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Form-shrink packaging for meats and cheeses
Curwood press event touts greater line speeds, reduced labor costs, and measurable sustainability benefits.
Glidden restores the luster for paint brand
Glidden Paint has begun to improve consumer recognition of its venerable Glidden brand of paint via a package redesign.
Food marketer’s sales sizzle with package redesign
New packaging and branding for the Fire & Flavor’s grilling planks bring a 22% increase in Internet sales and a 10% overall sales increase. The new brand identity also has opened new distribution channels at SuperTarget and Publix stores.
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Suppliers In The News

Glen Long joins Delkor as VP
Cozzoli Machine Co. to produce sterile powder filling line
Pro Mach’s Wexxar division acquires IPak
Silgan wins 16th consecutive Hormel Spirit of Excellence Award

new products

Spiral elevator
FlexLink’s spiral elevator gently moves products up or down in manufacturing and packaging lines, or between the line and the warehousing area, without stop losses, in a compact footprint.
Void-fill system upgrade
The AirPouch® Express 3™ void-fill system from Automated Packaging Systems uses a vertical perforating process that upgrades the cutting knife used to slit the film material just prior to filling each pillow with air, significantly extending the length of time between maintenance cycles.
Case/tray packer
The Douglas Invex® 3S case/tray packer is designed for low volume production packagers and incorporates all the flexibility of servo controls in an economical, 17 case/tray per minute, small footprint format.
Eco-friendly wine bottles
The ECO Series™ line of wine bottles, sold by Caliber WinePak a division of TricorBraun, and manufactured by Saint-Gobain Containers, includes two full push-up bottles, two mid push-up bottles and a pair of flat-bottom bottles.
OEM inkjet controller board
Nutec Systems’ OEM inkjet controller board from APS Germany (a Domino Company) provides seemless integration of an HP cartridge-based coding solution directly into the host machine via DIN rail mount.

NACD’s best packages highlighted
Shoppers: Green packaging is a purchase tiebreaker
Sara Lee 'innovation campus' opens its doors
Abbott develops sustainable packaging guidelines
Skincare products get green packaging

Lakeside Foods steams ahead with stand-up pouches
Cafe Yumm! Sauce rebrands through 'green' packaging
Bauer’s pharmaceutical handbook lends ‘Hall of Fame’ packaging perspective
Cartons unveil masks during ‘swine flu’ outbreak
Activated roller belt

White Papers

The Spice of Life in India
Robust Robots: Automation Proves Ideal for Ultra-Sanitary Conditions
Arctic Robotic Design Guide
Custom pneumatic valves aid green production
White paper explores advancements in water vapor permeation testing in ultra-barrier films
SMARTEYE® X-PRO X10 Extremely High Speed Photoelectric Sensor
One site fits all: Consolidating control of multiple packaging functions
Five models of shrink sleeve labelers
Unilever chooses PDC twin pack technology

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The latest series of robots from CAMA are paving the way to packaging perfection
Semi-automatic labeling…moving beyond the tabletop
Product Demonstration Video - New Flip-top Closures for Dispensing Vitamins
Kraft bag printing
Not your grandfather’s heavy-duty conveyor technology
Oystar overcomes case packing problems for unstable packages

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