March 2015

tyler packaging delivers quick turnaround for supreme petfoods&39 &39tiny friends farm&39a specialist supplier of flexible packaging has delivered on its directive to produce a quick turnaround, high quality packaging solution for a product range rebrand from one of the uk&39s leading pet food suppliers.tyler packaging, which supplies flexible packaging to a range of industries, including human food, fitness supplements, garden products and the pet food industry, was tasked by supreme petfoods with providing the packaging for the launch of its &39tiny friends farm&39

amcor captured a beverage award for the development of the industry&rsquos lightest heatset polyethylene terephthalate pet container.the highly innovative 500ml bottle sets a new benchmark for heatset pet containers, enabling manufacturers to achieve aseptic filling packaging weights without the prohibitive investment, while offering a more ecofriendly option.&nbspcompared to a standard 500ml heatset pet container weighing about 34 grams, the new bottle is just 22 grams, or approximately 30 lighter.&nbspgreenhouse gas emissions are cut by 26, energy use is reduced by 23, and wat

brilliance&reg, sanner gmbh, offers an expressive packaging solution for effervescent tablets.drug producers can achieve higher attention and customer loyalty thanks to photorealistic printing and a wide range of design options.equipped with a convenience closure ,the tubes remain tightly closed at all times, while the tablets are protected against light and moisture with a long shelf life.iml tubes offer a highquality photorealistic printing with endless design varieties.&nbspthe visual messages can easily be transferred from the secondary to the primary packaging, so that patients

trw has launched its new generation of seat belt buckles which are approximately 15 percent lighter and 20 percent smaller in packaging volume than its previous generation, making it a more environmentallyfriendly product that can help automobile ...livonia, mich., march 26, 2015 prnewswire trw automotive holdings corp. nyse trw, today announced that it is launching its next generation seat belt buckle &ndash the rns5s &ndash which offers reduced weight and smaller dimensions when compared with previous systems.

cranburybased carid.com recently had a packaging problem solved by ups package design and test lab.the cranburybased carid.com online automotive parts retailers carries more than two million items, including one of the largest selections of custom and aftermarket wheels, the company said in a news release.however, carid.com was handling about 200 returns annually for wheels that were damaged in transit.

innovia films has announced that oregonbased ecoteas is using natureflex&trade packaging films in the wrappers of their individual tea bags. this flexible packaging material is derived from wood pulp sourced from managed plantations and is certified to be over 90 biobased and home and industrial compostable. high barriers to oxygen and moisture ensure the tea bags contained within are protected and kept fresh.

with a new design concept, old soda bottles become stackable blocks, toy trucks, and other useful educational tools.in a remote rural village in kenya or malawi, you won&39t find a toy store, but you&39ll probably find a shop selling soda. that fact inspired an idea what if old soda bottles and other packaging could be transformed into toys that children can use for learninga new series of designs that turn old packages into simple educational tools could give kids who don&39t have access to preschool a better chance at learning how to count or read.

a triangular pizza pack that tested food packaging boundaries is among the innovations being exhibited by pacfood at auspack stand 328.the heat sealed triangle was required by a brisbane customer for a large new york pizza slice product, and is now on sale in the fresh chilled aisles at iga, according to harald hendricks, managing director of the food industry packaging specialist.hendricks says a special cutter was needed to create the triangular pizza bag, which was launched just a few months ago.the company was also showcasing its biodegradable trolly covers and piping bags, the latter w

colorpak has exceeded its 2nd half 2014 financial year&rsquos net profit by 400k in 1st half 2015. it had hoped for more. its description of the challenges it has been facing may be familiar. there are three primary ones&ldquoover the past couple of years, the folding cartonboard packaging industry has been undergoing a substantial change.

bulla has survived two world wars, a depression, the recession we had to have...and is doing rather well in the difficult period manufacturers are facing right now.