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How to choose the right co-packer

July 14, 2016

Looking for a co-packing partner means comparing your options – making assessments based on locations, facilities, capabilities and more.

Machinery: Cartoning

The cartoning machinery kingdom

Efficiency and flexibility reign.

Liz Cuneo

July 13, 2016

In the realm of cartoning machinery, the wisest subjects have a full armor of skills, like efficiency and speed, and offer quick changeovers for maximum flexibility.

The CrownSmart scannable code sits underneath the can’s pull tab

Materials Technology: Caps & Closures

Caps and closures are getting more high-tech

The future’s so bright as beverage innovations and anti-counterfeiting measures for caps and closures are getting more high-tech.

Kristen Kazarian

July 13, 2016

The overall global demand for caps and closures is expected to grow at 5.6% annually through 2019, according to Freedonia’s (freedonia.com) study “World Caps & Closures.”

FDA issues final food defense regulations

June 17, 2016

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has finalized a new food safety rule under the landmark bipartisan FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) to help prevent wide-scale public health harm by requiring companies in the US. and abroad to take steps to prevent intentional adulteration of the food supply.

Package development

Six ways to get more bang for your buck on labels

Marsha Frydrychowski

June 16, 2016

The most cost-efficient label solutions vary from product to product. But follow these six guidelines, in partnership with your label supplier, and you can be confident you’ll get the best value for your label.

Platinum Press Inc. offers a variety of serialization-ready printed materials

Cover Story: Healthcare Packaging

Healthcare packaging solutions

Serialization and patient adherence breakthroughs.

Liz Cuneo

June 13, 2016

The medical and pharmaceutical packaging industries today face challenges and opportunities in light of recent growth, legislation changes and patient usage issues.

RP62 EU adhesive produces cardboard tear on tampered pharmaceutical product packs

Materials Technology: Adhesives & Tapes

Adhesives and tapes are functional, safe and easy to use

A look at the material advancements born from today’s changing trends.

Liz Cuneo

June 13, 2016

Adhesives and tapes are used in nearly everything that is packaged, from snack bars to baby wipes, and are used in labeling, reseal tabs and multipacking.

Heinz partners with pitmasters for new BBQ sauce package design

June 13, 2016

Heinz worked with top pitmaster partners to craft the five delicious new sauces – Kansas City, Texas, Carolina, Memphis and Classic – each capturing the distinctively authentic taste of its region

Coors Light Canada brings variable print cans to Games

June 10, 2016

Coors Light Canada is launching a series of seven Coors Light Games Variable Print cans from CROWN Beverage Packaging North America.

Clariant launches new range of Aroma-Can canisters

June 9, 2016

Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, and its Healthcare Packaging unit, is introducing a new and improved family of Aroma-Can canisters to enhance nutritional products by adding a pleasant scent to product packaging.