The rigid container packaging channel includes bottles, cans, ampules, aerosol containers, aluminum bottles, closures, plastic packaging, sprayers, fitments, lid, jars and much more for the food and beverage, pharmaceutical, cosmetic and industrial industries.
Aluminum cans make high-volume impact Linda Casey, Associate Editor, 6/1/2008
Procter & Gamble (P&G), Cincinnati, OH, has experienced strong growth with its Febreze family of products, most of which are sold in the highly recognizable Febreze can. The cans, which are made with easily recycled aluminum and use a nitrogen propellant, are marketed to consumers looking to put their purchasing dollars behind sustainable products and eco-conscious companies. More
Resin builds options Linda Casey, Associate Editor - 06/01/2008
Newly available at southern California Whole Foods Markets, Y Water vitamin-fortified bottled waters are designed for small hands, growing bodies and inquisitive minds. Everything from the messaging included with the symmetrical 9-oz bottles to their shape, dimensions and reuse functions are designed for children.
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Cleaners that help cleanup the environment 06/01/2008
Cleaning products manufacturer Summit Brands, Fort Wayne, IN, is making its packaging more environmentally friendly by incorporating 25 percent post-consumer recycled content (PCR) into the high density polyethylene (HDPE) resin used to manufacture the bottles and jugs for its specialty household cleaning and laundry products.
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Powder pack Peter Wuerl, Contibuting Editor - 06/01/2008
“Make no small plans for they have no power to stir the soul.” This quote, by Italian Renaissance philosopher Machiavelli, could aptly describe the 2007 project by PBM Nutritionals, LLC to add a new packaging line to its nutraceuticals manufacturing facility in Georgia, VT. PBM Nutritionals' primary business is powdered nutraceuticals with an emphasis on infant formulas.
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PP resin 06/01/2008
Pro-fax X11540-81-3 custom PP experimental-grade resin with a 40 melt flow is chosen by Container Corp. of Canada for use in commercial production of OPP hot-fill jars and bottles, the co. reports. Making blow-molded OPP bottles and jars at commercial speeds with clarity equal to PET and with hot-fill and barrier properties, the co.
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Glass bottles 06/01/2008
The Carelis collection of flint glass perfume and cologne bottles is introduced. Square-shaped bottles are available, the co. says, in 30-, 50- and 100-mL capacities, all with 15-mm crimp-neck finishes. The co. notes that the bottles can be enhanced with optional frosting, ceramic decorating and labeling.
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All-position sprayers 06/01/2008
Three all-position trigger sprayers stream in under the Orbital 360 name. Said to be fully adjustable for variable patterns, the sprayers fully dispense from upright, sideways and upside-down positions, the co. says, for improved reach into difficult places and for complete evacuation of the liquid in the bottle.
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Reclosable thermo form 06/01/2008
Aimed at processors of luncheon meats and sliced cheeses is the co.'s reclosable thermoform, which it says has already achieved success in Europe and elsewhere. It is described as featuring a top web formed with a deep, angled recess that snaps into the bottom web to tightly close the package and help maintain product freshness, with the top web angle serving to prevent product sliding downwar...
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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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