>> INDUSTRY UNWRAPPED THE PET PHENOMENON
GRAHAM Packaging Plastics has been supplying the UK and European wine and spirit brand owners and contract bottlers with a range of PET bottles from 50ml to 1.75l in a variety of colours, with or without a quantity of rPET included in the manufacturing process. The Graham miniatures and flasks are available with a variety of neck finishes ranging from 18mm to 31mm various weight options. The PET phenomenon has now landed on the retail shelves, where customers now want to have their favourite brands in space saving, unbreakable and fully recyclable lightweight bottles for picnics and outdoor events.
Tel: 01865 893000 NEW MINI RANGE
Container packaging specialist J&J Pont Packaging has introduced a new mini jars range targeted at the catering and gift pack markets. The glass mini jars, available in various sizes from 28ml to 50ml, are suitable for hotels, guest houses, cafés or tea shops offering individual pots of condiments such as jam, honey, mustard or chutneys. The jars can also be used as sample size for inclusion in gift box packages or food baskets. The jars are available with 43mm twist off neck caps in various colours and bulk orders can be discussed with the sales department.
Tel: 0161 874 1930 LIKE A DREAM
Following installation of a Vertex Metal Detector from specialist, Fortress Technology, Whitby Seafoods, based in North Yorkshire, has announced a 30% increase in its productivity. Currently inspecting up to 2,000 kilos per hour of sea
food products, a figure that is set to increase in the near future to between 2,500 and 3,000 kilos, the Vertex is situated between a multihead weigher and vertical form fill seal machine for inspection of free-falling product. Patrick Thomas, projects co-ordinator at Whitby Seafoods says: “The Fortress machine runs like a dream and has revolutionised our packaging and control processes, and it has paid for itself already.”
Tel: 01295 256266 FAST AND CONVENIENT
Tetrosyl is the largest car care manufacturer in Europe supplying over 75 countries. Now RPC Containers Oakham has created its 10-litre bucket in a special silver pigment for use by the motoring giant. The bucket is filled with a selection of Tetrosyl’s leading brand car cleaning products, and has gone on sale in Asda supermarkets. The Triplewax portfolio has been modernised and an extensive range of products has been added. The new collection of car care products is a fast and convenient range, developed to make life easier for the consumer, many using waterborne technology to eliminate or reduce solvents.
Tel: 01572 723771 44 > packagingscotland
LATEST X-RAY TECHNIQUES MANY industries use metal detection at
various points in production and almost invariably at end of line. However, it makes good sense to remove any contamination as early as possible, ideally at goods-in before any value has been added. The new S+S RAYCON BULK uses the latest x-ray scanning techniques to identify and remove most types of contamination as small as 0.6 mm, even when embedded in or of the same colour as the product. The system is effective for both fine and coarse grained, dry, free flowing material. The new machine uses the latest long-life, low energy, monobloc X-ray source with fully integrated generator and power supply.
Tel: 01489 553740 FUTURE IS THIN
Packaging manufacturers must acknowledge and respond to the ‘rise of the consumer’ and the growing trend of ethical consumerism if they are to remain competitive, according to innovations expert Ben Elkington from LINPAC Packaging. He was speaking at Thin Wall Packaging
2012, in Cologne, Germany, organised by Applied Market Information Ltd. It offered a forum for leading brand owners, retailers, packaging manufacturers, researchers, and suppliers to debate the latest developments and market trends in plastics retail packaging. During his talk Packaging for the Consumer of Tomorrow, He said changing social demographics, emerging markets and new technology would all impact upon packaging design in the future.
www.linpacpackaging.com January-March 2013
THE ROYAL SALUTE
Smurfit Kappa Print Vision at Tannochside, Lanarkshire, has been awarded Gold for its Corrugated Post-Print in the 2012 Flexotech International Print & Innovation Awards. The award was given for Smurfit Kappa’s Royal Salute 21-year-old blended whisky packaging for Chivas Brothers. The FSC certified, coated EB-Flute, pack used a mixture of duotone and three colour process to achieve exceptionally high levels of contrast and visual impact. The award was presented by Kevin Keegan OBE, at the annual FlexoTech International Print and Innovations Awards.
Khalsa.hughes@
smurfitkappa.co.uk
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