January 2009 Welcome to Packaging IDeaS, Your Weekly Packaging Newsletter from Industry IDS  
Supported By: Foodservice Packaging Institute The Adhesive and Sealant Council Women in Packaging DVI European Plastics Converters
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Multivac is one of the world`s leading manufacturers of machines for packaging food, sterile medical products and various industrial articles. The company supplies every customer an innovative, state-of-the-art packaging solution that is systematically tailored to satisfy individual business requirements. Multivac`s reputation for quality and customer service is evident in the more than 1,400 customer-specific industrial packaging machines the company installs around the world every year.
Packaging Material News
JumboSprint Vacuum Tube Lifter Available from Millsom Materials Handling
JumboSprint Vacuum Tube Lifter is suitable for multi-walled bags, sacks, stones, concrete pavers, as well as cardboard boxes.
Reusable Bulk Bags Offered by Container Exchanger
According to David Madden, President of Container Exchanger, Bulk bags are a heavy-duty, really strong bag that can hold powders or solids or really anything.
Post-Consumer Recycled Plastic Tube
Alcan Packaging (Rio Tinto group) has unveiled its latest innovation: an environment-friendly Post-Consumer Recycled (PCR) plastic tube with a sleeve made from up to 60% recycled material.
Exhibitor News
ASC Announces Staff Promotions; New Membership Director ASC Announces Staff Promotions; New Membership Director
The Adhesive and Sealant Council, Inc. announced that Robert (Bob) Willis has been promoted to Director, Meetings & Education; Malinda Armstrong has been promoted to Senior Manager, Finance & Administration.
Mettler Toledo Introduces Version 5.2 of Freeweigh.Net Mettler Toledo Introduces Version 5.2 of Freeweigh.Net
METTLER TOLEDO, a global manufacturer and marketer of precision instruments, introduces Version 5.2 of its FreeWeigh.Net, a powerful, comprehensive software solution for quality control in pharmaceutical production.
Worldwide Updates
Germany-Revolutionary New Long Life Packaging for Meat
Cryvac have now developed a new form of packaging for supermarkets which is 30% lighter than the existing meat trays being used.
GlaxoSmithKline Appoints Four to UK Healthcare Packaging Roster
GlaxoSmithKline has appointed four consultancies to its UK consumer healthcare packaging design roster, as part of its first UK design roster review since 2004.
ASK, WS Packaging Form U.S. Venture to Produce Contactless Cards, Tickets
ASK, has teamed with label maker WS Packaging Group, headquartered in Green Bay, Wis., to launch a new U.S. company that will produce RFID inlays printed on paper.
Pet Food Packaging Focus at IPACK-IMA
The industry employs a wide range of packaging types and strongly focuses on the handiness and ease of use of the packages to increase market share.
Packaging Firms Invest in Equipment
Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corp. has announced that two Canadian packaging companies have invested in new equipment from the company.
Two Medical Packaging Firms Unite
Oliver Medical, Grand Rapids, MI, acquires Tolas Healthcare Packaging, Feasterville, PA, combining two veteran medical/pharmaceutical packaging suppliers.
Editorial

Our newsletter sponsor for this week is Multivac, who specializes in packaging solutions.

Alcan Packaging has introduced an environment-friendly PCR plastic tube, which guarantees compatibility with bulks. The outer layer is PCR while the inner layer is made from virgin material.

For more updates, read the next issue of Packaging IDeaS.

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