Paint by the numbers: New line cuts costs, speeds filling

Case Study  |  www.packworld.com | Nov 7, 2007

Brought in-house to save the costs of copacking, a new, fully automated packaging line for Ace Paint fills paint-sample containers at 50/min with minimal operator intervention.

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Case Study: San Francisco Fantastic Three Program

After two and a half years of pilot programs, the City and County of San Francisco and one of its permitted haulers, Sunset Scavenger Company, have started their new Fantastic Three program.

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TerraCycle: Packaging with a repurpose

Case Study  |  www.packworld.com | Nov 7, 2007

TerraCycle, the company built on worm poop, gives used containers new life as plant-food packaging.

http://www.packworld.com/casestudy-24172

Sam's club leads by example | Success Story | Packaging World

Leading its suppliers by example, Wal-Mart and Sam s Club have been actively working with their private-label suppliers to increase the sustainability of their own packaging, relates Sam s Club director of house brands Mike Ellgass.

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Cost-efficient, clean cushioning for collectibles

Case Study  |  www.packworld.com | May 6, 2008

Ensuring that mail-order products get from the distribution center to the customer intact requires careful packing of shipping cases to protect the contents from damage in transit.

http://www.packworld.com/casestudy-25269

P&G extends branding to cap&#44 meeting tight launch timetable (sidebar) | Success Story |

The initial production line trial for the decorated caps occurred in March 2005. The test packages used samples that were hand-applied at Quick Pak, an important capability during the early phase of the project.

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More consumer-convenient, eco-friendly rotisserie chicken packaging

Case Study  |  www.packworld.com | Mar 4, 2008

The Hot N Handy (HNH) Rotisserie Pouch has garnered an FPA Gold Award in the Environmental and Sustainability Achievement category for Robbie Manufacturing, Inc..

http://www.packworld.com/casestudy-24713

Rx distributor turns to internal RFID (sidebar) | Success Story | Packaging World

Respondents to a recent Healthcare Packaging survey identified knowledge of validation and regulatory issues, as well as materials expertise as critical skills for packaging professionals in the healthcare market.

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RFID-based Process Management System

Case Study  |  www.packworld.com | Jul 31, 2008

This RFID-based process management system helped an instrumentation manufacturer achieve: hands-off data capture, labor savings, batch processing (read several tags at one time), and production process visibility throughout the supply chain and real-time tracking.

http://www.packworld.com/casestudy-25842

Decorated caps pass P&G s speed-to-market test | Success Story | Packaging World

After Quick Pak conducted initial production- line trials in March and additional trials and package testing in April, P&G required that Quick Pak deliver two million decorated caps beginning in June, when it would begin producing the liquid laundry detergent.

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