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Innovative ice bucket toasts champagne brand's image

Moët Hennessey wanted a high-end ice bucket to showcase three popular sizes of Moët champagne and tie into the color theme that the brand uses in advertising.

April 30, 2006

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Laser coder

In early 2004, the plant installed a Markem Smart Lase™ 110 laser coder for its “specialty” line comprising cartoned packs containing a variety of bagged teas.

April 30, 2006

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Barriers/isolators

Bosch offers complete lines of both Restricted Access Barrier Systems (RABS) (shown) and Isolators that are fully integrated with the company’s filling equipment for use in automated filling applications such as pharmaceuticals.

April 30, 2006

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PLGA Global establishes educational foundation

The Packaging & Label Gravure Assn. Global (www.plga.com) established the PLGA Global Educational Foundation, Inc., to expand the educational reach of PLGA Global through increased scholarship awards to needy students pursuing a higher education in Graphic Arts, and to fund specific problem solving and new technology research projects related to the gravure process.

April 30, 2006

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Award-winning oval-shaped tissue pack

Produced by Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. (www.smurfit-stone.com), the Holiday Oval Kleenex Facial Tissue Carton from Kimberly-Clark is the winner of the 2006 National Paperboard Packaging Competition sponsored annually by the Paperboard Packaging Council (www.ppcnet.org).

April 30, 2006

Plant Operations & Equipment

Pepperl + Fuchs: Photoelectric sensors

Pepperl+Fuchs has introduced rugged V18 Series photoelectric sensors, which feature an 18-mm dia cylindrical metal housing with straight- or right-angle configurations.

March 31, 2006

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Wexxar hires vp of sales, sales manager

Wexxar Packaging has hired Steve Holland, a 22-year veteran in packaging solution sales and management, as vp of sales position for Wexxar Packaging Inc.

March 31, 2006

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Printpack celebrates its 50th anniversary

Packaging World presented Printpack with an award in recognition of its 50th anniversary.

March 31, 2006

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New structural design increases Gatorade sales up to 50%

Pepsico has achieved sales growth of 35% to 50% in some countries for its Gatorade brand with a new global line of branded structural bottles.

March 31, 2006

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Beyond substantive innovation

I’ve had several recent conversations with managers at companies that market consumer products. In one form or another, they all asked basically the same question, namely, “Is any real packaging innovation occurring out there?”They have plenty of company in asking that question.

March 31, 2006

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Die-cuts enhance visibility, convenience

The Nero 7 Ultra Edition carton, a 2006 Paperboard Packaging Council award winner, shows how software packaging can address the need for high visibility on the retail shelf while delivering consumer convenience in a number of ways, via unique pattern of die-cuts.

March 31, 2006

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Oval carton stands out in tissue aisle

Kleenex Facial Tissues’ innovative oval carton improved the brand’s holiday sales leveraging both package shape and a custom hologram of a pattern of ornaments.

March 31, 2006