Packaging Digest

Survey says 'green' is growing
Sustainability seems to be on the minds of nearly everyone in packaging. Packaging Digest and the Sustainable Packaging Coalition recently conducted our second comprehensive research study benchmarking the state of sustainability in packaging, measuring the awareness and adoption levels, its impact on decision making, activities undertaken and how it is measured.

Standardizing work can reduce required effort
Pooling fierce foundations
Stretch wrapping the Ranch Hand way
Inks can spearhead a 'green' strategy
Food for thought

Departments Comment The era of bioplastics has not quite arrived yet Design Trends Energize your day Slim-can design enhances iced teas' Asian flair Coppola produces elegant, single-serve wines Juiced-up PET bottle updates the V8 brand Cruzan Rum toasts a new, premium image Beauty drink 'glows' in sleek bottle Miller Lite launches pint-size aluminum bottle Italian margarine tub boasts strength, impact-resistance and hot-fill capability New Sharpie® package uses less plastic Single-serve peanut-butter cups are just the right size New Products Economical sleeve labeling Unpacker/case packer Roller chain Turret rewinder Multihead weigher Adhesion testing Pressure/vacuum switches Twin-axis robot Aseptic filling Sub-miniature manifolds Case packers Pharmaceutical labeling Industrial PCs Bag sealers Hand-packing system Bagmaker Industrial PCs Robotic stretch wrapper Index drive Press Labels Battery technology Tube-manufacturing capacity Produce packaging Sensor film Adhesives Bowls and trays Probiotics straw Photoluminescent plastics Microwaveable combined pad Closure technology Newsmakers Newsmakers Sustainability Imagining new systems in the wake of the economic downturn System Integration Involve integrators early

New Technology Automation and Controls Optimizing warehouse machine controls