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'Slimming' chocolate.(design trends)

Jul 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Brown & Haley's ROCA[R] Buttercrunch Thins are packaged in a resealable carton said to fit in a purse or a pocket. Opening the "chocolate wave" flap reveals a bright pink pad and eight individual chocolate pieces in an attractive gold tray that slides out ....

Rum bottle canister captures Caribbean allure.(design trends)

Jul 01, 2008 ... A specialty, rigid paperboard canister from Sonoco (www.sonoco.com) shows off 750-mL bottles of Doorly's XO Specially Selected Fine Barbados rum. Manufactured for distilled spirits packager J&D Graphics (www.jd-graphics.com) as a presentation vehicle, the canister stands more than 10 in ....

Portion-packed soup to go.(design trends)

Jul 01, 2008 ... Greenshoot Soups from Urban Foods are said to be among the first convenient, individually-packed, fresh soups on the French market. The containers are coextruded and thermoformed in PP/EVOH/PP by RPC Bebo Nederland (www.rpc-bebo.nl). Barrier protection from the multilayer construction ...

Foil-free holography Tees off for golf balls.(design trends)

Jul 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Bridgestone Golf's e6+ golf ball carton earned Shorewood Packaging (www.shorewoodpackaging.com) both Gold and Innovation Excellence Awards at the 65th Annual National Paperboard Packaging Competition. The cartons feature Shorewood's new Cast and Cure ...

Sparkling fragrance caps look luxe but aren't.(design trends: cosmetics)

Jul 01, 2008 ... Escada Moon Sparkle fragrance is launched, sealed by new caps manufactured by RPC beaute (www. rpc-beaute.com). Both the mens' and womens' fragrances feature an ABS electroplated cap, a die-cut steel weight and a PP interior. The womens' design also includes an ABS electroplated collar and ...

Sunny new packages for tanning products.(design trends: cosmetics)

Jul 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] California suntans are an American legend. That's why California Tan, a leading manufacturer and marketer of professional salon suntan lotion products, wanted a bottle that could create a dazzling, new visibility for its latest product line, Cypher[TM], on ...

Look Mom, one hand.(design trends: cosmetics)

Jul 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Avon's new Pro-to-Go slide-button lipstick makes beauty care a snap. Cosmetics packager Risdon Intl. (www.risdon-ams.com) was approached a year ago by Avon to develop a mechanism--now patented--for one-handed lipstick application. A single sliding button ...

Choice tequila in an upscale bottle.(design trends: cosmetics)

Jul 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The latest addition to the 1800 tequila family has arrived--1800 Select Silver, from Agaver Carmichines, S.A. de C.V., Jalisco, Mexico, distributed in the U.S. by Proximo Spirits. The company says the spirit is the first 100-proof tequila. It's available ...

LesserEvil adds more bite per bag.(design trends)

Jul 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Snackfood company LesserEvil has added larger-sized bags for its most popular four products, Classic Kettle and Black&White Kettle Corns (6.5 oz) and Classic SeaSalt and SourCream & Onion Krinkle Sticks (5 oz). "We put our top-selling snacks in bags so ...

Can tops fit brewery well.(design trends)

Jul 01, 2008 ... Maui Brewing Co. reports that it's the first brewery to use PakTech (www.paktech-opi.com) can top rings. Company founder and owner Garrett Marrero says the rings are more cost-effective than the paperboard cartons and wraps previously tried by the company. Maui says it can fit six times as ...

Fuze ignites the beverage market in PET bottles.(design trends)

Jul 01, 2008 ... FUZE Beverage, LLC, Englewood Cliffs, N J, converts its iconic, glass, single-serve bottle to a custom, 18.5-oz PowerFlex[TM] polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle from Amcor PET Packaging (www.amcor.com). "The signature, eye-catching graphics and the esthetic charm of our ...

Increases in raw material costs pound packagers.(comment)

Jul 01, 2008; Kalkowski, John ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In the last month, I've seen a growing stream of price increase announcements from both suppliers and packagers. This is not new. As raw material and transportation costs have edged up over the last several years, the industry has been trying to increase ...

RFID emissions certified.(RFID)

Jul 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ten IDENT RFID read heads received FCC approval, certifying that their electromagnetic fields fall within radiated emissions limits, the co. says. These guidelines are designed to minimize potential ...

Linear drive.(RFID)

Jul 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The M RG80 linear drive supplies up to 800 lb of side thrust for heavy-load, linear-motion applications. The drive features "rolling-ring" linear-motion engineering, enabling mechanical control over reversal, thereby eliminating the need for electronic ...

RFID reader.(RFID)

Jul 01, 2008 ... The Infinity 110 HF RFID reader incorporates the new Texas Instruments TRF7960 chip and reportedly provides application developers with a variety of tag choices by supporting numerous protocols. The module is designed for compactness and ...

Weighing platform.(RFID)

Jul 01, 2008 ... The PBA220 platform, designed for light-duty dry applications, provides high-performance weighing in dry environments. The unit is available in a square or rectangular option, with six capacities and nine dimensional sizes. Shares all accessories with the existing line of PBA330 platforms, ...

Printer connectivity.(RFID)

Jul 01, 2008 ... The Monarch[R] 9855[R] RFMP and Monarch 9855 HF RFID printer/encoders are said to work seamlessly with Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 R2. Demonstrated at this year's RFID Journal Live show in Las ...

Diaphragm gauge.(RFID)

Jul 01, 2008 ... Model 730 capacitance diaphragm gauge features a RoHS-compliant frequency bridge circuit design that reportedly yields very low noise while maintaining a fast response time. Welded entirely with Inconel wetted parts, the sensor offers a wide compatibility with process chemistries. Output ...

Labeling system.(RFID)

Jul 01, 2008 ... The Moduline vertical-roller labeling system is used to apply wraparound labels to tall, unstable cylindrical containers at speeds up to 100 packages/min, the co. reports. The system incorporates a vertical-roller conveyor to stabilize each container during label ...

RFID reader.

Jul 01, 2008 ... RFID reader Expected to ship this month, the XR450 fixed RFID reader features both bi- and monostatic antenna ports for simplified deployment. The mono-static reader is said to be more durable and have greater data capture capabilities. Other changes for the XR series include ...


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