Recently added articles from Packaging Digest:
Del Monte adds fruit bowl package.(design trends)
Jun 01, 2009 ... As many moms say, "eat your fruit and vegetables." And as consumers strive to add more fruit and vegetables into their diets, Del Monte can help with its new Citrus Bowls. The refrigerated bowls take the guesswork out of shopping for fruit. Packed at the peak of ripeness, the fruit is ...
Bread bags get colorful.(design trends)
Jun 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Across the Pacific Northwest, Silver Hills Bakery is unveiling a new look for its bread bags, as well as a rebranding of the whole-grain breads available at grocery stores in the U.S. and Canada. Replacing mostly transparent bags, the revitalized, ...
Organic meal replacement in RTD pack.(design trends)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Orgain Inc., Irvine, CA, has created what it claims is the first doctor-developed, ready-to-drink organic meal replacement. The nutritional beverage blends organic protein, organic complex carbohydrates, fiber, Omega 3s and a "synergistic immune and vitamin combination" in an 11-oz bottle ...
Bulb bottle lights up for locks.(HIP & HOT)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Everyone wants shiny hair from products that can give a shimmering result, lyosei Capillary Light Bath from the Argentine-based company, Xeristal S.A., give consumers with an exclusive haircare formula that highlights and intensifies shine, but also encloses the shampoo in an illuminating ...
Subway slims salad bowls to reduce enviro impact.(design trends: food packaging)
Jun 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Isn't it interesting how a simple change can lead to big gains in conserving resources? Such was the case recently when sandwich chain Subway began turning its efforts toward a healthier environment. With the help of thermoformer, PWP Industries ...
'Green' gift bags made from limestone.(design trends: food packaging)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Gift bags for wine may not often carry a high price tag for consumers, but they tend to have a huge one for the planet. The associated cost of producing paper products can be high in terms of natural resources, water-born waste, atmospheric emissions and electrical energy consumption ....
There's nothing fishy about Gorton's zip bags.(design trends: food packaging)
Jun 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Gorton's Seafood, Gloucester, MA, has its seafood meals in the bag. Equipped with easy-open/reclosable zippers, the company's new standup bags allow consumers to access only what they need and freeze the rest, so that the product will stay fresh and ...
360 Vodka shipped in a recyclable container.(design trends: food packaging)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Continuing its commitment to the environment, the Earth Friendly Distilling Co., Weston, MO, has begun shipping its 360 Vodka in reusable, blue recycle-bin containers, similar to those used in curbside recycling programs. "Our new blue-bin totes are the perfect shipping containers for 360 ...
Classic Wonder Bread bag gets a new take.(design trends: food packaging)
Jun 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When the needs of a changing marketplace say it's time to update for a slightly older and more health-conscious consumer, Interstate Bakeries Corp., the makers of Wonder Bread, listen. Willoughby Design (www. willoughbydesign.com) knew that the change ...
Water in a retro bottle.(design trends: food packaging)
Jun 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Summit Spring, which obtains water from one of the oldest and most revered free-flowing springs in North America, has unveiled modernized packaging that it says pays homage to the storied heritage of the spring. The amber Iongneck bottle, which looks more ...
High-tech look for laundry conditioner.(design trends: food packaging)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Bottles of Unilever's new Comfort Cencentrado 3D (Comfort Concentrated 3D) fabric conditioner for the Brazilian market have an attractive, swirled shape and striking jewel-toned visuals created by Brazililan agency REX Design (www.rexnet.com.br). The product is claimed to be three times ...
Recession can't contain growth in food packaging.(comment)
Jun 01, 2009; ... If the forecast by The Freedonia Group is right, by 2013, Americans will use a staggering 300 billion food containers each year. The recent Freedonia study, Food Containers: Rigid & Flexible, predicts that U.S. demand for food containers will grow by 2.5 percent annually over the next five ...
Thermoforming.(Filling & Feeding)
Jun 01, 2009 ... The R105 and R125 models are compact thermoform/ fill/seal packaging systems. The R105 and the larger R125 offer the advantages of fully automatic packaging at an affordable price for smaller, growing businesses. Choosing thermoform packaging is one way to reduce material and labor costs, ...
Aseptic filler.(Filling & Feeding)
Jun 01, 2009 ... The Combi Predis[TM] FMa, a dry preform decontamination system, initially used for beverages distributed in the cold chain, can now also be used for products sold at ambient temperatures. In response to consumer preferences and increasingly strict food regulations, aseptic filling creates ...
Filler.(Filling & Feeding)
Jun 01, 2009 ... The SP-160 filling station clamps directly to the discharge fitting of cooking kettles to cleanly and accurately fill a wide range of flowable or semi-flowable products into pouches, tubs or pails. The filler features large port openings for gentle handling of particulate products such as ...
Tablet filler.(Filling & Feeding)
Jun 01, 2009 ... The BellatRx Rx-Fill is a versatile tablet count-and-fill system that can be configured for manual, semi-automatic and fully automatic production runs. The sleek design of the Rx-Fill offers minimal changeparts for an even quicker changeover, which is good for small production runs and ...
Sorter/capper.(Filling & Feeding)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Model NERPS/NERPC, rotary pump sorter/pump capper eliminates a subsequent cap tightener. The rotary pump capper now applies the correct torque upon placement of the pump onto the container. One of the benefits of the change is a smaller footprint for the system through the elimination of a ...
Transfer device.(Filling & Feeding)
Jun 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Stericon transfer system for sterile products and materials is a safe and inexpensive device that applies precision welding technology to transfer pharmaceutical substances, vials or plugs to an isolator-protected zone. The device uses laminated and ...
Robotic tube filler/loader.(Filling & Feeding)
Jun 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The TaskMate[TM] robotic loading system incorporates a Fanuc robot and ESS-designed end-of-arm tooling (EOAT) to load the infeed of Model TF 100, which automatically fills and closes up to 100 metal, plastic or PE/foil tubes/min. The robotic infeed system ...
Divider/placer.(Filling & Feeding)
Jun 01, 2009 ... A new rack open divider placing technology maintains control of a bottle divider from the time bottles are picked from the magazine until it is placed between the products, increasing case-packing production speeds to 60 cycles/min. Higher speeds are achieved by adding more divider ...