 1.    strepsils by seaquist closures    2.    packaging perfection heineken group      3.    packaging machine provides healthy mailorder results              4.    every last drop out of a ketchup bottle                5.    tvs group company plans bioplastics     strepsils by seaquist closures in a bold move away from unwieldy glass bottles, petpower and seaquist closures teamed together to develop an eyecatching and lightweight new pack.  to keep the new package looking its best at all times, the ambercoloured squeezable container has been topped off with a custom simplisqueezer plug to prevent any unwanted drips, leaks or spills.  a quick squeeze of the shapely container suffices to cleanly dispense the syrup into the attractive measuring beaker, which has also been cleverly designed to sit snugly on top of the childsafe overcap. more information at www.webpackaging.com packaging perfection heineken group in russia offers to the consumers a new option of packaging of the popular beer brand. now the product line of the national premium brand bochkarev is produced in aluminum cans, with special plastic caps. the cap prevents external contamination of the upper part of the aluminum cans, and the special ring allows easy and convenient carrying of several cans at a time. more information at www.skrin.ru packaging machine provides healthy mailorder results  providing quality healthcare while holding the line on costs continues to be a priority throughout much of the life sciences industry. watching expenses is a critical task at group health as well, where the companys seattle facility handles mailorder prescriptions and serves as a central fill location for its 26 pharmacies located in both washington and idaho. since adding a maverick enterprises upm bt universal packaging machine with bottle and tote infeed, group health has reduced its labor needs, improved efficiency within its confined 7,000 sq area, and readied itself to handle growing sales volume. in turn, those benefits help to hold down group health member costs. more information at www.maverickinc.bizevery last drop out of a ketchup bottle researchers from a number of german institutions have embarked on a joint project to reduce leftover traces in plastic packaging.  by applying thin films, 20nm thick, to the inside surface of the packaging, the team hope to reduce leftover traces by a half or less.  sponsored by the federal ministry of education and research bmbf, the project involves two fraunhofer institutes process engineering and packaging ivv, in freising and interfacial engineering and biotechnology igb, in stuttgart, the munich university of technology, and a number of industrial partners.  dr michaela mller from igb said we make the coatings from a plasma of the type already familiar from neon lamps. the plastics are placed in a vacuum chamber gases are then introduced and ignited by an applied voltage.  we can deposit different coatings with defined properties on the surface of the packaging, depending on the proportions of electrons, ions, neutrons and photons in this luminous gas mixture, said mller.  the project is seeking to address the difficulties leftovers cause for recycling, in terms of increased water usage, expense and time. more information at www.prw.com  tvs group company plans bioplastics production chennaibased harita nti, a tvs group company plans to manufacture base resins from biomass. harita nti, a 5050 jv between tvs and northern technologies international corporation of the us, will employ polymer energy technology to convert waste plastic to crude oil and biodegradable and biobased plastics. the biodegradable and biobased polymer technology has been brought in by the principals, northern technologies international corp under the brand naturtec.  the plant will initially use 78 tons of waste plastic per day to generate an output of 56 tons of crude oil.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        press releasestechnical papers  what is rfid tagging   www.packagingconnections.comdownloadsdownload115.pdf      happy packagingwww.packagingconnections.com  
