Food & Drug Packaging

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Articles in March, 2003 issue of Food & Drug Packaging

• Unilever - ships new carton packaging for Close-Up toothpaste - Brief Article
• Throat spray package leaves competition in the mist - New packages: food beverage pharmaceutical medical HBA - Brief Article
  by Mickey Szar
• Wine company flips for inverted display: attaching a small sample upside-down to a larger bottle helps gain attention for Australia's Alice White wine - Problem-Solving Case History - Brief Article
• Thermoform packaging company Prent Corp. has acquired the remaining 40% of PrentBroadway - Mergers and Acquisitions - Brief Article
• Monitor attaches to cases, records shock - Suppliers' forum: products news people - Instrumented Sensor Technology introduces Shock Timer impact monitor - Brief Article
• Fogg Filler Co - Miscellaneous - shipped a Fill-Pro 5000 liquid filler to F&N Foods - Brief Article
• Medical device film cuts need for silicone - Materials/Containers
• Printing achievement - Business news: business trends people - Gold Award and Silver Award winners detailed by firm - Brief Article
• Juice bottle easy to handle - New packages: food beverage pharmaceutical medical HBA - Brief Article
• Spray sampler has `flag' for label - Suppliers' forum: products news people - Brief Article
• WILD Ravers Inc., the U.S. representative of the WILD-INDAG Technology group, is announcing that WILD-INDAG's proprietary, high-speed pouch filling and packaging equipment is now available - New Facilities - Brief Article
• Arbor Strategy Group - Agreements - new products research center in Ann Arbor, Michigan, affiliates with Packaging & Technology Integrated Solutions - Brief Article
• Glue dots quickly attach package components - Placers/Inserters/Feeders
• Barrier coatings may overcome PET's barrier - End Laps - Brief Article
  by Pan Demetrakakes
• Hershey Foods - Kristen Anderson appointment - Brief Article
• Skin care package `nails' brand's spirit
• Can end helps Morgan Foods make soup more convenient: easy-open ends that stand up to retorting help the leading U.S. processor of private label canned soup - Problem-Solving Case History
• Sun Chemical Corp - People - Wes Lucas appointment - Brief Article
• Inserters are fast and versatile - Placers/Inserters/Feeders - Gallimore Industries introduces inserters that can handle tray-packed two-dimensional items - Brief Article
• Honeywell Plastics - Miscellaneous - updated Web site offers technical information - Brief Article
• Vibration analysis can be done anywhere - Machinery
• Packaging excellence - Business news: business trends people - Highest Achievement Award, Gold Award and Silver Award detailed by firm
• Fragrance package dispenses elegance - New packages: food beverage pharmaceutical medical HBA - Brief Article
• Barrier coatings help bottlers overcome shelf-life obstacles: barrier coatings on PET beverage bottles present an alternative to multilayer construction when extra protection is needed - Barrier Bottle Coatings
  by Pan Demetrakakes
• The Label Printers - Mergers and Acquisitions - acquires Lancaster Press - Brief Article
• The Glennon Group - Agreements - has become exclusive distributor of Leibinger-Jet 2 inkier printer for Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Wisconsin - Brief Article
• Blister cards stand out on rack - Suppliers' forum: products news people
• Stand-up pouches feature slide close - Materials/Containers
• Dr Pepper/Seven Up Inc - milk-based drink features flip-top cap - Brief Article
• FDA will allow more health claims on food labels - Regulatory Analysis
  by George Misko
• How to make sure your machines comply with 21 CFR part 11 - Technical Tips
  by Howard Learly
• Rexam Dispensing Systems - People - Christophe Van Geem appointment - Brief Article
• Insenter works with variety of packages - Placers/Inserters/Feeders
• Corotec Corp - Agreements - hired Kar Ming Industrial Supplies as its new sales agent for China, Hong Kong and Macau - Brief Article
• Filler handles pre-sterilized vials - Machinery
• Wild graphics remix Sprite - New packages: food beverage pharmaceutical medical HBA - Brief Article
• Thermoform equipment seals packaging performance: advances in TFFS machinery boost packaging convenience, functionality - Thermoform-Fill-Seal Equipment
  by Christopher Barry
• Klockner Pentaplast, a supplier of rigid film, has acquired Neoplastica Holding - Mergers and Acquisitions - Brief Article
• MeadWestvaco - Suppliers' News - to expand sheeting capacity at its facility in Chillicothe, Ohio - Brief Article
• Easy Contract Labeling - Miscellaneous - has begun operations in Dawsonville, Ga - Brief Article
• Film prints well, resists permeation - Materials/Containers
• Technical innovation - Business news: business trends people - Gold and Silver Awards detailed by firm and product - Brief Article
• Real bourbon provides alternative to the malternative - Jim Beam Brands Co - Brief Article
• System sorts and places pumps - Placers/Inserters/Feeders - Brief Article
• PolyOne Corp., a polymer services company, is expanding its Center of Manufacturing Excellence in Avon, Ohio - New Facilities - Brief Article
• Techno Pak - Agreements - announces Arcil and Condi Film distribution agreements - Brief Article
• Case erector servos for efficiency - Machinery
• A taste of WestPack's cream of the crop - End Laps - trade shows presented packaging innovation - Brief Article
  by Christopher Barry
• Campbell's soups up efforts to regain market share from its closest competitor, General Mills' Progresso brand
• Unclear labels lead to consumer confusion, frustration - Consumer Corner
  by Mona Doyle
• How to solve common tamper-evident sealing problems: here are solutions to some operation issues inherent with the top three T-E sealing methods: induction sealing, glue sealing and external shrink seals - Tamper-Evident Sealing
  by John Henry
• Anderson Packaging - People - Brief Article
• Plastic Technologies Inc - New Facilities - installs world's first IndexSB machine from Husky Injection Molding Systems - Brief Article
• Pantone Inc. and Sun Chemical will partner to provide printers with technical training and promotional support - Agreements - Brief Article
• Registration sensor works on clear webs - Suppliers' forum: products news people
• Look for the quick fix - Editor's Corner - packaging industry cost reduction strategy - Brief Article - Editorial
  by Lisa McTigue Pierce
• Environmental achievement - Business news: business trends people - gold and silver awards by firm and product - Brief Article
• Supplement packages go for the "yoo-hoo" rather than the "me, too": sometimes it means taking the `package less traveled' to differentiate dietary supplements on the market shelf - Dietary Supplements
  by Christopher Barry
• Insenters available for every requirement - Placers/Inserters/Feeders - Brief Article
• Risdon-AMS - New Facilities - to open new plant in Mexico to make metal closures, lipsticks and mascara caps for cosmetics - Brief Article
• Basell USA Inc - Agreements - Brief Article
• System tests pet bottles for proper layers - Machinery
• `Exceptional achievements' fuel growth of flexible packaging - Business news: business trends people - Flexible Packaging Association awards - Brief Article
• Cost-savings start with accurate analysis of actual per-package costs: the complex factors that affect packaging costs resist reduction to a single formula. Experience, both human and economic, has to be part of the equation - Per-Package Cost Analysis
  by William Makely
• Oberweis stays true to its super-premium niche: this renowned dairy processor preserved its legendary product taste and expanded its markets with a single-serve pet bottle - Oberweis Dairy
  by Lisa McTigue Pierce
• Schubert Packaging Systems - People - Brief Article
• Mold-Masters - New Facilities - opens office in Waigaoqiao, China - Brief Article
• Plastic Suppliers Inc - Agreements - named North American distributor for Derprosa's coated polypropylene packaging films - Brief Article
• Infeed system handles hot-filled bottles - Machinery