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18 What’s on the minds of packagers Sustainability, teamwork and keeping costs down are among the top concerns of respondents to our exclusive survey.

24 Case packers are struck by lightening Lightweighting of both primary packaging and cases is just one of the challenges facing case packers.

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28 Pet food: Packaging that’s fetchingly flexible Key drivers in pet food packaging include downsized formats, sustainability and high-end shelf presence.

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32 Taking a turn on ‘green’ Closures are driven by innovation and material-reducing redesigns related to cost savings and/or sustainability, but always with package integrity as paramount.

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DEPARTM EN T S 8 New Packages PET jar chosen for cheese, meatballs and sauce combine in 51-ounce trays for clubs, coffee served in color-coded bags, and more.

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12 Packager News Package downsizing is slammed, top trends for 2011 are highlighted, pallet war rages on, and more.

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o more with less, do it sustainably and get outside help when needed—but be sure it’s needed. Those are the major takeaways from our firstever State of the Industry survey, which serves as the basis for this month’s cover story. We polled packaging managers and executives from food and beverage companies across the nation, asking about practices, attitudes and expectations. We got a mix of eternal truths (everyone wants to cut costs) and some mild surprises. The most heartening news is that our respondents are looking forward with some optimism. Almost half (46%) said they had bought a major piece of packaging equipment since January 2009. Looking to the immediate future, 42% said they planned to spend more on packaging equipment. This can’t be anything but a good omen. Of all the food and beverage plants I’ve toured in my career, almost every one had managers who prided themselves on keeping machinery running until the last possible moment. Making do with what you have is practically an industry credo. When food and beverage packagers are ready to go out and buy new machinery, it means they’re very confident in either a new product or expanded demand for existing ones. It also means they’re confident in the larger economy. One thing that surprised me a little was the response to a question about relationships with other departments. While relationships are generally good across the board, they’re best with operations and worst with art/graphics. This probably has something to do with another takeaway from the poll: Graphics are the function most likely to be outsourced. A couple of years ago, an independent graphic designer who did a lot of packaging work explained this to me as partly a function of technology. Years ago, when prepress work like color separation was a major ordeal, packaged-goods companies used to contract that out but keep the creative work in-house. Now that printing software has greatly simplified prepress, end users do that work in-house more often. Design houses have shifted more to the creative function, and packagers are taking advantage of that outside perspective. Take a look at our cover story. It’ll probably confirm a lot of things you already know, but there also may be a surprise or two. F&BP

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tray allows meatballs to be packed in three different sauces, and to be warmed in a slow cooker. Chef Solutions Meatball Appetizers from Orval Kent Food, Wheeling, Ill., comes in a 51-ounce club-store tray. The tray is divided into three compartments, one each for Honey Barbeque, Marinara and Teriyaki sauces. The tray, as the label states, can be placed in a CrockPot-style slow cooker. A clear plastic lid, with flexible lidding beneath, and paperboard wraparound sleeve complete the packaging. The product retails for $19.86.

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Kraft uses a PET jar for bulk shredded Parmesan cheese.

SHREDDED CHEESE IN RIGID JAR

raft Foods has put out a new bulk package for shredded Parmesan cheese under its DiGiorno line. The 20-ounce, wide-mouth polyethylene terephthalate (PET) jar features an injection-molded, flip-top closure and tamper-evident band, with a flexo-printed paper label. The product will retail in the refrigerated section of the supermarket with a suggested price of $9.99. The jar complements a range of other packaging for DiGiorno shredded cheese, including 6-ounce tubs, 10-ounce tubs and 5-pound bags. Kraft also puts out a variety of SKUs of solid cheese under the DiGiorno line.

K ‹‹ A compartmentalized tray gives consumers their choice of three meatball flavorings.

SEATTLE’S BEST LOOKS BETTER eattle’s Best Coffee, part of Starbucks Corp., is changing the coffee category with its new “Level” system. Designed to simplify the shopping experience, the packages are numbered and color-coded according to the coffee’s taste profile, from a mild, light Level 1 (yellow) to a bold, dark Level 5 (purple). Consumers can also choose from a decaffeinated blend, organic fair trade certified blend and flavored coffees cinnamon (marked “C”) and hazelnut (marked “H”). The new look is by design firm Creature.

S ‹‹ Seattle’s Best coffee gets a makeover that helps consumers identify how strong a given SKU is.

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raft Foods has shrunk the paperboard carton for its Nabisco 100-calorie Lorna Doone Shortbread Cookie Crisps. The new carton, which contains six single-serve pouches of the miniature cookies, is 20% smaller than before and is made from 100% recycled paperboard. Graphics include a callout with the words “New look/Same amount of product.” The two largest surfaces of the slightly rectangular carton are printed in a horizontal and a vertical orientation respectively, to give retailers alternatives for merchandising.

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ITALIAN DINNER ALL IN ONE BOX

frozen meal kit comes with components for a ravioli dinner for four people, including garlic bread. That’s Dinner! from Cole’s Quality Foods, Grand Rapids, Mich., comprises a litho-printed paperboard outer carton with a pouch of beef ravioli, a 15-ounce polypropylene tub of marinara sauce with an injection-molded high-density polyethylene cap, and garlic bread in clear flexible film. Packaging for all the components is labeled with heating instructions. Other SKUs in the line include Three-Cheese Ravioli and Cheese Tortellini.

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ink ribbons have long been associated with the battle against breast cancer, and have been included on many packages. A new package takes this one step further: It’s shaped like a pink ribbon itself. The PET fruit tray, from East Coast Fresh Cuts, Savage, Md., has four compartments that hold grapes, watermelon chunks and mixed melon pieces. It is sealed with flexible film that bears the message, “A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this tray will be donated to Breast Cancer Research.” The 44-ounce product sells for a suggested $12.99.

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‘SQUEEZABLE FRUIT’ TO ENTER TEST MARKET he Tropicana unit of PepsiCo is testmarketing a new “squeezable fruit” product in a bottle-shaped pouch. Tropicana Tropolis, described as a “fruit puree and juice blend,” is packaged in a pouch with slightly asymmetric curves for a good grip in children’s hands. The top is notched for easy tearing. Graphics feature a miniaturized fun scene, like an amusement park or pirate ship, bursting from the tops of big pieces of fruit. A website will carry on the theme with interactive scenes of “Tropolis World.” The product comes in apple, cherry and grape flavors. It began a test market in late January, with possible nationwide distribution in 2012.

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new article in Consumer Reports details 10 instances of product/package downsizing, including prominent food products like Häagen-Dazs ice cream and Hebrew National franks. The report, “Downsized!”, includes examples of packages with reduced product at the same price, sent in by readers. They include: • Tropicana orange juice (PepsiCo): from 64 to 59 ounces • Kraft American cheese: from 24 to 22 slices • Häagen-Dazs ice cream (Nestlé): from 16 to 14 ounces • Hebrew National franks (ConAgra): from 12 to 11 ounces • Classico pesto sauce (Heinz): from 10 to 8.1 ounces

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Tropicana juice, Hebrew National franks, Classico pesto sauce and Häagen-Dazs ice cream are all examples of packages that now offer less product for the same price.

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The Consumer Reports article noted that some threequarters of Americans in a recent survey noticed that packages had been shrinking, and 71% of those surmised that the reason was to raise the price surreptitiously. Surprisingly, about half said they would prefer that packages remain the same size, even if it meant prices going up. The article advises consumers how to deal with product downsizing, including comparison shopping, paying attention to per-ounce prices, switching to private label products and complaining to the companies involved. F&BP

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rends as old as home canning and as new as social apps are among the Food Channel’s top 10 trends in food for 2011. “The new economy has created a boldness and willingness to change how we work, how we cook and how we eat. All of our 2011 trends reflect that in some way,” said Kay Logsdon, editor of The Food Channel. The trends are: 1. The Canning Comeback – “Putting Up” is gaining popularity for both economy and health. 2. Men in Aprons – Layoffs have led to more men cooking. 3. Local Somewhere – We care about hand-tended no matter where it’s grown. 4. Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell – We’re tired of being told what we can eat. 5. Appetite for Food Apps – Social media is our guide and our coupon source. 6. Small is the New Big Business – Corporations are thinking like small businesses. 7. Fresh Every Day – Rooftop gardens are just part of this trend. 8. Chefs in Schools – Better flavor is possible in an institutional setting.

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PLASTIC, WOODEN PALLET MAKERS CONTINUE WAR he latest salvo of the war between plastic and wooden pallets is over butter. Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS), the leading supplier of plastic pallets, filed suit late last year in Dallas against the National Wooden Pallet and Container Assn. (NWPCA). The suit claims that a NWPCA press release made “defamatory statements” about the possibility of plastic pallets playing a role in contamination of butter in the Dallas area. The NWPCA release, which is still available on its website, refers to a study by the University of Texas of butter from several grocery stores in the Dallas area. The study notes the presence of polybrominated diphenyl ether (PDBE), a chemical often used as a fire retardant, though it does not suggest that plastic pallets caused the contamination. The NWPCA release does not state this, either, but notes that PDBE is used in plastic pallets and that they “should be examined as the root source of transfer to the food.”

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The lawsuit asks the state court to bar NWPCA from “making any false statement or claim, including any claim that iGPS’s plastic pallets are unsafe.” iGPS and NWPCA have long battled over safety issues related to their respective products, including fire hazards as well as product safety. F&BP

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A Harris poll on the effect of the recession on consumers showed that 45% of adults are bringing lunch to work instead of buying it, 62% are buying private label products more often, and 37% are buying refillable water bottles.

Resealability may be losing its cachet among consumers, according to a new survey by The Consumer Network. Using a 5-point scale, shoppers responding to the Consumer Network survey ranked “microwavable cups and canisters” at 4.2, well above “slide closures that zip along top or side” (3.6), and “aseptic boxes for soup (4.3) above “glass jars with twist off lids” (3.6). For a copy of the report, e-mail Mona Doyle at [email protected].

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Sustainability, teamwork and keeping costs down are among the top concerns of respondents to our exclusive survey. ustainability is more important than ever, operations people are easier to work with than graphics people, and the end of the line is where problems tend to pile up. Those are some of the conclusions from Food & Beverage Packaging’s State of the Industry survey. The survey, of packaging professionals who subscribe to our magazine, was an online poll taken in summer 2010 about issues ranging from sustainability to changeover issues. It was conducted by Clear Seas Research, the research arm of BNP Media. Here are selections from the 56 questions on the survey, with commentary in some cases from industry experts.

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Operations seems to weigh the most heavily on the minds of Op our rrespondents. Asked to identify the most important packagingrelate issues they face, with multiple responses allowed, 55% said related “prod “production and efficiency improvements” and 53% said “cost cuttin cutting”—which, of course, go hand in hand. Th The survey allowed written supplemental responses, many of whic wh ich ic h underscored the importance of operational issues: which u •C Cutting costs while keeping the packaging relevant to the consumer • D Doing more with less manpower and money L • Le Leaning the process E • Eq Equipment sanitation, line efficiency improvements • O Obsolescence of our packaging machinery • K Keeping up with cost cutting measures in the declining economy Ch h Chuck Yuska, president of PMMI, says these results are consistent t with those from Vision 2015, a series of focus groups PMMI conductat last fall’s Pack Expo show. ed at “Vii “V “Vision 2015 participants talked in depth about three major tren tr en nd in their plants: lean operations, a need for suppliers to build trends rela re laati relationships with them and provide solutions to their business ch hal alle le challenges, and the need for complex, sophisticated and easy to use automation,” a use Yuska says. “The lean manufacturing movement is defi defi e nitely in the mainstream American of manufacturing, and is

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What are the biggest packaging issues currently facing your company? (Multiple responses allowed) has been for some time. But lately, it seems to be taking on a new level of importance.” A perspective on a major company’s priorities was provided by Perfecto Perales, senior director of packaging research at Kraft Foods. “In North America, I’d say the biggest challenges are going to be how retailers can keep raising the bar on innovations versus private labels,” Perales said in an email. “In Europe, it’ll be how to continue to raise the bar on packaging graphics and innovation. And in developing markets, as consumers’ spending power increases, the challenge will be how to bring the demand for premium/customization in expanding markets like Brazil/China at the right cost/value to consumers.”

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Respondents were asked about their companies’ progress in packaging operations, both recently and for the immediate future. Since January 2009, a nearmajority (46%) had started up a major piece of machinery, and about one-third had started up either a minor piece of machinery or an entire packaging line. Guarded optimism seemed to be the prevailing outlook. Asked about their packaging expenditure plans for 2010-2011, a plurality (42%) said they expect to spend more, and another 36% said they expect to spend about the same. Again, this was roughly in line with PMMI’s data. Its quarterly Purchasing Index Survey led to the prediction that packaging machinery investments in the last months of 2010 would expand compared to fourth quarter 2009. However, the same outlook also predicted that overall growth for the food and beverage sectors, while continuing, will slow down: 2.1% for food in 2011, compared

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To probably no one’s surprise, sustainability was one of the biggest concerns among packaging professionals. It was “extremely important” to 51% of respondents, and “somewhat important” to another 37%. As far as strategies to increase sustainability, reduction was the most popular. “Reduced material waste on packaging lines” was the most popular strategy, at 55%, followed by “reduced material in primary package,” at 53%.

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CoverStory | STATE of the INDUSTRY SURVEY MachineryTechnology The least popular options were the two that would require fundamental, structural changes to a packaging operation. “Cut energy consumption,” at 37%, in most cases would require buying new equipment. “Utilized pallet cubes more efficiently,” at 29%, would require palletizing equipment more flexible than what many packaging companies have available. About half of the respondents (51%) said they had a person “responsible for environmental sustainability or environmental efforts related to packaging.” Thirty-nine percent said no, and 10% said, somewhat surprisingly, that they didn’t know.

Since January 2009, has your company: (Multiple responses allowed)

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Worker training

The most popular option for “operator and related machinery training” was using the machinery vendor, at 38%. “Self-trained” was next, at 35%. Surprisingly, 5% admitted to having “little or no training.” Nancy Cobb, a certified PMMI trainer who has worked in that capacity with Kraft Foods, is surprised that the number for machinery vendors isn’t higher. Vendors are a logical choice for training, she says, because they know their equipment better than anyone. However, there may be one factor discouraging end users from seeking training services from the equipment vendors, Cobb says: “The realistic view is that they don’t want to pay for it.” Vendors used to include training as a routine, no-extra-charge part of an equipment purchase, she says, but now that’s often no longer the case: “As equipment has become much more sophisticated, it

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costs money because the training is much more sophisticated.” Now, many vendors will give an overview of a few hours for free, but charge for the days of training that often are needed for maximum efficiency. On the other hand, end users, especially those who need to save money, would be wise to be selective when they buy vendor training, Cobb says. ““They’re saying [to the vendor], ‘Let’s look a little bit closer at it so that you’re delivering only what we need.’” The end user and vendor should do a needs assessment for training, including such factors as the operators’ sophistication and skills, and whether they’ve worked on similar equipment before. Outsourcing

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By a significant margin, graphics is the packaging function most likely to be outsourced. Fifty-eight percent of respondents said they hired outside help for their packaging graphics, followed by structural package design (42%) and equipment integration (25%). David Turner, principal of Turner Duckworth, a design firm that has done projects for food companies including Kraft and Coca-Cola, says the prevalence of graphics outsourcing is probably inspired more by cost-cutting than a desire for “outside” ideas. “We saw a period, back in the last recession, where those [in-house graphics] departments were cut, because an easy way to reduce costs is to cut a department and then outsource,” Turner says. He adds that the trend

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Whatever the trend, Turner says, an outside graphics consultant can bring three important aspects to a packaging project: objectivity, perspective and credibility. “We’re an outside group, we’re looking from the outside in, much as the consumer would, and so it’s much easier for us to bring a consumer point of view to a project,” he says. Objectivity can help an outside graphics consultant in another way: dealing with company politics. “Any large organization has a fairly complex political structure that has to be navigated,” Turner says. “Being somewhat isolated from that can be a very positive thing. I think what works brilliantly well in our experience is when you have people METHODOLOGY within the client company who really understand the inThis study was conducted last August by Clear ternal structure and politics, Seas Research (www.clearseasresearch.com), who really understand design the information-gathering arm of BNP Media, and can help navigate design parent company of Food & Beverage Packagthrough the corporation.” ing. All subscribers with an e-mail address in our files were invited to respond, and 153 did so. Respondents completed surveys online. Tabulations were generated using SPSS, a statistical equipment package.

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to break down or otherwise result in downtime, many pointed toward the end of the line. A plurality of 21% named “cartoner, case packer or shrinkwrapper” as the equipment most liable to stoppages, and another 12% named “downstream—palletizers or shrinkwrapper.” Manufacturers of end-of-line equipment, not surprisingly, say circumstances are more to blame than unreliability of their equipment. Problems have a way of cascading down a packaging line and piling up at the end. “One reason [for that perception] is, we’re at the end of the packaging line, so we’re most visible,” says Brian Piekarski, case packing product manager for Brenton Engineering. Operations consultant John Henry, who manages the website www.changeover.com, agrees that end-ofline equipment may be getting something of a bad rap. “I don’t really know if end-of-line equipment is the most inefficient, but when it is inefficient, it seems more visible,” Henry says. “It’s a perception, but it might not be a true perception.”

Respondents were asked to rate the relationships of the packaging department with other departments in their companies. There was a tight spread, with the majority of relationships being rated “good” or “excellent.” But when the responses are averaged, reported relationships are best with operations and engineering, worst with art/graphics. Henry admits to being pleasantly surprised by the good relationship with operations. When disconnects occur, Henry says, it’s usually for the entirely human reason of not understanding the other person’s concerns. “People will say, ‘Marketing wants us to make this package and our machinery just can’t do it,’” he says. “Or they’ll come up with eight different bottle sizes, which could probably be grouped into maybe two or three different families.” In other words, it’s more efficient to use the same diameter for two or more different bottle sizes, so that they can be handled without the need to change out parts like timing screws or star wheels. “If they need a different diameter, they need a different diameter, and operations just has to live with it,” Henry says. “But I think a lot of times it’s due to ignorance. They just don’t know the impact.” As for graphics, Turner says packaged goods companies are becoming more aware of the importance of packaging appearance, but it’s an uphill struggle. F&BP

Trouble at the end

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CASE PACKERS ARE STRUCK BY LIGHTENING Lightweighting of both primary packaging and cases is just one of the challenges facing case packers. / by PAN DEMETRAKAKES, Editor s materials lighten up, things get heavy for case-packers. The lightening of materials for both primary and secondary packaging is one of the biggest challenges for casepacking equipment. So is another sustainability-related issue: The increased use of recycled material in corrugated cases. “The biggest inconsistency that we see is in the case materials themselves,” says Randy Spahr, executive vice president of Z Automation. “When you have inconsistency in corrugated material, it makes it difficult when you’re dealing with a high-speed application.” Spahr cited problems like inconsistent scoring of corrugated blanks and poor glue joints that make it hard to open the blanks or even make them stick together in the casepacker’s magazine. Spahr readily concedes that the situation can be frustrating for an equipment supplier. “It takes some time to get this identified sometimes, and at this point you and the customer both have put in money and time, and sometimes they’re not sure of what to look for,” he says. “They normally associate it with an equipment problem when it could be a material problem.” Other case-packer suppliers echo this sentiment. “Any time you lighten anything it becomes harder to handle, usually less stable and less consistent,” says Mike Grinager, VP of technology for Brenton Engineering. To cope requires some adaptation, Grinager says: “Instead of maybe forming a case with just some generic plows, you may have to use a forming die to form the tray or case.”

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Fallas Automation has introduced enhancements in case erecting to compensate for weaker corrugated, says sales manager Chris Calabrese. A case-square feature allows adjustments to the side belts that move a case after the bottom has been folded. Photoeyes read the edges of the case and determine if they are exactly even; if not, one of the belts slows or speeds up slightly to compensate. This especially helps with cases that have a lot of “memory,” like those made with heavy corrugated or with die-cut windows. As secondary packaging gets lightweighted, so does primary packaging, which presents its own set of challenges. The biggest one is in handling the lighter packages as they travel into and through the case packer. Beverage bottles have been especially lightweighted in the last few years, which means that they can no longer be counted on to push each other through the system and into the machine.

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“If you can’t push the bottles with other bottles, now you have to have more sophisticated means of handling them to get them onto the tray,” Grinager says. These could include conveyor enhancements like variable-speed drives, separate tracks, or a conveyor braking system to make sure surge pressure doesn’t exceed what the thinner bottles can handle.

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Another trend that case packers must deal with is flexibility. Trade customers in general want variety and customization, and that extends to case packing. One of the most fundamental questions in changeovers is whether to rely on fixed, adjustable parts or change parts. “There are two schools of thought,” says Mark Jacobson, vice president of Econocorp. “One is, you can make the machine essentially completely adjustable, and the other is,

“A lot of that came from the complexity of the changeovers for a machine that’s all-in-one,” Calabrese says. “Sure, it can be changed over to do a lot of different formats, but the changeover time was quite a lot.” Another factor is that integrated machines usually can’t run as fast as separated ones. Calabrese estimates that an integrated erector is good for about 15 cases per minute. But with increased demand for small case counts comes a

‹‹ Case packers must deal with a number of challenges and demands, especially lighter primary and secondary packaging materials.

you can make pre-engineered replacement parts that minimize judgment—go in one way, work one way, etc.” Econocorp favors the latter approach. “I would pit my change parts against anyone that makes adjustments,” Jacobson says. “OK, maybe [it’s] a little more metal, but when I say go, who’s going to be running the next size faster? It’s going to be the person who simply takes the part out and quickly FOR MORE INFORMATION replaces it with another, rather than the person who has to move this a little bit and BluePrint Automation tweak that.” 804-520-5400; Another issue that affects www.blueprintautomation.com performance is integration. Brenton Engineering Should case erecting and case 800-535-2730; packing be done on separate www.brentonengineering.com machines, or should the two Econocorp functions be integrated into 781-986-7500; www.econocorp.com one machine? Calabrese says that about Fallas Automation 15 years ago, integrated 254-772-9524; machinery was most in dewww.fallasautomation.com mand, largely because of its Z Automation smaller footprint. But during 847-483-0120; www.zautomation.com the 1990s, customers started wanting separate machines.

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corresponding need to run the case packer faster. “That kind of puts an integrated erector out of the picture,” he says. Retail ready

A retail trend that bears directly on case packing is the trend toward secondary packaging that’s ready to go on shelf with little or no modification. “As far as case/tray design is concerned, we see a significant shift toward retail-ready packaging,” says Bernhard Barta, vice president of sales and marketing for BluePrint Automation. Calabrese says Fallas hopes to take that to the next step with a machine that’s now under development. It would be able to pack flexible bags so that they stand up, even if they’re not bottom-gusseted. The challenge is to develop a pick head that will pick up bags that have been indexed to a standing position by a lug chain and get them into the case without the contents settling unevenly to the bottom. The end of a packaging line can be the beginning of its biggest challenges. The right case-packer can help meet those challenges, of lighter packaging, frequent changeovers and more. F&BP

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PE T F O O D

by RICK LINGLE, Executive Editor

PACKAGING THAT’S FETCHINGLY FLEXIBLE Key drivers in pet food packaging include downsized formats, sustainability and high-end shelf presence. he American Pet Products Assn. estimates that Americans spent nearly $50 billion on their pets in 2010, of which $18 billion was for food. That’s a mountain of kibble, meat, meat byproducts, vegetables and other assorted ingredients—along with a doggone lot of packaging to contain it. This packaging amounts to approximately $600 million, according to Bemis Co., the largest flexible packaging vendor in the North America and the market leader in this segment. Bruce McKay, Bemis’ director of business development, is responsible for the pet food segment. He has 15 years of industry experience on both sides of the pet food fence, having been on the packager side earlier in his career as general manager for pet food manufacturers in Canada. “We’ve seen in the last 10 years a proliferation of different approaches to diets and formulations in pet foods,” McKay says. “The market has gone from balanced diets to ‘functional foods,’ akin to what has occurred with nutraceuticals in the human foods market. With that change from a commodity of kibble in 50-pound bags, pet food package graphics and marketing have become more sophisticated with a number of new formats and applications. There’s been an explosion of SKUs, brands and sizes in this market.” As an example, Bemis’ effort with WellPet, a pet food packager based in Tewksbury, Mass., included a ge of sizes for switch from paper to plastic, and a range emium Wellthe recent reintroduction of the super-premium ness brand (see photo on page 31). The major considerations, according to WellPet packaging development manager Chris Small, were to find what materials would perform well from a filling, sealing and palletizing standpoint, and what materials would best protect, preserve and promote the super-premium products.

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The multilayer structures used for 25 items, ranging from 4- and 6-pound stand-up pouches to 15and 30-pound bags, rely on reverse-printed oriented polyester, metalized polyester, and an inner layer of polypropylene/linear low-density polyethylene. “These structures offer many benefits, including the ability to showcase high-impact graphics along with a resistance to dimpling and insects,” Small says. “The line has enjoyed great success and continues to benefit from strong sales growth and market penetration.” McKay offers six trends in pet food packaging: 1. More consumer convenience features: Stand-up formats, reclosable packaging, zippers, handles and spouts. 2. SKU proliferation: More diets, sizes and formats that require extra flexibility and nimbleness by suppliers. 3. From paper to plastic: Laminated films are increasingly replacing paper as the preferred material for upscale brands because of its superior strength and graphic qualities.

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For larger package formats, there has been a move away from multiwall paper bags that comprise multiple plies of kraft paper with a moisture-barrier inner layer of film. A fast-growing alternative has been durable, colorful woven bags, a specialty of Coating Excellence Int’l, which is owned by Mason Wells/P.E. Since 2006, CEI has accelerated from selling zero

bags to more than 100 million bags per year into the pet food market, according to president Michael Nowak. CEI’s bags, typically used for bags containing 20 or more pounds of product, are made of woven polypropylene laminated with reverse-printed biaxially oriented PP. They offer an attractive presentation and are tear-resistant, Nowak points out. Last year, CEI introduced a woven pinch-bottom bag that is heat-sealed rather than sewn shut. The benefits include a store-shelf facing edge without ugly stitching. One of the first introductions is for a private-label dog food from Safeway. The packaging is better from a sustainability standpoint because it is an all-PP construction, and because empty polymer bags take up half the volume of paper, Nowak explains. “‘Downweighting’ is a good thing because customers save money, but the sustainability aspect is becoming more important than the savings,” says Nowak. Daniel Staker, executive vice president of Plastic Packaging Technologies, a company with a decade of expe-

Pet food boxes play on emotional cues n a general sense, this pet food packaging is a good exbrown kraft box isn’t merely a package printed to look natural; ample of the importance of leveraging emotion to further it truly is natural. The color and style of the package provides the brand/consumer relationship. It also demonstrates that the natural-food shopper a quick way to identify a product there’s a home for boxes in a market of bagged, pouched, that appeals to them because it will appeal to their pet.” trayed and canned pet foods. Great Northern’s StrataGraph high-end printing process Last year, Kaytee Products Inc., Chilton, Wis., launched uses UV inks on paperboard certified as sustainable by the nature’s BENEFITS, a line of natuForest Stewardship Council. The ral foods for pet birds (parakeets, box is 100% recyclable and can cockatiels and parrots) and small be used by the pet for foraging, animals (hamsters, gerbils, guinea shredding and tunneling. pigs and rabbits). The granola“There are a number of allstyle food line is targeted to natural foods for pet birds and consumers looking for a natural small animals on the market, but food for their pet. Natural colors none of them are in a package and elements, including rich of this style,” Thomson says. PHOTO COURTESY OF DIRECTIONS INC. animal photography, combine with “The use of the box is a bold muted tones and kraft paperboard to give the line an earthy, statement within this industry and indicates that Kaytee is organic look. willing to take some risks in order to promote the product “Stores typically merchandise these products by type and the brand. of animal rather than by brand or manufacturer,” says Aria “Our buyers and retailers have been very excited about Grant, art director with Directions Inc., Kaytee’s design the unique look of the package and have expressed that agency, which worked collaboratively with converter Great that it’s a great way to promote an all-natural product.” Northern. “Our goal for shelf impact was to combine a range of visual cues that worked in concert to create a strong Directions Inc. position of all-natural and environmental awareness.” 800-236-2189; www.directions.com That’s as much a reality as impression, according to Kay Great Northern Corp. Thomson, senior marketing manager, Kaytee Pet Bird: “The 800-236-3671; www.greatnortherncorp.com

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rience in pet food packaging, concurs: “Sustainability concerns and source-reduction initiatives have helped drive demand for higher-performing films, including highbarrier, laminated structures that incorporate less material, but provide greater barrier properties that extend product and shelf life.” McKay and Nowak agree that there’s more interest in recyclable structures than in biomaterials. For bags of all sizes, shelf impact is driving more use of high-end graphics. “Eight- to 10-color print is a requirement for pet food packaging,” says Nowak. “No amount of colors is too much.”

modated.” In one recent development that carries this trend to its inevitable conclusion, Nowak reports seeing single-serve pouches of pet food. Whether for Spot or Fluffy, there are pet foods packaged to fit every pet’s—and pet owner’s—needs. F&BP

‹‹ WellPet’s Wellness brand’s move from paper to plastic packaging and use of high-end graphics reflect major trends in pet food packaging.

Downward trends

McKay also points to a general shrinkage in bag sizes. For example, 40- and 50-pound bags that were common years ago are giving way to bags in the 32- to 34-pound range. This reflects a consumer trend to buy more frequently and an increase in the channels where pet foods are available, from specialty stores to supercenters, he explains. The demand for downsizing picks up dramatically for smaller sizes, particularly in stand-up pouches. As CEI launched into larger sizes of pet food bags, it found that a lot of customers need smaller ones, too. It now offers pouches and bags along with the larger woven bags. Stand-up pouches are as hot in pet foods as they are with human food. “We’re seeing stand-up pouches replace [rigid containers] as in the broader packaging market,” Nowak says, “especially premade pouches that allow smaller pet food companies and smaller orders to be accom-

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TAKING A TURN ON ‘GREEN’ Closures are driven by innovation and material-reducing redesigns related to cost savings and/or sustainability, but always with package integrity as paramount. / by RICK LINGLE, Executive Editor

losures in the United States are a large cap market worth $7.8 billion and are expected to grow at a 4% annual clip through 2014. Thus reports Freedonia Group in a new study, “Caps & Closures: U.S. Industry Study with Forecasts for 2014 & 2019.” The United States, which accounted for one-fourth of global cap and closure value demand, will see strong value gains, fueled by a continued shift in the product mix toward value-added configurations, the report predicts. Advances will be aided by greater use of costlier dispensing and child-resistant closures and by the ongoing popularity of singleserve containers. There’s certainly a whole lot more behind that overarching assessment when the rubber meets the road—or specifically when the plastic or metal cap meets the container. Frequently ubiquitous, sometimes innovative, and always essential, closures top off containers in a myriad of shapes, colors and styles appropriate to general market trends and specific applications. In all packaging segments that must address customer requests, vendors have responded to sustainability. Sometimes that’s through intense research and development projects related to aggressive lightweighting efforts. Sometimes that’s a result of far simpler methods that yield advantages for customers. Portola Packaging’s Roy Robinson says there’s a general push from customers to reduce their carbon footprints, including reducing packaging across the board. “We’re doing our part by providing as light a weight closure as possible without sacrificing performance,” Robinson asserts. He cites as an example the

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company’s 30-mm plug-style closure as one of the lighter weight closures in the market, used mainly in refrigerated dairy products. AptarGroup is continuing to evolve its stock closures, ensuring its products address sustainability requirements by reducing the amount of resin used in closures up to 37%. For example, its 38-400 RediSpread pour spout for spreadable products such as mayonaisse, mustard, and jelly was redesigned with 14% less resin. That equates to 18,300 pounds saved, based on an annual volume of 10 million units, compared to traditional style closures. This example serves as a reminder that small unit changes can yield big savings in volume. Last summer, Norland International Inc. introduced the industry’s first oxo-biodegradable cap for 5-gal water bottles (photo at left). The low-density polyethylene 55-millimeter caps, sold under the Earth Cap name, contain a unique additive that accelerates the degradation process, resulting in total degradation in five to 10 years. One of the first users of the Earth Cap is Aloha Water, Aiea, Hawaii. Closures can provide sustainability improvements in other ways than material reductions through the use of a systems approach. For example, Aptar recently introduced an FDA-approved recycle-friendly “swimming” silicone valve. The new valve floats, allowing it to be easily separated from PET during the recycling process. There are other paths to improvements in areas such as making low-technology changes to provide space-saving gains in sustainability. Portola recommends bulk shipments to customers, requiring two truckloads rather than three, to increase efficiency and reduce truck emissions.

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There’s more to the category than “greening.” Robinson sees Extended Shelf Life (ESL) aseptic products, with a high-performance requirement for barrier closures, poised for expansion. He believes that dairies and other beverage producers are reconsidering ESL and aseptic packaging to leverage expanded distribution. Certainly, convenience is a perennially popular avenue with consumers. For example, CROWN’s EasyLift technology is designed with finger access under the tab to enhance ease of FOR MORE INFORMATION opening for lids on metal containers. “The number AptarGroup one complaint for the ex815-477-0424; www.aptargroup.com isting easy-open end is the Crown Holdings, Inc. inaccessability of the tab,” 215-698-5100; www.crowncork.com says Hella Neffati, marketing manager, CROWN Food Freedonia Group Packaging North America. 440-684-9600; www.freedoniagroup.com The technology is a new Norland International Inc. “import” from Europe where 402-441-3737; www.norlandintl.com it has been in use since Portola Packaging 2007. She expects a regional 877-801-9169; www.portpack.com test market in 1Q2011 using

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ends produced at CROWN’s North America facility. Neffati’s colleague, Sheila Heath, director of marketing, CROWN Closures Americas, taps private label as being a growth area that has an impact on closures with the advent of heightened requirements on par with national brands: “Private label doesn’t do ‘me too’ anymore, they make their brands standalone” including the use of closure decoration such as graphics and logos. “Just like the national brands,” she adds. With a base in the segment including the closures for Abbott Nutrition’s line of bottled Ensure products, Heath foresees a healthy outlook for adult nutritional beverages. These developments that center on plastic bottles rely on composite closure technology that combines a metal disc and plastic band. Despite the evolution of closures over the years, they maintain the same multifunctional roles as always. Heath reminds us that of ultimate importance is maintaining the integrity of the package; providing a vehicle to advertise or illustrate the package contents; and withstanding processing methods. So a tip of the cap to these essential components that continue to provide critical closure to packages. F&BP

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GLASS GROUP WANTS TO DOUBLE RECYCLING he goal for recycling of glass packaging should be roughly double what it is now, according to the new annual report from the Glass Packaging Institute (GPI). “North American 2011 Glass Packaging Outlook” sets forth a goal of doubling the recycling rate for glass bottles and jars from 28% in 2008. Doing so, the report says, would allow glass packaging suppliers to increase the amount of recycled glass in their products to 50%, which would greatly improve the carbon footprint of glass packaging. According to the report, using 50% recycled glass, or cullet, would save enough energy to power 21,978 homes for one year and remove 181,550

tons of waste from landfills every month. The report also broke down the use of glass for packaging: Beer bottles, at 59% of all glass containers, was the leader, followed by food (18%), non-alcoholic beverages (8%), wine (6%) and liquor (4%). It named wine as the segment with the most growth, but noted

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that glass container shipments were down 4.8% from January to October 2010 against the same period last year. Production of glass containers also decreased 6.1% in that same timeframe. On a more positive note, the GPI also noted that a recent telephone poll conducted on its behalf showed

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glass packaging has some powerful positives among consumers: • Most Americans (91%) believe glass best preserves the shelf life of alcoholic beverages. • Consumers think plastic bottles (82%) and aluminum or metal cans (54%) are more likely to leach or seep chemicals than glass bottles or jars (7%). • A majority of American consumers (69%) believe glass containers are safest to use in a microwave. • Consumers know glass is best for preserving the shelf life of products (76.1%) compared to plastic (6.2%) or metal (17.7%). F&BP Glass Packaging Institute

50% OF FOOD PACKAGERS PLAN TO BUY EQUIPMENT alf of the food manufacturers in a recent survey by PMMI say they plan to make packaging machinery purchases in 2011. The survey, “Trends and Advances in Food Packaging 2010,” claims to include 20 of the top 75 food packaging companies, representing 53% of the packaged food industry’s revenue. Among the 50% of respondents who said they planned to buy packaging machinery, 34% said they planned to buy more than last year, and 40% said they planned to buy about the same. End users’ priorities for packaging

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Pro Mach Inc., a diversified supplier of packaging machinery, has acquired Shuttleworth Inc., a conveyor automation and product handling machinery manufacturer based in Huntington, Ind. Shuttleworth, with facilities in Belgium and Malaysia, will become a division of Pro Mach’s End of Line Business Unit.

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Adam Mulder has joined Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery, a supplier of dry filling equipment, as sales administrator.

RMT Robotics, a Cimcorp Oy company, has been awarded a contract to supply a large-scale robotic case picking solution for a major North American beer distributor.

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Flexible packaging supplier Plastic Packaging Technologies has been purchased by privately held Mid Oaks Investments LLC, Buffalo Grove, Ill., for an undisclosed amount.

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Rigid packaging distributor TricorBraun has acquired Penn Bottle and Supply Co, another rigid packaging distributor, based in Philadelphia.

Contract manufacturer and packager Power Packaging has named Kevin Bauer company president. He replaces Geoff Campbell, who retired at the end of 2010.

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FROM OUTRAGEOUS TO OUTSTANDING A pair of printer-applicators helped a snack packager eliminate the bottlenecks of hand labeling. ark Refe took one look how packaging was done at ICD/Davis Lewis Orchards, Garden Grove, Calif., and knew he could help. “When they called me to look over production, it was outrageous,” Refe says. The packaging “operation” consisted of a stainless-steel table with a three-foot-high pile of product, in either pouches or tubs. “It was crazy,” Refe says. “There were six people around that table with preprinted labels, and they would put the backside on, flip them over and put the topside on. It would take those five or six people up to two hours to label Printer-applicators from Label-Aire that table of product.” helped a snack Refe is a label equipment specialpackager transition ist for Taylor Made Labels, which is up from handan authorized distributor for Labellabeling. Aire. He had been approached at the WestPack show by an executive at ICD/Davis Lewis Orchards, which packages dried fruit, nuts, candy, trail mix and similar snacks. ICD/Davis Lewis has three production lines. The labeling took place at the end of each production run, and since production took less time than labeling, it meant backups were almost guaranteed. “Then they start another production run, and they’ve got another two hours to label all of that,” Refe says. “So you have laFOR MORE INFORMATION bor intensity that almost doubles, because now Label-Aire you’re back-to-back.” 714-449-5155; www.label-aire.com Refe and the customer Taylor Made Labels discussed the application 503-343-5432; www.taylormadelabels.com and determined that, due to

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volume and variety, print-and-apply labels were the way to go. Two machines would be required, one each for the bottom and top labels. The question was the application method. The bottoms of the containers, both bags and rigid tubs, stayed in a relatively stable position as they moved down the line, which made wipe-on or merge labeling the most efficient option. The tops were another story. The lids for the rigid tubs had a recessed area that was the target for the label, meaning wipe-on labeling was not an option. For the bags, too, the variation in size and shape meant that a merge-type labeler wouldn’t have a stable target. ICD/Davis Lewis ended up going with two 3138-NV printer-applicators from Label-Aire: a merge-style model for the bottom labels, and a tampblow model for the top. The new system, installed on one of the lines last October, cut labeling time from two hours to 15 minutes, while maintaining placement accuracy within 1/32inch. This enabled labeling to easily keep up with production. “So you’ve got an hour and forty-five minutes that they don’t have to pay for, for five people [labeling by hand],” Refe says. That cut staffing for the entire line from 10 people to five. “The owner was ecstatic once we got that thing on-line,” Refe says. “She was just so enthused to see that the production went through, the labels were going on, the accuracy of the labels was right there.” The company plans to install similar equipment on its other two lines. F&BP JANUARY/FEBRUARY

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Bar code reader competes with lasers

Model A-200 PLC Multiline modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) system for poultry can achieve speeds of up to 12 boxes or totes per minute with one operator, providing labor savings of up to six operators in a two-shift operation. The “auto-adjust” features allow for on-the-fly adjustment for two different bag widths and three different box/tote heights. An automatic bypass allows for conveyance of non-MAP, ice or snowed product without the need of an operator.

DataMan 500 image-based bar code reader is designed to achieve higher read rates, offer improved on-line visualization and have higher reliability than laser scanners. Using Cognex IDMax superior code-reading software, DataMan 500 achieves higher read rates by reading 1D bar codes that laser readers cannot read, including damaged, distorted, blurred, scratched, low height and low contrast codes. DataMan 500 processes images at up to 1,000 frames per second and can read codes in any orientation, 2D codes such as Data Matrix and QR, and multiple codes in the same image.

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Poultry MAP system saves time, labor

Suction cups are customizable piGRIP is the first modular suction cup, allowing companies to choose the ideal combination of lip and bellow for maximum speed with minimal energy use. The piGRIP can be used with robotic arms, rotary cartoners, labeling machines, carton erectors and other packaging machinery. A variety of lip options allows manufacturers to choose the desired hardness or softness for optimum sealing, such as flexible lips for porous materials like corrugated, or foam lips for difficult-to-handle products such as rigid food packages or lids with heavily textured surfaces. Piab Inc. 800-321-7422; www.piab.com

Sensors locate hard-to-find targets Model QS30AFF400 foreground suppression sensor and QS30AF600 background suppression sensor use advanced linear imager technology to provide a superior sensing solution for myriad industrial applications, including part-inplace detection, feeder bowl control and package detection on conveyors. The QS30AFF400 sensor offers foreground suppression to deliver reliable detection of target objects varying in color or shape when a fixed background is present. Conversely, the QS30AF600 sensor provides reliable detection of objects when the background condition is neither controlled nor fixed, and it ignores objects located beyond the sensing field cutoff. Banner Engineering 888-373-6767; www.bannerengineering.com

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INNOVATION AND CUSTOMER FOCUS DRIVE GROWTH Danafilms is a leading supplier of premium polyethylene monolayer and coextruded barrier films for markets including food & beverage, medical & hygiene, industrial, agriculture and energy. Their custom engineered films span a wide variety of flexible packaging applications while also serving a growing number of specialty markets that demand precision.

MULTIPLE LAYERS MULTIPLE PROPERTIES Coextrusion allows Danafilms to provide films that perform multiple feats in a single structure. An outer layer might be designed for special slip characteristics, abrasion resistance, or printability. Other layers might provide barrier properties, formability or temperature resistance. The inside layer might be designed as a strong or weak sealant layer that also provides safe direct contact with food. Other layers might add strength, stiffness, flexibility or adhesion. To duplicate the properties

of a coextrusion with monolayer films would require several films and lamination processes. By doing this all with a single film, production steps and the amount of product needed are reduced offering a substantial cost savings.

PARTNERS IN INNOVATION Seeing the opportunity for a lower cost alternative to PVDC-coated PET, the engineers at Danafilms have taken their knowledge of resin properties and designed a coextruded EVOH blend film. EvoSealTM provides an oxygen barrier 5 to 10 times greater than that of PVDC-coated PET while being odorless, crystal clear and safe for food contact. It can seal at high production speeds through a variety of contaminants, including crumbs, food particles, moisture, grease and oil.

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IS HIGHEST PRIORITY By focusing on innovation, Danafilms is continuously improving the performance of its products and processes. In today’s competitive marketplace, they understand how important reliability is to the bottom line - orders are delivered with exact specifications on time, every time.

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O-I Glass Packaging

O-I, the world’s largest glass packaging manufacturer, is committed to working with its customers to develop innovative packaging solutions. Glass, one of the purest forms of packaging available, is a superior packaging choice for food and beverages. In fact, it is the only packaging material “generally recognized as safe” (GRAS) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

the soup category, glass really stands out on shelves. We’ve had a great response, as it is clearly differentiated from everything else in the soup aisle and allows consumers to see the product they’re purchasing.”

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Consumer Packaging Preferences

Glass is made from all-natural materials, including soda ash, limestone, sand and cullet (recycled glass), and can be recycled time after time. Impermeable, non-porous and odorless, glass also preserves the purity, flavor and taste of its contents. Additionally, because it is virtually chemically and biologically inert, glass will not react with or alter the taste of food or beverages.

Why O-I? O-I offers a variety of top quality glass containers in eye-catching, functional designs that help products stand out on the shelf. O-I also builds strong partnerships with its customers. One of these customers, Bookbinder Specialties, worked closely with O-I to introduce a line of all-natural, gourmet vegetable soups in glass. “We wanted to provide the ultimate in quality and convenience for consumers,” said Sean O’Neil, president of Bookbinder Specialties. “Glass offers superior protection for the delicate flavors of our soups and is 100 percent resealable, locking in the quality and taste customers expect.” Bookbinder conducted consumer focus groups to determine soup packaging preferences and found a need for portion control and resealability, as many people do not consume the entire portion typically found in cans. O-I’s glass packaging offers an ideal solution to these needs.

In addition to addressing convenience-driven consumer preferences for portion control and resealability, O-I and its customers are working together to develop innovative solutions that address preferences for sustainable, safe, healthy packaging. Sustainability: Made from all-natural materials, glass is infinitely recyclable. Many companies have implemented responsible packaging guidelines encouraging suppliers to switch to glass when possible and reduce the use of plastic in packaging. Safety: Food and beverages packaged in glass are safe. In a 2006 Glass Packaging Institute study, 78 percent of consumers believe glass is the purest form of packaging, 82 percent believe it is the healthiest and 75 percent selected it as the premier packaging material for preserving a product’s taste or flavor. Health & Wellness: To gain maximum benefits from natural and organic foods, consumers expect them to be packaged in glass. Preference studies show they believe that glass is the best choice for preserving the taste and purity of these products. For more information about O-I’s glass packaging solutions, please visit www.o-i.com or call (567) 336-8532.

“O-I has been a tremendous partner, offering supply availability, the right sizes, an attractive price point and an ideal working relationship,” O’Neil said. “Also, for

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CorporateProfile EcoLogic, LLC One Lincoln Centre 18W140 Butterfield Rd, Suite 1180 Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181 Main: 630.869.0490 Email: [email protected] Web: www.ecologic-llc.com EcoLogic, LLC (www.ecologic-llc.com) owns, manufactures and markets Eco-One® brand of additives for plastic products worldwide. Eco-One® is an organic additive that renders products manufactured from plastic resins biodegradable in landfills and composting environments. Biodegradation facilitated by Eco-One® has been confirmed using ASTM D5511.

an EPA recognized renewable energy source. EcoLogic believes it has a solid holistic solution and that this solution does not compete with other solutions aimed at minimizing or even improving our footprint. Eco-One® is scientifically unique, validated and certified for biodegradation. The addition of Eco-One® does not change the manufacturing process except

Americans generated 250 million tons of trash in 2008, or about 38% more per person than in 1970. Our recycling rate has increased fivefold, yet 47% more trash ended up in landfills or was incinerated in 2008 than in 1970. Evidently, despite our best reduction and recycling efforts, 13 million tons of plastic containers and packaging ended up in landfills in 2008. Leading, managing and facilitating the improvement of this situation is EcoLogic’s top priority. EcoLogic encourages resource conservation (reduction in packaging material), recycling and replacing conventional materials with eco-friendly materials (based on life-cycle analysis) that could be either compostable, biodegradable or both. Waste reduction in conjunction with recycling should be practiced as much and whenever possible. When neither of these approaches can be deployed, the use of Eco-One® is a sound strategy to minimize the environmental impact of plastic products. This approach also supports the widespread “waste-toenergy” efforts to generate clean, reliable energy from the methane generated in landfills. Landfill gas energy is

for the simple step of adding in Eco-One®. Just add approximately 1% Eco-One® into your production process the same way you would add a color concentrate. Products have the same physical properties and tensile strength and hence will perform just as well in their intended applications and usage conditions. These attributes will last until the product is discarded into an active microbial environment (landfill). Eco-One® only starts to work in this environment breaking down the plastic into inert humus, methane and carbon dioxide. • Products using Eco-One® are 100% recyclable in standard recycle facilities, unlike PLA • Eco-One® is 100% organic and non-starch based • Eco-One® has proven methane off-gassing which allows it to be re-captured for energy • Over 95% of plastics end up in landfills - plastics with Eco-One® will BIODEGRADE in an ideal landfill environment • Eco-One® additive is accepted by major national brands

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Developing Global Benefits Through Innovation, Technology and Engineering Energy Savings Emerson Industrial Automation is addressing the tough challenges of energy and water usage in the Food and Beverage Industry. The company’s global experience provides an expertise unique to the industry. From this experience, Emerson has developed a global design strategy to meet the industries key issues. In traditional food and beverage markets energy savings is a key driver for cost control/reduction. System Plast offers New Generation™ (NG) (PBT) chain/belt materials and Nolu-S UHMW-PE wearstrips for lower friction values and reduced energy requirements. Both innovative designs are the result of improved material technology.

Emerson engineers have responded to these requirements with products that make it easier for plants to transition to dry running systems from traditional soap and water lubrication. Emerson engineers developed System Plast New Generation (NG) chain with a specially designed PBT material that will yield a lower coefficient of friction and a 15% high fatigue life than competitors’ acetal materials. Moving to a dry running operation can save cost of lubrication additives, recycling expense and water costs. Dry running operations can improve operator and plant safety by reducing or eliminating wet and slick floors. Many beverage companies note that soap and water lubrication takes 5-7 gallons of water to produce one gallon of product. The new NG line can eliminate the majority of this water use.

Additional System Plast products that provide improved efficiency and lower energy consumption include the Dual Magnetic Track Systems and DynaPlate Modular Transfer Plates. The Dual Magnetic Track Systems provide superior tracking and support for sideflexing steel or plastic chains. Chains are retained by the magnetic field created by strategically placed magnets within the curved material. Compared to the older tab and bevel system, the Dual Magnetic System offers improved efficiency, lower energy consumption and greater flexibility. The DynaPlate Modular Transfer Plates are designed for smooth operation and reduced energy consumption for high speed food and beverage conveyor lines.

Nolu-S engineered material is a blend of Ultra High Molecular Weight (UHMW) polyethylene and other ingredients that maintain good wear characteristics while significantly reducing coefficients of friction. The Nolu-S line is ideal for dry running high speed applications. FDA/HACCP Needs Emerson engineers have incorporated their Antimicrobial feature into Nolu-Clean antimicrobial bearing housings. This new technology helps machine builders meet USDA and other global agencies requirements to prevent contamination of food products and growth of bacteria. Sanistar Stainless Steel Leveling Pads feature a hygienic design. These pads provide corrosion resistance, easy cleaning, low maintenance and are ideal in areas with HACCP needs.

Fresh Water Savings Global producers of food and beverage products are now challenged to develop new strategies for water conservation in many emerging markets. Forecasters at the United Nations state that by 2025 forty-eight nations with a population of over 2.8 billion people will face fresh water stress or scarcity. Many feel that if this issue is left unaddressed, this lack of clean water can dramatically effect world food production.

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TricorBraun is the packaging industry’s largest supplier of glass and plastic containers, closures, dispensers and tubes in North America. TricorBraun is unique in that one phone call and one invoice can take care of all of your packaging component needs. The convenience simplifies the packaging development process whether you decide to proceed with a stock or a custom solution. For a custom solution, our designers at TricorBraun Design & Engineering evaluate your product and brand to build the perfect package and quickly develop concepts, create photo-realistic 3-D renderings and make prototypes. Your Packaging Consultant will find the appropriate manufacturer and our engineers approve first articles from that tool.

Address: 10330 Old Olive Street Rd. St. Louis, MO 63141

Whether you are looking for a unique concept from overseas or domestically manufactured stock packaging, TricorBraun can supply the needed components and handle all logistical details with strategic inventory management systems and JIT delivery. Our TricorBraun WinePak division has been supplying wineries since 1982, with a wide range of imported and domestically made wine bottles, capsules, closures and repacking from bulk.

Fax: 314.569.5087

Technology has played a big part in our success. Our RapidFind® searchable database boasts over 30,000 rigid packaging components, for almost unlimited options for package component combinations. The TricorBraun Customer Access Portal (T-CAP) allows existing customers to manage all aspects of their accounts, from checking on open invoices and inventory levels to placing orders.

E-mail: [email protected]

No matter where you are, we are nearby to serve you with more than 40 locations in the US, Mexico, Canada and China.

Phone: 800.325.7782 314.569.3633

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CorporateProfile BluePrint Automation was founded to provide fully automatic case packers for flexible bags. Since then, our company has become a worldwide leader in packaging automation. With 30+ years in the food packaging industry, BPA is focused on three areas of expertise: • Primary Packaging: Sophisticated vision-guided robotics picking individual packaged and unpackaged items for loading into your containers or Horizontal Form, Fill and Seal machines. • Secondary Packaging: Case and tray packing solutions for flexible and other tough-to-handle packages. Ask us about Retail Ready Packaging! • Complete Packaging Automation Systems: Turnkey packaging solutions taking total control of your packaging line from the end of processing through palletizing! Backed by thousands of successful installations in over 30 countries, BluePrint systems are constructed for around the clock operation and known worldwide for their quick change over, flexibility, speed and simple design. Check out our new website! Learn more about our company, view videos, browse recent industry news and search for a solution that is right for you using our “pick a pattern” solution wizard; All this and more at www.bpa-flexolutions.com NEW DEVELOPMENT! BPA’s Vertical Packer/Frozen III (VP/F III) is now offered with an integrated case erector (ICE) making this system the most efficient and compact case packer/erector in the industry! The VP/F III with ICE was designed for a quick and simple install with easy horizontal loading of case stacks. Contact us today to learn how to increase your overall efficiency at less cost! ADVERTISEMENT

CorporateProfile Through continuous innovations Columbia is able to provide the most complete palletizer line that includes high speed, high level, floor level and robotic palletizers and systems integration. Leading technologies such as soft turn technology, easy to operate controls and tool-less automatic changeover provides the flexibility needed to handle a variety of package types including cases, trays, fridge packs, shrink only and more! The most recent addition to the product line is the FL1000SW which combines Columbia’s heavy-duty small footprint palletizer with the added functionality of a fully integrated, industry proven stretch wrapper that concurrently wraps the product while building the pallet load. All of Columbia’s palletizing solutions incorporate Columbia’s advanced safety package which includes Category 3 rated electrical components including Allen-Bradley’s SensaGuard dual circuit safety interlocks and Sick type 4 light curtains. Combined with Columbia’s Product Manager Software and easy-to-operate controls package offers the highest level of protection for employees.

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Continuous innovation and highest quality workmanship are features associated with the name of Leibinger within the ink-jet technology business. The same name also stands for the highest degree of reliability and most efficient performance in the worldwide and daily use of ink-jet printing solutions. Leibinger JET3 inkjet printers are now available integrated with our NEW JetVisio Vision inspection system. This new generation of ink-jet technology has been developed to challenge all previous designs. With the latest technology, innovation and quality, Leibinger demonstrates a milestone in ink-jet technology. Clogging of ink? – Not with the Leibinger ink-jet technology. The automatic nozzle seal guarantees an immediate print start even after long shutdown periods. There is no need for external compressed air, neither is there need for continuously working pressure pumps. Further developments in the very compact configuration and in the service-friendly hydraulic system have furthermore improved Leibinger standard technology. The camera system JETvisio combines know how and latest technology with easy operation. This system which is developed to connect with the JET3, is optimized for the special characteristics of inkjet fonts. Designed as a plug-and-play solution, the camera will be connected and installed to the JET3 on a simple level. During the production the control and monitoring of the JETvisio is made directly on the touch screen of the JET3. An additional computer or notebook is then not neccessary. Leibinger JET3 is the state-of-the-art inkjet printer which achieves unmatched reliability and efficiency now and into the future. Paul Leibinger | Numbering Machine L.P. | Phone 262-642-4030 | Fax 262-642-4033 2702-B Buell Dr. | East Troy, WI 53120 | www.leibinger-group.com ADVERTISEMENT

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For over 40 years, MOEN INDUSTRIES continues to be a leader in

Quality Corrugated Packaging Equipment the design and manufacture of quality Corrugated Box Formers, Tray Formers and Sealing Equipment, specializing in “Bliss” box designs.

MOEN INDUSTRIES

12333 E. Los Nietos Road Samta Fe Springs, CA 90670 Phone: (800) 423-4747 Website: www.moenindustries.com

MOEN equipment is ruggedly built and proven to withstand the rigors of high-volume, multi-shift operations. Our history in the design and quality of corrugated packaging equipment is recognized in numerous industries by major corporations including, Colgate-Palmolive, ConAgra Foods, Procter & Gamble, The Quaker Oats Co., Ocean Spray Cranberries, H.J. Heinz, Nestle Waters No. America, Burlington Coat Factory, Daisy Brand, Baxter Healthcare, Unilever Corporation, Ashland-Valvoline, BP Lubricants, The Scotts Company, Prestone-Honeywell, The Dial Corporation, Tropicana, U.S. Gypsum, Macy’s and many, many more.

If you would like additional information, feel free to contact our Sales Department at (800) 423-4747 or visit our website at www.moenindustries.com. ADVERTISEMENT W W W . F O O DA N D B E V E R A G E PA C K A G I N G . C O M

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CorporateProfile PakTech’s packaging handles provide consumers with a good-looking, ecofriendly, easy to use secondary package. PakTech also provides what you demand: quality, responsive, friendly, in-house products and services. It begins with ingenious part designs and prototype molds that are built within days. For handle production, we utilize state-of-the-art injection molding presses and robots with end-of-arm tooling to ensure highquality, cost-effective manufacturing. PakTech ships hundreds of millions of handles per year to the world’s best known processors, maintaining strong and positive partnerships. PakTech offers what processors demand: cost-effective in-line equipment that runs with minimum downtime and maintenance. Most of our customers utilize automated handle applicators that are engineered and built by PakTech’s professional application team. Each custom-made machine uses proven design standards to satisfy application rate and specific line configurations. Our equipment and service has proven itself to our discerning clients time and again. We have been serving all major brands with our winning solutions for over 18 years and growing. Give us your packaging challenge - We can Handle it!

1680 Irving Rd., Eugene, OR 97402 (541) 461-5000 Fax: (541) 461-5005 www.paktech-opi.com

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TOTANI AMERICA POUCH AND BAG MAKING MACHINE COMPANY is wholly owned by TOTANI CORPORATION of Kyoto, Japan. The parent company was founded in 1952. The company provides both customized and standard pouch machines and plastic bag machines with full parts, service and technical support. The company demonstrates, sells and services Totani Equipment within the flexible packaging industry to converters in North and South America. Totani’s extensive base of installed machines is serviced out of the Totani America Technical Support and Service facility in Green Bay, WI “Box Pouch” is the trademark name Totani has given to the flat bottom pouches made on Totani machines. Totani is a recognized world leader in pouch and bag making machine manufacturing.

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To place your classified ad in Food & Beverage Packaging call Catherine Wynn at 847-405-4010 Fax: 248-502-9109 E-mail: [email protected] AUCTION

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To place your classified ad in Food & Beverage Packaging call Catherine Wynn at 847-405-4010 Fax: 248-502-9109 E-mail: [email protected] EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

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To place your classified ad in Food & Beverage Packaging call Catherine Wynn at 847-405-4010 Fax: 248-502-9109 E-mail: [email protected] MATERIALS & SUPPLIES

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