http://my.packexpo.com/NHL-1/Executive-Brief/Headlines.aspx2008 packexpoen-ushttp://my.packexpo.com/Skins/packexpo/365/logo.pnghttp://my.packexpo.com/Default.aspxPackaging News - Executive BriefMon, 06 Oct 2008 13:34:56 GMT60http://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12364/PACK-EXPO-preview-Test-equipment-checks-containers.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedMon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12364/PACK-EXPO-preview-Test-equipment-checks-containers.aspxAgr International, Inc., Butler, PA, demonstrates package/container test equipment at PACK EXPO International, 9-13 November 2008 at McCormick Place, Chicago, IL. http://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12365/Thinking-green-may-not-translate-to-buying-green-.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedMon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12365/Thinking-green-may-not-translate-to-buying-green-.aspxConsumers who profess concern for environment don’t necessarily buy products based on environmental attributes. http://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12366/Software-records-sequence-of-events.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedMon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12366/Software-records-sequence-of-events.aspxSequence of Events (SOE) Recording tool from GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms, Charlottesville, VA, helps diagnose problems, minimize downtime. http://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12367/Amcor-Flexibles-sells-Camvac.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedMon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12367/Amcor-Flexibles-sells-Camvac.aspxGil Investments, Stratford, UK, purchases barrier film specialist AF Camvac, Thetford, UK, from Amcor Flexibles, Brussels, Belgium. http://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12368/Changeover-SCA-Avery-Dennison-.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedMon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12368/Changeover-SCA-Avery-Dennison-.aspxPhil Almond succeeds John Williams as president of SCA Packaging Europe, Diegem, Belgium, http://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12349/Inflatable-shipper-maintains-product-temperature.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedFri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12349/Inflatable-shipper-maintains-product-temperature.aspxInflatable shipper maintains small shipments of temperature-sensitive products at appropriate temperature during transit. http://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12350/PACK-EXPO-preview-In-plant-system-produces-display-canister.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedFri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12350/PACK-EXPO-preview-In-plant-system-produces-display-canister.aspxIn-plant production system erects windowed polypropylene (PP) canister for Oh Boy! Oberto Beef Jerky from Oberto Sausage Co., Kent, WA. http://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12351/Short-run-Graphic-Packaging-.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedFri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12351/Short-run-Graphic-Packaging-.aspxGraphic Packaging International, Inc., Marietta, GA, plans to close cut-and-stack paper label manufacturing facility in St. Charles, IL, http://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12352/Changeover-Jet-Plastica-.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedFri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12352/Changeover-Jet-Plastica-.aspxTwenty-year packaging manufacturing veteran Jeff DiPasquale joins Jet Plastica Industries, Hatfield, PA, as ceo; DiPasquale leaves Graham http://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12353/Upstream-Sustainable-Packaging-Essentials-.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedFri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12353/Upstream-Sustainable-Packaging-Essentials-.aspxPackaging Association of Canada (PAC), Toronto, ON, hosts two sessions of Essentials of Sustainable Packaging course:http://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12328/Thermoformed-RPET-containers-biodegrade.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedThu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12328/Thermoformed-RPET-containers-biodegrade.aspxAdditive imparts biodegradability to 100% post-consumer-recycled polyethylene terephthalate (RPET) packaging from MHI, Division of CEI Inc., Teterboro, NJ. http://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12329/PACK-EXPO-preview-Robots-handle-corrugated-shippers.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedThu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12329/PACK-EXPO-preview-Robots-handle-corrugated-shippers.aspxRobotic machines from Barry-Wehmiller’s FleetwoodGoldcoWyard (FGW), Romeoville, IL, palletize, depalletize corrugated shippers. http://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12330/Containerboard-producer-takes-another-mill-off-line.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedThu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12330/Containerboard-producer-takes-another-mill-off-line.aspxInternational Paper (IP), Memphis, TN, halts production on No. 2 paper machine at mill in Albany, OR. http://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12331/Short-runs-Schreiner-MediPharm-Caraustar-.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedThu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12331/Short-runs-Schreiner-MediPharm-Caraustar-.aspxSchreiner MediPharm, Oberschleissheim, Germany, opens first US facility, Schreiner MediPharm, LP, Blauvelt, NY; http://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12332/Upstream-Risk-Assessment-IPACK-IMA-.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedThu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12332/Upstream-Risk-Assessment-IPACK-IMA-.aspxAll-day seminar, How to Improve Business Process with Risk Assessment, 9 October 2008 at The Sherwin-Williams Co., http://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12315/Packaging-Hall-of-Fame-inducts-five.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedWed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12315/Packaging-Hall-of-Fame-inducts-five.aspxPackaging Hall of Fame inducts five career packaging professionals at ceremony on 11 November 2008. http://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12316/Pepsi-Challenge-powers-sustainability-websites.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedWed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12316/Pepsi-Challenge-powers-sustainability-websites.aspxAt Pepsi-Cola North America Beverages (PCNAB), Purchase, NY, two interactive websites encourage consumers, employees, partners to be environmentally responsible. http://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12317/RFID-tags-help-logs-move-quickly-to-right-place.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedWed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12317/RFID-tags-help-logs-move-quickly-to-right-place.aspxRadio frequency identification (RFID) tags attached to individual logs expedite production for log house manufacturer, Honkarakenne, Tuusula, Finland, help in building process too. http://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12318/Study-highlights-private-label-beverage-trends.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedWed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12318/Study-highlights-private-label-beverage-trends.aspxPrivate Label Beverages & Contract Packing in the US, 2008 study from Beverage Marketing Corp., New York, NY, organizes statistics by beverage type. http://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12319/Changeover-Aptar-.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedWed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12319/Changeover-Aptar-.aspxRobert Kuhn, CPA, succeeds Stephen Hagge as cfo at AptarGroup, Crystal Lake, IL; Hagge continues as coo;http://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12300/Water-bottler-increases-efficiency-with-roll-fed-labeling-machine.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedTue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12300/Water-bottler-increases-efficiency-with-roll-fed-labeling-machine.aspxModular labeler improves reliability, energy efficiency, user friendliness for provider of mineral water, functional beverages. http://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12301/PMMI-adds-10-members-in-three-categories.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedTue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12301/PMMI-adds-10-members-in-three-categories.aspxBoard of directors of Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute, Arlington, VA, boosts member roster by 10. http://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12302/Clarity-barrier-properties-encourage-use-of-glass.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedTue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12302/Clarity-barrier-properties-encourage-use-of-glass.aspxAlthough many products have converted to other packaging formats, glass remains popular for alcoholic beverages, especially beer, which accounts for 50% of glass container shipments worldwide. http://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12303/Short-runs-Pregis-.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedTue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12303/Short-runs-Pregis-.aspxNew innovation center at Pregis Corp., Deerfield, IL, develops http://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12304/Upstream-REACH-.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedTue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12304/Upstream-REACH-.aspxWebinar on REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization on use of Chemicals) Regulations: Impact on Packagers takes place 10-11 a.m. Central Daylight Time, 17 October 2008; http://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12286/PACK-EXPO-preview-Machines-produce-fill-label-containers.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedMon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12286/PACK-EXPO-preview-Machines-produce-fill-label-containers.aspxSidel, Le Havre, France, showcases blowmolding, labeling, filling equipment at PACK EXPO International, 9-13 November 2008, McCormick Place, Chicago, IL. http://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12287/Injection-blowmolder-maximizes-output-minimizes-energy-use.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedMon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12287/Injection-blowmolder-maximizes-output-minimizes-energy-use.aspxWorld’s largest injection blowmolding (IBM) machine, M-175 from Jomar Corp., Pleasantville, NJ, maximizes output while minimizing space, energy, maintenance requirements. http://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12288/Reusable-bags-help-retailer-recycle-more-corrugated.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedMon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12288/Reusable-bags-help-retailer-recycle-more-corrugated.aspxZero waste target at Sam’s Club, division of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Bentonville, AR, spawns option of reusable shopping totes in all 594 locations nationwide. http://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12289/Beverage-study-highlights-CSD-market.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedMon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12289/Beverage-study-highlights-CSD-market.aspxCarbonated Soft Drinks (CSD) in the US, 2008 study reports on leading beverage companies, trends in packaging, brands, distribution. http://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12290/Short-runs-HayssenSandiacre-.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedMon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-1-12290/Short-runs-HayssenSandiacre-.aspxHayssenSandiacre, Duncan, SC, opens sales, service office in s’Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands,