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Articles in February, 2007 issue of Packaging Digest

• Paxton high performance drying systems.(info showcase)
• U.S. demand for dairy packaging to reach $4.3 billion in 2010.(newsbytes)
• Barrier Plus[TM] plastic packaging keeps products and graphics crisp.(info showcase)
• Robotic grabs.(Material Handling & Conveying)
• Software.(NEW PRODUCTS)
• Desiccant.(new products: materials)
• Pouch machine.(new products: equipment)
• Glass sustains beer brand.(design trends: sustainable packaging)
• Lassie comes home to grocers' shelves: Classic Media and Sunshine Mills team to give supermarkets a line of upscale dry dog food that features the channel's only standup, resealable PET pouch offering in 20-lb bags.(standup pouches)
• Sorter.(new products: equipment)
• Flighted lift.(Material Handling & Conveying)
• Control association benefits integrators and end users alike.(system integration)
  by VanDoren, Vance J.
• Web focus.(... on packagingdigest.com)
• Flowmeter filler Model EXACTA-R.(info showcase)
• Sustainability: the Wal-Mart way.(comment)
  by Falkman, Mary Ann
• Conveyor controller.(NEW PRODUCTS)
• Wine-bottle carrier.(new products: materials)
• Interface certification.(new products: equipment)
• Lipstick pack plants a seed.(design trends: sustainable packaging)
• Computer-controlled filler runs all fat levels of milk: Creative Edge, part of Superior Dairy, reinvents milk packaging with a unique bottle design and a new computer-controlled, two-bowl filler that combines whole and skim milk to produce each individual
  by Mans, Jack
• Clutches, accessories.(new products: equipment)
• Rotary feeders.(Material Handling & Conveying)
• Faster weighing with PC/PLC combination: Triangle Package Machinery Co. has increased the speed and accuracy of its vertical form/fill/seal machine and weighing-system combinations by incorporating the programmable logic controller for the f/f/s machine a
  by Mans, Jack
• Industry happenings.(Calendar)
• Model 400 Print and Apply Labeler.(info showcase)
• Auto-injection device is deemed worthy of a WorldStar.(design trends: healthcare)
• Rugged network connectors.(EXPERT SPEAKS)
  by Hoske, Mark T.
• PET bottle.(new products: materials)
• Scribing lasers.(new products: equipment)
• Candle package lights the way to clean water.(design trends: sustainable packaging)
• Label applicator.(new products: equipment)
• Backing materials.(new products: equipment)
• Feeding machine.(Material Handling & Conveying)
• Kaufman Container.(GROWING & GOING)
• CTM-introducing new labeling applicator.(info showcase)
• Cold-sore remedy gets packaging relief from theft.(design trends: healthcare)
• Wireless: more of it, but is it standard? As industry is implementing more wireless applications, concerns about incompatibilities continue, and end users provide more input into the ISA wireless standard for automation (SP-100).(STANDARDS)
  by Hoske, Mark T.
• Prestretched banding film.(new products: materials)
• Print/apply systems.(new products: equipment)
• Recycled-content tooth brushes draw a smile.(design trends: sustainable packaging)
• Weigh/counter.(new products: equipment)
• Ink-jet printers.(new products: equipment)
• Rockwell Automation, Inc.(newsmakers)
• PA1200cw Corner Wrap Label Printer/Applicator.(info showcase)
• First mushrooms in resealable zipper bags.(design trends)
• Packaging machinery growth predicted globally: global growth in packaging machinery will rise nearly 5 percent per year through 2010. U.S. demand grew 8.1 percent in 2005, reaching an estimated total of $5.675 billion.(MARKET FORECAST)
• Cartoners.(new products: equipment)
• Bagging systems.(new products: equipment)
• PLA bottle is used for a Noble cause.(design trends: sustainable packaging)
• IV bag filler/closer.(new products: equipment)
• Tablet line.(new products: equipment)
• New Super Seal[TM] Jr induction cap sealer.(info showcase)
• PakTech introduces cans handles with 'dust covers'.(info showcase)
• Portable packet platforms a drink mix for women.(design trends)
• Monitoring, reporting, analysis: PepsiAmericas Inc. collects data from electric, gas, water, and ammonia processes at bottling facilities for reporting and process improvements.(AUTOMATION THEORY)
  by Hoske, Mark T.
• Valve.(new products: equipment)
• Globalized packaging industry drives global IoPP certification: as packaging operations spread throughout the world, standardized training helps distant units and individuals speak the same professional language.(packaging education)(Industry overview)
• How green are we? In our groundbreaking survey of nearly 2,000 packaging suppliers and brand owners, Packaging Digest reveals just how knowledgeable the market is about sustainability in packaging and what companies are doing to achieve this goal.(sustain
  by Falkman, Mary Ann
• Bagging system.(new products: equipment)
• Metal detector.(new products: equipment)
• 3-A sanitary feeder-conveyor.(info showcase)
• Introducing a new line of CASE SEALERS.(info showcase)
• Budweiser salutes St. Louis Cardinals with commemorative 2006 World Series bottles.(design trends)
• Combining controls.(KNOWLEDGE & FORECAST)
  by Mans, Jack
• Shrink tunnels.(new products: equipment)
• Longer shelf life for flowrapped tortillas: a new flowrapper at Sonora Foods achieves a six-month shelf life for tortillas as well as reduced production costs and quick changeovers.(flowrapping)
• IoPP 'sustains' interest: Task Group forms to explore the ramifications of packaging sustainability and offer validation and credibility to this broad and diverse commitment by packagers and suppliers.(case-surface adhesive)
  by Falkman, Mary Ann
• Case packer.(new products: equipment)
• Case printers.(new products: equipment)
• High-throughput print engine around the clock.(info showcase)
• Multivac, Inc.(MOVERS & SHAKERS)
• Infused waters break the ice in a hot-fill bottle.(design trends)
• RFID advice.(KNOWLEDGE & FORECAST)
  by Hoske, Mark T.
• Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc.(MOVERS & SHAKERS)
• Fillers.(new products: equipment)
• The true cost of counterfeiting and piracy.(brand security)
  by Joiner, Caroline
• Earth-friendly adhesive unitizes cases cleanly: Daily's Juice employs air-powered spraying systems applying environmentally friendly cold-seal adhesives to unitize pallet loads of products before stretch wrapping. The systems improve case appearance, work
• Tray shrink wrapper.(new products: equipment)
• Dustcover handles for cans.(Rigid Packaging)
• New generation of X-Ray Inspection Systems.(info showcase)

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