Food & Drug Packaging

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Articles in March, 2002 issue of Food & Drug Packaging

• Perforated desiccants increase line speeds
• Unique pigments protects brands
• Pet bottles offer panel-less options
• Blister packer is small and sturdy
• Impaxx Inc
• Laser-welded plastics exhibit clean, colorless seams
• Finding the `fakes'
  by Christopher Barry
• Flexible food packages take top FPA honors: these innovative flexible packaging solutions earn more than just awards—they win satisfied customers
  by Christopher Barry
• Barrier polymer for all clear materials
• Suction cups won't turn yellow
• Econocorp Inc
• Label thwarts counterfeiters
• Holographs add covert security
• Purina traces pet food bags with internal markings; new process tracks quality details of production without interfering with external graphics
• Vial filler handles 50 per minute
• Ambec Inc
• Temporary adhesive secures packs for economical unitizing
• Oral Rx drugs going O-T-C need C-R packaging; CPSC mandates child-resistant packaging for drugs switching to over-the-counter status after January 29, 2002
  by George Misko
• Bolster brand security, confound counterfeiters: with 5% of world commerce lost to brand theft each year, protecting your brand isn't an option—it's a necessity
  by Christopher Barry
• Fast prototypes speed time to market: new technologies in printing and 3-D modeling produce prototype packages faster than ever
  by Pan Demetrakakes
• Barrier bottles protect foods
• Conveyor cleats lift product cleanly
• Smurfit-Stone Container Corp
• Hot drinks-to-go need better packaging: cup holder convenience plus consumer safety equal effective hot drinks packaging
  by Mona Doyle
• Carton design reduces pilferage
• AirLiner case liner
  by Christopher Barry
• Dispensing closures top bottled water
• Labeler can glue, apply P-S together
• Squid Ink Manufacturing
• Dietary supplements fight to pack healthy sales; changes in the once-booming supplement marketplace have created new marketing challenges for packagers
  by William Makely
• Holograms enhance security
• Fresh pasta lidding
  by Christopher Barry
• Shrink-wrapped labels give yogurt great graphics; Johanna Foods uses wraparound labels to give its custom blow-molded yogurt cups a distinctive look
• Plastic pallets are certified fire-safe
• Servo drives mean accurate coffee fills
• Pechiney Plastic Packaging Inc. has acquired Phoenix Health Care Products
• Aseptic rice tray speeds prep time
  by Christopher Barry
• Dispensing closure, easy-peel inner seal
• Microparticle `tags' are data-infused
• Hermetic slider zipper pouch
  by Christopher Barry
• New PET containers in wide-mouth sizes
• Software helps Part 11 compliance
• Enercon Industries Corp
• Snap-together utensil adds value for on-the-go foods
• Nescafe coffee in a can—fast and hot
• Custom blow molding: uniqueness is easier than ever: improved techniques—and cooperation between end users and converters—result in bottles that stand out on the shelf
  by Pan Demetrakakes
• Custom software helps P&G cut container weight: using an optimization program, P&G rapidly designed its new snack canister with less material and structural strength
  by Lisa McTigue Pierce
• Ergonomic bottle: stronger, lighter
• Printer-applicator adjusts its speed
• Roberts PolyPro Inc
• Ocean Spray juices up sales with rectangular bottle
• Flexible packet has C-R opening
• Watermarking deters counterfeiting
• Wide PETG jars mimic glass appeal
• Non-destructive test finds blister leaks
• SIG Doboy
• Wireless bar code printer and applicator simplify set-up
• New Heinz ketchup bottles appeal to all ages
  by Pan Demetrakakes
• Bottle design protects from theft
• Digital designs economically protect
• Tottle, jars expand line family
• On-line sensors ensure package quality
• Orion Packaging Systems