The device has been introduced in France.

April 4, 2007

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Shape, ceramics add flair for olive oil

Tridvajedan Market Communication Ltd. in Croatia presents Brachia olive oil, marketed as both a gift and souvenir, in hand-made, white-coated ceramic packaging shaped as an olive fruit. The neck is shaped as an olive branch. A pendant designed as an oil leaf and printed on uncoated mat paper is attached to the bottle’s neck. After the package has been opened using a wooden cap, a metal funnel and cap are used on all subsequent package opening.

April 4, 2007

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Innovative package protects medical devices

An application of KORRVU® suspension and retention packaging provides Spacelabs Healthcare with a protective, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly solution for shipping irregularly shaped and highly sensitive patient monitoring systems around the world. The package is from Sealed Air Corp. (www.sealedair.com).

April 4, 2007