ABC's of Package Tests: Stiffness (Handle-O-Meter)

14 Dec 2019
Sandeep Goyal

The Handle-O-Meter stifness tester has a flat plate to hold the specimen over a slot, a bar which forces the film through the slot and a strain gauge to sense the force exerted against the bar by the film sample. 

After film sample is centered across the slot, the bar automatically descends to push the film through the slot against the resistance pf the film. The force necessary is sensed by the strain gauge an indicated on a calibrated meter dial. The maximum value of the force is taken as the Handle-O-Meter stiffness of the material.

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How Custom Cardboard Boxes are Beneficial to Food Industry

14 Dec 2019
Diana Garcia

The food industry is one of the largest consumers of packaging solutions in the world. The custom boxes are used for the safe transportation of edibles. They are exclusively designed to cater to the needs of the food items according to their types. These containers are made of highly durable material that can protect the edibles from the unwanted particles that can harm them and spoil their shape and taste.

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3d printing in Cosmetic Packaging

13 Dec 2019
Chhavi Aggarwal

3D printed mascara brush from Chanel challenges the beauty market. Chanel insists that the micro cavities that can be directly printed into the shape of the brush’s bristles themselves ensure smooth and even application. The form of these bristles should help relieve issues with clumping and allow the user to build up mascara without having to constantly ‘redip’ the brush in the mascara tube.

 

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Success Story of Paperex 2019- The World’s Largest Paper Show

13 Dec 2019
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Paperex 2019, the 14th edition of World’s Largest Paper Show and co-located events: - WORLD OF PAPER 2019 - International Exhibition on Paper, Printing, Packaging Publishing and Allied Industries, CORRUGEX 2019 -International Exhibition & Conference on Corrugated Box, Machinery, Technology & Allied Industries & TISSUEEX 2019 - International Exhibition on Tissue Products, Machinery & Technologies became a huge success with participation of total 608 leading exhibitors from 28 countries & active support fr

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Italian company Carioca SpA has chosen Superfos, a company of Berry Global, for their ability to provide different-shaped and sustainable pack solutions.

12 Dec 2019
Yukta Arora

“The Israeli Market was new for Carioca and our local competitor uses a round pail for a similar product,” explains Carioca SpA’s Marketing Director, Dr Giorgio Bertolo. “So, to be more attractive, we decided to try out the square shape. We are pleased with the UniPak pail. It appears to be the best solution on the market in terms of price and quality, and the feedback we have received from retail and end-users is positive.”

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Sweet Success with Striking Tubs

12 Dec 2019
Yukta Arora

Tangerine Confectionery was looking for a high-quality, colourful, and creative pack to re-launch its Barratt seasonal range of the UK’s favourite sweets. The vivid colours of the SuperLift® tubs, made of widely recyclable polypropylene, provide strong shelf standout and have generated fantastic in-store backing with feature space and promotional support, which has led to an increase in demand for the sweets.

According to Russell Tanner, Marketing Manager and Category Management Director at Tangerine Confectionery, consumers love the sweets and the quality of the new tub.

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WorldStar success for Stabburet ………caps a winning year for Trivium’s major packaging project

12 Dec 2019
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When news came from the distinguished panel of judges that Trivium Packaging’s “Hansa” shaped seafood can for Orkla Foods Norge’s Stabburet mackerel filet had become a coveted WorldStar winner, it capped an outstanding year for this unique can and the team behind it.

“Having been pronounced ‘Can of the Year”, crowned with a Cannex Gold award, an AluFoil Trophy and a Starpack ‘highly commended Engineering innovation’, this really is the icing on the cake,” said a jubilant Woep Möller, Trivium’s CEO Food & Speciality Europe.

Luminer Promotes Heather Bookman to Pre-Press Manager

12 Dec 2019
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 Veteran graphic artist will manage day-to-day 

pre-press operations for leading labeling manufacturer.

 
Lakewood, NJ – Luminer - a labeling solutions provider specializing in extended content labels for pharmaceutical ethical and OTC packaging, clinical trials and various other narrow web applications for the cosmetics, F&B and chemicals sectors - has promoted lead technician Heather Bookman to Pre-press Manager. After more than a decade of exemplary performance with Luminer’s pre-press team, Ms.