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Thiele Technologies Econo-Pal robotic palletizer

Barry-Wehmiller - Thiele Technologies

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Pet Food Manufacturer Thinks Outside the Box with EDL’s Double Tight Wrap Machine

EDL, as Massman Company

EDL Double Tight Wrap shrink wrapping machines use two perpendicular bands of LDPE film to tightly unitize and totally enclose a product or collation.

Pet Food Manufacturer Thinks Outside the Box with EDL’s Double Tight Wrap Machine

CombiScale Inc. PrimoWeigher Piece Count combination scales

Blue Dog Bakery redesigns dog treat packaging

Blue Dog Bakery has redesigned the packaging used for its entire line of all-natural dog treats to give the packages a more modern look that better reflects the dog treats inside. The new simplified packaging, produced by Hornall Anderson, better highlights the benefits of Blue Dog Bakery's treats on the package, marked as "all-natural," "low fat" and "made in the USA," with an updated typeface that makes the packaging print easier to read.

Blue Dog Bakery's redesigned packaging is simpler and features Ruffy, the spokesdog, in 3-D.

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Dreamfill Table Top Semi-Automatic Powder Filling Machine

Mondi Group to purchase petfood packaging company Nordenia

Oaktree Capital Management LLC, the majority shareholder of petfood packaging company Nordenia International, has agreed to sell Nordenia to Mondi Group. The deal, subject to approval of competition authorities, is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2012.

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Vacumet compostable metallized packaging papers

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Airflow Systems Inc. PCH Series portable dust collection systems

Airflow Systems

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Hydro-Thermal Corp. K600 Series Jet-Cooker add-ons

Hydro-Thermal Corporation

Court rules against petfood packaging company in insurance case

A petfood packaging company that damaged cans of dog food leading to a recall cannot seek compensation for damages under its commercial general liability policy, a US appeals court ruled. The petfood packaging company, Express Packaging of OH Inc., cannot seek reimbursement from its CGL policy with American States Insurance Co. after damaging cans of dog food belonging to petfood producer Mars Inc. during a packaging process, according to a ruling by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.

Natural/Organic Pet Food

Petfood product development: good and bad for consumers

“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” At the heart of that tried and true saying is the philosophy that nearly every problem can become an opportunity—a concept that businesspeople, including those in our industry, know well.

MOCON establishes permeation testing laboratory network

MOCON Inc. has established a global network of MOCON-certified permeation testing laboratories to provide independent material and package performance verification, regardless of location, for petfood products. Currently, the company has certified seven laboratories in North America, Europe and Asia, at which the company aims to offer affordable permeation testing services.

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Rollstock Inc. vacuum packaging machines

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