Packaging Digest - March 1, 2008

If the winners of the Flexible Packaging Assn.'s (www.flexpack.org) 2008 Packaging Achievement Awards competition are any indication, flexible packaging continues to flourish, as the FPA's 52nd packaging competition underscores plenty of innovation taking place in the flexible packaging market. Judged on outstanding converting and packaging in four categories: packaging excellence; technical in...

• Departments
• Comment
• Impact of Wal-Mart scorecard creates concerns
• New Products
• Inkjet printer
• RCM option
• Locking bushings
• Robotic case packer
• Sustainability
• A changing world changes packaging
• System Integration
• Ask many questions of potential system integrators: Here are a few examples

• Design Trends
• Design Trends
• Heat-shrinkable sleeve debuts for VO5
• Diesel doesn't always mean motor fuel
• AriZona's energy drinks sizzle with street sense
• XX marks the spot on Dos Equis' aluminum bottle
• Fluted can hits the right note for soup
• Chevron caps off auto lubricants
• Dual-handled bottle offers ergonomics
• Overlid keeps cans of sparkling water clean

• Features
• WEB EXCLUSIVE: Flexible Packaging Silver Awards
• Bag Coding
• Printers signal benefits for bags
• Cartoning
• Cartoner runs stand up pouches
• Case Coding Labeling
• Case coding is on a roll
• Cheese Packaging
• Cheese bagging with a twist
• Glass Packaging
• Olive oil revisited 
• PLA Labels
• Green sales for green bottles
• Power Packaging
• Packaging protein powders

• New Products: Equipment
• Motion-control modules
• Packaging system
• Pouchmaker
• Horizontal motion conveyor
• Parts feeder
• Top-loading case packer
• Small format blister machinery
• Thermal-transfer printer
• Electromechanical cylinders
• Solenoid valve
• Print controller
• Case/tray packers
• Vertical feeder
• Flow controller
• Communication modules
• Sanitary conveyor
• Photoelectric sensors

• New Products: Materials
• PET lidding
• PLA sheet
• Eco-friendly sheet
• Barrier bags
• Machine films
• Shrink films
• Protective film
• Reflective films
• PET wine bottle
• Self-contained pallet box
• Freeze-tolerant resin
• Polyester lidding films
• APET sheet
• Food containers
• Thermoplastic elastomer

• New Technology
• Competition Winners
• ...then another: Taking the air out of micro dosing
• Winning one competition, then another, then another...
• Conference Preview
• Sustainability conference emphasizes action items

• Newsmakers
• Newsmakers