February 2013

almac is a provider of contract services for global biotech and pharmaceutical markets. almac has expanded its healthcare and medicines products regulatory agencyu.s. food and drug administrationapproved u.k. commercial packaging service by acquiring a noack n 623 blister packaging line from romaco. this acquisition is aimed at meeting increasing client demands for improved flexibility that is related to multiunit blister formats and larger blister sizes, in addition to enhanced environmental protection, particularly for humidity control and requirement for nonpermeability.

this canister can hold products like coffee beans, snacks, laundry powders and other dry goods. this canister is an eco friendly substitute for bulky plastic containers in which these products are currently being sold. in this fall season, the canister will make its debut appearance on the shelves of the store. it is another sustainable alternative made available for consumers and brands for packaging purpose. the outer fiber shell of the canister is made of 100 recycled newspapers and cardboard.

this new packaging is made of durable flexible materials. it makes difficult for children to unpack the coin sized batteries. hence, it reduces the risk of incidents such as kid swallowing battery. this packaging contains bear warning message and icons conveying the dangers that are associated with coin sized batteries. it also contains information about where and how to seek medical assistance if the batteries are swallowed by the kid. once the pack is opened by an adult, a warning sticker on the back of the batteries greets the opener with a home safety message.

today&39s market is increasingly commoditized. hence, it is becoming hard for the brands to stand out from competitors and hence, more critical to establish the distinct appearance of its products. according to printing industry research association, for strengthening the brand, the packaging attribute plays an important role to make the product recognized by customers. packaging distinguishes the product and highlights it from the other products. the visual impact of the product is the beginning of the relation between brand and the target audience.

new vision packaging provides the packaging for the lee stafford range for the entire year. however, considering the festive mood of customers during christmas, it also produces special gift sets. this time, new vision packaging has provided special gift packaging for four products that are poker straight, argan oil, my big fat healthy hair and mini poker straight. varieties of services are offered by new vision packaging, which includes graphic designing, packaging sourcing, product testing, pack off, structural design, transit, and delivery of the final product to the retailer.

haliburton international foods will be us&rsquos first company to install and evaluate curwood&39s innovative highspeed liquiflex&reg vffs, which is a continuous motion packaging equipment that is meant for mass foodservice pouch applications. the run speed of the company is more than doubled in first five months itself. a company now uses 30 less packaging material than it was before installing a new machine. furthermore, a company has significantly reduced the produce giveaway, as well.

traditional polystyrene coolers are swapped by environment friendly, biodegradable, and compostable &quotgreen cell foam&quot thermal shippers provided by landaal packaging systems. tropical traditions and landaal packaging systems have team up to provide sustainable shipping option for dairy products and grass fed meat. tropical traditions has chosen landaal packaging systems to supply a compostable and biodegradable alternative for polystyrene shipping coolers with green cell foam&reg thermal shippers.

mann packing co. has decided to replace its packaging, which will use less plastic than the previous packaging. the black vegetable platter of mann packing co. will be replaced by a clear tray. along with using less plastic, this will show more stored items than previous packaging. the vegetable platter is labeled as vegetable tray. elena hernandez, marketing coordinator at salinas that is calif.based mann packing, mentioned that this packaging uses lighter material than the previous packing. in this new packaging, new graphics of the vegetables will appear along the cover&rsquos edge.