February 2009

Duet is a peelable chevron header pouch said to reduce costs while offering improved aseptic presentation of medical products and making access easier. Developed by rollprint, addison, il, the hybrid design combines elements from both header bags and chevron pouches. The pouch is sent to the sterile medical packager with the chevron or bottom access seals in place. The device or kit is loaded from the top end where the tyvek and film are to be heatsealed.

New greenshoot fresh soup range selects the innovative packaging format for ambient soups launched by rpc bebo nederland and rpc containers halstead. Greenshoot soups is the first really convenient individual fresh soup range to be launched for the french market. Designed to meet the demands of busy lifestyles, the new pack from rpc offers optimum consumer convenience, being lightweight, easy to open and microwaveable. The container is coextruded and thermoformed in ppevohpp by rpc bebo nederland.

Bottle cup thermoformed cups made of flat ps or multilayer material sheet. These cups are formed, filled and closed on the same machine. An integrated inmold labeling system decorates these fun, consumerfriendly cups. These onthego cups can be used in several food packages such as yogurt, fitness drinks, dressings, and sauces. Providing for flexible production, the bottle cup can be produced in a number of shape variations.

Morningstar international delight coffee creamer customized toggle dispensing closure is ergonomically designed and provides for onehanded opening and closing. A toggleclosing end is designed to provide for a clean shutoff with minimal drip and no leftover residue while providing a secure seal for refrigerated storage. The dispensing closure is injection molded polypropylene

H.j. Heinz co. Saves money and gets marketing sizzle in powdered infant formula with a highperformance composite can, which is taking its place alongside traditional steel cans on the shelf. Heinz&rsquos relaunch of its nurture growing baby followon milk in the u.k. Is making use of a composite can from sonoco and replaces its metal can. New grades of stronger, more rigid paperboard are making a composite can possible for baby formula.

The epitome of convenient, singleserve food in plastic packaging is a newly launched line of shelfstable, microwavable healthy choice meals from conagra foods of omaha, ne. Promoted as a healthful, portable lunch option for busy deskbound employees, the fresh mixers&trade line uses several interlocking plastic packaging components that enable quick and handy meal preparation and consumption. Each of the six varieties includes rice or pasta along with a separately packaged serving of sauce and meat.

Natureflex&trade nm is a unique cellulosebased film, manufactured from renewable wood pulp and metallised inhouse. It is the only metallised biodegradable film suitable for home composting because the level of metal is so small &ndash less than 0.02 which slows the film&rsquos degradation by a matter of days but does not interfere with its biodegradability in any other way. Modified coatings ensure excellent metal laydown and adhesion providing a very high moisture barrier with a transmission rate of less than 10gm²day 38degc, 90 rh. It is this high barrier that keeps twinings e

The new polyfoil® tube with pinpoint&trade applicator for the biotech, pharmaceutical, personalcare and cosmetic industries is made completely of pharmaceutical&ndashcompliant materials. The highbarrier tube protects sensitive, pharmaceuticalgrade formulations from light, moisture, oxygen and organic and chemical substances. Its corrosionresistant and has high esthetic value, thanks to allaround printing.

In household products, procter & gamble&rsquos cascade complete automatic dishwasher detergent calls on shape to communicate the brand&rsquos chief emotional purchase driver confidence that dishes will get clean on the first attempt. As with color, it&rsquos important to understand which values shape communicates to your brand&rsquos target consumer before beginning design work this shared understanding of the impact of design between brand managers and designers is producing eyecatching packaging at p&g.