Packaging Technology: Page 476

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Orion stretch wrapping corporate capabilities video

See Orion Packaging's entire product line in one and a half minutes.

April 30, 2007

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Indutry Watch

COMPANIES Hueck Foils, LLC was acquired by the Constantia Flexible Packaging Group. Hueck Foils will now be known as Constantia Hueck Foils, LLC.

April 26, 2007

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Microwave foods market remains warm

Microwave foods are forecast to grow at a rate of 11.6% per year, with demand for 19 billion packages by 2011.

April 24, 2007

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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

Video and description to come!  Check back soon...

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