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Choice Enabled Packaging

01 Dec 2010
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This new technology called &ldquochoice enabled packaging,&rdquo provides bottles of soda with multiple flavor &ldquobuttons,&rdquo which can be pressed to create your own customized soft drink flavors. A programmable bottle with four flavors and a caffeine button can produce up to 32 unique concoctions. A sixbutton prototype has been produced which can create 64 combinations. Bring on those cherry lime vanilla sodas. Back pressure from carbonated or otherwise pressured containers, makes the buttons difficult to depress, prior to opening.

Isotech Bag

01 Dec 2010
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The isotech bag provides a method for the aseptic transfer of large quantities of packaging components into barrier isolators and automated filling lines. Components such as stoppers and vials are packaged in one flexible high strength bag. Features and benefits include ports for ease of connection to barrier isolators, inner bag for sterile product transfer through port, permanent seals and puncture resistance to prevent product breakthrough.

Recyclable Shopping Trolley

26 Nov 2010
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An innovative design, that&rsquos green, recyclable, and can pack up all your tidbits to lug around, the moveit kit. This one&rsquos a doityourself kit, and works great on trips to the supermarket, or just every time you walk out of a shop. Durable and light, the moveit kit uses selfadhesive cardboard parts, going all transformers like, and changing from into a makeshift trolley, from what would otherwise be a useless piece of cardboard.

Stretchable Paper As A Replacement For Plastics

26 Nov 2010
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Fibreform is the paper that can replace plastic in a variety of packaging solutions that require formability and purity, for example, trays and blister packs for food, consumer products and pharmaceuticals. Most of the food we buy is packed in order to preserve its nutritional value, taste and aroma. The packaging must also protect against light, moisture, bacteria and impurities. Fibreform satisfies all these requirements since it can be barrier coated with a wide range of films. Replacing a packaging material with fibreform is not a difficult or expensive process.

Double Chamber Tube

26 Nov 2010
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Innovative, unique packaging from tarte gets the award for coolness with these glosses. The tube is a squeezy triangular one with a long slim tip. It is a sponge tip though that allows better application than a plastic one. The tube is clear plastic and you can see the shade and how much product is in it. The lipgloss tube consists of two chambers which you can press to release more color versus more shine. Press the middle and you can slick on some nicely pigmented lip color. Press the center and you get a burst of shiny gloss to wear on its own or on top of the lip color. 

Square Jug Packaging Reduces Shipping Cost

26 Nov 2010
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The square jug packaging will help retailers significantly reduce resources and materials used to package and transport milk. The square container jug reduces waste compared to the standard hdpe gallon milk jug which can only be stacked in layers if it&rsquos inside another plastic returnable case or a corrugated box. The square or caseless milk jugs do not require crates or racks for shipping and storage. Instead, the newly designed milk gallon is self stacking because the spout is flatter and each gallon can rest on another during transport, as well as while on display. 

Two Way Toothpaste

19 Nov 2010
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The concept for two way tooth paste features two independent nozzles, meaning everyone gets their own end. This doublesided tube of toothpaste contains two caps it&rsquos a great way for those who get angry with their partner for squeezing the toothpaste from the front. Simply open the other end and squeeze from the back. Also quite useful for getting the last of the paste out of the bottom. With an extra way for the toothpaste, the users could easily get the last bit of toothpaste by squeezed the tube hard towards the two opposite directions.

Nanotechnology To Protect Capsules From Counterfeiting

19 Nov 2010
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When it comes to pharmaceutical brand authentication, trackandtrace, and anticounterfeiting, exciting new technologies continue to emerge at the packaging level. Those benefits are delivered via nanoencryption&trade, an ondose, brandprotection technology that serves to trace and authenticate every dose from plant to patient. To do that, capsugel uses nanoguardian&rsquos nanoencrypter machine at its facility.

Tearofftabs On Wine Bottles

19 Nov 2010
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When youve finally found a wine you really like, how often do you remember its name when youre out wine shopping again oxford landings south australian shiraz wine label sports a useful innovation that can help a tearoff tab to retain all the useful bits of info to remind you about your great wine experience. Its a simple and innovative idea to remind you about your last wine experience and this idea will gain widespread popularity in the wine industry.