Packaging Digest - May 1, 2010

An automated intermediate bottle storage system at the Alpla plant in the U.K. uses robots to load plastic bottles from the blow molders into trays and also moves the stacks of trays automatically into and out of the storage area.

• The rewards and risks of packaging redesign
• Feast in the east
• Fragile cookies gently, quickly slide into bags
• Pharmaceutical packaging: Tums takes on private labels
• Electric shock
• Go green
• Sustainability: Focus shifts to life cycle materials control
• Packademics
• Tax credit offers found money for R&D activities
• Coding streamlines materials management
• Shapely packaging adds flair to skincare packaging
• PET bottles for imported French vodka
• Barbara’s celebrates ‘almost 40’ birthday with natural makeover
• Launch pad: beer gift pack
• New PET bottle for Statestrong hand wash
• Bold package for soft facial
• B+L transitions to transparent packaging
• Packaging tubes
• White PPE
• White ink
• Adhesive
• Slider bag
• Barrier film
• Foam tips
• Sandwich packs
• Biopolymer resins
• Thread finish
• RFID labels
• Discharge assembly
• Oxygen-scavenging product
• Label applicator
• Gluing system
• Unscrambler
• Pouch system
• Case packer
• Rinser
• Product stacker
• Tape sealer
• Direct drive
• Hybrid printer
• Vibrating hopper
• Band sealer
• Powder transfer system
• Filling machine
• Tube filler
• Tablet feeder
• F/f/s machine

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