An innovative, all-pneumatic robot hand that uses Zipper-style cable carriers in its finger joints won the "Special Design" award in the igus® vector® 2012 competition, which honored those implementing polymer cable carriers in ...
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US-based global producer of fruits and vegetables, Dole has introducedc, a combo pack which combines fruit with a crunchy topping of oats and brown sugar. Each pack contains two containers divided into two sections with a topping, which ...
The warning comes ahead of a seminar that Age UK will be hosting on 5 May which will explore accessibility of packaging for older people. An Age UK survey, published last year, shows that nearly half of over-65s can struggle to take lids ...
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Verallia North America, a manufacturer of glass containers for food and beverage industries, has introduced a new line of yogurt glass jars in the US. The new line features four and six ounce capacity single serve yogurt glass jars. The ...
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Freund Container & Supply, a division of Berlin Packaging has unveiled its new line of legacy canning jars that are nearly identical in appearance and feature the same, classic two-piece vacuum seal lids. According to Freund Container, ...
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Verallia North America, a glass container manufacturer has announced the introduction of a new line of single serve yogurt glass jars for national distribution. According to the US-based Verallia, the new four and six ounce capacity ...
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UK-based Kenco has partnered with recycling incentive specialist TerraCycle to create the UK's first scheme that urges customers to recycle all brands of coffee packaging waste. Many councils in the country do not deal with the materials ...
Food service disposables and food packaging producer Pactiv has introduced the new EarthChoice 25 Percent Post Consumer Recycled Content Foam Foodservice packaging products for disposable food service needs. According to the US-based ...
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Manufacturer of rigid plastic packaging products Mold-Rite Plastics has acquired Stull Technologies, a manufacturer of dispensing closures, caps, lids, and packaging components. Thus acquisition of Stull is part of the larger expansion ...
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Yunnan used to be an isolated frontier region in China. Yet, 25 ethnic minority groups reside there. Meanwhile, Yunnan boasts of different climatic zones. The great differences in folk customs and climatic diverse in Yunnan always made ...
P4CK, a packaging design consultancy, has designed a pint beer carrier for beer brand Carling of Molson Coors. P4CK claims with festival goers and sports fans on its mind, the company designed 'Flexicarry' to enable them to carry their ...
Irish supplier of cleanroom sterilised packaging solutions SteriPack has announced the opening of its first North American facility in Lakeland, Florida, US. The facility helps SteriPack to provide converted products in Europe, Asia and ...
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Disposables manufacturer in the UK, Solo Cup Europe has unveiled the new UltraClear plus press&dress range of lids, which have been designed to fit a broad selection of the company’s tumblers. Solo Cup said UltraClear plus ...
Closure firms Bapco and Aptar have developed two all-in-one foil closure solutions, Sim-pull and Trilogy for the food industry. The new light-weight, sustainable and easy-open closures feature Bonded Aluminium to Plastic (BAP) Technology, ...
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Chadwicks Sleeves, a Clondalkin Group company has created primary branding shrink sleeves for UK's sports and health supplement manufacturer Reflex Nutrition’s range of ready to drink products. The UK-based shrink sleeve supplier ...
Tags: Shrink Sleeves, Reflex Drink Products Range, Flexible Packaging