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beck presents iml technology for food and nonfood applications

14 Oct 2014
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at the engel booth of the fakuma 2014, beck automation is presenting a highly dynamic iml system. the feed and removal system for inmould labelling is to be considered a reference with regard to speed, footprint, availability and process security for iml automation.&nbsp this iml system is compact and yet very easily accessible, meaning userfriendly&quot explains daniel merki.

cocacola picks citrus for new containers

14 Oct 2014
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the company, maker of minute maid and fanta, is planning to make drink boxes, cartons and packaging from paper and cardboard containing citrus fiber and juices.&nbsp renewable bioproducts institute at georgia tech, said he was not familiar with the peel pack. &quothowever, adding fiber from such sources as citrus peels to packaging may be an excellent way of using and recycling fiber that may not have value added use.

super sticky, strong tapes for corrugated boxes

14 Oct 2014
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recycled corrugate cartons contain more short fibers than cartons made with virgin materials. and standard packaging tapes just don&39t have the strength to keep them closed reliably. 3m created a line of tapes designed specifically for recycled corrugate cartons scotch&reg recycled corrugate tapes. they have a stronger, tackier adhesive that sticks to almost any box material available today. proprietary 3m technology is engineered for shorterfiber recycled materials. source httpsolutions.3m.comwpsportal3menusadhesivestapesproductsn6749091&amprtr3

how your packaging improves customer experience

14 Oct 2014
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when we think of packaging as a branding tool, we tend to think of amazing retail packaging like apple&rsquos. the electronics firm maintains a secret &ldquopackaging room&rdquo where hundreds of potential package designs are tested to get the opening experience perfect.and, in an era where &ldquounboxing&rdquo videos can get millions of views, such attention to packaging details isn&rsquot obsessive, it&rsquos practical.but, one area of packaging that often gets scant attention is how the product is shipped to the consumer.

rexam opens state of the art graphics and design studio

14 Oct 2014
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this september, rexam, a leading global can maker, opens a new stateoftheart graphics and design studio, providing a unique offering for customers with on the spot design expertise, platemaking and proofing. recognised that visualising flat designs as three dimensional metal cans can be difficult. being able to work so closely with our customers through every step of the design process is an invaluable relationship building exercise.

packaging cos oppose govt order to ban pet for pharma products

13 Oct 2014
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nandita vijay, bengalurufriday, october 10, 2014, 0800 hrs&nbsp&nbspistpharma packaging majors have objected to the union government&39s decision to prohibit the use of polyethylene terephthalate pet to package liquid drug formulations. they view the notification issued by the government as one driven by public interest groups with vested interests.according to a section of pharma packaging players, including the bengaluru based manjushree technopack, pet has undergone stringent tests before it could be approved for use in pharma and food packaging since 1982.

through transition, r&dleverage has kept its identity

11 Oct 2014
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by don loeppeditorlee&rsquos summit, mo. &mdash about six years ago, r&ampdleverage made a decision to rebrand to emphasize that the company was much more than a tool shop.that part of the company&rsquos story is well known by now. but what&rsquos sometimes forgotten is how the company managed to hang on to its history and its corporate culture during the transition.founders ivan and ardith drienik started lee&rsquos summitbased r&ampd tool &amp engineering co.

packaging maker invests dh250m in abu dhabi

09 Oct 2014
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by wampublishedwednesday, october 08, 2014technovaa packaging industries ltd., the industrial arm of darvesh and one of the leading paper productsplastic film producers in the region, is to set up a new manufacturing facility at the khalifa industrial zone abu dhabi kizad, with an initial investment of dh250 million, abu dhabi ports company adpc has announced in a statement.a groundbreaking ceremony marked the beginning of construction of the technovaa packaging industries ltd. site which will occupy an area of more than 35,000 sq. metres in kizads kp4.