Packaging Digest - June 1, 2008

Newly available at southern California Whole Foods Markets, Y Water vitamin-fortified bottled waters are designed for small hands, growing bodies and inquisitive minds. Everything from the messaging included with the symmetrical 9-oz bottles to their shape, dimensions and reuse functions are designed for children.

• Departments
• Comment
• The gospel of sustainability might create converts
• Design Trends
• Aussie drink bottle sports 'hazards'
• Russian juice bottle goes glam
• Pretzel bags raise autism awareness
• Bottle is ‘dripping’ with polish
• Resealable can keeps water fresh, cool
• Glass packaging that dazzles
• Dairy decants wine ice cream
• P&G puts new spin on its top detergents
• Queso dip bowl with a twist
• New Products Equipment
• Skin-packaging system
• Flow rack
• Granulators
• Bluetooth ring scanner
• Conveyor software
• Embedded system
• Shrink wrapper
• Case sealer
• Case packer
• Laser coders
• Printer
• Adapter
• Couplings
• Bagging machine
• Stepper motor/driver
• Multiwrapper
• Aseptic filler
• Filters
• Measurement system
• Label printer/applicator
• Static locator
• New Products Materials
• TE closure
• Arrowhead bottle
• Antibacterial additive
• All-position sprayers
• Glue filter
• Wine bottle
• PP resin
• Closure printing/finishing
• Luxury jars
• Square PET bottles
• Tubes
• Glass bottles
• Reclosable thermo form
• Newsmakers
• Newsmakers
• Sustainability
• FTC workshop re-examines 'Green Guides'
• System Integration
• Open architecture systems can be a mixed blessing

• Features
• Can Handling
• Powder pack
• Case Labeling, Coding
• Faster fasteners
• Machine Components
• Modular machine manufacturing
• Metal Detection
• Flexible inspections
• Packaging Design
• Clio awards: Good looks flirt with sustainability
• Post-Consumer Plastic
• Cleaners that help cleanup the environment
• Shrink Film
• Shrink film bolsters the bottom line
• Spice Feeding, Filling
• Spice up production

• New Technology
• Automation and Controls
• Robots sort blood specimens
• Metal Cans
• Can-do attitude
• Package Manufacturing
• Aluminum cans make high-volume impact