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Iopp Announces Ameristar Competition Call For Entries

October 6 is the early deadline for entries into the Institute of Packaging Professionals’ (www.iopp.org) 2006 AmeriStar Package Competition.

August 31, 2006

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Labels Lend Elegance

Atlanta-based Bella Cucina gives its specialty gourmet food varieties a distinct note of elegance through the use of decorative touches like the hand-applied pressure-sensitive paper label shown here.

August 31, 2006

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Alluring Perfume Packaging

A new player in the highly competitive perfume/cologne market, Sarbez Perfume, Sarasota, FL, wanted unique, elegant looking packaging to attract buyer attention.

August 31, 2006

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Symbology, Inc.

This site now includes an interactive RFQ (Request for Quote) form for the company's label products. Interested parties can answer a few basic questions, click "submit," and their request is immediately emailed to the company's sales department for handling.

August 31, 2006

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Bi-injected, electroplated lipstick cap

DuPont Awards’ 19th editionThe 19th annual DuPont Awards Competition once again shines the spotlight on innovation in packaging. From 135 entries, 26 packs received awards.

August 31, 2006

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New component guards against false trips

A new perimeter guard and muting module eliminate false trips on stretch wrappers.

August 31, 2006

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Overwrapper gets an upgrade

Mechanical linkages are gone as a multi-axis servo controller, receiving discrete I/O from the PLC, governs eight axes of motion.

August 31, 2006

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Fulfillment gets fine-tuned

Printer and collator of promotional kits for retailers increases packaging quality and volume, cuts costs, and gains the ability to make 12 or more changeovers a day.

August 31, 2006

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Automatic baggers improve line efficiencies

Blair’s switch from boxing to bagging reduces labor costs and simplifies packing operations.

August 31, 2006

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Pet Container Analysis

The new PPT3000™ pressure tester from Agr*TopWave® incorporates the M-Rule® Container Performance Model, resulting in the capacity to provide immediate material utilization and predicted shelf-life characteristics of individual PET containers, in addition to providing traditional pressure and volume expansion data.

August 31, 2006

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On-Demand Cushioning

The Pillow Pak’r® air cushion machine from FP Intl. makes a 48” dia roll of 24”W bubble material in 3 1/2 min. Each roll of film makes two 1ꯠ sq’ bundles of inflated cushioning material, perforated every 6” for maximum packaging flexibility.

August 31, 2006

Automation & Digital Transformation

System On Chip

Hilscher has released netX, a System On Chip for products that support industrial network connectivity. Supports as many as 4 network connections, including master and slave for Ethernet IP, Profinet, EtherCAT, Ethernet Powerlink, Sercos II, Profibus, InterBus, DeviceNet, AS-I, CC-Link, CAN, Ethernet, and Serial connections.

August 31, 2006

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The International Corrugated Packaging Foundation

This newly launched Web site now has more functionality and content.

August 31, 2006