Flexible packaging involves PET film, specialty films, metallized film, shrink sleeves, pouch packaging, stand-up pouches, bags, flexible materials and much more.
The game is on the line Jack Mans, Plant Operations Editor, 5/1/2008
GameStop™, the world's largest video game retailer, is a $7 billion company with more than 5,000 stores worldwide. A key feature of its operations is its refurbishment of used games and systems that its stores take as trade-ins when customers buy new systems. The company completely updates these games and systems with new software and components and resells them in its stores. More
Pretzel bags raise autism awareness 06/01/2008
To support the first U.N.-sanctioned World Autism Awareness Day on April 2, promote awareness of autism spectrum disorders and to raise money for Autism Speaks™, the Bachman Co. debuted a new pretzel in the shape of the Autism Speaks puzzle piece. The product launched first in grocery stores in the Northeast and online at www.
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Media disc case 05/01/2008
Said to be 100-percent-recyclable, the UniKeep HiDef ™ media disc case for compact multiple disc packaging and storage is made of PP with PP rings that hold up to six discs in interchangeable Safety-sleeve® pages. The cases have a durable design that provides for anoptimum lifespan for both the case and its contents.
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Sleeve labeler 05/01/2008
The Sleever Series Model 8500 labeling system is a single-head shrink-sleeve unit that can easily handle most tamper-evident, middle- and full-body sleeve applications. Specifically designed for high-speed runs of up to 400 products/min, the system can handle industry-standard sleeve materials and a wide range of container shapes and sizes.
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Death Valley chips heat up sales 05/01/2008
Death Valley Chipotle™ Kettle™ brand potato chips are set to hit store shelves this summer for spicy, salty snacking. Selected as Salem, OR-based Kettle Foods' fourth annual People's Choice campaign winner, the Death Valley Chipotle flavor is inspired by the fiery, dry heat of its desert namesake.
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PETG sleeves 'ready' fiber drink for the market 04/01/2008
Health Direct's Ready Fiber, a clear liquid source of soluble, dietary fiber in a beverage, is after the nutritional market in vibrant packaging dressed for success. Two different sizes of Ready Fiber include round 8- and 15-oz bottles that are decorated with full-body sleeve labels from Ameri-Seal (www.
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ConAgra's 'healthy choice' for steamer package 04/01/2008
ConAgra's new Healthy Choice Café Steamers entrées are available in convenient, microwavable packaging that includes a vented, plastic steaming tray holding frozen vegetables and meats above a similar plastic tray that holds a sauce. The microwave Steam Cooker™ package helps to lock in flavors of the restaurant-inspired meals by steaming them.
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Heat-shrinkable sleeve debuts for VO5 03/01/2008
Alberto Culver USA has introduced its VO5 Extreme Style hairspray in a spray bottle with a polyethylene terephthalate glycol (PETG) heat-shrinkable sleeve from Ameri-Seal, Inc. (www.ameri-seal.com). The product is a styling/conditioning spray that is available in retail grocery, drug and chain stores across the country.
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Laser coders The LINX SL01 and SL301 offer respectively 10- and 30-w power options, to allow customers to choose the system that best suits their own production line requirements. The laser coders' ranges for lenses and beam delivery options mean they can be maneuvered into tight spaces, the co. says.
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