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Rich, <em>Creamy</em> Color

Published: March 01, 2010
Printpack Shrink Leeve Labels Decorate Darigold Creamer Bottles

Tea-Totaler

Published: February 01, 2010
Tea-Totaler Belgium-based Amcor Flexibles, license holder for the micro-perforated Tstix package, reports the stickpack has won the President's Award

Pillow Cushions

Published: February 01, 2010
Pregis Corp., Deerfield, IL, has launched HC Renew, a biodegradable, hybrid cushioning material

Weekend Warrior

Published: February 01, 2010
Menasha Packaging, Neenah, WI, has unveiled the M•PULSE Weekender Hutch for retail-ready supply chain solutions. Ideal for grocery and convenience store channels, this display-ready

Protect PCB Artwork

Published: January 01, 2010
Tecnilith Amber Phototool Film is said to be the perfect complement to every printed circuit board manufacturing process, including standard tabletop

Box Zips Open

Published: January 01, 2010
Zipbox, a re-sealable zip-top carton, was introduced at Pack Expo 2009 by T.H.E.M. (Technical Help in Engineering and Marketing), Marlton, NJ. Combining the best elements of a folding carton

A Tonic for Vodka

Published: January 01, 2010
Seeking a sleek, eye-catching package, DeLos Vodka is using a black, full-body shrink label that really pops on the shelf next to all the clear glass vodka bottles. Made with Embrace LV copolyesters

Package Chicken Without Crow's Feet

Published: December 01, 2009
Package Chicken Without Crow's Feet Crystal-clear, high-gloss Trayloc AF film is engineered to bead moisture so poultry and sausage packages stay clear

Flue Filter

Published: December 01, 2009
Cantel Medical Corp., Pittsburgh, PA, is incorporating Biosafe antimicrobial additive in a number of products, including the Crosstex Ultra Sensitive Face Mask.

Lite Beer Carrier

Published: December 01, 2009
KapStone Charleston Kraft, Charleston, SC, has created a promotional beverage carrier made from its ultra-lightweight 0.020/58# Kraftpak uncoated carton board.

Nothing to Sneeze At

Published: November 01, 2009
Kimberly-Clark USA, Neenah, WI, wins the 2009 Best of the Show Diamond Pentaward for its triangular Kleenex Slice of Summer boxes

Sealed for Security

Published: November 01, 2009
SecureOTC from Colbert Packaging Corp., Lake Forest, IL, is designed for over-the-counter medications. The patent-pending, brandable package combines a blister card within an outer folding carton for an all-in-one solution for tablets, capsules, vitamins, and other pills.

Durable, Yet Destructible

Published: November 01, 2009
The Destructible RFID Windshield Tag from Metalcraft, Mason City, IA, is designed to deliver a long read range at a low cost for gated communities, secured parking, and other applications protecting identification and property.

Cure for Curves

Published: October 01, 2009
Cure for Curves Schreiner MediPharm, Blauvelt, NY, has developed specialty adhesive labels that easily adhere to the plastic substrates and curved surfaces

Very Revealing

Published: October 01, 2009
Multifilm Packaging, Elgin, IL, is introducing its D-Met de-metallization process, which partly removes metal from a metallized film, leaving a clear window in an otherwise metallized design.

Prime Promo

Published: October 01, 2009
Printpack, Atlanta, GA, is providing an eco-friendly promotional multi-pack shrink sleeve for Bumble Bee Foods' gourmet salmon

Disposing of Disposables

Published: September 01, 2009
For its innovative Needle-Trap label system, Schreiner MediPharm, Blauvelt, NY, earns a WorldStar Award in the pharmaceutical category from the World Packaging Organization.

Collectible Cups

Published: September 01, 2009
IGH Solutions, Inver Grove Hts., MN, partnered with Unifoil Corp. to manufacture the eye-catching metallic KROM cup.

Small Volume, Big Results

Published: August 01, 2009
Printpack, Atlanta, GA, earned a bronze award in the 2009 Flexographic Technical Assn. Excellence in Flexography competition

Pouch Stands Up to Liquids

Published: August 01, 2009
The Box Pouch from Totani America, Green Bay, WI, is a flat-bottom flexible pouch said to reduce film use for an equivalent volume of product content.

Lighting the Way

Published: August 01, 2009
BradyGlo Eco-Friendly Photoluminescent Exit Signs from Brady Corp., Milwaukee, WI, are said to provide energy- and cost-saving solutions to emergency egress marking.

Simpsons Stamp-Worthy? D'oh!

Published: July 01, 2009
Simpsons Stamp-Worthy? D'oh! Launched in 1990, The Simpsons earns a commemorative USPS postage stamp to celebrate its 20-year anniversary, and it makes

Security 'Pro-Gram' Launched

Published: July 01, 2009
Printpack Inc., Farmingdale, NY, has developed a combination shrink sleeve label with tamper-evidence for Nutrex Research's Pro-Gram sports supplement.

Silver and Gold

Published: July 01, 2009
Packaging Corp. of America, Waco, TX, earned a Golden Cylinder Award from the Gravure Assn. of America for its 15-lb Miracle-Gro paperboard package.

Radiation Reader

Published: June 01, 2009
Radiation Reader OneDose, manufacturered by Sicel Technologies, Morrisville, NC, is a patient dosimetry verification system that measures radiation dose

Skillet Pouch Sizzles

Published: June 01, 2009
T.G.I. Friday's partnered with Alcan Packaging, Chicago, IL, to create a Doyne-style stand-up pouch for the restaurant chain's Complete Skillet Meals frozen food entree.

Sealed for Security

Published: June 01, 2009
Seeking a specialty security seal for its Levitra drug, Bayer Healthcare commissioned Schreiner MediPharm and Schreiner ProSecure, Blauvet, NY, to develop an easy-to-handle, reclosable seal that provides clearly visible proof-of-first opening.

Natural Beauties

Published: May 01, 2009
Natural Beauties New York-based packaging designer Anthem Worldwide has developed sustainable packaging for Revlon's new Almay Pure Blends natural makeup

Green Sleeves Win Gold

Published: May 01, 2009
SleeveCo Inc., Dawsonville, GA, snags a 2008 Golden Cylinder award from the Gravure Assn. of America for the Noble 100% Pure Tangerine Juice sleeve label.

Bagging Loose Tea

Published: May 01, 2009
In a bid to achieve the greenest packaging possible for its Yerba Mate organic tea products, Guayaki, Sebastopol, CA, turned to Innovia Films' NatureFlex biodegradable and compostable material.

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