Packaging Technology articles from September 2001

Packaging Technology archives from September 2001

Special FX closure for L'Oreal styling gel.(Brief Article)(Cover Story)
September 1, 2001... United Closures and Plastics Norwich has developed a customised closure in a metallic silver finish for Out of Bed styling gel, part of the Special FX Studio Line range from L'Oreal. The HDPE closure has been designed to replicate the...

ABB appoints new Motor Service Partner for Scotland.(News)(Electronic Drives & Controls Limited)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... ABB has appointed EDC (Electronic Drives & Controls Limited), in Dairy, south of Glasgow, as the new ABB Motor Service Partner for Scotland. The new Partner is already an ABB Drives Alliance member for Scotland. This means customers in...

Abbey helps Romanian orphans.(News)
September 1, 2001... Blunham based board manufacturers Abbey Corrugated is making a significant contribution to 'Convoy 2000', a Metropolitan Police aid project which is providing much needed supplies for Romania's thousands of orphaned children. Convoy 2000...

New operations director strengthens expertise at The Boxes Group.(News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... The Boxes Group, specialist in providing packaging solutions for individual customer needs, is enhancing its management team with the appointment of a new operations director for two divisions--Boxes Prestige and Boxes Great Harwood. ...

New appointment at Tetra Pak.(News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Jason Kerr has recently been appointed channel marketing manager (Foodservice) at Tetra Pak Ltd. This is a new position and reflects the commitment that Tetra Pak is dedicating to the development of the foodservice, vending and other market...

Spectra adds string to its bow with world's first in archery.(News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Spectra Packaging/Display Ltd has printed the world's first weather-beating archery target 'face', adding another string to its bow and once again demonstrating its ability to develop tailored solutions to meet the specific needs of...

BITA fork-lift truck market review.(News)(British Industrial Truck Association)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... The UK market for powered forklift trucks has remained at a very high level throughout the second quarter of 2001. BITA data shows that at the end of June, orders placed stood at over 27 500 units on a moving annual basis. Of the 27,500...

New campaign to boost Granose.(News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... New graphic designs for the Granose range of soya drinks were introduced in September. The range consists of calcium enriched soya fortified with vitamins and sweetened with apple juice, organic soya with no added sugar, and calcium...

BBC character is natural fit with school milk.(News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Popular BBC children's cartoon character, Rotten Ralph, will become a key factor in school milk for the new academic year that started in September and runs through to July, 2002. First shown on BBCTV in 1999, Rotten Ralph is an animated...

SCA Packaging launches industrial packaging website.(News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... SCA are once again leading the field in the development of e-commerce solutions to improve customer service. The group already has a number of sites, some of which have been award winners, for their design and content. The latest focuses...

The Italian job.(News)(Synergy )(Fratelli Spada)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Lichfield based print consultants Synergy have signed an agreement with major Italian printers Fratelli Spade which will see them selling the company's services in this country. The new agreement enables Synergy to offer customers even higher...

TNT Container Logistics scoops Silver Starpack Award.(News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... TNT Container Logistics has received the Starpack Silver Award from the Institute of Packaging for its Bag-in-a-Bottle liner. The exciting new innovation transforms a rigid composite IBC into a multi-trip container and is the ideal...

Boxes Prestige enters new era of productivity.(News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Luxury carton manufacturer Boxes Prestige has made the largest investment in its history with the acquisition of a 22.4m Roland 700 seven colour press, uniquely configured to position the company at the forefront of its industry. The new...

Denny Brothers open group's new 5m [pounds sterling] manufacturing facility.(News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... The printing company started by Douglas and Russell Denny in a small Suffolk garage in 1945 officially opened its new 5m [pounds sterling] headquarters at a ceremony performed by the brothers at the Suffolk Business Park in Bury St Edmunds....

Venus wins 3 Starpack Awards.(News)(Amcor Flexibles Venus)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Amcor Flexibles Venus, based in Ilkeston, Derbyshire won three awards from the UK Institute of Packaging, 2001 Starpack competition. A Silver Starpack was presented to Amcor Flexibles Venus for their packaging of Iceland Frozen Foods'...

Elotalk No. 3 published.(News)
September 1, 2001... Elopak's newsletter number 3 has been published and is designed to let you scan a number of product features and comments so that you can review some of the developments going on within the Elopak Group, all at one glance! For further...

Food Services Division formed.(News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... A new division designed to provide a fast, flexible service to the food service industry has been formed by Anson Packaging, part of the expanding Avro Industries group. The new division will be based on the group's Scottish subsidiary,...

TNT Container Logistics maintains US dairy shipping status.(Showcase)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... TNT Container Logistics, the world's leader in the hire and de-hire of returnable intermediate bulk containers (IBCs), has had its US dairy shipping certification renewed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The Interstate Milk...

Handling solution for Wedgwood.(Showcase)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... The name Wedgwood has been synonymous with the production of fine quality china for the past 240 years. Today, Wedgwood still uses many traditional pottery-making techniques at its factory in Barlaston, Staffordshire, yet futuristic...

EMF chosen for Chevron blister pack.(Showcase)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... With a requirement for accurate and flexible blister pack filling across a variety of different products and pack formats, leading pharmaceutical company Aventis Pharma has installed two EMF3 tablet and capsule blister pack feeders from...

Linpac's dairy box solves hygiene issues.(Showcase)(Portola packaging problems)
September 1, 2001... Portola Packaging Ltd is a market leader in the manufacture and supply of caps and closures to the global beverage industry, specialising in the dairy and soft drinks sectors. As a supplier to around 70% of the dairy industry, maintaining...

Tom Soya commissions.(Showcase)
September 1, 2001... Tom Soya is installing three Tetra Pak aseptic filling lines with different size capacities in the portion pack range in its new production and packaging plant in Deeside, Flintshire. Pack sizes will range from 14ml to 250ml and can be...

Beanz meanz Logopak.(Showcase)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... When a major producer of 57 different products including baked beans and tomato sauce wanted a pallet labelling system, for its Lancashire site, it called on leading European manufacturer, Logopak International to supply the system. Ordered...

Cutting rule cuts downtime.(Showcase)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... A new generation of deep cutting rules developed by Sweden's Sandvik Steel and manufactured by UK based Sandvik Saxon has eliminated blade replacement downtime for leading thermoformer and plastic packaging producer, EP Packaging. EP...

When first impressions count.(Showcase)
September 1, 2001... To bring control of its self-adhesive label production in-house, Bridgwater based 1st Impressions has installed the first of two Mark Andy flexo presses in its new 4500 sq ft factory unit. The initial machine is a three-colour Mark Andy 830,...

Beacon Press installs UK's first Eco.Clean.(Showcase)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... A new environmentally friendly solvent recycling system, the first of its kind to be installed in the UK, has produced 'sensational results' claims Uckfield-based Beacon Press. The company says that after only three months the revolutionary...

World first.(Showcase)(Coca-Cola Great Britain )(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... The 'Five Alive' brand from Coca-Cola Great Britain has become the first in the world to be equipped with the new EaZip opening feature from Tetra Pak that makes it easier and safer to remove the straw from a Tetra Pak carton. EaZip...

Chips off the menu at GDA!(Showcase)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... General Domestic Appliances (GDA), manufacturer of the Creda, Cannon and Hotpoint retail brands, has dramatically reduced the amount of component damage within its production plant, since introducing purpose-made dividers from Linpac...

Effective distribution through package coding system.(Showcase)
September 1, 2001... Leading grower, Kinglea Plants Ltd, has introduced a Package Coding Management System from coding solutions provider Claricom Ltd to increase the speed and accuracy of the printing and applying of barcode labels to individual plants and...

A success story from Cumbria.(Showcase)(Cumbrian Seafoods Ltd.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Cumbrian Seafoods Ltd, based in northern England, has quickly established itself as the leading processor of chilled and frozen seafood, supplying large volumes to major retailers. In a new purpose built 70,000sq ft facility their success has...

Reliable solution for dairy coding.(Showcase)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Tine Fellesmeiert is Norway's largest dairy. Situated in Oslo the dairy produces 400,000 cartons of milk and 500,000 boxes of yoghurt every day and relies on Linx 6200 continuous inkjet (CIJ) printers for its coding and marking requirements....

Avon's seal of security.(Showcase)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Leak proof sealing and tamper evidence are guaranteed for Avon's Skin-So-Soft face, body and bath products with the introduction of hinged dispensing closures from Zeller Plastik assembled with Top Tab pee-lable foil induction heat seal (IHS)...

Low volume producers need CIJ coding too.(Showcase)
September 1, 2001... Demand for Burgess Traditional Ice Cream naturally peaks in summer. So the prospect of again losing 20 hours of production per month by deploying staff onto labelling duties prompted the company to explore inkjet coding. Their choice of a...

Protecting components.(Equipment)
September 1, 2001... Vynagrip safety matting is aiding production at the Precision Prismatics factory in Norfolk. The company specialises in the precision engineering of hitech parts for the aerospace industry. Because of the high cost of components and...

Just the ticket for Virgin trains.(Equipment)
September 1, 2001... When Virgin Trains set about designing its futuristic new fleet of Voyager trains, it turned to two divisions of Linpac to help improve its on-board merchandising to create a safer, more efficient and user-friendly retail shop. The...

Even Dogs Hair and Geeezer need coding.(Equipment)
September 1, 2001... Gloucestershire's Wessex Craft Beers bottle over 120 different hand-brewed beers for more than 35 small brewers, each one labelled to the best professional standards. Until recently, best by and batch coding was overprinted on each label...

New plug improves drum performance.(Equipment)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Rieke Packaging Systems has introduced a new plastic drum plug, the Eurobuttress, offering a number of enhanced features for the user. The new plug has an extended lead-in to the thread. This improves placement of the plug in the drum...

First automatic folder installed.(Equipment)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... GTS (Europe), the Kent based specialist technology supplier to the corrugated industry, has installed a Sodeme PAC 12.28 fully automatic folder/stitcher/gluer at a leading sheet plant in the west of England. Valued at 200,000 [pounds...

New 'Pure UV' rapid curing system.(Equipment)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... UV Light Technology Limited of Birmingham recently announced the UK launch of the brand new Arccure 'Pure UV' system for rapid curing of UV materials on heat sensitive substrates. Arccure 'Pure UV' is a patented system which represents a...

Stand-alone electronically coded safety switch.(Equipment)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... New from OEM Automatic Ltd is the Mechan SSS stand-alone safety switch. Electronic coding makes this switch tamper resistant, as only the correct actuator will operate the switch contacts. Clever circuit design ensures that any attempt to...

Translift launches Smart Bendi.(Equipment)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Translift has re-engineered its market-leading Bendi forklift to bring a level of sophistication and productivity unmatched by any competitors. Dubbed the Smart Bendi, the articulating truck has F1 technology which allows Translift to...

Pallet labeller is robust and adaptable.(Equipment)
September 1, 2001... The Imaje MP6000 pallet labeller is designed specifically to print and apply one or two A5 labels to palletised outers in an industrial environment. Suitable for use free standing or integrated into a packing line, the MP6000 meets all of the...

PILS 200 Pinches the Limelight.(Equipment)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... The PILS 200 is a sealing system designed to close Pinch Bottom Sacks which incorporate a heat-sealable inner PE liner and is now available from Fischbein-Saxon Ltd. Where a sift-proof enclosure is required, stepped-ended, multiwall...

Write-on resealable appeal.(Equipment)
September 1, 2001... Ideal for quick identification purposes, grip seal bags from Key Industrial have write-on strips, disregarding the need for extra labels and heat sealing equipment. Bags are highly robust, resistant to breaks and tears and the...

Brodersen offers latest low cost TCI industrial PCs.(Equipment)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Brodersen is now supplying the UK market with the latest technology developed by German industrial PC specialist TCI. The new PCs are all designed around a common chassis that makes use of slot-in boards. As a result, they are not only...

Crocodile reduces price and improves performance of one-trip packaging.(Equipment)
September 1, 2001... Significant investment in production facilities and equipment has enabled Crocodile Packaging Limited not only to reduce the price but also improve the performance characteristics of its one-trip range of transit packaging containers. ...

New complete single line coder.(Equipment)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Marconi Data Systems Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Marconi plc, a global provider of advanced communications solutions, has recently announced the introduction of the MDS Single Shot printer, a compact and easy-to-use drop-on-demand...

New Tetra Top filling machine for improved flexibility.(Equipment)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Tetra Pak is introducing the Tetra Top TT/3 170V filling machine which offers enhanced flexibility of operation and a running speed of 9000 packs per hour for milk and juice/juice drinks products. The TT/3 170V has twin tanks, permitting...

New labelling system for pharmaceutical packaging.(Equipment)
September 1, 2001... The Newman NV2 is a new cost-effective pharmaceutical labeller for accurate patch or fullwrap labelling of round or square containers. Replacing the NVII labeller, the new machine is designed to label ampoules, vials, syringes, bottles...

Organics on the Horizon.(Finished Pack)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Horizon Organic Dairy, the UK's leading organic dairy producer, has launched longlife milk in skimmed and semi-skimmed grades. The new launch follows Horizon's purchase last year of Organic Matters, a pioneer in organic longlife milk...

HeatFlex launched.(Finished Pack)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Europe's first clear, foil-free, retortable, freezable stick pack hits the market using HeatFlex laminate from Amcor Flexibles Europe (AFE). In a joint development with Unilever Bestfoods, the first dessert product to be launched in...

Secure coding, marking and checking integration solution.(Finished Pack)
September 1, 2001... The latest version of the ETIX system controls a range of coding and marking devices, barcode readers, checkweighers and other on-line devices to provide complete unit traceability and total information integrity across a single line,...

Fresh new look for Nescafe Original.(Finished Pack)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Nestle has unveiled an exciting new packaging concept in the form of a whole new design for the jar of its flagship coffee product, Nescafe Original. It will feature an innovative new jar design that is destined to become a consumer icon. ...

Tapping into success.(Finished Pack)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... GlaxoSmithKline is delighted with the results of a nationwide promotion featuring 2.5 litre PVC 'Fridge Jugs' fitted with a Smooth Flow tap from Worldwide Dispensers. The initiative has been a great success with Ribena's monthly share of the...

AutoCollar links Trulli Wines with great food.(Finished Pack)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... What makes a bottle of wine stand out from the crowd? An AutoCollar from compact media specialists Denny Bros, that's what. Just look at the latest promotion on Trulli wines from International Wine Services and you'll see one in action. ...

Co-op introduces chilled juice range.(Finished Pack)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... A new range of premium chilled pure fruit juice was launched under the Co-op brand in August. The range consists of Co-op Smooth Orange Juice, Co-op Pineapple Juice, Co-op Florida Pink Grapefruit Juice, and Co-op Apple & Mango Juice. ...

Major advance in convenience packaging.(Finished Pack)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... The major technical advances achieved by RPC Containers Corby, working in conjunction with its customer Vif Argent, to create a sterilisable thermoformed 250ml polypropylene tub, means RPC is now able to offer the first real alternative to...

Trebor rolls out its mints in 'pack and display 'case.(Finished Pack)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Cadbury Trebor Bassett has chosen a Nor-Reg wraparound case for shipping and displaying their roll wrapped Trebor confectionery, manufactured at the company's Sheffield factory. The choice of wrap around cases was largely based on the...

Yves Rocher seals with Starwheel.(Finished Pack)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Worldwide French cosmetics giant, Yves Rocher, makers of natural face creams, scrubs and body lotions, has just take delivery of a Packaging Automation Starwheel machine, for the foil lidding of small containers. The group employs in...

Have a break with Supastrip.(Finished Pack)(Nestle Kit Kat)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... The easy opening benefits of P P Payne's market leading Supastrip tear tape mean the move of the UK's No. 1 confectionery brand, Nestle Kit Kat, into flow-wrapped metallised OPP will not be at the expense of an important consumer ritual for...

Spicing up brand appeal with new pack.(Finished Pack)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... McCormick Foodservice has switched to a crystal clear square PET jar produced by RPC Blackburn for its Noel's range of herbs, spices and patisserie products which combines a host of practical features with strong pack design to project the...

Extra chill with St Ivel Real.(Finished Pack)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Dairy Crest has developed two new distinctive flavour combinations to complement the St Ivel Real fruit juice range. St Ivel Real Summer Fruits and St Ivel Real Lemonade were launched in July, packed in one litre Tetra Rex ScrewCap cartons....

More 'meat' on label at Tesco.(Finished Pack)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Tesco have installed the new, linerless, high-speed sleeving system from SE Dynarap of Stockport, SE Sleeve, for their automated packaging lines for traypacked 'Ready to Roast' fresh meat joints. Says Matt Simister, category manager for...

The Sanctuary seeks repackaging.(Finished Pack)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... A Koi carp features twice on the bottles supplied by International Bottle Company for two products in The Sanctuary range marketed by Brand Architekts on behalf of The Sanctuary Connection. Eastern Massage & Body Oil and Daily Skin Faciar...

Milk label contract signals dramatic new trend.(Finished Pack)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... ITW Auto-Sleeve is supplying stretch-sleeve labels for high-volume standard milk products on a scale signalling a significant new trend in milk marketing in the UK. Robert Wiseman Dairies, a leading UK fresh milk supplier, has adopted them...

Plastic tamper evident closures for Gaviscon.(Finished Pack)
September 1, 2001... Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare (UK) has switched from metal ROPP's to United Closures and Plastics' standard two piece PP28 tamper evident closures for Gaviscon Liquid heartburn and indigestion relief UCP developed the pre-assembled...

Firing up seasonal interest.(Finished Pack)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Two special packs and three different designs were used by Robert Wiseman Dairies Ltd. to the interest in Bonfire Night and Hallowe'en this autumn. To celebrate Hallowe'en on October 31, Robert Wiseman Dairies introduced two special pack...

Trigger action.(Finished Pack)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Guala Dispensing's groundbreaking TS2 Trigger Spray has been selected by Wizz Products Ltd for a range of advanced household cleaning products. Wizz Products is a new company recently formed by a director of the long-established cleaning...

Sun puts a shine on bottle demand.(Finished Pack)
September 1, 2001... One of the results of a reasonable British summer this year has been an unprecedented surge in the consumption of sun care products. The company at the heart of the effort to keep up with this shift in demand has been Barclay Stuart Plastics...

Stickpacks for Hellmann's salad dressings.(Finished Pack)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Unilever Bestfoods have extended their food service range in the UK by introducing three of their Hellmann's Salad Dressings in convenient, easy to use stickpacks. The stickpacks, which contain 15ml of dressing, are fully branded to fit in...

Acting on Impulse.(Finished Pack)
September 1, 2001... Coster Aerosols of Stevenage continues to develop customised and innovative dispensing systems for the biggest names in the personal care market. Latest from Coster is their new twist-lock actuator for Levere Faberge's new range of 'Impulse'...