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ASKING ALL THE RIGHT QUESTIONS
Innovation purely for innovation’s sake is largely an unaffordable luxury for many companies in the fast-moving CPG (consumer packaged goods) industry, with its heavy reliance on measurable and quantifiable results that pure innovation may not always yield right from the get-go.
That said, there are some things companies can do in terms of possible risk mitigation before they embark on a costly investment to innovate a whole new packaging approach or design in a space that may not necessarily embrace it with open arms or is completely ready for it.
There is certainly a need for pragmatism and serious forethought for any ambitious innovation undertaking when it comes to CPG packaging— especially so in the food packaging arena, according to Fadi Rabbath, president of business development at the Montreal-based packaging systems integration services provider Gespro Packaging Inc.
Says Rabbath: “With food packaging today representing more than 60 per cent of total packaging used for all products in the world, innovation in food packaging has been very fruitful the last 10 years, becoming more diversified and incorporating more functions and technologies.
“This includes new pouches with spouts, Tetra Pak-style cartons similar to bottles, multilayer plastics that replace glass, new plastic material for microwaves, intelligent packaging, active packaging, RFID, nanotechnology, etc.,” says Rabbath, stressing the importance of asking and answering all the right questions before taking the plunge.
Including:
• Wh at’s the benefit of this new design? Is it change or innovation?
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• Wh at is the impact of the new material for my consumers?
• Wh at is the ROI (return-on-investment) of this new packaging and how can we justify it?
• Wh at is the cost on not acting to improve the current situation?
• Wh at are the advantages of changing the packaging will provide to my products?
• Wh at is the cost reduction? What is the anticipated volume increase of my sales? What is the price increase that the new packaging will help me achieve?
As Rabbath advises, “Always consider packaging, mainly the primary package, as part of your product.
“Packaging is not an accessory or waste,” he asserts. “It is sometimes the best way to differentiate and sell your products because It makes the first impression on your product and sends a strong message to consumers.
“Because it is in direct contact with the food product that it needs to protect physically, chemically, organically and during transportation to deliver almost the same taste then when you prepared your product in the plant, we need to fully evaluate the different impacts from the points of view of the consumer, the retailer/distributor, the plant capacity to adapt, the suppliers, and the timelines for these changes, Rabbath points out.
“Food packaging is a technology based on science that is evolving faster than we think,” Rabbath proclaims, “and it is important to always understand that innovation is a process that will impact all your company’s functions, which means that innovation needs a culture of openness to new ideas and the capacity to transform reality.” As with most things, there is no substitute for keeping things real.
Canada’s leading frozen seafood products manufacturer tests the waters in the fresh fish category with mouth-watering product selection and eye-catching packaging design to accelerate organic growth in the domestic market. Cover photography by Naomi Hiltz
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NAME CHANGE A PACKAGING GAME-CHANGER FOR ICONIC DINNER BRAND
A simple product name change may not sound like earthshaking news, but it’s a real game-changer when it involves an iconic food brand selling millions of packages to loyal Canadian consumers year after year—like the universally-beloved Kraft Dinner boxes of tubular noodles and powdered processed cheese have been doing for decades.
Happily for its brand-owner Kraft Canada Inc., formally rebranding the product’s name last month to the long-used colloquial KD acronym is a logical step in the product’s name evolution reflecting the consumers’ own preference, rather than a risky leap into unknown territory.
“Kraft Dinner has been lovingly referred to by Canadians as KD for decades, and the name evokes a deeprooted connection to the ultimate comfort food,” says Kraft Canada’s brand director Kristen Eyre.
“For many, the name elicits an emotional connection to childhood, summer camp and student life on campus,” says Eyre citing the brand’s widespread appeal across all age groups and socio-economic demographic groups for generations.
A stalwart staple in Canadian pantries since 1937 and still one of the top-selling grocery items in the country, the updated KD has also undergone dramatic and comprehensive packaging redesign to reignite its long-enduring love affair with Canadian consumers.
Designed by Kraft Canada’s longtime packaging design partner Pigeon Brands, the new boxes feature bright-yellow stylized KD lettering and a striking image of cheese-coated noodles on a fork set against graduated tones of blue background to drive the brand message home at the shelf level, according to Pigeon Brands founder and chief executive officer Thomas Pigeon, without sacrificing any of the product’s brand equity.
“The new package design is simple, clean and iconic, while the new KD logo is fun, dynamic, craveable, and signals the great taste experience inside the pack,” says Pigeon, adding the KD rebranding project represents the most extensive package redesign work that Pigeon Brands has done for Kraft in 20 years.
“We’re proud to be a part of recrafting Kraft Dinner packaging to the new KD identity,” says Pigeon, adding that his company also developed new designs for all the 27 different SKUs (stock keeping units) in the KD brand family, including KD E xtra Creamy, KD Three Cheese, KD Smart, KD Shapes and KD Deluxe varieties.
With an estimated 120 million KD boxes produced each at Kraft Canada’s landmark Mont-Royal production facility in Montreal, Canadian consumers will see the new KD boxes arrive at their local grocers over the next 12 months, according to Kraft Canada, as sales of existing boxes with older design wind down.
“This really is a significant restaging for a renowned multinational brand like Kraft, but it is completely in line with how Canadian consumers think about brands today,” Pigeon told the Can-
adian Packaging magazine.
“It may say Kraft Dinner on the box, but it has been KD in their hearts and souls for some time now.
“It’s a term that has already been used in advertising jargon for many years,” he notes, “and it pops up regu larly in consumer group surveys and in grocery store conversations.
“The name KD is a massively iconic term of reference that simplifies the brand’s com munication with consumers, so from the design point of view we had to make it appear direct, fresh, ener-
getic and straight to the point.
“Having taken Kraft Dinner through four design reiterations over 20 years of working with Kraft, which were mostly strategic revisions, this move to KD rebranding was an exponentially more intense creative undertaking than anything we have ever done with Kraft in the past,” Pigeon reveals.
“While the name on the package has officially changed to KD, it will have the same distinctive taste, appearance and texture that consumers expect and love from KD,” adds Eyre. “This beloved brand has always been more than the sum of its parts.
“What’s in a name? When it comes to KD, there’s plenty,” Eyre states. “It conjures memories, stokes hunger, and brings smiles to faces.
“Our fans made us who we are today with every squirt of ketchup, chopped-up wiener or shot of hot sauce: they’ve made KD their own, right down to the name.”
NEW MAYO PACKAGING A REFINED FAMILY AFFAIR FOR FOOD IMPORTER
It takes a lot of faith, courage and self-belief to build a successful food business literally from breadcrumbs. But that’s exactly what the Toronto-based Neal Brothers Foods Inc. has done over the years since its founding brothers Chris and Peter Neal began helping their mom make croûtons for commercial sale at the family kitchen in Aurora, Ont., back in 1998.
And while croûtons remain part of the company’s present-day product portfolio, its product selection has grown exponentially over the years.
Today, it comprises a broad variety of condiments and dressings, chips and pretzels, dips and sauces, and other snack-food mainstays retail-
the flagship Neal Bothers label in elegant, boutique-style packaging that really plays up the company’s commitment to product authenticity and the use of all-natural, locally-sourced ingredients.
Designed by the renowned packaging design and branding services provider Slingshot Inc., the company’s new 250-ml glass widemouth jars of Neal Brothers Mayonnaise —available in Classic, Truffle, Sriracha and Lime flavor varieties—use old-school aluminum lids and clean, uncluttered product labels to project the product’s key all-natural product attributes and gourmet quality and taste.
ingredient to source was the large quantities of locally-produced, organic, free-run eggs to meet our needs, but we found them,” says company co-owner Peter Neal.
“The inspiration for the flavors came out of a family brainstorm meeting where we rated the most fun, tasty and trending gourmet flavors that we enjoy at home ourselves,” he relates.
Adds co-owner Chris Neal: “Our loyal customers enjoy experimenting with new flavors and finding new ways to create their dishes at home.
“Mayonnaise is one of those condiments that makes a perfect accompaniment to a simple BLT sandwich, or it can add a whole other level of flavor by using it as a marinade for chicken and fish dishes,” he says.
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“We are so pleased these new mayos are such a hit with our Canadian fans,” says Neal, citing brisk early sales of the product at retailers like Longo’s, The , Highland Farms, Nature’s Emporium, The Sweet PotaFresh & Wild Food Market and Fiesta Farms, with leading national Loblaws planning to introduce the product at its stores in September. Produced and co-packed for Neal Brothers in Toronto, the four distinct mayo flavors comprise:
A fridge staple and “musthave” addition to dips, spreads, sandwiches and toppings, this gluten-free, natural mayo is made with organic soya oil, organic eggs and yolks, extra virgin olive oil, vinegar, salt, organic sugar, spices and lemon juice concentrate.
Formulated to add a little gourmet finesse to a burger, or to use in special recipes, such as gourmet-truffle-egg-salad-on-rye.
The spicy mayo is made to turn up the heat for dishes such as fish tacos and other popular finger foods.
Offering a tangy twist and zip on top of fish or chicken, or for use in various salads and coleslaws.
In addition to the new mayo look, Slingshot also worked with Neal Bothers to introduce new packaging for the Pink Himalayan Salt Kettle-style chips and Kettle Corn popcorn, which are produced and packaged in OPP (orientated poly propylene) pillow bags by the company’s copacking partner in Minnesota.
“We wanted to inject more personality into the brand in an effort to engage the consumer,” Peter Neal explains. “We wanted people to know there really were two brothers, and we also wanted to awaken the brand and create a story with a point of differentiation on the shelf and in the market.”
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With private-label branding, regulatory compliance and supply chain optimization continuing to drive the increased use of product pictures, logos, color warnings and variable data elements, the new ColorWorks C7500 digital label printer from Epson America, Inc. is designed to help industrial manufacturers and label converters overcome those challenges in a cost-effective manner with the proprietary JITC (Just In Time Color) labeling capabilities. Powered by the patented, modular PrecisionCore print chip technology to deliver optimal performance in fulfilling high-mix label requirements and variable printing demands, the durable benchtop printer is claimed to combine enhanced print speed, high image quality, good ink durability, and superior color resolution with the flexibility to cost-effectively scale up production as needed in applications ranging from chemical compliance to private-labeling of hardware goods. Equipped with an innovative printhead configured in a line-head configuration to ensure high image resolution, faster speeds, precise dot placement and diverse media handling, the four-color printer is housed in industrial-grade metal casing for extra durability in harsh manufacturing environments.
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Designed to address the needs of label converters and brand-owners looking for an out-of-the-box, roll-to-roll digital printing solution to meet growing customer demand for short-run digital labels, the new 2600 Series Mini Press from Colordyne Technologies employs a single Memjet printhead capable of printing at 60 feet per minute at 1,600x1,600-dpi (dots per inch) resolution, as well as industrystandard Harlequin RIP software and 15-inch touchscreen providing the operator with an easy-to-use workflow to handle a broad range of variable data applications. The system’s robust, dually-supported frame provides the capacity to handle 24-inch (600-mm) outside diameter rolls, with its
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Bélair has an extensive background in packaging equipment and food processing equipment. He has worked in the Canadian market for approximately 20 years.
The new model XPdius i-130 vertical form/fill/seal (VFFS) bagging machine from WeighPack Systems Inc. boasts a range of time-saving, tool-less features to facilitate exceptionally quick film loading, pull-belt replacements and bag-width changeovers, while providing easy access to the front, back and inside of the frame for easy machine maintenance and servicing. Capable of running 130 bags per minute with up to 4.25-inch-long bags, the XPdius i-130 is equipped with two Panasonic servomotors and drives to ensure optimal control over acceleration, deceleration and positioning. The system’s standard cantilevered air film shaft feature eliminates the need to use side-chucks to hold the film in place—thereby enabling exceptionally fast bag-width changeovers. Outfitted with easy-to-program color touchscreen terminal for easy recall and set-up, the XPdius i-130 system also offers many value-added optional features such as gas-flushing, polyethylene seal assembly, a hole punch, a vibratory shakedown settling device, bag squeezers, and full connectivity to product code dating/printing devices.
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Having previously served as Director of Sales in the Toronto region, Ms. Vegso will continue to drive sales and growth throughout Canada and will take commercial responsibility for PECO’s existing Canadian renter base. As General Manager, Lisa will also work with PECO’s Service and Operations teams to lead the company’s overall depot, transportation, and distributor strategies in Canada, including acquiring and expanding depot services.
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SEA CHANGE IN THE AIR
Frozen seafood processor champions proactive marine sustainability and relentless product innovation to build up on its hard-earned industry leadership status
BY GEORGE GUIDONI, EDITOR PHOTOS BY BEATRICE SCHULER AND NAOMI HILTZ
High Liner Foods is on a mission to help Canadians eat more seafood. At the helm of this mission is Jeff O’Neill, newly-appointed COO (chief operating officer), who is a firm believer that seafood is a key component to a healthy, vibrant lifestyle.
“There’s a plethora of credible studies out there showing the clear nutritional benefits of higher fish and seafood consumption in our diets,” says
O’Neill, a high-energy native of Walkerton, Ont., with over 20 years of food industry experience at some of Canada’s largest food multinationals, including Quaker Oats, PepsiCo and McCain Foods
“Some of these studies show that an average Canadian consumer who introduces fish into their diets as the main dish for two meals a week on a regular basis are likely to see a marked improvement in their cardiovascular heath within four months, along with better brain health and performance,” extols the 45-year-old graduate of St. Mary’s University in Halifax and a holder of an
MBA degree from the renowned University of Liverpool in England.
“As Canada’s leading frozen seafood products company, it is our obligation and responsibility to make it easier and more affordable for Canadian consumers to access the health benefits that seafood products can offer,” says O’Neill, who was appointed as the company’s most senior Canadian executive last May following departure of its longtime chief executive officer Henry Demone, now the company’s chairman of the board.
Naturally, achieving a significant and sustained increase in seafood consumption across North America is a direct daily imperative for the $1.2-billion frozen seafood products powerhouse who has propelled its annual revenues fivefold in the last decade with well-executed strategic acquisitions and integration of several prominent East Coast seaboard-based seafood producers such as Fishery Products International (FPI), Viking Seafoods, American Pride Seafoods, and the Icelandic Group’s U.S. and Asian business assets.
WAY TO GROW
Nowadays sourcing over 30 different edible marine species from 20 countries worldwide to produce a highly diverse portfolio of frozen value-added seafood products for leading North American grocery retailers and foodservice operators at the company’s landmark processing facility in Lunenburg, N.S., High Liner is now focusing its strategic efforts at accelerating the company’s organic marketplace growth in Canada, where it generated sales of $336.7 million in the last year.
As O’Neill relates, the company intends to achieve this primarily through continued product innovation and high-profile marketing efforts based in large part around its highly distinct and attractive retail packaging.
“There are lots of challenges to overcome,” says O’Neill, who joined High Liner in 2011 as vicepresident of sales In Canada and proceeded to assume larger responsibilities for marketing right up to his recent appointment as the new COO and president of Canadian operations.
“The macroeconomics are certainly not working in our favor with today’s low Canadian dollar because we purchase all our raw materials in U.S. currency,” says O’Neill.
“Our global procurement model does not really allow us to offset these costs with lower prices for Canadian-sourced fish,“ says O’Neill, noting the company had sold off its fishing vessel fleet in the early 1990s following the infamous collapse of East Coast cod stocks from long-term overfishing in the region.
“We currently purchase about 250 million metric tonnes of H&G (headless and gutted) fish from around the world today, which makes it a pretty large shopping basket,” O’Neill told Canadian Packaging in a recent interview at the company’s nominal Canadian headquarters just north of Toronto in Concord, Ont.
“From the species perspective, we mainly stay within the established shipping lanes, with salmon,
High Liner Foods chief operating officer Jeff O’Neill accompanied by vice-president of retail marketing Kate Galbraith, who heads the leading seafood processor’s ‘Fish for All’ marketing campaign designed to encourage higher levels of fish consumption in Canadian households through education and a more diverse product variety for all age groups.
cod, haddock, pollock and sole being our mainstay wild-caught species.
“This catch is complemented by farmed salmon, tilapia, bass and shrimp,” says O’Neill, noting that about 70 per cent of High Liner’s raw catch is wildcaught.
While High Liner has been primarily a retail business throughout the company’s illustrious 115-year history, its 2007 acquisition of the aforementioned FPI gave it a major presence in the North American foodservice industry and commodity business, O’Neill relates.
Our Canadian business is roughly split 50-50 between retail and foodservice customers,” O’Neill notes, “whereas in the U.S. foodservice accounts for 70 per cent of our sales.
“Today we are the largest value-added seafood supplier in North America,” says O’Neill, citing food distribution giants such as Sysco, Gorton’s and U.S. Foodservice among its biggest distributor clients, along with a long list of quickservice restaurant operators such as the McDonald’s chain, among many others.
“In Canada, we roughly have a 60-percent share in the foodservice market, and a 53-percent share in the value-added frozen fish market,” O’Neill points out.
“In fact, our next-biggest competitor in the Canadian retail space is in fact the private-label store brands, rather than another seafood manufacturer.”
This marketplace dominance and leadership did not just come along by happy accident or overnight, O’Neill quickly asserts.
“Our historical heritage, being a 115-year-old company, is a competitive advantage in its own right, leveraging our industry knowledge and experience,” he points out.
“From a consumer perspective, we have an iconic brand that Canadians instantly connect with,” says O’Neill, citing the company’s venerable trade -
marked Captain High Liner graphic logo and brand icon that has remained largely unchanged since its introduction in the 1960s.
“We remain a highly resilient company today in large part to our great heritage and great brand equity,” O’Neill reiterates, “which gives us a great foundation to build on into the future.
“We have always been in it for the long haul, and with our approach to quality, procurement, sustainability and how we do business in general, that long-term view is largely responsible for allowing us to enjoy our success today.
“It would have been easy to just close up shop when the East Coast cod stocks collapsed back in the 1990s,” O’Neill states, “but that’s just not how this company operates.”
LESSONS LEARNED
While East Cost cod stocks are projected to bounce back to harvestable levels within the next year or so, O’Neill says High Liner is well aware of its responsibility in ensuring that future commercial fishing activity in the region operates at sustainable levels to avoid another resource depletion calamity.
“We recognize the need to work globally with our fishing partners, NGOs (non-governmental organizations) like the SFP (Sustainable Fishing Partners) and the industry to ensure there are sufficient raw materials in the future to keep our business operating.
“That’s why in 2010 we publicly declared our intention to have 100 per cent of our raw material coming from a sustainable source by the end of 2013,” O’Neill relates.
According to O’Neill, the lion’s share of the company’s flagship masterbrand High Liner packaged products—comprising hundreds of different SKUs (stock-keeping units) and numerous package sizes and formats—today boast the universally-recognized MSC (Marine Stewardship Council) on-
pack ‘eco-label’ validating the products’ Certified Sustainable Seafood credentials and classification.
“We announced in 2013 that we got up to 99.1 per cent of all our product coming from sustainable sources, with a few species that we continue to work on today,” says O’Neill.
“But moving from 25 per cent to over 99 per cent in just over three to four years is a really big accomplishment, achieved through some visionary leadership by our company management and a lot of partnership-building with the NGOs and other industry stakeholders,” O’Neill remarks.
Naturally, this commitment to resource sustainability has gone hand-in-hand with numerous proactive initiatives undertaken by High Liner in recent years to reduce the company’s overall carbon footprint—both on the processing and the packaging side of the business.
“We are fully committed to protecting the environment through responsible business practices, and this commitment extends to our packaging initiatives,” says High Liner’s vice-president of quality assurance, sustainability and government affairs Bill DiMento.
“We have worked hard to make our packaging more sustainable through several efforts, including reducing the size of shipping cases, making our packaging materials lighter, and optimizing truckloads to reduce fuel consumption and maximize storage space,” DiMento relates.
“We also converted the master cartons used to ship foodservice products to kraft paper cartons made from 100-percent recycled fibers,” he continues. “In addition, we now recycle about 90 per cent of the cardboard material that we used to send to landfills.”
For its part, the company’s historic Lunenburg facility, originally started up in 1964, has implemented numerous environmental upgrades to achieve meaningful reductions in its energy con -
Developed by Mississauga, Ont.-based branding and design agency Anthem, High Liner’s new Simply Fish packaging uses clear panels to showcase the product’s freshness, communicate transparency, and improve the tactile shopping experience at the all-importnat shelf level.
Featuring the company’s iconic Captain High Liner brand logo and graphics, the vast majority of value-added boxed frozen fish products, including the bestselling Pan-Sear and Signature brands above, nowadays bear a legible, internationally-recognized MSC (Marine Stewardship Council) ‘eco-label’ validating the product is sourced from sustainable stocks.
sumption requirements and GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions, according to DiMento.
“We have made a strong effort to reduce our environmental footprint by minimizing the amount of water, energy, carbon footprint, and usage of materials like packaging,” he relates.
“Notably, we have reduced the energy consumption in our Lunenburg facility by 550,000 kWh annually by retrofitting the plant’s lighting,” DiMento reveals.
“On the packaging side, we have redesigned packaging to use less material, while increasing performance, by joining forces with our packaging, ingredient, service and transportation suppliers to find reductions in each of these areas.”
Says DiMento: “We have made it a priority to make sustainable and responsible business practices part of our DNA as an organization to run our business in a responsible and sustainable manner.
“Not only is this good for business,” he explains, “but it also helps secure the long-term health of our oceans and the seafood industry overall.
“That’s why our commitment to environmental
sustainability begins at the very top with the senior leadership and extends throughout the organization,” DiMento states.
“We would not be as successful in our environmental sustainability initiatives if our employees didn’t fully embrace it,” says DiMento, noting that some of the company’s more successful environmental initiatives came as a result of partnerships with some of similarly green-minded key clients.
“Many of our key customers, from Walmart to Sysco, have been the driving force behind sustainability improvements and we’ve always held the belief that what’s important to our customers is important to us,” DiMento proclaims.
SHARED VALUES
“We only work with suppliers and partners who share our vision on responsible business practices because they truly understand their role is helping us drive improvements in our business.”
For suppliers who embrace High Liner’s penchant for collaborative partnerships built on mutual trust and respect, the rewards can be immensely gratifying.
Based in Mississauga, Ont., Anthem is a branding and packaging design agency that is by any measure one of High Liner’s most trusted partners.
For the past 20 years, Anthem has been helping High Liner create more powerful brands that stand out on shelf.
According to Anthem, this long-running relationship has been built on mutual trust, collaboration and creative license.
“We are extremely proud of having been High Liner’s sole supplier of packaging design for two decades,” says Bernadette Sheppard, Anthem Account Manager.
“Because High Liner knows we will always respect their brand equities, they give us creative freedom to explore fresh new ideas for redesigns and new product launches.”
According to Sheppard, this long-nurtured relationship was instrumental in the quick and wellexecuted packaging design of High Liner’s new Simply Fish line.
Representing High Liner’s very first foray into the fresh fish category, Simply Fish was launched across Canada in October of 2014.
A production line operator at the Lunenburg manufacruring facility performs visual inline quality assurance inpsection to ensure optimal product appearance and uniformity.
A fully-automatic Combi case-packer is equipped with an integrated Accuglide tapehead from 3M Company to ensure secure and reliable sealing of all loaded shipping cases.
Started up in 1964, the landmark High Liner Foods processing plant in Lunenburg, N.S., is one of the company’s four major manufacturing facilities located along the Atlantic northeastern seaboard, along with U.S.-based production plants in Portsmouth, N.H., New Bedford, Mass., and Newport News, Va., serving the U.S. foodservice and retail markets.
The brand provides Canadian consumers with a choice of fresh, premiumquality boneless fillets in wild-caught cod, sole, haddock and salmon.
The Simply Fish products are beautifully packaged in High Liner-branded trays that earned Anthem a Silver Award at last year’s PAC Global Leadership Awards competition in Toronto.
“Thanks to the high level of cooperation between High Liner and ourselves, everything came together pretty quickly—five to six months between the initial briefing and final execution—to meet the launch dates to which the retailers had committed,” Sheppard recalls.
“We even jointly developed the Simply Fish name by collectively brainstorming the best ways to communicate this new offering to Canadians.,” she confides.
“We wanted to convey that this is a whole new way for people to buy fresh fish products outside of the traditional fresh meat counters in store.
“Because it was crucial that consumers understood they were buying fresh, justcaught fish, we felt it would be very compelling for them to see the product for themselves in its fresh state,” Sheppard explains.
“For this reason, we opted for largely transparent packaging to provide a physical touch point at shelf that would complement the shoppers’ emotional engagement. We felt this level of transparency would also drive purchasing frequency.”
Adds Anthem’s strategy director Jennifer Murtell: “With freshness being such an important differentiator, it was really important to go more transparent in order to show off the raw product.
“Unlike the frozen seafood packages that primarily carry pictures of the final cooked product, showing off the freshness and the texture of the fish became much more important than providing a recipe inspiration.”
Well before these physical design elements were put into play, Murtell led the strategic restructuring of the High Liner brand portfolio.
“We reconsidered and tweaked the portfolio architecture across the product line-up so that it would be more consumer-relevant and intuitive,” she explains. “This entailed identifying consumer need states, as well as focusing on and organizing the offerings in a way that encouraged easier shopping.”
For this broader High Liner repositioning—as well as the new Simply Fish branding—Anthem conducted a full assessment of how modern consumers shop and
Supplied by Heat and Control, the fully-automatic Ishida brand multihead weighscales measure out precise portions of breaded fish strips fed inside a Hayssen vertical bagger.
Bagged and sealed portions of breaded chicken strips emerge from a Barry-Wehmiller Hayssen vertical bagging machine, controlled via an Allen-Bradley PanelView touchscreen terminal, onto an incline bucket elevator for swift transfer to the boxing stage.
Kate Galbraith joins the Lunenburg plant’s manufacturing business partner John Mills by the Ishida weighscales dispensing exact portions of fish strips and nuggets.
Packed in litho-printed paperboard cartons produced by Graphic Packaging in Montreal, the new Captain Crew strips and nuggets clearly aim at the young-age demographics.
choose a brand to create the intutive means to do so with the right packaging.
“Our primary creative challenge with Simply Fish was to ensure that we leveraged all of the power, heritage and credibility behind the High Liner brand, while still communicating the product’s novelty to consumers. At the end of the day, we wanted this to be a whole new purchasing experience for them.”
To project the new brand’s premium product designation and optimize shelf appeal, High Liner decided to go with black plastic trays—said to be fully recyclable, featuring high recycled content—seal-wrapped with a layer of clear and sturdy barrier film with minimal graphics and maximum open space on one side for product presentation.
The top film layer is flexographically printed in six colors by the Laval, Que.-based flexible packaging converter Pro-Pals, while the back of the package uses stick-on product labels—containing the Nutrition Facts box, ingredient listings and other key product information—that are litho printed in five colors by Labelprint America of Newburyport, Mass.
While it’s still too early in the game to quantify exactly how well the Simply Fish line has responded with the Canadian consumers, High Liner’s O’Neill is confident that the company is on the right track with both the product and its packaging design, style and format.
While acknowledging that entering a whole new retail store space is never a riskfree undertaking, O’Neill is counting on High Liner’s powerful brand equity and strong consumer brand
Close-up view of the Combi case-packing machine, which is integrated with a fully-automatic stacking station installed by Best Packaging Systems Inc.
A high-speed Domino model C6000 inkjet case-coder applies all the required variable product information onto the sides of filled shipping cases.
loyalty and recognition to help the Simply Fish brand venture succeed, without cutting into sales of its popular mainstay frozen brands such as High Liner Fish Sticks, Signature, Pan-Sear Selects and Flame Savours, among others.
“We are in it for the long haul in the fresh fish category,” O’Neill proclaims. “Our Simply Fish launch was all about helping discount retailers who don’t have in-store counters to satisfy their costumers who want the fresh fish experience.
“Up to now, it’s been a segment with 99-percent domination by private-label offerings, with no branding presence in the fresh fish format to speak of.
“So we thought it was a natural way to introduce the High Liner brand equity into that next-frontier fresh-fish segment,” O’Neill continues. “It has so far worked better in some places than others, but we are learning a lot from this experience.
“I think that Simply Fish will evolve with our long-term commitment to the idea and the value of providing an exciting new consumption opportunity for consumers in a different area of the store.
“We feel that the convenience of providing value-added, portioned glazed fish that’s ready to cook in minutes to produce a quality, low-calorie
Beneath the surface of all our work is fresh, strategic thinking and a deep-rooted understanding of the local market. That’s how we’ve helped Canadian brands like High Liner increase brand desirability to perform powerfully on shelf. Strategy + Creative: that’s our perfect catch.
A close-up of the product code and production date applied by the Domino A100 A-Series inkjet coding system.
The Alpha Compact inline label applicator from Weber Marking Systems attaches pre-printed product labels to the filled boxes of High Liner’s many foodservice product offerings.
A high-speed Vari-Right topload carton former made by Kliklok-Woodman works with a Nordson hot-melt applicator to ensure secure sealing of the tiny boxes of frozen shrimp.
serving of good-for-you protein fills an important void in the market,” says O’Neill, complementing Anthem for its original Simply Fish packaging design and structure that maintains the product’s shelf-life for five to seven days at the store-shelf level.
“From a segment perspective it’s breakthrough
packaging at its best,” O’Neill concludes. “Compared to the traditional white foam-tray-inshrinkwrap treatment, this package really bring a whole new level of excitement to a raw naked fish fillet by letting the consumer see the product in an attractive, upscale presentation that reflects this product line’s premium value and appeal.”
Kate Galbraith enjoying a coastline break within walking distance to the Lunenburg seafood processing facility.
The A100 A-Series inkjet solution from Domino is designed for highly reliable automatic operation with mninimal operator intervention.
Close-up of the user-friendly control interface for the high-performance Alpha Compact series topload label applicating system manufactured by Weber Marking Systems Inc.
Big bags of frozen seafood pass through the large-aperture model IQ3 inline metal detector from Loma Systems just before being placed into the corrugated shipping boxes.
HITS AND MISTS
Electronic cigarette components supplier employs digital label printing technology to add extra shelf presence and sizzle to its vaping concentrates
ANDREW JOSEPH, FEATURES EDITOR PHOTOS BY NAOMI HILTZ
The past 20 years have seen a large-scale backlash against smoking in public areas, and like it or not, with the many newlyuncovered health risks associated with smoking forming a highly negative public image of the tobacco industry.
As reflected by a significant reduction in the number of cigarettes sold in North America over the past decade, fewer people are smoking nowadays, either through quitting smoking or by not picking up the habit to begin with.
However, the intensely addictive nature of tobacco and nicotine have produced many studies suggesting that kicking the habit may be physically and psychologically more difficult than quitting heroin.
And while the pharmaceutical community has offered many possible solutions to those who wish to quit smoking, none is considered to be the panacea to the addictive habit.
But that just may change at long last.
Hipsters aside, most people may not yet be very familiar with the next big thing hitting the “smoking” market. Widely called ‘vaping,’ this novel technology is considered to be by many in the industry a safer, and more enjoyable way to kick the tobacco habit.
The mainstream media describes vaping products as e -cigs (electronic cigarettes), but for those in the know, there’s nothing close to a cigarette form or shape involved. It’s all an illusion of sorts—like a misty vapor that might smell like strawberries or vanilla, depending on the e-juice burned.
Now acknowledged as a mainstream activity— the Oxford Dictionaries made ‘vape’ its 2014
word of the year—vaping involves the inhalation of heated juices in a vapor form that may or may not contain nicotine, depending on the vaper’s preference. (The word ‘vape’ is actually an abbreviation of vapor or vaporize.)
Despite visual evidence to the contrary, when vapers (users) exhale, they are not exhaling smoke, but rather a fruit- or spice-scented vapor, or even the aromatic mist of chocolate, custard, cereal, candy, coffee, , cookie, peanut butter, pop and many other exotic and esoteric flavors.
UP AND AWAY
For upstart companies like the Toronto-based Vape Time Canada Inc., the method is a viable and credible smoking substitute that can actually help tobacco smokers kick the habit.
“Along with myself, I have talked with a lot of people who have cited vaping as a means to stop smoking cigarettes.
“I feel better physically, I don’t have a nagging cough any more, and I never feel the urge to smoke a cigarette,” Vape Time co-owner Dany Tetiorchin told Canadian Packaging during a recent visit to the company’s inauspicious shop and vaping lounge in north-central Toronto.
As he relates, “Lots of people who have quit smoking use by vaping continue to vape as a nonaddictive hobby, maintaining their new habit by piecemeal-constructing their own unique vaping unit, or cooking up their own specific blend of flavorful vaping juices.”
Tetiorchin notes that there are actually two different types of products that are labeled as electronic cigarettes. To distance itself from the negative aspects of smoking, Vape Time and others use the term ‘vaping’ to describe their products.
Within the vaping industry, its e-cig devices actually look more like high-tech spy gadgets than cigarettes, whereby if one didn’t know better, a vaping unit could easily be confused for a tobacco pipe.
Although originally ‘discovered’ in China in 2006, and picked up by North American connoisseurs in 2008, vaping has in the past few years become the de facto dual-edged sword alternative for cigarette smokers looking to quit, and for those seeking to continue consuming nicotine at reduced risk levels.
The liquid within the vaping device, which is superheated and turned into an inhalable vapor is known as e -liquid or e -juice, contains three types of ingredients:
• m ixing agents such as a flavorless base or propylene glycol or vegetable glycerin;
• concentrate flavorings for enhanced taste and smell;
• n icotine, if so desired by the vaper.
Depending on the vaper’s preference, vaping juices can include differing strengths of nicotine, which can be gradually reduced for those attempting to quit smoking all the way down to zero nicotine added.
For Tetiorchin, the ‘fun’ aspect of vaping is an attraction in itself. He relates that many a hobbyist simply enjoys the challenge of creating their own personal vape unit from the various individual components that Vape Time sells.
For the more competitive-minded, vapers have been known to engage in contests to determine who can blow the largest lungful of mist into the air, create the largest or most smoke rings from a single pull, or form the largest table tornado, which is visually quite fascinating.
But is vaping really the safe alternative to smoking?
Tetiorchin and co-owners Vlad Kovinko, Matthew Harris and Jonathan Armstrong do acknowledge that the Ontario provincial government’s pending Bill 45 will determine if vaping contains the same health risks as smoking, and whether the sale of vaping products should be regulated in the same or similar manner as tobacco.
Even though the jury is still out, Tetiorchin points out there is no ignoring the existence of Vape Time’s many customers who seem to truly
Standing in front of their in-store menu, Vape Time co-owners (from left ) Vlad Kovinko, Dany Tetiorchin and Matthew Harris supply smoking alternative vape juices and devices to hobbyists and smokers trying to kick their addiction.
Vape Time co-owner Dany Tetiorchin uses the Bartender UltraLite software to design and print labels on the LX2000 color label printer made by Primera Technology.
enjoy the product and the hobby.
Just opening their store doors this past June, the four Vape Time owners are all experienced vapers who are united in agreement that even without any current government regulations in affect, it is imperative the company and industry as a whole conduct themselves in a mature and responsible manner.
“We won’t sell our product to kids,” proclaims Tetiorchin. “And even though vaping is not smoking, we also educate our customers to not vape in public places, such as restaurants or buses, out of respect to everyone else around them.
“Yes, it’s not smoking, but even though the cloud isn’t smoke, it looks like smoke, and that’s what forms the negative perception of the non-vaping community,” explains Tetiorchin.
“Even though the vape cloud is scented with agreeable aromas and dissipates incredibly quickly, we don’t want to upset people who would rather simply assume we are blowing hot smoke at them.”
As a self-made DIY (do-it-yourself) supplier of vape technology and requisite liquids for the relatively new industry, Vape Time also does a DIY job to fill and label its e -juice bottles.
The company sells pre-steeped bottles of e -juice that the owners craft and hand fill in their own lab, although the company says it may consider outsourcing this aspect in the future.
“We also provide the individual e-juice components, along with the measuring gear, for the hobbyist to create their own particular recipes,” relates Tetiorchin.
Vape Time already offers a vast range of vaping technology and devices, from the various power modules, pushbutton starters, non-resistance wires and ropes, syringes, graduated cylinders, empty bottles and DIY e-liquid flavors.
LABELING
The various e-juice flavors manufactured and sold by Vape Time include the cosmicallymanic monikers: Busted Custard, Cereal Abuser, Eastern Frusion, Frost Bite, Original Sin, Pear Bear, Starbuxx, Stranger Danger and Sublime
To differentiate its growing range of bottled e -juices, the company uses a brand new color label printer to create a highquality visual identity for each of its brands and flavors.
Utilizing the services of the Toronto-based DuraFast Label Company—distributor of a wide range of ink cartridges, printers and labelers, Durafast is an official sales representative of Primera Technology, Inc. color label printers in Canada Vape Time recently acquired a Primerabuilt LX2000 color label printer that Tetiorchin believes to be the first to be sold in Canada.
According to DuraFast president Basat Khalifa, the vaping market is becoming a major niche focus area for the equipment distributor, noting that the color label printers, label software, and other solutions provided by DuraFast offer those involved in vaping and e-cigarettes an affordable and easy way to make a splash in the market.
Tetiorchin agrees: “We purchased our Primera LX2000 color label printer in May, a month prior to us opening our shop, because we needed to ensure that our e-juice products really popped on our retail shelves.
“The colorful labels we have produced on the LX2000 has certainly helped, as our e-juice bottles are literally flying off the shelves,” he says.
ABOUT TIME
According to Tetiorchin, Vape Time generally runs the LX2000 printer at speeds of 30 to 40 labels a minute, six inches of print per second, which allows them to quickly dispense with the mundane work of hand-labeling the e -juice bottles and allows them to get back out onto the retail floor to discuss the merits of vaping with customers.
“It was imperative that we got a high-quality printer,” says Tetiorchin. “And while it’s true that our labels are kind of simple when it comes to color, whatever color we do utilize, the Primera LX2000 really makes them pop out.”
Being a new business with large initial costs, keeping finances in check is important, which is why Vape Time is happy that the relatively low ink costs involved.
The design of the LX2000 labeler features large and separate ink cartridges for the CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow and black) inks that aid in keeping the cost-per-label to a bare minimum.
Other value-added features of the Primera LX2000 inkjet color label printer include:
• T he use of a wide variety of substrates including paper, polyester, polypropylene and vinyl;
• Pigment inks for more durable labels, including the all-important waterproof substrates that provide effective and reliable resistance to moisture and UV (ultraviolet) light exposure;
• Wired Ethernet, USB 2.0 and wireless con nectivity;
• Built-in pizza-wheel cutter for label separation;
• Easy-to-use, out-of-the-box BarTender UltraLite label design and printing software.
“The BarTender software that was provided with the Primera LX2000 by DuraFast is very easy to create with,” explains Tetiorchin.
“It’s a snap to create the initial label and a snap
to make alterations to it, such as when we need to note differing products strengths. It’s just more efficiency, which we really appreciate.”
For now, Vape Time is enjoying the bloom on the rose, with tremendous walk-up traffic and wordof-mouth helping get the word out about vaping and the shop’s knowledgeable staff.
While it is far too early to think about future plans of expansion, Tetiorchin and his fellow coowners certainly hope to see the vaping trend continue grow into the mainstream.
“It’s still a relatively young hobby here in Canada,” he acknowledges. “For the still burgeoning vaping industry, our greatest problem isn’t in gathering new customers—those that want to know already know all about it.
“The biggest challenge is overcoming the incorrect impression of vaping gleaned from incorrect data: that is something we at Vape Time want to eliminate,” he concludes. “We’re confident that there is a place for vaping, and when it becomes even more mainstream, Vape Time will be ready to help lead the way to broader acceptance.”
Label Company
Supplied by the Durafast Label Company, Primera Technology’s model LX2000 color label printer creates up to 40 labels a minute for Vape Time.
A roll of stick-on labels created by the Primera LX 2000 color label printer for use on Vape Time’s e-juice bottles.
DuraFast Label provided Vape Time with the cost-effective LX2000 color label printing solution running on userfriendly, off-the-shelf label design and printing software.
For thobbyists looking to create their own e-juice recipes, Vape Time supplies its own line of mixing agents, which are filled on right the premises and simply decorated with pruct labels produced on the Primera LX2000 printer.
THE WINNING SPIRIT
Landmark Windsor distillery rises past marketplace trials and tribulations to remain a formidable world-class competitor in the high-stakes global liquor trade
BY GEORGE GUIDONI, EDITOR
PHOTOS BY COLE GARSIDE
For a community so heavily reliant on the highly cyclical North American automotive industry for the last half-century, the industrial southwestern Ontario city of Windsor has an unmistakable look and feel of a place whose glory days are behind it.
And although Windsor’s prolonged economic
decline is nowhere near the messy eyesore unfolding just south across the river in the once-mighty metropolis of Detroit, good news in terms of major local capital manufacturing investment is regrettably an exception to the norm nowadays.
So naturally, the completion of a $3.8-million upgrade and expansion of a key bottling line at the historic Hiram Walker & Sons Limited distillery complex on the northern banks of the Detroit River earlier this year was just the right tonic to
lift the spirits of local residents and businesses who have seen more than their fair share of factory closings and layoffs in recent years.
Partly financed with a grant from the Ontario government’s Rural Economic Development Program, the timely capital investment has already had a profound psychological morale-boosting impact on the 140 hourly workers employed at the plant, which had undergone severe restructuring and downsizing a few years ago after losing a key global packaging mandate for a third-party business.
Today, Hiram Walker operates as a whollyowned subsidiary of French-based alcoholic beverages conglomerate Pernod Ricard SA , and is closely affiliated with Canadian marketer and distributor of spirits and imported wines Corby Spirit and Wine Ltd.
With an estimated $8 million in various capital upgrades poured into it over the last year, the historical, multi-building Hiram Walker distillery complex—located a stone’s throw away from the Canada-U.S. tunnel border crossing—is once again firing on all cylinders in its quest to remain a key player in the fiercely-competitive, high-stakes North American marketplace for distilled spirits.
HIGH FIVE
According to Hiram Walker’s director of production Jason Leithead, the multiphase modernization of the bottling plant’s Line Five—one of the facility’s four packaging lines named after the previous production lines they replaced over the years—has not only cemented the operation as the largest Canadian-based distillery by volume, but has also rejuvenated its technological skillset and competence to carry those leadership credentials well into the future.
“This investment in Line Five goes a long way in securing more stable full-time and seasonal employment at the plant. The line requires 10 employees to produce the expected volume,” Leithead told Canadian Packaging on a recent visit to the Hiram Walker facility, which annually bottles 4.7 million mixed nine-liter cases of high-quality liquor and liqueurs for a multitude of customers across Canada, the U.S. and Latin America.
“This is by far the biggest single investment in bottling by our parent company since taking over the plant’s ownership,” Leithead confides.
“It was really a dark time for us at the plant for a while after losing the third-party business, but now that we have got the organization back to the right size and scale, while investing in new production capabilities, things are at long last looking up,” says Leithead.
“The work we have done to bring Line Five back to life has been an essential part of this operation’s recovery,” Leithead asserts, praising the line’s robust operational flexibility and quick-changeover capabilities.
“It enabled us to significantly diversify our product mix with a whole new range of unusual bottle sizes and bottle shapes such as diamond, oval, rectangular, hexagonal etc., which in turn allowed us to attract more business and customers—both brand
Posing just outside the Hiram Walker & Sons Limited headquarters in downtown Windsor, Ont., director of production Jason Leithead is one of the key figures behind the successful completion of an $3.8-million bottling line modernization project.
BOTTLING
names and new co-packing business,” he explains.
With exports accounting for roughly a half of the distiller’s annual output, the Windsor operation uses the highly-automated Line One and Line Eight to produce its mainstay flagship brands of Wiser’s rye, Lamb’s rum, Polar Ice vodka, Hiram Walker whisky, and the fast-growing Malibu Coconut Rum brand for the Canadian and U.S. markets.
For its part, the upgraded Line Five is used primarily for the bottling of popular flavored spirits such as the orange-flavored Triple Sec liqueur and the extensive McGuinness brand of fruit-based schnapps, aperitifs and specialty liqueurs. Line Five’s flexibility with variable bottle shapes and sizes also makes it ideal for bottling some of the organization’s latest innovation products, including Lot 40 and Pike Creek Canadian whiskies.
The remaining Line Four specializes in packaging the smaller-sized 200- ml and 375- ml sizes of various popular liquor brands in PET (polyethylene terephthalate) plastic containers, which is now used to package nearly a half of all the spirits bottled at Hiram Walker.
While the aforementioned Malibu Coconut Rum enjoys a loyal but a fairly niche following in Canada, it is a hugely popular brand in the vastly bigger U.S. market—currently marketed in more than a dozen different flavor varieties south of the border, according to Leithead.
“At about two million cases per year, Malibu is our second-biggest brand by volume,” he relates, “and in the last few months we have also started bottling Malibu brand for new markets in Mexico, Argentina and Brazil.”
Adds Leithead: “It may surprise some people, but Wiser’s rye is actually already the largest whisky product family in the Canadian domestic market.
“Although other Canadian whisky brands may have a bigger global presence at the moment,” he concedes, “we have some serious aspirations of changing that status quo in coming years.”
While the bottling facility normally operates on a one-shift, five-days-a-week production schedule for Lines One and Eight, “They are generally overloaded up to 120 to 130 per cent of capacity, which we have to make up with some overtime and occasional weekend shifts,” Leithead relates.
“But come September, the peak season leading up to Christmas forces us to switch over to two–shift production, with an added afternoon shift, to keep up with the surge in demand.”
HOME RUN
Having installed significant quantities of automated machinery at the plant in the last few years enables the busy facility to adjust its production levels with minimal disruption and downtime, according to Leithead.
“Naturally, we are ultra-automated on the distilling side, which is run by three operators per shift on 24-hour schedule, five days a week, and there is also a small group of employees running the powerhouse operation 24/7 to supply the plant with electricity, steam and compressed air,” Leithead reveals.
“But it is the bottling side where we have realized the benefits of automation in a significant way
in recent years,” he states. “Not all so long ago, everything was done by hand: applying labels, putting on closures, putting bottles inside gift-packs and so on.
“That’s all gone now: today we have state-of-the-art machinery to take care of all those tasks with unprecedented speed, accuracy and reliability.”
In fact, the highly automated Line One—capable of filling and capping 750- ml glass containers at up to 320 bottles per minute—typically requires only four operators to oversee its upstream bottling operation.
“The operator is there to rectify any bottle breakage or other such obvious fine malfunctions, but for the most part it is the photoeyes and pressure sensors deployed throughout the line that really control the process flow,” Leithead explains.
The process begins with a fully-automatic unloader/uncaser picking the empty bottles out of their shipping boxes, merging them into a single line, and conveying them to the Krones Variojet rinser, which swiftly prepares the containers with a quick rinse of vodka to get them ready for filling.
The bottles then go inside the rotary Krones Isofill vacuum filler, which at first slightly overfills each bottle and then uses vacuum suction to bring the liquid volume to the precise target level.
The bottles then pass through a capping station, which quickly embeds a thread pattern inside each and every bottle cap before securely attaching it to its container.
Leithead explains that the bulk of the highly advanced and technologically top-notch Krones production and packaging machinery was brought into the plant in 2001 and 2004 under the previous ownership.
At the time, the idea was to turn the Hiram Walker bottling plant into a high-throughput, high-volume mass production operation cranking out tens of thousands of cases of one single product at a time. And although the plant’s production needs and mix had changed since its acquisition by Pernod Ricard in 2005, Leithead says he’s very happy to
The Hiram Walker distillery currently produces nearly two million cases of the Malibu Coconut Rum brand products in a diverse range of flavor varieties for export markets.
The Windsor distillery is the birthplace of the famed Wiser’s brand of Canadian whiskey, which is the Number One bestselling whiskey brand in the Canadian domestic market.
Completion of the Line Five upgrade has enabled the Hiram Walker distillery to accommodate a much broader range of unique bottle shapes, sizes and label designs.
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BOTTLING
have the Krones equipment left behind as a cutting-edge technology legacy asset.
“We just have to figure out how to make all this nice Krones equipment fit better with what we’re doing today,” he chuckles, noting the technology’s capabilities largely exceed the plant’s existing production needs for the most part.
“The superior design of Krones machinery has all kinds of features, automation and intelligence that the previous, outdated equipment could not possibly have had,” Leithead notes, “and we are constantly working on making the most effective use of it all.”
After capping, the bottles pass through the Krones Checkmat fill inspection system to verify the correct fill level inside each bottle.
To make sure the system operates at optimal efficiency, plant personnel challenge the line by adding a few underfilled or overfilled test bottles to ensure the Checkmat system catches all the out-of-spec containers, as well as those missing a closure, and automatically removes them off the line.
Empty shrinksleeved glass bottles of the bestselling Malibu Coconut Rum going through Line One’s high-speed rinser before proceeding to the filling stages.
Rows of shrinksleeved Malibu Coconut Rum glass bottles being conveyed towards Line One’s rinsing station to commence the filling and capping process.
Finished bottles emerge from the highspeed Fowler/Zalkin capping station to make their way to the checkweigher.
“We do that every hour to make sure that the machine is working exactly as it should to help us maintain optimal quality control and assurance throughout each shift,” Leithead explains.
For bottles that are not pre-decorated, the line employs a Krones Multimatic labeling system to apply pressure-sensitive, wet-glue, and/or tamper-evident tax-stamp export labels to the bottle with precise placement and repeatability anywhere along its shape as required.
“We can do just about any labeling assortment, including a band at the foot of the bottle, face labels, back labels, shoulder labels, neck-wraps and
so on in any combination of pressure-sensitive or wet-glue labeling,” he explains.
Because the pre-decorated bottles bypass the labeling stage altogether, the line operators can use the freed-up time to perform routine machine maintenance and clean-up in anticipation of the next shift, Leithead adds.
“We have a dedicated crew of seven mechanics and three electricians to do all the required machine maintenance,” Leithead relates, explaining that the plant’s specially-trained bottling technicians perform the lion’s share of product changeovers, which typically require about four hours to execute.
“From a manufacturing productivity standpoint, it would be nice to see the same product running around the clock all the time,” he acknowledges, “but we have fine-tuned our production schedules to enable us to run the same bottle size for three to five shifts at a time.”
At this stage, the fully-labeled or pre-decorated bottles start making their way back to their original shipping cases to complete the loop—all within a few short minutes of being put on the line—using a Krones ContiPac case-packer and Barry-Wehmiller‘s AMBEC Cobra laner to group the bottled product into proper shipping configurations, such
A roll of pressure-sensitive Polar Ice vodka brand labels, produced by Mississauga-based labeling converter Spectrol Inc., awaits its turn on the Line One labeling station.
Fully-loaded corrugated shipping carriers manufactured by RockTenn are conveyed from case-packing station to the automatic case-sealer that quickly glues the carton flaps into place to secure each load with of the 750-ml glass bottles of the Malibu Coconut Rum brand product.
Hiram Walker director of production Jason Leithead keeps an eye on various quality control parameters displayed in real time on a large touchscreen HMI terminal.
A high-performance AMBEC Cobra laner merges the filled bottles of Malibu Coconut Rum into a single file for swift and smooth transfer to the case-packer downstream.
A ProBlue series hot-melt adhesive applicating system from Nordson Corporation is connected to the Line One case-packing station to seal loaded boxes of liquor shut.
Toronto-based Metro Label Company Limited is one of the two largest suppliers of high-quality decorative labels to the Hiram Walker bottling facility in Windsor.
The Krones Checkmat fill inspection system on Line One is used to verify correct fill levels and closure presence on each and every bottle filled on the high-speed line.
The high-speed, high-performance Krones Vacufill volumetric rotary filler is capable of reaching lighting-fast throughput speeds of up to 320 bottles per minute.
as the standard 12-bottle cases of 750- ml containers for the Canadian market.
The loaded cases then pass through a Krones Variocol case-sealer, which employs a Nordson model ProBlue 10 hot-melt adhesive applicator to glue the cases shut.
Each of these packaging line steps is recorded and entered in real time into the company’s IT-based quality control system, which generates a series of reports on running production to draw attention to any part of the process requiring corrective measures, Leithead explains.
After the cases pass through a Mettler Toledo checkweigher for weight verification, a Videojet model 2330 case-coder applies all the required product information onto the cases, including the production lot number, an Oracle system-based EPC (electronic product code) item number, date code, and its palletizing sequence number.
The cases, which are then conveyed to their assigned palletizing stations downstream, consist of two Alvey brand and two Matthews Conveyor brand palletizers
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from the Cincinnati, Ohio-based automated material handling systems manufacturer Intelligrated. The top layer is securely strapped by one of two OMS model 06RP strapping machines, and finally stretchwrapped on one of the two massive, fully-automatic, rotary-arm Orion stretchwrappers before being hauled off by forklift for warehousing or shipment.
For its part, Line Five comprises a well-balanced mix of sturdy, highly functional older-generation equipment—such as the 36-head rotary Horix HFV filler—and new state-of-the-art technologies.
“Most of the line upgrades were centered around labeling,” recalls Leithead. “We had some very old labeling machines that either didn’t work well anymore or took up too much time to service.
“As we looked at new labeling options, we also considered investing in a new capsule applicator to handle cork closures, as well as a new capper and new packer,” recalls Leithead, citing the $1-million Rural Economic Development Program grant as a critical contribution to the purchase of a brand new, high-speed Hartness Drop Packer
“In hindsight, the addition of this Hartness Packer was essential to helping make the line run as well as it does to package the many various-shaped products that are bottled on Line Five,” he adds.
“The strategy of the upgrade also enabled us to continue using some of our existing equipment including the capper, which we upgraded by adding an automatic cork-sorting function that was previously all done by hand,” Leithead relates.
“This level of automation minimizes downtime at the filler and capper,” he adds.
Efficiently integrated into existing Line Five footprint by the Toronto-based McRae Automation , the newly-installed equipment comprises:
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An SEW-Eurodrive frequency inverter helps to ensure smooth, safe and reliable product transfer of glass bottles along the Windsor plant’s Line Five conveyors.
A roll of pressure-sensitive decorative labels for the bottles of Triple Sec liqueur being fed into Line Five’s new high-speed P.E. Modular Top 1120-16
SM 4M labeling system.
The new P.E. labeling system on Line Five features three pressure-sensitive and one wet-glue labeling station to execute a broad range of decorative labeling configurations.
the revamped Line Five, the high-speed labeler boasts three pressure-sensitive and one wet-glue labeling station to execute a broad range of labeling patterns and configurations at speeds up to 200 bottles per minute. Applying high-quality roll-fed decorative labels supplied by Mississauga, Ont.based Spectrol Inc., Toronto-based Metro Label Company, and Fort Dearborn Company’s label converting plant in Laval, Que.
“While using the old filler and rinser means that we typically run this line at speeds of 130 to 150 bottles per minute, it’s nice to have a labeler in place that will be all ready to go at 200 bottles per minute when the time comes,” says Leithead.
“When we originally examined some of the
problems that Hiram Walker had in attracting new business from smaller brands, we discovered that the high-speed Line One and Line Eight were too large to handle the smaller runs economically, with a complete set of change parts costing up to $300,000,” Leithead recounts.
“So this modular PE labeler offered a much more cost-effective solution with much less expensive change parts,” he says.
“It is also physically a much smaller labeler than the other systems we have, with only 18 label plates and smaller star-wheels and other components.”
• The FTSystem CL600-HF + CT001-SE fill level detection system and a rejector table from AROL Group;
• A Linx model SL501 laser product coding system, working with Domino fume extractors to generate permanent, highly-legible product codes on the label substrates;
• A new-generation, servo-controlled Hartness 2800 series drop case-packer that provides smooth, gentle bottle handling and a “cushioned’ placement of each bottle into the case.
“This new drop-packer has significantly reduced bottle breakage on Line Five,” says Leithead, praising the machine’s flexibility, ease-of-use, and fullyautomatic operation that is already yielding a decent ROI (return-on-investment).
• An AROL pocket sorter for sorting and orienting plastic caps and corks.
A Nortan capsule applicator performs high-speed wraparound of tamper-evident capsules onto the bottle caps.
Fully-loaded sealed cases of Malibu Coconut Rum conveyed into one of two high-volume Alvey 881 palletizers.
The Windsor bottling facility makes extensive use of heavy-duty industrial motors from SEW-Eurodrive to power the plant’s Lagrotta conveying lines.
Pre-printed corrugated blanks supplied by the RockTenn containerboard plant in Milton, Ont., await their turn.
A palletized load of Malibu Coconut Rum has a wraparound plastic band applied to the top layer by one of two 06RP series strapping machines from OMS Group.
High rows of signature-blue CHEP wooden shipping pallets are used to transport the bulk of bottled liquor products produced at the Walker Hiram facility.
A model SL501 laser coder from Linx Technologies creates permanent, highly-legible product codes on body labels and neckwraps of the passing Triple Sec bottles.
A close-up look inside the P.E. label applicating system applying wet-glue back labels to filled bottles of Triple Sec liqueur coming off Line Five’s 36-head rotary Horix filler.
A brand new, fully-automatic case-packer manufactured by Hartness International provides gentle handling and placement of glass bottles into shipping cases.
Originally starting operations way back in 1857, the Windsor distillery is a year-round operation—shutting down for one week at Christmas, one week at Easter, and one week at the end of July for maintenance—with a proud history befitting many of its world-renowned brands.
With some of the site’s buildings boasting heritage site designations, the distillery first gained its prominence during the U.S. Civil War when many American operations shut down their distilleries to take up arms—leaving a large market void for both recreational and medicinal alcohol that fueled the company’s early growth.
And although there are many larger fuel ethanol distilleries operating in the U.S. and Canada nowadays, Hiram Walker consistently continues to rank as one of Canada’s top two distillers by volume.
In addition to supplying the market with 4.7 million cases of high-quality spirits bottled in 200- ml, 375- ml, 750ml, one-liter, 1.14-liter and 1.75-liter glass and plastic containers—supplied primarily by Owens-Illinois (glass) and Amcor (plastic)—the Windsor site is also a major supplier of bulk spirits, which are hauled to longdistance customers via rail-cars and road-tankers in mass quantities.
“The bottling business actually accounts for only 25 per cent of our total output here,” Leithead points out. “Whether bottled or bulk whisky, the spirit is matured in barrel warehouses for 4-20 years, depending on the brand.
“After maturation, those barrels are emptied and blended and—based on customer needs—we either bottle it or ship in bulk to its final destination.”
Says Leithead: “Being the oldest continuously operating distillery in North America naturally carries a lot of prestige and credibility.
“There is a high sense of pride among the company’s employees, investors, ownership and other key stakeholders,” he concludes. “And having carried out a series of strategic proactive
The new servo-controlled Hartness case-packer is designed to ensure a soft ‘cushioned’ drop of glass bottles.
Palletized cases of Malibu Coconut Rum moving to one of two fully-automatic Orion rotary-arm stretchwrappers.
The Freedom hot-melt adhesive application system from Nordson provides a high level of operational flexibility.
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A rotary-arm Orion stetchwrapper swings into action to secure each palletized load of product to the CHEP shipping pallet.
Each sealed case of bottled product passes by the model 2330 case-coder from Videojet Technologies for full product code application and verification by the nearby Cognex visionbased barcode scanner.
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VIVA LAS VEGAS!
Fast-growing exhibition provides a fitting backdrop for a lively happy anniversary
Few places in the world can rival Las Vegas as an ultimate backdrop to host a really festive celebration, and there will be plenty for PMMI-The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies to celebrate next month at the newly-upgraded and expanded Las Vegas Convention Center, Sept. 28-30, 2015.
Hosting the 20th anniversary of the biennial PACK EXPO Las Vegas packaging technologies exhibition, North America’s largest packaging trade show this year is expected to draw yet another record-setting audience of nearly 30,000 packaging professionals to the three-day display of modern packaging innovation and excellence, with over 2,000 exhibitors showing off their latest technologies, materials and solutions over 800,000 square feet of sold-out exhibit space.
According to the Reston, Va.-headquartered PMMI, next month’s show—co-located again with the Pharma EXPO exhibition of the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) —will serve over 40 different vertical markets, reflecting astounding growth of PACK EXPO Las Vegas over the years.
Starting out under the former PACK EXPO West banner in 1995, the show’s first edition featured 532 exhibitors and 9,334 attendees, PMMI points out, with exhibit space of about 200,000 square feet representing just a quarter of this year’s allocated floorspace.
The show’s international profile and flavor has also grown over that time both in terms of attendees— with 18 per cent coming from outside of the U.S. two years ago, compared to just eight per cent in 1995— and the number of exhibitors, which has grown to more than 300 from just 54 at the debut edition.
“Our PACK EXPO shows have evolved alongside the needs of attendees and exhibitors, and we’ve come a long way from where we started,” says PMMI’s long-time president and chief executive officer Charles Yuska. “Today, PACK EXPO trade shows are always the year’s most comprehensive events for packaging innovation.
“In the case of PACK EXPO Las Vegas, it’s been a quick jump from a regional show to the expansive, must-attend event it is nowadays.”
Focusing on supply chain solutions for the pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, nutraceutical and
medical device industries, the co-location of Pharma EXPO resoundingly underscores that point, according to Brian Barr, packaging systems sales manager at Hayward, Ca.-based packaging machinery manufacturer Heat and Control, Inc., one of the original 176 exhibitors who will be showcasing its high-performance packaging systems and solutions at Booth C-3627.
“The PACK EXPO show has evolved to serve the broader needs of a more diverse market that shares packaging as its nucleus,” Barr points out. “From equipment for food processing, to conveying, packaging, and inspection, this how provides a single forum for presenting and discussing solutions.”
Says Barr: “As a full-service supplier, we need a full-service trade show where our customers can discuss a range of projects at a single location, and PACK EXPO is that single source where we can communicate all our products and services.”
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In addition to expanding the scope of solutions dotting the show floor, PACK EXPO Las Vegas has adapted its educational and networking offerings to meet the needs of today’s manufacturing professionals.
Its signature Innovation Stage feature will occupy three stages on the PACK EXPO show floor (Booths C-1041, C-1045 and C-1049) and a fourth in Pharma EXPO (Booth N–559)—with each one offering free, top-tier 30-minute educational sessions running concurrently throughout each day of the show.
“One of the greatest benefits offered by our onfloor educational programming is the opportunity for a ‘cross-pollination’ of ideas,” says Maria Ferrante, PMMI’s vice-president of education and workforce development.
“This enables attendees to tap the potential of practices and applications proven in one industry but unexplored in their own.”
According to Ferrante, the presentations will provide a valuable opportunity to understand cutting-edge technologies, with subject matter experts, including industry consultants, exhibitors and association partners, describing specific applications and benefits.
With subjects ranging from explorations of the
latest innovations and regulations in flexible packaging to progressive ways to engage the workforce, the presentations will address many of the industry’s hot-button issues, including:
• Impact of serialization on the pharmaceutical industry;
• Advanced simulation software for packaging lines;
• A nti-counterfeiting technologies for packaging;
• Transforming automated packaging with reusability;
• Roadmap for creating a highly engaged workforce;
• T he latest snacking trends and their impact on packaging;
• T he next evolution of metal detection.
In addition, Pharma EXPO will also feature a world-class conference program curated by ISPE, Ferrante relates.
“PACK EXPO Las Vegas and Pharma EXPO is where the industry will go this fall to find winning solutions from top-tier suppliers,” Ferrante says.
“The value of the Innovation Stage presentations is that they provide the proper context that attendees will need to put those solutions into action at their plants.”
As the event has grown, PMMI has also added several customer-centric features designed to help attendees maximize their time on the show floor and leverage networking opportunities, with several industry-specific lounges and specialized pavilions like The Brand Zone providing quick access to the latest developments in specific markets.
Meanwhile, new features such as the Food Safety Summit Resource Center (Booth S-7632) of the Food Safety Summit, and the Center for Trends and Technology: Improving Production Through Innovation ( Booth C-4829), sponsored by Rockwell Automation and its PartnerNetwork Program , will focus on educating attendees in crucial technologies by offering seminars and one-on-one conversations with leading subject matter experts.
“Over the years, we’ve added features and events, but one key thing has not changed,” Yuska says.
“PACK EXPO Las Vegas is a venue where industry professionals come together to do business and to find the solutions they need for achieving operational excellence.”
For more information on and to register for PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2015, please go to: www.packexpolasvegas.com
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In addition to its own exhibit, Toronto-based metal detection technologies innovator Fortress Technology Inc. will take over the show’s Innovation Stage area on Monday, Sept. 28, to demonstrate the performance and cost-saving features of the company’s new Interceptor series metal detector— designed as an economical alternative to X-Ray systems with simultaneous multifrequency capabilities. Like all other Fortress-built metal detector models to be displayed at the show, the new Interceptor is fully covered by the company’s Never Obsolete service guarantee that provides its customer with parts, upgrades and a global service team for the life of the detector.
Booth: C-2430
(U.K. and U.S. versions), French, German, Italian, Latvian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Slovenian, Spanish, and Turkish.
Booth C-2200
Eagle Product Inspection (EPI) will launch three new additions to its portfolio of advanced X-Ray inspection and fat measurement technologies, distributed in Canada by PLAN Automation, they are designed to help meat, bulk and pumped food manufacturers adhere to food safety regulations, maintain robust inline inspection capabilities, and keep a competitive edge through optimized production and consistent product quality:
seamless process. For their part, he low-profile 1100 Series conveyors are ideal for moving small or lightweight products in extremely tight spaces.
Booth #C-1847
The Product Inspection Group of Mettler-Toledo will demonstrate the company’s new C3000 checkweighing system, boasting a highly modular design that allows for a wide range of system configurations, including the use of metal detection and/or vision inspection technologies. Covering a weighing range of up to 10 kilograms and enabling thorough high-speed inspection of up to 600 products per minute, the C3000 system is equipped with advanced weigh cells designed to offer maximum protection against production line disturbances and vibrations, whereby an optimized transition zone between the small-diameter rollers of the conveyors help improve product transfer for higher weighing accuracy and throughput. The dynamic C3000 system portfolio currently includes the C3530 model with a seven-inch touchscreen-terminal capable of storing up to 100 product set-ups and the C3570 model with a 15-inch touchscreen and storing capability of up to 200 product set-ups, with both models also offering an extensive range of optional software functions to support and streamline various production processes.
Booth #S-1706
• The Eagle FA3/M in l ine fat measurement and contaminant detection technology that provides an extremely high level of precision in discriminating between fat and lean meat products in cardboard cartons, plastic crates, and vacuum-packed frozen blocks;
• The Eagle Pipe pipeline X-Ray inspection system for precise contaminant detection in liquids, slurries and solid products to ensure optimal contaminant detection prior to the further processing and packaging stages;
• The Eagle Bulk 540 PRO X-Ray inspection system for inspection of high-volume, loose-flow foods, providing thorough identification of physical contaminants with precise rejection and capability to withstand rigorous hygienic demands.
Booth C-3803
Thermo Fischer Scientific will unveil its upgraded Versa line of checkweighers that feature more then 10 significant performance improvements from previous models to deliver more robust performance, including conveyor design, frame, load cell, reject mechanism, motor, mounting and more. Designed to improve accuracy and reliability, while decreasing maintenance requirements for food, pharmaceutical, and personal-care product companies that package products in pouches, bags and cartons, the globally-distributed Versa checkweighers can handle a wide range of package sizes in both dry and wet environments, according to the company, with their large, easy-to-read, color touchscreen displays and intuitive design make the units simple to operate. To help support global usage, screen language options include Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, English
Harpak-ULMA will demonstrate the various advantages of the company’s Super Protruding vacuum-skin packaging technology for optimal packaging of larger-sized cuts of meat. Formed on the G. Mondini Trave series tray-seal equipment, the innovative system enables secure packaging of product which protrudes greatly above the flange with either high- or low-profile pre-made trays, whereby a tight layer of vacuum skin is formed over the product and on the tray surface to create enhanced visual appeal and extended shelf-life performance.
Booth S-6107
Dorner Manufacturing will display the company’s SmartFlex Helical Curve conveyor, which is designed specifically to allow for tight turns in either ascending or descending applications. Based on Dorner’s proprietary, highly-flexible SmartFlex technology platform, the Helical conveyors offer simple, time-saving configuration and acquisition options to end-users in the food, medical, life sciences, industrial automation and packaging industries, according to the company. In addition, Dorner’s display will also feature the company’s SmartPace conveyor, which uses HMI interface to control the spacing, speed and orientation of products to merge multiple lanes together without product stops or gates in one smooth and
Graco Inc. will showcase the company’s new InvisiPac GM100 plug-free hot-melt applicator designed for a seamless fit and mounting into tight spaces on existing packaging lines. Operating at up to 10,000 cycles per minute, the high-speed applicator is equipped with an innovative patent-pending module tip filter that eliminates nozzle plugging to ensure more productive uptime, while enabling users to place beads or stitch patterns of glue with optimal accuracy and in full compliance to stringent hygienic requirements.
Booth #C-5440
JLS Automation will use the show to launch a fullyautomatic Osprey CL automatic chub loading system for optimal case-packing of chub packs into secondary packaging. Using the JLS Osprey robotic case-packer as a base, the system features single or dual ABB -made IRB 360 FlexPicker robots to achieve throughput speeds ranging from 125 chubs per minute (singlehead robot) to 200 chubs per minute (dual-head robot) depending on chub size, weight and pack pattern. The system’s other highlights include the use of speciallydesigned V-TRACK pick conveyor to eliminate rolling during picking; lightweight end-of-arm tooling with VOB (vacuum-on-board) technology for high-speed vacuum generation without external pumps or blowers; simple case with flight-free conveyor design for continuous-motion case transport without constant start/stop; and extremely fast changeovers to accommodatesvarious product diameters, lengths and widths for packaging chubs of ground beef, turkey, chicken, pork, sausage, pet-food, cookie dough, etc. weighing up to 10 pounds each.
Booth #C-4703
PMI Cartoning will showcase a dual-infeed VXL vertical cartoner integrated with an intelliFEED pouch handling system to provide a fully-automatic, all-servo vertical top-load cartoner that features multiple product handling areas to accommodate specialty ‘mac-n-cheese’ packaging applications where a carton is filled with dry pasta and a cheese sauce pouch. Under this set-up, the integrated intelliFEED pouch handling system orientates the cheese pouches from a bulk hopper, which are then loaded into a PMI tilt-tray system that ultimately delivers them into the carton, while the dry pasta is then loaded into the carton via a PMI dualflavor volumetric filler. To ensure efficient product loading, an oval spout system is synchronized with carton pockets to maintain robust throughput speeds of up to 200 cartons per minute.
Booth #C-3829
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Agr International, Inc. will showcase the company’s new Process Pilot automated blowmolder management system that works in conjunction with Agr’s Pilot Profiler system interface with the re-heat stretch blowmolder to provide precise material thickness distribution management and defect detection for PET plastic bottles, while offering hands-off blowmolder control. With the trend towards ever lighter bottles, the Process Pilot system offers bottle producers the ability to aggressively lightweight their bottles to the absolute minimum while providing the confidence that material is distributed appropriately to produce consistent, highquality bottles on a 24/7 basis regardless of operator skills, environmental changes and preform variations. According to the company, the new technology offers a number of performance benefits that include improved overall bottle quality and reduced variation in top load and volume, as well as production efficiencies that can significantly decrease scrap and incidences of downtime in both the blowing operation and on the filling lines.
Booth #S-6387
options on the market. Created with an extruded die-line, this tear-off design provides for better protects against particles and potential contaminants the products may contact along the supply chain, according to the company, which will also display its recently-launched CHILD-GUARD and Click ‘N Lock innovations, in addition to its full range of Slid-Rite and Fresh-Lock offerings.
Booth #C-2203
Software designer Advents plans to use the show to introduce the company’s Pharma Suite serialization software to the North American pharmaceutical market, which the company now serves via its recently-opened U.S. office in Princeton, N.J. Developed in strict compliance with GMP and 21 CFR Part 11 regulations, the company’s serialization software solutions perform a variety of crucial track-and-trace capabilities, including:
• Generation of unique barcodes and importation of serial numbers;
• A ffiliations management for origin identification (bundle, pallet, etc.), and distribution of various types of serialized code;
• Facilitate and drive the printing of unit barcodes, and to control their conformity;
Blister packaging solutions provider Bilcare Research, Inc. will provide information on the company’s new FastPack service, an expedient process for determining the optimum blister film barrier properties for the packaging of pharmaceutical products; and ECOmply, an eco-friendly blister blending PVC film with a special additive that makes it biodegradable. According to Bilcare, the new FastPack service was developed to help packaging engineers and formulators of global pharmaceutical companies overcome the time and resource crunch they face when attempting to achieve successful stability studies. Based on nearly 15 years of experience in conducting sensitivity profiling for hundreds of pharmaceutical formulations, the service offers a scientifically streamlined process for identifying a given product’s two most optimal packaging materials in terms of cost and barrier protection.
Booth #N-815
The exhibit of tna will showcase the company’s flagship robag FX 3ci high-speed vertical form-fill-seal (VFFS) packaging machine featuring compact, easy-to-clean design and powerful capabilities to package a wide range of products at extremely rapid throughput speeds, complemented with comprehensive inline reject capabilities for defective products and/or packages. The high-performance system’s value-added features include the tna-built intelliweigh omega multihead scale, the patented tna hyper-detect metal detector, and the tna intelli-read barcode verification scanning system, along with a simplified auto-splice film system that replaces film reels when one is finished to maintain optimal packaging throughput efficiency and reduce the need for manual operator intervention.
Booth #6194
• Data centralization and reports processing. According to the company, its Pharma Suite software has several key differentiating attributes. This includes quick speed to deployment, with an implementation up to five times faster than competing serialization solutions; easy configuration, consisting of plug-and-play modularity for existing hardware; cost-effectiveness, as evidenced by a cost of less than $100,000 per line, service included; and maximum flexibility with easy, centralized changeovers.
Booth #S-7652
Presto Products Company will demonstrate the company’s expansive range of resealable closures for a broad range of flexible food packaging applications requiring optimal product freshness and shelf-life performance. This generous product offering includes the company’s newly-launched zipper tape that was designed to help manufacturers of Individual Quick Frozen (IQF) foods improve line efficiencies by allowing for high-efficiency runs on fully automated vertical form-fill-seal (VFFS) machinery, while also providing the convenience of a scored tear-off option for improved barrier protection during shipping compared to other “perf-to-tear”
Constantia Flexibles plans to introduce an innovative new Constantia TEOS tamper-evident opening system for packages containing medical devices, which incorporates a tamper-evident peelable cover foil that is functionally destroyed during initial opening to provide an extra measure of security against the package’s illegal or accidental reuse. According to the company, the Constantia TEOS can also incorporate a variety of optional overt and covert features that further assist with tamper evidence, including holograms, customized security foil, special security pigments and inks, and uniqueto-product security printing such as microtext, hidden graphics and built-in pattern deviations.
Booth # TBA
Romaco North America will unveil the company’s new Innojet VENTILUS V 2.5 (laboratory scale) system for achieving high-efficiency coating and granulation processes based on an air flow bed. According to the company, this patented method enables up to 75-percent shorter processing times compared to fluidized bed technologies for processing small particles between three and five micrometers in diameter, including powders, crystals, granulates or pellets. According to Romaco, the optimal process control of the Innojet VENTILUS V 2.5 system results from the interaction of three patented functional components— Orbiter, Rotojet and Sepajet— whereby the Orbiter booster achieves rapid and homogeneous, yet gentle liquid coating or adhesive medium application in bottom spray mode directly into the product. Operating dynamically, the Rotojet spray jet sprays a fine film that wets the product very evenly, whereas the Sepajet filters the outlet air and ensures that the powdery particles are returned to the air flow bed process continuously, thereby reducing spray loss to a minimum.
Booth # N-649
Rovema North America will showcase two advanced BVC Series vertical form-fill-seal (VFFS) machines via a continuous live display of the new BVC 400 system for the IQF/ (individually quickfrozen) frozen food market, alongside the BVC 260 machine running Ropack stand-up bags. According to the company, The BVC Series incorporates a patented “Sense and Seal” quality control solution that determines if product is present in the cross-seal area and, if so, discharges the bag without the application of sealing pressure to prevent excess product from being accidentally sealed in the seal area and result in a defect. In addition to the automatic bag discharge of defective packages, this reduction in downtimes for jam clearance helps ensure high efficiency and long, uninterrupted machine runs.
Booth #S-8072
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Videojet Technolgies Inc. will display the company’s Videojet 2300 case-coding systems, which are designed and manufactured to generate reliable, print-accurate, high-quality, real-time alphanumeric codes, barcodes and graphics on porous and secondary packaging materials. Available in a range of printhead heights, the Videojet 2300 Series large-character inkjet case-coders replace the need for pre-printed boxes and labels with a highly flexible and cost-effective printing solution, according to the company.
Booth # C1841
Brother Gearmotors will introduce a new range of ie3 premium-efficiency gearmotors that are designed to deliver notably increased energy efficiency via cooler running and reduced mechanical stress. According to the company, the ie3 gearmotors are sealed for life with premium H1 food-grade grease and are coated with the company’s proprietary e-coat paint to meet the industry demand for smaller, lighter, reliable and energy-efficient power transmission components by offering key attributes such as:
• Light, reliable and compact in size;
• H igh torque at low speed;
• Sealed for life for maximum efficiency and reduced labor;
• Standard high-grade grease for lifetime lubrication and reduced maintenance/downtime;
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• High-quality, durable e-coat paint to withstand the toughest environments;
• More efficient than worm gearboxes as a result of hardened hypoid gearing.
Booth #S-5856
MG America will display the powerful capabilities of the Steriline cartridge filler model VKSFCM50 filling solution for a broad range of pharmaceutical production applications. Designed to facilitate achieving flexibility for multi-purpose filling under aseptic conditions, the system enables users to handle all components on a single machine in a single room for significant reduction in capital, validation and operational costs. The cartridge filler has all the controls for no-container/no-fill operation—as well as automatic reject of any container with a missing stopper, a missing aluminum cap or wrong fill volume—and it comes fully-equipped with a userfriendly touchscreen HMI (humanmachine interface) terminal.
Booth #N-611
Greydon Inc. will showcase the company’s new high-speed Docking Duo thermal-transfer Printing System for printing high-quality, one-color graphics and variable data in multiple rows of packages in the X or Y axis across a broad range of horizontal form/fill/seal (HFFS) packaging machines. Unlike other printers that are that are permanently mounted to the packaging machine, the Docking Duo system actually docks to the packaging machine and then easily rolls out as needed in seconds to allow for washdown and other machine maintenance procedures. Designed to allow easy access to the entire printer from all sides the system uses to five-inch printheads for high-speed coverage of up to 10 inches in one pass to print product logos, barcodes, ingredients, nutritional facts, net weights, sellby dates and other variable product information at 300- dpi (dots per inch) resolution.
Booth #C-5219
LX2000 is Primera’s newest and fastest inkjet label printer, representing an entirely new product class in desktop label printing.
Key features:
» Prints full-color labels at up to 6” per second
» Individual CMYK pigment ink cartridges
» Built-in wired ethernet, wireless connectivity, or USB 2.0
» Maximum print width of 8.25” (210 mm)
» Built-in label cutter
» Large ink cartridges; low cost per label
3MTM Carry Handles
3M™ Carry Handles help elevate your customers’ experience. They easily attach to products or packages - either on the assembly line or at the check-out - for a strong hold on large, awkward, or heavier items. And with custom printing options, you can put your brand in the palm of your customers’ hands.
CANADIAN CORRUGATED AND CONTAINERBOARD ASSOCIATION 3-1995 Clark Blvd, Brampton ON L6T 4W1 Tel: 905-458-1247 Fax: 905-458-2052
CANADIAN HEALTH FOOD ASSOCIATION (CHFA) 302-235 Yorkland Blvd, Toronto ON M2J 4Y8 Tel: 416-497-6939 Fax: 416-497-3214
CANADIAN MANUFACTURERS & EXPORTERS 1500-1 Nicholas St, Ottawa ON K1N 7B7 Tel: 613-238-8888
CANADIAN MARKETING ASSOCIATION 607-1 Concorde Gate, Don Mills ON M3C 3N6 Tel: 416-391-2362 Fax: 416-441-4062
CANADIAN MEAT COUNCIL 407-1545 Carling Ave, Ottawa ON K1Z 8P9 Tel: 613-729-3911
CANADIAN PALLET COUNCIL 239 Division St, Cobourg ON K9A 3P9 Tel: 905-372-1871 Fax: 905-373-0230
CANADIAN PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION 1785 Alta Vista Dr, Ottawa ON K1G 3Y6 Tel: 613-523-7877
CANADIAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION 125-5955 Airport Rd, Mississauga ON L4V 1R9 Tel: 905-678-7748 Fax: 905-678-0774
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PACKAGING, HANDLING, AND LOGISTIC ENGINEERS 5903 Ridgeway Dr, Grand Prairie TX 75052 USA Tel: 817-466-7490
ONTARIO INDEPENDENT MEAT PROCESSORS ASSOCIATION B1-52 Royal Rd, Guelph ON N1H 1G3 Tel: 519-763-4558 Fax: 519-763-4164
PAC, PACKAGING CONSORTIUM 607-1 Concorde Gate, Toronto ON M3C 3N6 Tel: 416-490-7860
PMMI - THE ASSOCIATION FOR PACKAGING AND PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES 11911 Freedom Dr, Suite 600 Reston VA 20190 USA Tel: 571-612-3200 Fax: 703-243-8556
PAPER & PAPERBOARD PACKAGING ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL (PPEC) 3-1995 Clark Blvd, Brampton ON L6T 4W1 Tel: 905-458-0087 Fax: 416-458-2052
PAPER SHIPPING SACK MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION
5050 Blue Church Rd, Coopersburg PA 18036 USA Tel: 610-282-6845 Fax: 610-282-1577
PAPERBOARD PACKAGING COUNCIL 1350 Main St, Suite 1508 Springfield MA 01103-1670 USA Tel: 413-686-9191
PLASTICS INSTITUTE OF AMERICA One University Ave, Ball Hall Room 204 Lowell MA 01854 USA Tel: 978-934-2575
TRANS
Rail based Transmodules are the central element of a Schubert packaging system. These transport robots autonomously guide your products through all areas of the
MODUL
MATERIALS & COMPONENTS
• This section includes any item that forms part of the finished package. Examples: closures, coatings, films, foils, inks, labels, papers, tags and tapes.
• Advertisers are shown in red type
• For full addresses of companies listed on the following pages, turn to the Address Section of this Buyers’ Guide.
Tamper-Evident (Security)
Vacuum
3M Canada 2, 19, 23, 32
All-Fill Inc. 5, 32
Alpha Poly 21, 32
Automationdirect 5, 32
Bericap North America Inc. 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 26, 27, 32
GASES (MAP) 1 C arbon Dioxide 2 Nitrogen 3 Oxygen Air Liquide Canada Inc. 1, 2, 3
Praxair Canada Inc. 1, 2, 3
Multiple Channels. One Solution.
Your products are sold in club, dollar, and convenience stores, through e-commerce and in value-added retail stores. WestRock has a single solution for all of these channels: precision mandrel-forming technology delivers the ultimate in container and equipment flexibility. State-of-the-art machinery allows quick change-over between box sizes and minimal or no change-over for sizes with similar footprints. The result is a case that outperforms comparable RSCs in production efficiency with greater stacking strength, operational, and sustainability improvements. What’s not to like?
To learn more, contact WestRock Automated Packaging Systems at 407.843.1300.
Enercon Industries Corp. 3 Goldrich Printpak Inc. 1, 3 Jones Packaging Inc. 3 Lepel Corp Capsealing Div. 3 Pillar Technologies 3 Samuel Strapping Systems 2 Uline Canada 2, 3 Unisource, a Veritiv Co. 1, 2 Winpak Portion Packaging Ltd. 1, 2
SHROUDS
1 Polyethylene Canpaco Inc. 1
Chantler Packaging Inc. 1 Cousineau Packaging Inc. 1 Hood Packaging Corporation 1
SIGNAGE
Packaging RX SPECIALTY TAPE
1 C arry Handles 2 Multipack Tapes
11
Vibac Canada Inc. 5, 8, 10, 11
THERMAL TRANSFER RIBBONS
Ahearn & Soper Inc.
Alex E. Jones & Associates
All-Fill Inc.
Atlantic Packaging Prod Ltd.
Automationdirect
Bizerba Canada Inc.
Canpaco Inc.
Dependable Marking Systems Greydon Inc.
Harlund Industries Ltd.
Building Powerful Brands. Creating Remarkable Packaging Solutions.
Combining market-specic expertise and innovative thinking to create inspired packaging
Providing packaging made from trees, a natural and renewable resource is our commitment and mission.
Our packaging is part of a fully integrated global supply chain dedicated to giving your brand a competitive edge.
We offer the best single-source solution for cartons and packaging machinery
CONTAINERS
• This section includes any item that forms part of the finished package. Examples: closures, coatings, films, foils, inks, labels, papers, tags and tapes.
• Advertisers are shown in red type
• For full addresses of companies listed on the following pages, turn to the Address Section of this Buyers’ Guide.
Our tankless melters fill themselves. Our SureBead® applicators unclog themselves. Our Spectra® pattern controls troubleshoot themselves. Our training programs and product manuals are available in a growing variety of languages.
But sometimes bad things happen to good equipment. That’s why we have a global network of customer service support available around the clock, 365 days a year. Our large inventory of ready-to-ship replacement parts are housed in a growing network of warehouses around the world, meaning they can be shipped to your plant quickly – keeping downtime to a minimum.
nVest for Success
Get the complete package with the lowest total cost of ownership. To learn more, contact your Nordson representative, or call (800) 234-0506.
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PACKAGING MACHINERY
PACKAGING MACHINERY
and pressure from above and below create two superior seals.
What do bad seals really cost? Rework. Returns. Food safety problems. Lost customers. Supervac automatic belt vacuum chamber packaging machines feature a Double Biactive high-pressure sealing system that provides two superior seals to every bag, virtually eliminating leakers and the problems they cause.
Superior seals are just the start. Supervac machines reduce labor costs while increasing productivity. Their ergonomic design allows a single operator to load, style and run the packages. Supervac’s exclusive Expansion Cushion reduces evacuation times by up to 30%, pushing the operator to keep up with the machine and resulting in more packages at the end of the day. Their small footprint allows the Supervac to fit into tight areas where other machines cannot. Its low cost of ownership and stainless steel construction make Supervac the smart choice.
Compact and reliable Print and Apply
The M-Series print and apply labellers are so compact they fit easily into any production environment.
Lightweight, and adaptable the range of M-Series configurations allows you to match to your specific needs.
Our proven, robust design ensures you have reliable codes in the fastest production line or pallet installation.
Fowler/Zalkin builds capping machinery for closures of all shapes and sizes. Whether your caps are roll-on, screw-on or press-on, we have the proven technology to apply them at any speed you require. When dependability, versatility and experience are important, you can rely on Fowler/Zalkin. Go to www.FowlerProducts.com or call 1-877-549-3301 for more information.
WeighPack Systems Inc. 2, 3, 4, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15
Wepackit 2009 Inc. 7, 13
Wulftec / M.J. Maillis Group 7
COOLING EQUIPMENT
Berg Chilling Systems Inc.
Menges Roller
COOLING SYSTEMS, PROCESS
Berg Chilling Systems Inc.
Eckert Machines
Heat and Control, Inc.
Propack Processing & Packaging Systems
COOLING TOWERS
Berg Chilling Systems Inc.
CORKING MACHINES
Capmatic Ltee
Chisholm Machinery Solutions
KRONES Machinery Co.
Newmapak Ltd.
Plan Automation Inc.
CORRUGATED ROLL DISPENSERS
Canpaco Inc.
Charles Downer & Co. Ltd.
Plan Automation Inc.
COTTON INSERTING
DJS Enterprises IMA North America
Newmapak Ltd.
Optima Machinery Corporation
Plan Automation Inc.
Union Standard Equipment Co.
COUNTING
Alex E. Jones & Associates
Artypac Automation Inc.
Automationdirect
Baumer Inc.
DJS Enterprises
IMA North America
Kaps-All Packaging Systems
Longford International Ltd.
M.D. Packaging Inc.
MultiFeeder Technology, Inc.
Newmapak Ltd.
Omron Canada Inc.
PMR Packaging Inc.
Plan Automation Inc.
Techno Pak Packaging Systems
Turck Chartwell Automation
Union Standard Equipment Co.
CRUSHERS, CAN & BOTTLE
DJS Enterprises Plan Automation Inc.
CUP FILLING
Alex E. Jones & Associates
Alpha Checkweighers
Artypac Automation Inc.
B & T Sales Inc.
Capmatic Ltee
Charles Downer & Co. Ltd.
Chisholm Machinery Solutions ControlGMC
DJS Enterprises Heat and Control, Inc.
Kaps-All Packaging Systems
M.D. Packaging Inc.
Multivac Canada Inc.
Optima Machinery Corporation
PMR Packaging Inc.
Packaging Equip & Conveyors Plan Automation Inc.
R-J Machinery Inc.
Reiser (Canada) Co.
Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery Techno Pak Packaging Systems
Union Standard Equipment Co.
WeighPack Systems Inc. Winpak Portion Packaging Ltd.
DEHUMIDIFIERS
Automation Inc.
Standard Equipment Co.
DENESTERS
Alex E. Jones & Associates
Artypac Automation Inc. Charles Downer & Co. Ltd.
Chisholm Machinery Solutions
Packaging Inc.
Canada Inc.
Ltd.
DISPENSERS
Super Compact Spiral Conveyors
PACKAGING MACHINERY
WHO MAKES/SELLS WHAT AND WHERE TO FIND THEM
FIBRE CANMAKING
1 Crimping Seaming
2 Filling
Alpha Checkweighers 2
Chisholm Machinery Solutions 1, 2
Kaps-All Packaging Systems 2
Union Standard Equipment Co. 1
FILLING
1 Counting 2 Dry Gross & Net Weight
3 Dry Volumetric
4 Liquid 5 Non-Free Flowing Solids
6 Semi-Liquid & Viscous
Abbey Packaging Equipment Ltd. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Alex E. Jones & Associates 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Alpha Checkweighers 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Artypac Automation Inc. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Auto-Mate Technologies, LLC 4, 5, 6
Automationdirect 1, 5
B & T Sales Inc. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Baumer Inc. 1
Bizerba Canada Inc. 1, 2
Bosch Packaging Technology 4, 6
Britman Packaging Services 1, 3
Canpaco Inc. 1, 2, 3, 5
Capmatic Ltee 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Capo Industries Ltd. 1, 2, 4, 6
Charles Downer & Co. Ltd. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Chisholm Machinery Solutions 3, 4, 5, 6
Combiscale Inc. 2
Confab Laboratories Inc. 1, 4, 6
ControlGMC 2, 3, 4, 6
Crown Metal Packaging Cda LP 4
Eckert Machines 3, 4, 6
Elopak Canada Inc. 2, 3, 5
Feed Systems Inc. 2, 4, 5, 6
General Packaging Equipment 2, 3, 4, 6
George Gordon Associates, Inc. 3
Harpak-Ulma Packaging, LLC 3, 4, 6
HayssenSandiacre 1, 2, 3, 4
Heat and Control, Inc. 1, 2, 5
Hibar Systems Ltd. 4, 5, 6
Ilapak Inc. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
IMA North America 1, 4, 5, 6
JG Packaging 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Kaps-All Packaging Systems 1, 4, 5, 6
Kliklok-Woodman 2, 3
KRONES Machinery Co. 4
M.D. Packaging Inc. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
M+L Testing Equipment (1995) 1
Massman Automation Design 4
MultiFeeder Technology, Inc. 1
Newmapak Ltd. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6
Omnifission Packaging 4
Optima Machinery Corporation 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Oystar North America 4, 6
PFM Packaging Machinery Corp. 1, 2
PMR Packaging Inc. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Pacific Packaging Machinery 4, 5, 6
Pack West Machinery – Div. of Pacific Packaging 4, 5, 6
Packaging Equip & Conveyors 4, 6
Packaging Machinery Concepts 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Pemberton & Associates Inc. 5, 6
Plan Automation Inc. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
PPI Technologies Group 2
Prodo-Pak Corp 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Ryson’s new super compact spiral conveyors are designed to handle your smaller loads.
They feature a centerline diameter of only 3’-7”. A new 6” wide nesting slat design facilitates end-transfer of small cartons and packages or side-transfer small bottles and containers in mass or a single file at speeds in excess of 200 FPM.
These new spirals offer significantly larger elevation change capacity than what is currently available in the marketplace today. For application assistance or more information, give us a call or visit www.ryson.com
See our Spirals run in Booth S-6102 at Pack Expo
ProSys Innovative Pkg Equip 4, 5, 6
R.A Jones & Co. 4, 6
R-J Machinery Inc. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Reiser (Canada) Co. 4, 5, 6
SACMI Beverage & Packaging 4
Sarong Spa North America 4
Shawpak Systems Ltd. 3, 4, 5, 6
Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery 2, 3, 5
Speedway Packaging Machinery 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Stock Packaging Canada 3, 4, 6
Techno Pak Packaging Systems 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Triangle Package Machinery Co. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
Union Standard Equipment Co. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
WeighPack Systems Inc. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Winpak Portion Packaging Ltd. 1, 3, 4, 6
Yamato 1, 2, 5
FILM INSERTING
Canadian Paper & Packaging Co.
Charles Downer & Co. Ltd.
Plan Automation Inc.
Techno Pak Packaging Systems
WeighPack Systems Inc.
FLATTENERS, BAGS
Alex E. Jones & Associates
B & T Sales Inc.
Plan Automation Inc.
Premier Tech Chronos
FOAMED PLASTIC MOLDING
Buckhorn Canada Inc. Plan Automation Inc.
Alex E. Jones & Associates 1, 2
Artypac Automation Inc. 1, 2
Automationdirect 1, 2 B & T Sales Inc. 1, 2
Bossar USA, Inc. 1 Britman Packaging Services 1, 2
CVP Systems, Inc. 1, 2
Canadian Paper & Packaging Co. 2 Canpaco Inc. 1, 2 Capmatic Ltee 1 Celplast Packaging Systems 1, 2, 3
Charles Downer & Co. Ltd. 1, 2, 3 Confab Laboratories Inc. 3 DJS Enterprises 1, 2,
MPERIA™, Matthews’ universal print platform, complete with our VIAjet™ print technologies, allows customers to control multiple print technologies across multiple production lines, integrate with order processing, populate data fields without human entry errors, and interface with new or existing databases – all from a single controller.
- Seamless integration with ERP/WMS systems and databases
- Scalable: control one printer or several on multiple production lines
- VPN Interface allows for remote connectivity and support VIAjet™ print technologies include:
One Size Doesn’t Fit All
Squid Ink’s new family of CoPilot Printing Systems offers 3 different print heights for your different applications.
Squid Ink’s CoPilot 128 is a proven choice for printing small character codes or barcodes on egg cartons, PVC pipe, corrugate cases or more. The CoPilot 382 is ideal for replacing costly print and apply labels or printing GS1 barcodes on the side of a box. The CoPilot 256 fits right in between, making Squid Ink’s CoPilot family the ideal solution for your specific coding and marking applications.
For more information visit www.squidink.com or call 1-800-877-5658 for your local Authorized Squid Ink Distributor today.
PACKAGING MACHINERY
MICROPROCESSOR CONTROLS
Winning solutions
You’ve set the bar high on your production line, and PACK EXPO Las Vegas is the best place to find suppliers with equally high standards. No other trade show in 2015 will offer as many state-ofthe-art processing and packaging solutions, as well as a program rich in networking and educational opportunities. Make sure to be there.
PACKAGING MACHINERY
PAPER BAG FEEDING OPENING FILLING
CLOSING, AUTOMATIC
Charles Downer & Co. Ltd.
Fischbein Company General Conveyor
Habasit Canada Limited
M.D. Packaging Inc.
PMR Packaging Inc.
Plan Automation Inc.
Unisource, a Veritiv Co.
PAPER INSERTING
Charles Downer & Co. Ltd.
Longford International Ltd.
MultiFeeder Technology, Inc.
Pemberton & Associates Inc.
Plan Automation Inc.
SACMI Beverage & Packaging
Techno Pak Packaging Systems
Unisource, a Veritiv Co.
PAPER SHREDDERS
Chestwood – Mezey Distribution
Plan Automation Inc.
Uline Canada
Unisource, a Veritiv Co.
PARTITION INSERTER
Alex E. Jones & Associates
Charles Downer & Co. Ltd.
Chisholm Machinery Solutions
Longford International Ltd.
MultiFeeder Technology, Inc.
Newmapak Ltd.
PMR Packaging Inc.
Pearson Packaging Systems
Plan Automation Inc.
SACMI Beverage & Packaging
Techno Pak Packaging Systems
POLYBAGGERS
M.D. Packaging Inc.
PMR Packaging Inc.
Plan Automation Inc.
Sterling Marking Products Inc.
Techno Pak Packaging Systems
Unisource, a Veritiv Co.
Vibac Canada Inc.
VisuaScan Inc.
Wexxar Packaging Inc.
PRICE MARKING
Artypac Automation Inc.
Bemis Packaging
Charles Downer & Co. Ltd.
Chestwood – Mezey Distribution
Dependable Marking Systems
Industrial Marking Systems
KRONES Machinery Co.
M.D. Packaging Inc.
Norwood Marking Systems
Sterling Marking Products Inc.
Techno Pak Packaging Systems
Tharo Systems, Inc.
Uline Canada
Unisource, a Veritiv Co.
PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS
B & T Sales Inc.
B&R Industrial Automation Inc.
Beckoff Automation Canada
Bosch Rexroth Canada Corp.
Capmatic Ltee
OBX Works
Omron Canada Inc.
PMR Packaging Inc.
SICK Inc.
Siemens Canada
Techno Pak Packaging Systems
ViascanQdata
PUCK HANDLING
Chronos 1, 3, 4 Propack Processing & Packaging Systems 4
12180 boul Albert Hudon Montréal-Nord QC H1G 3K7 Tel: 514-322-0062 Fax: 514-322-0063 Email: sales@capmatic. com Web: www.capmatic.com Pres: Alioscia Bassani. Types of products packaged -- Pharmaceuticals, Hair Sprays, Shaving Lathers. Toiletries. Perfumes. Insect Sprays, Room Deodorizers, Paints, Coatings, Veterinarian and Pet Products, Automotive Waxes, De-Icers, Tire Inflaters, Cleaners, Household Polishes, Laudry Products, Show Dyes, etc.
PACIFIC PACKAGING MACHINERY
1284 Puerta Del Sol San Clemente CA 92673 USA Tel: 949-369-2425 Fax: 949-369-2429 Email: information@ pacificpak.com Web: www.pacificpak.com Pres: Pete Carpino. Types of products packaged -- Hairspray, household cleaners, pharmaceutical, room deodorizers.
BARCODE CERTIFICATION
BARCODE GRAPHICS INC.
5-25 Brodie Dr Richmond Hill ON L4B 3K7 Tel: 905-7701154 Fax: 905-787-1575 Email: info@barcodegraphics.com Web: www.barcodegraphics.com Pres: John Herzig. Sales
Mgr: Connie Furtado. Instant Barcode EPS/PDF Masters And Nutrition Facts Graphics Online 24/7. Barcode Labels And Tags (QR, Data Matrix, UPC, EAN, SCC, B3, Cargo, Pars, Paps, Etc), Barcode Labeling Software, Printers, Blank Labels (Thermal Transfer, Laser). Thermal Transfer Ribbons And ANSI/ISO Verifiers. ScanRight™ Certification, QC Seminars And Training.
GOLDRICH PRINTPAK INC.
100 Industry St Toronto ON M6M 4L8 Tel: 416-769-9000 Fax: 416-769-5454 Web: www.goldpak.com Pres & CEO: Leslie Goldberg. Certification and testing services -- Barcode scanning.
3000 Page St London ON N5V 5H3 Tel: 519-451-2100 800265-9093 Fax: 519-451-2107 Email: info@jonespackaging. com Web: www.jonespackaging.com Pres/CEO: Ron Harris. Sr VP-Bus Dev: Richard Pileski. VP-Mfg: Chris Leys. Other plants -- 271 Massey Rd, Guelph ON N1K 1B2 Phone (519) 821-
Personnel -- Sr Dir-Sls/Mktg: Raymond Baribeau. Types of Products Packaged -- Pharmaceuticals. Types of Packages -- Blister, Bottles, Cartons, Shrink, Tubes. Confab offers packaging services such as bottling liquids and tablets, blisters both thermo and cold form, drinkable ampule filling, tube filling, plastic unit dose form/fill/seal.
ELOPAK CANADA INC.
3720 ave des Grandes Tourelles Boisbriand QC J7H 0A1 Tel: 450-970-2846 Fax: 514-326-3307 Web: www.elopak.com
Plant Mgr: Patricia Rothos. Sales Mgr: Evelyn Rasmussen. Types of Products Packaged -- Powders, granulars and small pieces (food and non-food), liquid, Contract Packaging. Types of Packages -- Juice, eggs, milk cartons, liquid & dry filled gable top cartons.
FILLAB INC.
11750 4th Av RDP Montréal QC H1E 5Y2 Tel: 514-494-8286 Fax: 514-643-1518 Email: info@fillab.com Web: www.fillab. com Personnel -- Gen Mgr: Louise Demers. Natl Sls Mgr: Luc Vaugeois. Types of Products Packaged --Dry, Liquid, Powders, Pharmaceuticals; Contract Packaging Services CGMPTablets, Capsules, SoftGels, Creams, Liquids, Powders, Licences Health Canada HPFB/DGPSA and Controlled Substances Pharmaceuticals, Cosmetics, Nutritional Supplements, Natural Health Products. Types of Packaging --Blister, Bottles, Cartons, Form/Fill/Seal, Jars, Shrink; Blister Pack Machine: PVC-PVDC-Aclar-Foil/Foil, Bottles Filling Machine: Tablets/Capsules, Liquid/Cream Pouches, FFS-Filling Machine: Cream, Powder, Tubes Filling Machines: Plastic & Metal Tubes, Ampoules/Vials Filling Machines: Plastic & Glass, 3D-Blistel FFS: Cream, Liquid. GOLDRICH PRINTPAK INC.
100 Industry St Toronto ON M6M 4L8 Tel: 416-769-9000 Fax: 416-769-5454 Web: www.goldpak.com Pres & CEO: Leslie Goldberg. Types of Products Packaged -- Blister, Plastic to Plastic Sealing, Skin, Shrimk Wrap, Display Builds and Filling, Light Assembly, Boxing, Bagging. Types of Packages -- Blister Packs, Skin Packs, Folding Cartons, Displays Corrugated or Fibre Boxboard, Shrinkwrapping, Conveyor Assembly, Light Manufacturing.
JONES PACKAGING INC.
3000 Page St London ON N5V 5H3 Tel: 519-451-2100 800265-9093 Fax: 519-451-2107 Email: info@jonespackaging. com Web: www.jonespackaging.com Pres/CEO: Ron Harris, Sr VP: Rob Radich. Other Plants: Jones Contract Packaging Services, 55 Walker Dr, Brampton, ON L6T 5K5. Phone (905)790-0302. Types of products packaged -- Dry, Liquid, Pastes, Powders, Pharmaceuticals. Types of packages -Blister, Cartons, Form/Fill/Seal, Shrink, Pouch packaging of drugs, cosmetics, liquids, powders, solid dose and medical devices, vial-filling, cold chain services. LABELLING TECHNOLOGIES
31& 32-1435 Bonhill Rd Mississauga ON L5T 1V2 Tel: 905564-2794 888-250-1524 Fax: 905-564-2793 Email: sales@ labelling.com Web: www.labelling.com Representatives -- EXA Systems Inc., St Laurent, QC 514-333-3116 Fax: 514-3335688. Snell SPL Packaging, Mississauga, ON 905-565-9484 Fax: 905-565-9485. Pres: William K. Batter. Sls/Mktg Mgr: Alex L. Simeonov. Types of Products Packaged -- P.S. Labelling Equipment. LES EMBALLAGES KNOWLTON / KNOWLTON PACKAGING 315 ch Knowlton Knowlton QC J0E 1V0 Tel: 450-242-2727 450-243-6161 Fax: 450-243-0559 Pres: John Bertuccini. VP-Ops: Alain Pilon. CFO: Pierre Prudhomme. VP-Sls/Mktg: Mario Allaire. Types of Products Packaged -- Health & Beauty, A/P-DEO, Facial Care, Sun Care, nail Care, Hair Colour. Types of Packages -- Tubes, Bottles, Jars, Canister, Cartons, Shrink. NOVA PACK LIMITED 6470 Northam Dr Mississauga ON L4V 1H9 Tel: 905673-6682 Fax: 905-672-7225
Kitting, Shrinkbanding. PORTABLE PACKAGING SYS. INC. 5875 Chedworth Way Mississauga ON L5R 3L9 Tel: 905-5073042 888-994-9008 Fax: 905-507-2983 Email:
Types of Packaging -- Blister, Bottles, Cartons, Form/Fill/Seal, Jars, Pouches, Shrink, Tubes. REPACK CANADA & THE FREELANCE PORTFOLIO 425 Norfinch Dr Toronto ON M3N 1Y7 Tel: 416-656-6227 416-736-4441 877-804-4841 Fax: 416-736-4442 Web: www.retailreadyexperts.com Pres: Carol A. Levy. Plant Mgr: Angela Brewitt. Sales Mgr: Eira Braun-Labossiere. Types of Products Packaged -- Foods, Pharmaceuticals. Secondary Packaging of pre-packaged foods, pharmaceuticals, liquor, personal care products, household goods and more. Types of Packages -- Shrinkfilm, secondary packaging, design, build, pack in-store displays.
SARONG SPA NORTH AMERICA C-2470 Stanfiled Rd Mississauga ON L4Y 1S2 Tel: 905272-3699 Web: www.sarong.it Sls Mgr: Rachel Gualtieri. Types of Products Packaged -- Dry, Foods, Liquid, Powders, Pharmaceuticals. Types of packages -- Blister, Capsules, Other. SCHAWK PROTOTYPES
53 Queen’s Plate Dr Etobicoke ON M9W 6P1 Tel: 416-6142127 Personnel --- Pres: Fred Wood. Types of products packaged -- Foods, Liquid, Pastes, Pharmaceuticals Powders. Types of packages -- Blister, Bottles, Cartons, Form/Fill/Seal, Jars, Shrink, Skin, Tubes. STOCK PACKAGING CANADA 815A Tecumseh Pointe-Claire QC H9R 4B1 Tel: 514-4261266 Fax: 514-426-1200 Email: info@stockcanada.ca Web: www.stockcanada.ca Director: Eric Williamson. Sales: Henryette Michaud, Jason Miller, Aline Segondy. Branches -- Grafton, WI USA 262-375-4100. Types of Packaging -- Flexible, Trays: PP, HPDE, CPET, EVOH, APET and Film. Other: Sealing Machine, Thermoformer, Fill, Seal and Retort. VULSAY INDUSTRIES LTD.
35 Regan Rd Brampton ON L7A 1B2 Tel: 905-846-2200 905-495-5127 Fax: 905-846-2249 Email: geoff.kilburn@ deltacogroup.com Web: www.vulsay.com Gen Mgr: Geoff Kilburn. Plant Mgr: Nabil Hmaiden. Sales: Beverley Doyle. Types of Products Packaged -- Chemical: Lubricants, Antifreeze, Windshield Wash, Brake Fluid, Power Steering Fluid, Any Other Functional Automotive Fluids. Grandular: Solvents, Marine Products, Household Products, Agricultural Chemicals, Fuel Conditioners. Types of Packages -- Flexible, Plastic Bottles, Plastic & Steel Pails & Drums, Tin Cans, Totes & Bulk. CONVERTERS OF PAPERS, FILMS, FOILS ACORN PACKAGING INC. 563 Queensway E Mississauga ON L5A 3X6 Tel: 905-2795256 800-461-1361 Fax: 905-279-3234 Email: sales@ acornpkg.com Web: www.acornpkg.com Materials converted -Films, Foils, Papers. Products -- Rollstock, Stand-up pouches, Bags, Bottle Sleeves, Floner Sleeves,
279 Humberline Dr Etobicoke ON M9W 5T6 Tel: 416-7981340 800-837-8961 Fax: 416-798-1342 Email: sales@ covertechflex.com Web: www.covertechflex.com Pres: Furo
Orologia, Plant Mgr: Andrew Simone, Sales Mgr: John Starr. Materials converted -- Papers, Films and Foils. Facilities -Bagmaking, Felxo and Laminating.
CROWN PACKAGING
PO Box 94188 Richmond BC V6Y 2A4 Tel: 604-277-7111
Pres/VP: Joe Knoll. Plant Mgr: Larry Davis. Sales Mgr: Brent Giles. Materials converted -- Papers. Facilities -- Coating, Bagmaking, Tissue Winding, Napkins, Counter Rolls, Roll Heads, Packing Sheets.
CRYSTAL POLY CONVERTERS
7901 Huntington Rd Woodbridge ON L4H 0S9 Tel: 905-7717791 Fax: 905-771-1115 Pres: Robert Appel, Plant Mgr: Ron Theriault, Sales Mgr: Mike Gordon. Facilities: Bagmaking, Flexo, Laminating.
DONWAY PACKAGING CORP. LTD.
12 Principal Rd Scarborough ON M1R 4Z3 Tel: 416-4945400 877-504-7041 Fax: 416-494-5409 Email: info@ donwaypackaging.com Web: www.donwaypackaging.com Pres: James Molloy. Plant Mgr: Lambert Grant. Sales Mgr: Margarita Molloy Materials converted -- Papers. Facilities -- Diecutting, Slitting, Rewinding, Sheeting and Guillotining. DURAFAST LABEL COMPANY
2-53 Queen’s Plate Dr Etobicoke ON M9W 6P1 866-2990066 Fax: 416-981-3071 Email: sales@sector9.ca Web: www.durafastlabel.ca Materials converted -- Papers. Facilities -- Coating, Diecutting, Laminating, Letterpress E.B. BOX COMPANY
30 Isley Ave Dartmouth NS B3B 1L3 Tel: 902-468-9378 800-565-9378 Fax: 902-468-3192 Web: www.farnell. ns.ca Pres: D. Farnell. Plant Mgr: D Christianson. Sales: N MacMillan. Materials converted -- Films, Foils. Facilities -- PE Film Extruder, Flexo Printer, Bag/Sheet Making as well as Pressure Sensitive (Self-Adhesive) Flexo Labels. Manufacturer with a 50+ year history providing packaging solutions. Materials Converted -- Films. Facilities -- Bagmaking, Flexo. GOLDRICH PRINTPAK INC.
100 Industry St Toronto ON M6M 4L8 Tel: 416-769-9000 Fax: 416-769-5454 Web: www.goldpak.com Pres/CEO: Leslie Goldberg. Materials converted -- Papers. Facilities -- Litho, Hot Stamping, Embossing, Diecutting, Creasing, Scoring, Folding, Coating, UV Coating.
INDUSTRIAL MARKING SYSTEMS INC.
9000 Henri Bourassa O St Laurent QC H4S 1L5 Tel: 514336-3213 888-336-3213 Fax: 514-745-2923 Email: info@
PACKAGE MAKERS/SERVICES
imsinc.ca Web: www.imsinc.ca Pres: Jean Ethier. Plant Mgr: Jean Ethier. Sales Mgr: Michel Sirois. Materials converted -- Papers, Films, Foils. Facilities -- Diecutting, Flexoprinting, Laminating, Coating, Creasing, Scoring.
INTEPLAST BAGS AND FILMS CORPORATIONHAREMAR PLASTIC MANUFACTURING DIVISION
200 Great Gulf Dr Vaughan ON L4K 4W1 Tel: 905-761-7552
Fax: 905-761-2808 Web: www.haremar.com Converters of Papers, Films, Foils. Pres: Mark Lichtblau. Vice-Pres: Cheryl Babcock. Materials converted -- Papers, Films, Foils. Manufacturer of consumer retail trash bags and converter/ laminating grade polyethylene films.
JONES PACKAGING INC.
3000 Page St London ON N5V 5H3 Tel: 519-451-2100 800265-9093 Fax: 519-451-2107 Email: info@jonespackaging. com Web: www.jonespackaging.com Pres/CEO: Ron Harris. VP Mfg: Chris Leys, Sr VP-Bus Dev: Richard Pileski. Materials converted -- Papers, Films, Foils. Facilities -- Bagmaking, Coating, Flexo, Laminating, Litho, Pressure sensitive labels, inserts, leaflets, paper bags, shrink sleeves.
100B Royal Group Cres Woodbridge ON L4H 1X9 Tel: 905663-0050 Web: www.tc.tc VP Sls/Mktg Bruce Jensen. Other Plants TC Transcontinental Capri 912 East Nussbaum Place, Clinton Mo 680-885-9221 - Materials Converted Films. --Facilities Coating, Flexo, Laminating, Scoring
100 Industry St Toronto ON M6M 4L8 Tel: 416-769-9000 Fax: 416-769-5454 Web: www.goldpak.com Pres/CEO: Leslie Goldberg. Services -- Creative Art Services, Wide Format Printing, Computer-to-plate, Prototyping, CAD/CAM Structural Design, Creative Art Design.
GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL CANADA
7830 Tranmere Dr Mississauga ON L5S 1L9 Tel: 905-6788211 Fax: 905-678-7233 Web: www.cascades.com Sales Mgr: Tony Corsillo.
JONES PACKAGING INC.
3000 Page St London ON N5V 5H3 Tel: 519-451-2100 800265-9093 Fax: 519-451-2107 Email: info@jonespackaging. com Web: www.jonespackaging.com Pres/CEO: Ron Harris, VP- Mfg: Chris Leys, Sr VP-Bus Dev: Richard Pileski. Services -- Prepress services.
SCHAWK CANADA INC.
1620 Tech Ave Mississauga ON L4W 5P4 Tel: 905-219-1620 Fax: 905-219-1677 Web: www.schawk.com Personnel -- Plant Mgr: Neil Davidson. Sr VP/Sales Mgr: Robert Cockerill. LINE INTEGRATORS
CHARLES DOWNER & CO. LTD.
7-52 Beaver Creek W Richmond Hill ON L4B 1L9 Tel: 905882-2222 Fax: 905-882-0437 Email: info@cdowner.com Web: www.cdowner.com Pres: Jeff Downer. IMA NORTH AMERICA INC.
7 New Lancaster Rd Leominster MA 01453 USA Tel: 978537-8534 800-851-1518 Fax: 978-840-0730 Email: sales@ imausa.net Web: www.imanorthamerica.com President: Stewart Harvey. Sales Mgr: Darren Meister.
JONES PACKAGING INC.
3000 Page St London ON N5V 5H3 Tel: 519-451-2100 800265-9093 Fax: 519-451-2107 Email: info@jonespackaging. com Web: www.jonespackaging.com Pres/CEO: Ron Harris, VP-Mfg: Chris Leys, Sr VP-Bus Dev: Richard Pileski. MCRAE INTEGRATION LTD.
34 Meridian Rd Etobicoke ON M9W 4Z7 Tel: 416-252-8833 Fax: 416-252-0053 Email: marcus.mielke@mcraeintegration. com Web: www.mcraeintegration.com Pres. Andrew Bentley; VP-Sales & Marketing Marcus Mielke. Industrial Controls and Automation for process and packaging. Project Management services. Machine Safety Upgrades. Vision based inspection systems. Software solutions for process controls including MES. Rockwell (Allen Bradley) Certified Systems Integrator. MULTIVAC CANADA INC.
6 Abacus Rd Brampton ON L6T 5B7 Tel: 905-264-1170 877-264-1170 Fax: 905-264-9647 Email: info@ca.multivac. com Web: ca.multivac.com High pressure pasturization, Thermoform/Rollstock machines, Vacuum/gas flush packaging machines
NEWMAPAK LTD.
285 av Liberte Candiac QC J5R 6Z7 Tel: 514-866-5572 877866-5572 Fax: 450-635-3611 Web: www.newmapak.com Pres: Robert Kucey. Plant Mgr: Gilles Legris. Manufacturer of conveyor system and automation.
OMNIFISSION PACKAGING INC.
2411 Anson Dr Mississauga ON L5S 1G1 Tel: 905-405-9777 Fax: 905-405-9888 Web: www.omnifission.com Pres: Nick White
111 Progress Ave Toronto ON M1P 2Y9 Tel: 416-298-8101 800-268-5620 Fax: 416-297-2218 Email: marketing@ atlantic.ca Web: www.atlantic.ca Pres: David Boles. Sr Vice Pres-Sales: Bob Hagan. VP Mfg: Peter Connelly. Types of containers and materials produced -- All Types of Corrugated Cartons. Production facilities -- Complete Corrugated Including Die Presses.
CENTRAL GRAPHICS & CONTAINER GROUP
5526 Timberlea Blvd Mississauga ON L4W 2T7 Tel: 905238-8400 Web: centralgrp.com Pres: Rich Eastwood. Plant Mgr/Sr VP-Mfg: Alan Culbert. VP/Sales Mgr: Rick Eastwood. Types of containers and materials produced -- Specialists in direct print of quality graphics on corrugated, for retail packaging & display in addition to traditional corrugated packaging. Production facilities -- 1 to 5 colour printing, flat diecutting, rotary diecutting, specialty folding & gluing, slotting.
CORRUPAL
225 av Liberte Candiac QC J5R 3X8 Tel: 450-638-4222 Fax: 450-638-3839 Web: www. corrupal.com Pres: Martin Terault. Plant Mgr: Claude Boyer. Sales Mgr: Laurie Du Temple Quirion. Types of containers and materials produced -- Corrugated Pallets, Boxes and Bracing.
CROWN PACKAGING
PO Box 94188 Richmond BC V6Y 2A4 Tel: 604-277-7111
Pres/VP: Joel Knoll. Plant Mgr: Dave Konarski. Sales Mgr: Bob McQueen. Types of containers and materials produced -- Corrugated sheets & containers.
E.B. BOX COMPANY
3-20 Pollard St Richmond Hill ON L4B 1C3 Tel: 905889-5600 Fax: 905-8895602 Email: sales@ebbox. com Web: www.ebbox.com Pres: Amin Rajabali. Sales Mgr: Irfan Rajabali. Types of containers and materials produced -- Corrugated containers, displays, inserts, litho laminated containers, partitions. Production facilities -- Printing, die-cutting, laminating, gluing, scoring, windowing
GOLDRICH PRINTPAK INC.
100 Industry St Toronto ON M6M 4L8 Tel: 416-769-9000 Fax: 416-769-5454 Web:
www.goldpak.com Pres/CEO: Leslie Goldberg, Sales Mgr: AJ Goldberg. Types of containers and materials produced -- E, F, G, N fine flute corrugated for retail and display packaging. Production Facilities -- Litho Print, Die Cutting, Coating, Windowing and Gluing.
GRIMSBY PACKAGING LIMITED 1244 Nathaniel Cres Burlington ON L7S 2A7 Tel: 905681-1604 800-736-0411 Fax: 905-681-1023 Email: grimsby1@sympatico.ca Pres/Sales Mgr: Philip Jones. Types of containers and Materials Produced: Corrugated/Corroplast. KRUGER INC.
3285 Bedford Rd Montréal QC H3S 1G5 Tel: 514-366-8050 800-361-2845 Fax: 514-366-6489 Email: michael.lafave@ kruger.com Web: www.kruger.com Gen Mgr: Michel Dubuc. Plant Mgr: Stephane Tally. Sales Mgr: Gilles Foucault. Types of containers and materials produced -- Corrugated boxes, display boxes.
MITCHEL-LINCOLN PACKAGING LTD. 3737 boul Thimens Ville St Laurent QC H4R 1V1 Tel: 514-332-3480 800-361-5727 Fax: 514-332-2039 Email: ml@mitchellincoln.ca Web: www.mitchellincoln.ca Pres: James Garfinkle. Plant Mgr: Pierre Aubry. VP Sales/Mktg Mike Goriani. Types of containers and materials produced -- all Types of Corrugated Boxes. Production facilities -- Corrugating, Flexo-Folder-Gluing, Diecutting, Stitching, Taping.
MOORE PACKAGING CORPORATION 191 John St Barrie ON L4N 2L4 Tel: 705-737-1023
66 Shorncliffe Rd Etobicoke ON M8Z 5K1 Tel: 416-2328808 866-751-1004 Fax: 416-232-6061 Email: contact@ recoverycascades.com Web: www.cascadesrecovery.ca CEO: Albino Metauro. COO: Anthony Metauro. Vice-Pres: Gary Sexton. Paper Recovery/Recycling (Office Paper/OCC, etc); Wood Pallets; Secure Destruction; Organic Waste; Hazardous Materials; Waste Audits/Assessments (BOMA, LEED compliant) Mixed Plastics; Metal Recovery; E-waste; Grease/ Food Oil; General Refuse; Marketing/Communications; Tenant/ Staff/Housekeeping Awareness & Education; Environmental Certificates and Diversion Reports; Compactor/Baler Installation and Servicing; Equipment Supply.
NUTRITION FACTS GRAPHICS
BARCODE GRAPHICS INC.
5-25 Brodie Dr Richmond Hill ON L4B 3K7 Tel: 905-7701154 Fax: 905-787-1575 Email: info@barcodegraphics.com Web: www.barcodegraphics.com Pres: John Herzig. Sales Mgr: Connie Furtado. Accurate Canadian & US Nutrition Facts. Graphics instantly available on-line 24/7, using lab, table, or Genesis values. ADS Reports detail permitted formats for packages. Nutrients scaled, rounded, %DV, and Nutrient Claims calculated from nutrient values. Compliant with Canadian Food & Drug Regulations and US FA/USDA Regulations.
PACKAGE MAKERS/SERVICES
WHO MAKES/SELLS WHAT AND WHERE TO FIND THEM
GOLDRICH PRINTPAK INC.
100 Industry St Toronto ON M6M 4L8 Tel: 416-769-9000 Fax: 416-769-5454 Web: www.goldpak.com Pres/CEO: Leslie Goldberg, Sales Mgr: AJ Goldberg.
REPACK CANADA & THE FREELANCE PORTFOLIO
425 Norfinch Dr Toronto ON M3N 1Y7 Tel: 416-656-6227 416-736-4441 877-804-4841 Fax: 416-736-4442 Web: www.retailreadyexperts.com Pres: Carol Levy. Sales Mgr: Eira Braun-Labossiere.
PACKAGE DESIGNERS & CONSULTANTS
ANTHEM WORLDWIDE
1620 Tech Ave Mississauga ON L4W 5P4 Tel: 905-219-1700 Fax: 905-219-1667 Personnel -- VP-Client Integration: Anne Dean.
ASTRO BOX CORP.
1-117 Basaltic Rd Concord ON L4K 1G4 Tel: 905-6958788 866-255-5328 Fax: 905-695-8791 Email: info@ astroboxcorp.com Web: www.astroboxcorp.com Pres: Charles Parlagreco.
ATLANTIC PACKAGING PRODUCTS LTD. 111 Progress Ave Toronto ON M1P 2Y9 Tel: 416-298-8101
835 Syscon Crt Burlington ON L7L 6C5 Tel: 905-634-2248 Fax: 905-634-7780 Web: www.bericap.com Company Head: Scott Ambrose, Pres.
BRIDGEMARK
77 City Centre Dr East Tower, Floor 2 Mississauga ON L5B 1M5 Tel: 905-281-7240 866-335-9457 Fax: 905-2703601 Email: info@bridgemarkbranding.com Web: www. bridgemarkbranding.com Pres: Steve Davis
BUCKHORN CANADA INC.
8032 Torbram Rd Brampton ON L6T 3T2 Tel: 905-7916500 800-461-7579 Fax: 905-791-9942 Web: www. buckhorncanada.com Jim Morrison, VP/Gen Mgr.
CENTRAL GRAPHICS & CONTAINER GROUP
5526 Timberlea Blvd Mississauga ON L4W 2T7 Tel: 905238-8400 Web: centralgrp.com VP/Sales Mgr: Rick Eastwood.
DAVIS
77 City Centre Dr West Tower, Floor 2 Mississauga ON L5B
3163 Winston Churchill Blvd Mississauga ON L5L 5W7 Tel: 416-806-5777 Email: info@globaltrainingsolutions.ca Web: www.globaltrainingsolutions.ca Providing training services for workforce skills development in areas of Maintenance, Operation, Process Safety Management, Mechanical, Electrical, Workforce Health & Safety, Instrumentation &
Control. We also provide training for sales and business executives in the Packaging industry for skills development in areas of sales, coaching, leadership, time management, decision-making, advanced and reinforcement skills etc.
GOLDRICH PRINTPAK INC.
100 Industry St Toronto ON M6M 4L8 Tel: 416-769-9000 Fax: 416-769-5454 Web: www.goldpak.com Pres/CEO: Leslie Goldberg, Sales Mgr: AJ Goldberg
JONES PACKAGING INC.
3000 Page St London ON N5V 5H3 Tel: 519-451-2100 800265-9093 Fax: 519-451-2107 Email: info@jonespackaging. com Web: www.jonespackaging.com Pres/CEO: Ron Harris, VP-Mfg: Chris Leys, Sr VP-Bus Dev:Richard Pileski
LEADERLINX
GV104-305 Roehampton Ave Toronto ON M4P 0B2 Tel: 647993-7600 Web: www.leaderlinx.com Consultant & executive recruiter for the North American Packaging Industry. Expertise on all packaging containers, sustainability, food safety & food waste, education & extensive packaging network.
PACKAGING RX INC.
57075-11965 Hurontario St Brampton ON L6Z 0E7 Tel: 905495-1199 Fax: 905-495-1599 Email: info@packagingrx.com Web: www.packagingrx.com Pres: Debbie Gilbert
PACKAGING TECHNOLOGIES INC.
310 Courtland Ave Concord ON L4K 4Y6 Tel: 905-738-8226
3755 Laird Rd Mississauga ON L5L 0B3 Tel: 905-829-1200 Web: www.sealedair.com Company Head: J E Brown, Graphic Serv Mgr. R W Anderson, Graphic Art Dir. PLASTICS MOLDERS & FABRICATORS
BERICAP NORTH AMERICA INC.
835 Syscon Crt Burlington ON L7L 6C5 Tel: 905-634-2248 Fax: 905-634-7780 Web: www.bericap.com Pres: Scott Ambrose. Plant Mgr: Michael Lubrick. Sales Mgr: David Watson. Facilities -- Injection molding. Package specialties -- Plastic closures - bottle caps, child resistant closures, food, chemical & pharmaceutical closures.
BERRY PLASTICS CANADA INC.
33 Taylor St Waterloo QC J0E 2N0 Tel: 450-539-2772 888539-2772 Fax: 450-539-0585 Email: mac@berryplastics. com Web: www.berryplasticscanada.ca Pres: Stephane Binette. Plant Mgr/VP Tech Serv: Daniel Desjardins. Sales Mgr/VP Sales/Mktg: Joe Franckowiak. Facilities -- Injection molding. Package specialties -- Closures of all types and sizes from 13 to 120 mm, child resistant, also specialized products (Syringes, specimen cups, contact lens cases).
BUCKHORN CANADA INC.
8032 Torbram Rd Brampton ON L6T 3T2 Tel: 905-7916500 800-461-7579 Fax: 905-791-9942 Web: www. buckhorncanada.com Sales Mgr: Jim Morrison.
CANFAB PACKAGING INC.
2740 rue St Patrick Montréal QC H3K 1B8 Tel: 514-9355265 888-522-6322 Fax: 514-935-1074 Email: info@ canfabpkg.com Web: www.canfabpkg.com Pres: T Klein. Facilities -- Injection molding. Package specialities -- Caps.
CONSOLIDATED BOTTLE CORPORATION
77 Union St Toronto ON M6N 3N2 Tel: 416-656-7777 800-561-1354 Fax: 416-656-6394 Email: info@ consolidatedbottle.com Web: www.consolidatedbottle.com Pres: Sam Susswein. COO: Stephen Bubnich. Sls Mgr: Liesel Franklin. Facilities -- Injection molding. Package specialties -Assembly, labeling, silkscreening and ceramic decorating.
GENPAK - A DIVISION OF GREAT PACIFIC
ENTERPRISES
25 Aylmer St Peterborough ON K9J 6Y8 Pres: W D Prowse. Plant Mgr: D Watts. Sales Mgr: Kevin Callahan. Facilities -- Thermoforming, Extruding. Package specialities -- Single Service Packaging - Cups.
GOLDRICH PRINTPAK INC.
100 Industry St Toronto ON M6M 4L8 Tel: 416-769-9000 Fax: 416-769-5454 Web: www.goldpak.com Pres/CEO: Leslie Goldberg. Package specialties -- Folding cartons, print, blister and skin cords, vaccuum formed blisters, clamshells and trays.
197 Norseman St Toronto ON M8Z 2R5 Tel: 416-239-7311 Fax: 416-239-0596 Web: www.polytainersinc.com Pres: R K Barrett. VP-Sls/Mktg Steve Taylor. VP-Bus Dev: Derek Lawr. Bus Dev Mgr: Micheil Jennings. Facilities -- Polytainers High Definition (PTHD) -Injection molding, thermoforming. Package specialties -- High quality process style graphics - printing up to 8 colours on both containers and lids. In mold Labelling (IML), Off mold Labelling (OML), Shrink Sleeve Labelling. RICHARDS PACKAGING INC.
6095 Ordan Dr Mississauga ON L5G 2M7 Tel: 905-670-7760 Fax: 905-670-1961 Email: tosales@richardspackaging.com Web: www.richardspackaging.com CEO: Gerry Glynn. Pres: David Prupas. Plant Mgr: Steve Schacther. Sales Mgr: David McKay. Facilities: Toronto, Vancouver. Extrusion blow molding, injection blow molding, injection stretch blow molding. Package specialties -- Bottles and jars, closures, pumps/ sprayers.
SALBRO BOTTLE INC.
350 Vaughan Valley Blvd Woodbridge ON L4H 3C3 Tel: 905-850-1190 800-565-6786 Fax: 905-850-3923 Web: www.salbrobottle.com Pres: Gary Saltz. Plant Mgr: Hilton Gross. Sales Mgr: Paul Saltz. Facilities -- Blowmolding, Screenprinting, Machinery.
SHER-PAC CONTAINER SYSTEMS LIMITED 507050 Hwy 89 Mono ON L9V 1J1 Tel: 519-925-6901 800766-8494 Fax: 519-925-5923 Email: aprussky@sherpac.com Facilities -- Injection molding. Package specialties -- Reuable plastic shipping containers for the food industry.
450 Richardson Rd Orangeville ON L9W 4W8 Tel: 519-9416120 519-940-6067 800-858-1707 Fax: 519-941-5141 Email: generalmail@technicor.ca Web: www.technicor.ca Pres: Keith Oussoren. Types of containers -- Thermoplastic machined parts for packaging machines Production facilities -- CNC machine shop equipment.
TRI-MACH GROUP INC. 23 Donway Ct Elmira ON N3B 0B1 Tel: 519-744-6565 877874-6224 Fax: 519-744-6829 Email: info@tri-mach.com Web: www.tri-mach.com Plant Mgr: Michael Hahn; Sales Mgr: Krystal Darling
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BARCODE GRAPHICS INC.
5-25 Brodie Dr Richmond Hill ON L4B 3K7 Tel: 905-7701154 Fax: 905-787-1575 Email: info@barcodegraphics.com Web: www.barcodegraphics.com Pres: John Herzig. Sales Mgr: Connie Furtado. The smallest reliable QR codes with re-direction instantly available on-line, 24/7. Our bundled QR Code No Charge Services Incl: URL shortening, hosting, HTML uploading, access/downloads, and code re-targeting, comprehensive consulting, optimization, verification, multiple apps testing, and testing final printed samples.
GOLDRICH PRINTPAK INC.
100 Industry St Toronto ON M6M 4L8 Tel: 416-769-9000 Fax: 416-769-5454 Web: www.goldpak.com Pres/CEO: Leslie Goldberg, Sales Mgr: AJ Goldberg.
JONES PACKAGING INC.
3000 Page St London ON N5V 5H3 Tel: 519-451-2100 800265-9093 Fax: 519-451-2107 Email: info@jonespackaging. com Web: www.jonespackaging.com Pres/CEO: Ron Harris, VP-Mfg: Chris Leys, Sr VP-Bus Dev: Richard Pileski. REPACK CANADA & THE FREELANCE PORTFOLIO 425 Norfinch Dr Toronto ON M3N 1Y7 Tel: 416-656-6227 416-736-4441 877-804-4841 Fax: 416-736-4442 Web: www.retailreadyexperts.com
800-461-1361 Fax: 905-279-3234 www.acornpkg.com
ADHESIVE AND SEALANT COUNCIL, INC.
7101 Wisconsin Ave Suite 990 Bethesda MD 20814 USA 301-986-9700 www.ascouncil.org
ADHESIVES AND SEALANTS MANUFACTURERS
ASSOCIATED OF CANADA
B10-800 Steeles Ave W Suite 221 Thornhill ON L4J 7L2 416919-5335 www.asmac.net
AHEARN & SOPER INC.
100 Woodbine Downs Blvd Toronto ON M9W 5S6 416-6753999 800-263-4258 Fax: 416-675-3457 www.ahearn. com Branches: Calgary, AB 403-536-6413; Cambridge, ON 519-885-2260; Ottawa, ON 613-226-4520; St. Laurent, QC 514-341-7671
AICC - THE INDEPENDENT PACKAGING ASSOCIATION 113 S West St Alexandria VA 22314 USA 703-836-2422 877-836-2422 Fax: 703-836-2795 www.aiccbox.org
AIR LIQUIDE CANADA INC. 1700-1250 boul Rene-Levesque O Montréal QC H3B 5E6 514-933-0303 514-846-7735 www.airliquide.ca Branches: Montréal, QC 450-641-6230; Edmonton, AB 780-431-4663; Burlington, ON 905-431-4663
ALEX E. JONES & ASSOCIATES LTD.
8-785 Pacific Rd Oakville ON L6L 6M3 905-847-0166 800295-3709 Fax: 905-847-0123 www.alexejones.ca Branches: Edmonton, AB 780-224-0776 Representatives: Alex E. Jones Packaging Machinery (Quebec) Ltd., Mont-Royal, QC 514-731-7747
ALL-FILL INC.
418 Creamery Way Exton PA 19341-2500 USA 610-5247350 Fax: 610-524-7346 www.all-fill.com
ALL GRAPHIC SUPPLIES
6691 Edwards Blvd Mississauga ON L5T 2H8 905-795-2610
ALPHA CHECKWEIGHERS
418 Creamery Way Exton PA 19341-2500 USA 610-5247350 Fax: 610-524-7346 www.alphacheckweighers.com Representatives: Alex E. Jones & Associates, Oakville, ON 905-847-0166; Montreal, QC 514-956-1968
ALPHA POLY CORPORATION 296 Walker Dr Brampton ON L6T 4B3 905-789-6770 www. alphapoly.com
ALTE-REGO CORPORATION 36 Tidemore Ave Toronto ON M9W 5H4 416-740-3397, Ext 226 Fax: 416-741-9991 www.alte-rego.com, www.composta-bag.com
ALUMINUM ASSOCIATION 1525 Wilson Blvd Suite 600 Arlington VA 22209 USA 703358-2960 www.aluminum.org
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MEAT PROCESSORS One Meating Place Elizabethtown PA 17022 USA 717-3671168
AMERICAN FOREST & PAPER ASSOCIATION 1101 K Steet NW Suite 700 Washington DC 20005 USA 202463-2700 www.afandpa.org
AMERICAN FROZEN
PAPER CONVERTERS 3001 rue Brabant-Marineau Saint-Laurent QC H4S 1V5 514333-4040 Fax: 514-333-0322 ARTYPAC AUTOMATION INC. 3315 boul Industriel Laval QC H7L 4S3 450-668-6600 877768-6600 Fax: 450-668-6633 www.artypac.com Branches: Montreal, QC
34 Hinda Blvd Riverhead NY 11901 USA 631-727-8886 Fax: 631-369-3903 www.automatetech.com Representatives: Kaps-All Packaging Systems, Riverhead, NY 631-727-0300; Newmapak Ltd., Candiac, QC 514-866-5572
AUTOMATED PACKAGING SYSTEMS INC.
10175 Philipp Pky Streetsboro OH 44241 USA 330-3422000 800-527-0733 Fax: 330-342-2400 www.autobag. com Branches: Surrey, BC 604-513-8331; Montreal, QC 514-956-5404
AUTOMATIONDIRECT
3505 Hutchinson Rd Cumming GA 30040 USA 770889-2858 800-633-0405 Fax: 770-889-7876 www. automationdirect.com Representatives: PackPro Systems Inc. ON 905-642-1300
AVERY DENISON
17700 Foltz Industrial Pky Strongville OH 44149 USA 440534-4892
B & T SALES INC.
42 Crawford Dr Ajax ON L1S 3A8 905-426-1668 Fax: 905426-3866 www.btpackaging.ca
B&R INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION INC.
2501 Rutherford Rd Vaughan ON L4K 2N6 905-2069911 Fax: 905-206-9611 www.br-automation.com Representatives: Rotalec, St. Laurent, QC 514-341-3685
BAKING ASSOCIATION OF CANADA
202-7895 Tranmere Dr Mississauga ON L5S 1V9 905-4050288 888-674-2253 Fax: 905-405-0993 www.baking.ca
835 Syscon Crt Burlington ON L7L 6C5 905-634-2248 Fax: 905-634-7780 www.bericap.com Representatives: Amcor, Mississauga, ON 905-275-1592
BERRY PLASTICS CANADA INC.
33 Taylor St Waterloo QC J0E 2N0 450-539-2772 888539-2772 Fax: 450-539-0585 www.berryplasticscanada. ca Representatives: Columbia Packaging, Coquitlam, BC 604-540-8166; Consolidated Bottles, Toronto, ON 416656-7777; Montreal, QC 514-694-2860; Emballages Electra Ltee, Montreal, QC 514-484-1923; Emballages Richards Inc., Montreal, QC 514-697-8690; Expac Corporation, Montreal, QC 514-352-5754; Pacific Corp., Burnaby, BC 604-2992711; Packsource Corporation, Toronto, ON 905-607-7460;
Pretium Packaging, Pointe-Claire, QC 514-428-0002; Richards Packaging, Calgary, AB 403-273-0008; Richmond, BC 604-270-0111; Winnipeg, MB 416-245-8230; Richards Packaging Inc., Mississauga, ON 905-624-3391
BEUMER CORPORATION
800 Apgar Dr Somerset NJ 08873 USA 732-893-2895
Fax: 732-805-0475 www.beumergroup.com Branches: Saint John, NB Representatives: Beumer de México, S de R.L. de C.V., Mexico +52 55 5292 7940; Beumer Kansas City, LLC, Kansas City, MO 816-245-7262
16037 Innovation Dr South Chesterfield VA 23834 USA 804520-5400 Fax: 804-526-8164 www.bpa-flexolutions.com
Representatives: Flexi-Pack Machinery Solutions, Woodbridge, ON 416-577-0722; Techno Pak, St. Julie, QC 450-922-3122
BOB FAULDS & ASSOC. LTD.
1209-90 Cordova Ave Etobicoke ON M9A 2H8 416-2363363 Fax: 416-236-9538
BOBST NORTH AMERICA INC.
146 Harrison Ave Roseland NJ 07068-1294 USA 973-2268000 888-226-8800 Fax: 973-226-8625 www.bobst.com Representatives: Canflexographics Limited, Burlington, ON 905-335-1501
BOEHMER BOX LP 120 Trillium Dr Kitchener ON N2E 2C4 519-576-2480 Fax: 519-576-2489 www.boehmerbox.com
BONFIGLIOLI CANADA
2-7941 Jane St Concord ON L4K 4L6 905-738-4466 Fax: 905-738-9833 www.bonfigliolicanada.com
BOSCH PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY
8700 Wyoming Ave N Minneapolis MN 55445-1836 USA 763-424-4700 Fax: 763-493-6776 www.boschpackaging. com Representatives: NJM/CLI Packaging Systems Int’l, Pointe Claire, QC 514-630-6990
BOSCH REXROTH CANADA CORP. 3426 Mainway Dr Burlington ON L7M 1A8 905-3355511 Fax: 905-335-4184 www.boschrexroth.ca Branches: Welland, ON 905-735-0510; Saguenay, QC 418-548-2366; Edmonton, AB 780-466-5466; Burnaby, BC 604-205-5777; Fredericton, NB 506-458-1004; Dartmouth, NS 902468-4500; Longueuil, QC 450-928-1111; Saskatoon, SK 306-242-1172
BOSSAR USA, INC. 1144 Tallevast Rd Unit 104 Sarasota FL 34243 USA 941-351-3023 Fax: 941-351-2690 www.bossar.com Representatives: Abbey Packaging Equipment, Burlington, ON 905-681-3010
BRADMAN LAKE INC.
3050 Southcross Blvd Rock Hill SC 29730 USA 704-5883301 Fax: 704-588-3302 www.bradmanlake.com
BRAMPTON ENGINEERING INC.
8031 Dixie Rd Brampton ON L6T 3V1 905-793-3000 Fax:
905-793-1753 www.bramptonengineering.com
BRIDGEMARK
77 City Centre Dr East Tower, Floor 2 Mississauga ON L5B 1M5 905-281-7240 866-335-9457 Fax: 905-270-3601 www.bridgemarkbranding.com
1200 Corporate Dr Burlington ON L7L 5R6 905-332-6626 800-263-8250 Fax: 905-332-6616 www.capoindustries.com
Representatives: Aqua-C, Laval, QC 800-361-3742; Jericho Sales, Burnaby, BC 604-939-6572; New Wave Distribution, Oyster Bay, PE; P S G, Edmonton, AB 780-488-6440
CAPS/PHOENIXWRAPPERS
5700 ch St François Saint-Laurent QC H4S 1B4 514-9561525 Fax: 514-956-1831 www.capspackaging.com
66 Shorncliffe Rd Etobicoke ON M8Z 5K1 416-232-8808 866-751-1004 Fax: 416-232-6061 www.cascadesrecovery. ca Branches: Calgary, AB 403-243-5700; Edmonton, AB 780-464-4761; Vancouver, BC 604-327-5272; Winnipeg, MB 204-632-4457; Rochester, NY 588-527-8110; Ottawa, ON 613-742-1222
CELPLAST METALLIZED PRODUCTS LIMITED 4-67 Commander Blvd Toronto ON M1S 3M7 416-293-4330 800-866-0059 Fax: 416-293-9198 www.celplast.com
CELPLAST PACKAGING SYSTEMS LTD. 4-67 Commander Blvd Toronto ON M1S 3M7 416-644-3503 877-644-6445 www.celplast.ca
CENTRAL GRAPHICS & CONTAINER GROUP
5526 Timberlea Blvd Mississauga ON L4W 2T7 905-2388400 centralgrp.com
CHANTLER PACKAGING INC.
880 Lakeshore Rd E Mississauga ON L5E 1E1 905-274-2533 800-565-5245 Fax: 905-274-9522 www.chantlerpackaging. com Representatives: Laro Import/Export, Rosemere, QC 450-965-1255
CHARLES DOWNER & CO. LTD.
7-52 Beaver Creek W Richmond Hill ON L4B 1L9 905-8822222 Fax: 905-882-0437 www.cdowner.com
CHEP CANADA INC.
7400 Danbro Cres E Mississauga ON L5N 8C6 905790-2437 Fax: 905-789-4279 www.chep.com Branches: Calgary, AB 403-236-1633; Edmonton, AB 780-486-0237; Vancouver, BC 604-520-2583; Winnipeg, MB 204-6332456; Moncton, NB 506-858-8393; Brampton, ON 905790-2437; Montreal, QC 514-745-2437
CHESTWOOD - MEZEY DISTRIBUTION
100 Steelcase Rd E Markham ON L3R 1E8 905-475-5542 800-263-1606 Fax: 905-474-1941 www.chestwood.com
CHISHOLM MACHINERY SOLUTIONS
5760 Valley Way Niagara Falls ON L2E 6T3 905-356-1119 Fax: 905-356-9170 Branches: Montréal, QC 450-424-1919
CIMA-PAK CORPORATION
580 av Meloche Dorval QC H9P 2P4 514-631-6222 877631-2462 Fax: 514-631-7361 www.cima-pak.com Branches: Mississauga, ON 905-612-0053
CLARKE ROLLER & RUBBER LTD. 485 Southgate Dr Guelph ON N1G 3W6 519-763-7655 Fax: 519-763-7699 www.clarkeroller.com
COGNEX CORP. One Vision Dr Natick MA 01760 USA 508-650-3000 855426-4639 Fax: 508-650-3344 www.cognex.com
COLOR PAK - DIV. OF ATLANTIC PACKAGING 80 Progress Ave Scarborough ON M1P 2Z1 416-298-5340 Fax: 416-298-5473 www.atlantic.ca
COLUMBIA CODING & MARKING LTD. 47-20821 Fraser Hwy Suite 230 Langley BC V3A 0B6 604-856-7151 Fax: 604-857-1052 www.columbiacoding.
com Representatives: Jayvee Distributors, Winnipeg, MB 204-853-7725; Neil Neumann Sales Ltd., Edmonton, AB 780-434-9152
COLUMBIA MACHINE INC. 107 Grand Blvd Vancouver WA 98661 USA 360-694-1501 800-628-4065 Fax: 360-750-9221 www.palletizing.com
COMBISCALE INC. 4760 NW 128th St Opa Locka FL 33054 USA 305-6224070 Fax: 305-688-7772 www.combiscale.com
COMPACKER SYSTEMS, LLC 9104 N Zenith Davenport IA 52809 USA 563-391-2751 Fax: 563-391-8598 www.compacker.com Representatives: Ram Packaging Systems, Uxbridge, ON 905-862-3073
COMPOSITE CAN & TUBE INSTITUTE 50 South Pickett St Suite 110 Alexandria VA 22304-7206 USA 703-823-7234 www.cctiwdc.org
CONFAB LABORATORIES INC. 4355 boul Sir Wilfred Laurier Saint-Hubert QC J3Y 3X3 450443-6666 888-826-6322 Fax: 450-443-4466
CONSOLIDATED BOTTLE CORPORATION 77 Union St Toronto ON M6N 3N2 416-656-7777 800561-1354 Fax: 416-656-6394 www.consolidatedbottle.com Branches: Pointe-Claire, QC 514-694-2860 Representatives: Humphrey Cosburn Plastic, Toronto, ON 416-656-7700
COUSINEAU PACKAGING INC. PO Box 158 Campbellville ON L0P 1B0 905-854-3666 187766-4590 Fax: 905-854-4666 www.cousineaupackaging. com Representatives: Across Canada, Call or email, 877664-5900
COUSINS PACKAGING INC. 105 Claireport Cres Etobicoke ON M9W 6P7 888-209-9344 Fax: 416-743-1831 www.cousinspackaging.com Branches: Campbellville, ON 519-766-0707
COVERTECH FABRICATING INC. 279 Humberline Dr Etobicoke ON M9W 5T6 416-798-1340 800-837-8961 Fax: 416-798-1342 www.covertechfab.com
COVERTECH FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
279 Humberline Dr Etobicoke ON M9W 5T6 416-798-1340
100-10 Ronrose St Vaughan ON L4K 4R3 905-660-2125 Fax: 905-669-1692 www.packagingrx.com Branches: Calgary, AB 403-236-0241; Chatham, ON 519-351-1045; Weston, ON 416-741-6002
CROWN PACKAGING
PO Box 94188 Richmond BC V6Y 2A4 604-277-7111
CRYSTAL POLY CONVERTERS
7901 Huntington Rd Woodbridge ON L4H 0S9 905-771-7791 Fax: 905-771-1115
DAMARK SHRINK PACKAGING SYSTEMS - DIV. OF PLEXPACK
2-1160 Birchmount Rd Toronto ON M1P 2B8 416-609-8011 800-265-1775 Fax: 416-298-4328 www.plexpack.com
DANAFILMS
5 Otis St Westborough MA 01581 USA 508-366-8884 800-634-8289 Fax: 508-898-0106 www.danafilms.com Branches: London, ON 519-870-7879
DAVIS
77 City Centre Dr West Tower, Floor 2 Mississauga ON L5B 1M5 905-270-2501 877-519-2501 Fax: 905-2703969 www.davisdesign.ca Representatives: Bridgemark, Mississauga, ON 905-281-7240; Glen Davis Group, Mississauga, ON 905-270-2502
DAVIS CONTROLS LTD.
2200 Bristol Cir Oakville ON L6H 5R3 905-829-2000 Fax: 905-829-2630 www.daviscontrols.com Branches: Calgary, AB 403-255-5035; Vancouver, BC 604-298-9101; Montreal, QC 514-737-4817
DEBBIE GILBERT - PACKAGING RX
57075-11965 Hurontario St Brampton ON L6Z 0E7 905495-1199 Fax: 905-495-1599 www.packagingrx.com
DECO LABELS & TAGS
28 Greensboro Dr Toronto ON M9W 1E1 416-247-7878 Fax: 416-247-9030 www.decolabels.com
DELKOR SYSTEMS INC.
300-4300 Round Lake Rd W St. Paul MN 55112-6700 USA 651-348-6700 800-328-5558 Fax: 651-348-6705 www. delkorsystems.com
DEMATIC LIMITED
302-6750 Century Ave Mississauga ON L5N 2V8 905-3636970 877-567-7300 Fax: 905-363-6969 www.dematic. ca Representatives: Expert Convoyeur, La Prairie, QC 450659-6872
DEPENDABLE MARKING SYSTEMS LTD.
42-585 Wentworth St E Oshawa ON L1H 3V8 905-433-1383
877-433-3675 Fax: 905-433-1972 www.dependablemarking. com
DESCON CONVEYOR SYSTEMS
1-1274 Ringwell Dr Newmarket ON L3Y 9C7 905-953-0455 Fax: 905-953-1335 www.desconconveyor.com
DOBOY INC., BOSCH PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY
869 S Knowles Ave New Richmond WI 54017 USA 715246-6511 Fax: 715-246-6539 www.doboy.com Branches: Mississauga, ON 905-474-0225
DOMINO PRINTING SOLUTIONS INC.
1-200 North Service Rd W Suite 317 Oakville ON L6H 2Y1
800-387-7972 Fax: 847-244-1421 www.domino-na.com
Branches: Montréal, QC 514-333-1330
DONWAY PACKAGING CORP. LTD.
12 Principal Rd Scarborough ON M1R 4Z3 416-494-5400 877-504-7041 Fax: 416-494-5409 www.donwaypackaging. com Branches: Vancouver, BC 604-739-4125
DOUGLAS MACHINE INC.
3404 Iowa St Alexandria MN 56308 USA 320-7636587 Fax: 320-763-5754 www.douglas-machine.com
Representatives: Plan Automation, Orangeville, ON 416-4790777
DURAFAST LABEL COMPANY
2-53 Queen’s Plate Dr Etobicoke ON M9W 6P1 866-2990066 Fax: 416-981-3071 www.durafastlabel.ca
DYNAMIC CONVEYOR CORPORATION
5980 Grand Haven Rd Muskegon MI 49441 USA 231798-1483 Fax: 231-798-9583 www.dynamicconveyor.com
Representatives: Frontline Process Solutions, Oakville, ON 905-827-5800; Trugrit Agency Inc. 503-625-1609
EAM-MOSCA CANADA LTD.
170 William Smith Dr Whitby ON L1N 9N3 905-665-8225
800-663-6392 Fax: 905-665-8188 www.eammosca.com
Representatives: AT Packaging, Mirabel, QC 877-979-8667
E.B. BOX COMPANY
3-20 Pollard St Richmond Hill ON L4B 1C3 905-889-5600 Fax: 905-889-5602 www.ebbox.com Branches: Kitchener, ON 519-748-2551
EDSON PACKAGING MACHINERY LTD. 215 Hempstead Dr Hamilton ON L8W 2E6 905-385-3201 800-493-3766 Fax: 905-385-8775 www.edson.com Representatives: Alex E. Jones, Oakville, ON 905-847-0166; Montreal, QC 514-731-7747
ELLIS PACKAGING LTD. 1830 Sandstone Manor Pickering ON L1W 3Y1 905-7987715 Fax: 905-831-7571 www.ellispkg.com Representatives: Ellis Packaging West, Guelph, ON 519-822-7060; Ellis Paper Box, Mississauga, ON 905-212-9177
ELOPAK CANADA INC.
3720 ave des Grandes Tourelles Boisbriand QC J7H 0A1 450970-2846 Fax: 514-326-3307 www.elopak.com
EMPLEX BAG SEALING SOLUTIONS, A DIVISION OF PLEXPACK 2-1160 Birchmount Rd Toronto ON M1P 2B8 416-291-8085 800-265-1775 Fax: 416-298-4328 www.plexpack.com
ENERCON INDUSTRIES CORP.
W 140 N 9572 Fountain Blvd Menomonee Falls WI 530520773 USA 262-255-6070 Fax: 262-255-7784 www. enerconind.com Representatives: Fladgate Packaging Systems, Vancouver, BC 604-612-7778; M.D. Packaging, Scarborough, ON 416-291-9229; Webconvert Ltd. ON 416252-4462
ERIEZ
2200 Asbury Rd Erie PA 16506 USA 814-835-6000
800-345-4946 Fax: 814-838-4960 www.eriez.com
Representatives: Brunette Specialty Sales, Sudbury, ON 705-586-3210; D&L Engineering Sales Ltd, Halifax, NS 902-429-3790; Equipment Conval Brunette, Rouyn-Noranda, QC 819-797-8700; Frontline Process Solutions, Oakville, ON 905-827-5800; Novatech Equipment Sales, North Vancouver, BC 604-984-2220; Warco Process Technologies, Waterloo, ON; Saint-Laurent, QC 514-685-5511; Welco Expediting Ltd, Calgary, AB 403-279-8636
ESKO USA
8535 Gander Creek Dr Miamisburg OH 45342 USA 937454-1721 800-743-7131 Fax: 937-454-1522 www.esko.com
Representatives: Agfa Canada, Mississauga, ON 905-3616982; Fujifilm Canada Inc., Mississauga, ON 905-755-2812
FPC FLEXIBLE PACKAGING CORPORATION
1891 Eglinton Ave E Toronto ON M1L 2L7 416-288-3060
888-288-7386 Fax: 416-288-0808 www.fpcflexible. com Representatives: LAL Packaging Partners, Toronto, ON 416-458-9895; Loch Hood Converting Inc., Toronto, ON 416-993-6921
FANUC ROBOTICS CANADA LTD.
6774 Financial Dr Mississauga ON L5N 7J6 905-812-2300 Fax: 905-812-2350 www.fanucrobotics.com Branches: Montreal, QC 450-492-9001 Representatives: AFA Nordale Inc., Brampton, ON 905-456-8700; JMP Engineering, London, ON 519-652-2741; Johnsen Machine Company, Burlington, ON 905-335-4196; KL Products, London, ON 519-652-1070; Langen Packaging, Mississauga, ON 905670-7200; PremierTech Systems, Riviere-du-Loup, QC 418867-8883; Strongpoint Automation 519-624-1255
FARM CREDIT CANADA
1800 Hamilton St Regina SK S4P 4L3 306-780-6463 800387-3232 Fax: 306-780-5001 www.fcc-fac.ca
200 Mill Rd Riverhead NY 11901-3125 USA 516-727-0300 Fax: 516-369-5939 www.kapsall.com Representatives: Newmapak, Toronto, ON 800-866-5572; Montreal, QC 514866-5572
FESTO INC.
5300 Explorer Dr Mississauga ON L4W 5G4 905-6249000 877-463-3786 Fax: 905-624-9001 www.festo.ca
Branches: Québec, QC; Saint-Laurent, QC Representatives: E.B. Horsman & Son, Surrey, BC 778-545-9916; Seaway Fluid Power Group, St Catharines, ON 905-688-1243; Wajax Industrial Components, Lachine, QC 514-636-3333
FIBRE BOX ASSOCIATION
25 Northwest Point Blvd Suite 510 Elk Grove Village IL 60007 USA 847-364-9600 www.fibrebox.org
FILLAB INC. 11750 4th Av RDP Montréal QC H1E 5Y2 514-494-8286 Fax: 514-643-1518 www.fillab.com
FISCHBEIN COMPANY 151 Walker Rd Statesville NC 28625 USA 704-871-1159 Fax: 704-872-3303 www.fischbein.com Representatives: Gaston Richard Inc, Ste Julie, QC 450-649-1516; Hartwick Sales & Service, Arva, ON 519-225-2310; London, ON 519-2252310; Lewis M. Carter Mfg, Saskatoon, SK 306-242-9292
FISCHER & KRECKE INC. / MEMBER OF THE BOBST GROUP See BOBST NORTH AMERICA INC.
FLEXIBLE FILM AND BAG DIVISION OF SPI-THE PLASTIC INDUSTRY TRADE ASSOCIATION 1667 K St NW Suite 1000 Washington DC 20006 USA 202974-5200 www.plasticsindustry.org
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING ASSOCIATION 971 Corporate Blvd Suite 403 Linthicum MD 21090 USA 410-694-0800 Fax: 410-694-0900 www.flexpack.org
FLEXO-PRINTING EQUIPMENT CORP / SIAT 416 Hayward Ave N Oakdale MN 55128 USA 651-731-9499 Fax: 651-731-0525 www.flexo-siat.com
FLIR SYSTEMS LTD. 920 Sheldon Crt Burlington ON L7L 5L6 800-613-0507 Fax: 905-639-5488 www.flir.com Representatives: Hoskin Scientific Limited, Burlington, ON 905-333-5510; ITM Instruments, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC 514-457-7280
FOOD & CONSUMER PRODUCTS OF CANADA 600-100 Sheppard Ave E Toronto ON M2N 6N5 416-5108024 Fax: 416-510-8043 www.fcpc.ca
FOOD MARKETING INSTITUTE 2345 Crystal Dr Suite 800 Arlington VA 22202 USA 202452-8444 www.fmi.org
FOOD PROCESSING SUPPLIERS ASSOCIATION (FPSA) 101-1451 Dolley Madison Blvd McLean VA 22101-3850 USA 703-761-2600 www.fpsa.org
FOOD PROCESSORS OF CANADA 900-350 Sparks St Ottawa ON K1R 7S8 613-722-1000
FOODSERVICE PACKAGING INSTITUTE 7700 Leesburg Pike Suite 421 Falls Chruch VA 22046 USA 703-592-9889 www.fpi.org
FOREST PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA 410-99 Bank St Ottawa ON K1P 6B9 613-563-1441 FORMOST FUJI CORPORATION 19211 144th Ave NE Woodinville WA 98072 USA 425483-9090 Fax: 425-486-5656 www.formostfuji.com Representatives: Abbey Packaging Equipment, Burlington, ON 905-681-3010
FORTE LABELS AND SHRINK SLEEVES INC. 2-77 Courtland Ave Richmond Hill ON L4S 3S9 905-6697426 Fax: 905-669-7602 www.fortelabels.com
FORTRESS TECHNOLOGY INC. 51 Grand Marshall Dr Toronto ON M1B 5N6 416-754-2898 888-220-8737 Fax: 416-754-2976 www.fortresstechnology. com Representatives: Plan Automation, Richmond Hill, ON 416-479-0777; Ron Gallie Electric, Chilliwack, BC 604-7989346
FOWLER PRODUCTS COMPANY, LLC 150 Collins Industrial Blvd Athens GA 30601 USA 706549-3300 Fax: 706-548-1278 www.fowlerproducts.com Representatives: Alex E. Jones & Associates, Oakville, ON 905-847-0166
FURTHER POULTRY PROCESSORS ASSN. OF CANADA 206-1545 Carling Ave Ottawa ON K1Z 8P9 613-738-1175 www3.sympatico.ca
GARVEY CORP. Rte 73 Blue Anchor NJ 08037 USA 609-561-2450 800-2578581 Fax: 609-561-2328 www.garvey.com
GEBO CERMEX USA INC. 1500 - 4845 S Old Peachtree Rd Norcross GA 30071 USA 678-221-3570 Fax: 678-221-3571 www.gebocermex.com Branches: Laval, QC 450-973-3337
GENERAL CONVEYOR INC. 155 Engelhard Dr Aurora ON L4G 3V1 905-727-7922 Fax: 905-841-1056 www.gccl.com Representatives: Almac Conveyor Co Ltd, Aurora, ON 905-713-1377
GENERAL MAGNAPLATE CORP. 1331 Route 1 Linden NJ 07036 USA 908-862-6200 Fax: 908-862-6110 www.magnaplate.com Branches: Ajax, ON 905-686-2277
GENERAL PACKAGING EQUIPMENT CO. 6048 Westview Dr Houston TX 77055 USA 713-6864331 Fax: 713-683-3967 www.generalpackaging.com Representatives: B & T Packaging
GLASS PACKAGING INSTITUTE
1220 North Fillmore St Suite 400 Alexandria VA 22201 USA 703-684-6359 www.gpi.org
GLOBAL TRAINING SOLUTIONS INC.
3163 Winston Churchill Blvd Mississauga ON L5L 5W7 416806-5777 www.globaltrainingsolutions.ca
GLUE DOTS INTERNATIONAL
5515 South Westridge Dr New Berlin WI 53151 USA 262-814-8500 888-688-7131 Fax: 282-814-8505 www. gluedots.com
GLUEFAST COMPANY INC.
3535 Route 66 Building 1 Neptune NJ 07753 USA 732-9184600 Fax: 732-918-4646 www.gluefast.com
GOLDRICH PRINTPAK INC.
100 Industry St Toronto ON M6M 4L8 416-769-9000 Fax: 416-769-5454 www.goldpak.com
GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL CANADA
7830 Tranmere Dr Mississauga ON L5S 1L9 905-6788211 Fax: 905-678-7233 www.cascades.com Branches: Winnipeg, MB 204-667-6600; Cobourg, ON 905-372-5199 Representatives: Norampac 450-461-8600
GRAVURE ASSOCIATION OF THE AMERICAS 8281 Pine Lake Rd Denver NC 28037 USA 201-523-6042 www.gaa.org
GREYDON INC.
391 Greendale Rd York PA 17403 USA 717-848-3875 Fax: 717-843-6435 www.greydon.com Branches: Montreal, QC Representatives: Fladgate Packaging, Vancouver, BC 604612-7778; Marc Pilon, Montreal, QC 514-231-5415
Branches: Longueuil, QC Representatives: B.D.I. Canada Inc., Mississauga, ON 905-238-3392; Belterra Corporation, Delta, BC 604-540-1950; Canadian Bearings Limited, Mississauga, ON 905-670-6724; Celmire, Drummondville, QC 819-4740021; CRS Vamil Inc., Delson, QC 450-638-5426; Nuera Industriel, Laval, QC 514-955-1024; Rubberline Products Ltd., Kitchener, ON 519-894-0400; Wajax Industrial Components, Lachine, QC 514-636-3333
HARLUND INDUSTRIES LTD.
101-17973 106 Ave Edmonton AB T5S 2H1 780-484-4400
877-427-5863 Fax: 780-484-3646 www.harlund.com
Branches: Burnaby, BC 604-689-4373; Mississauga, ON 905-501-9000; Laval, QC 450-629-7911
HARPAK-ULMA PACKAGING, LLC
175 John Quincy Adams Rd Taunton MA 02780 USA 508-884-2500 800-813-6644 Fax: 508-884-2501 www. harpak-ulma.com
HARTNESS INTERNATIONAL
PO Box 26509 Greenville SC 29616-1509 USA 864297-1200 Fax: 864-297-4486 www.hartness.com Representatives: Alex E. Jones & Associates Ltd, Oakville, ON 905-847-0166; Alex E. Jones Packaging Machinery, Ville Mont Royal, QC 514-731-7747
HAYSSENSANDIACRE A DIV. OF BARRY-WEHMILLER COMPANIES, INC.
225 Spartangreen Blvd Duncan SC 29334 USA 864486-4000 864-486-4251 Fax: 864-486-4412 www. hayssensandiacre.com Representatives: Alex E. Jones & Associates, Pointe Claire, QC 514-693-9381; Alex E. Jones & Associates Ltd, Oakville, ON 905-847-0166
HEALTHCARE COMPLIANCE PACKAGING COUNCIL
268-2711 Buford Rd Bon Air VA 23235-2423 USA 804-3385778 Fax: 888-812-4272 www.hcpconline.org
HEAT AND CONTROL, INC.
21121 Cabot Blvd Hayward CA 94545-1132 USA 510259-0500 800-227-5980 Fax: 510-259-0600 www. heatandcontrol.com Branches: Cambridge, ON 519-623-1100 Representatives: Techno Pak, Sainte-Julie, QC 450-922-3122
2380 McDowell Rd Burlington ON L7R 4A1 905-637-5611
Fax: 905-637-9954 www.hoodpkg.com Branches: Calgary (Paper Div), AB 403-279-4000; Calgary (Plastics Div), AB 403-287-0450; Burlington, ON 905-637-5611; Guelph, ON 519-821-2570; East Angus, QC 819-832-4971
Representatives: Spicers Canada Limited, Edmonton, AB 780229-1600; Richmond, BC 778-234-2555; Vaughan, ON
HUDSON SUPPLIES INC.
2940 rue Halpern St. Laurent QC H4S 1R2 514-337-5005 888-599-9959 Fax: 514-332-3383 www.hudson4supplies. com
INX INTERNATIONAL INK CO.
150 N Martingale Suite 700 Schaumburg IL 60173 USA 630-382-1906 800-233-4657 Fax: 847-969-9758 www. inxinternational.com Branches: Mississauga, ON 905-6244657; Terrebonne, QC 450-477-9145
IPL INC.
570 rte President Kennedy Lévis QC G6C 1M9 418-7892880 Fax: 418-833-3305 www.ipl-plastics.com Branches: Edmunston, NB 506-739-9559
ITW DYNATEC
31 Volunteer Dr Hendersonville TN 37075 USA 615-8243634 800-860-6150 Fax: 615-264-5248 www.itwdynatec. com Representatives: HMA Systems, Brampton, ON 905458-8182; Servi-Center, St Leonard, QC 514-326-5462; Timeco-Marten Company Ltd., Coquitlam, BC 604-525-8499
ITW MULLER CANADA
3456 N Ridge Ave Suite 400 Arlington Heights IL 60004 USA 800-628-6787 Fax: 847-483-1500 www.itwmuller.com Branches: Cornwall, ON 613-938-7900
ICONOTECH
One Heritage Park Rd Clinton CT 06143 USA 860-669-0358 Fax: 860-669-5109 www.iconotech.com
ID TECHNOLOGY CANADA
165 Annagem Blvd Mississauga ON L5T 2V1 800-268-7339 www.idtechnology.com
ILAPAK INC.
105 Pheasant Run Newtown PA 18940 USA 215-579-2900 Fax: 215-579-9959 www.ilapak.com
IMA NORTH AMERICA INC.
7 New Lancaster Rd Leominster MA 01453 USA 978537-8534 800-851-1518 Fax: 978-840-0730 www. imanorthamerica.com
IMPRIMERIE STE-JULIE INC. 1851 rue Nobel Ste-Julie QC J3E 1Z6 450-649-5479 800361-9344 Fax: 450-649-7275 www.impsj.com
INDUSTRIAL MARKING SYSTEMS INC.
9000 Henri Bourassa O St Laurent QC H4S 1L5 514-3363213 888-336-3213 Fax: 514-745-2923 www.imsinc.ca Branches: Mississauga, ON 905-612-0893
INDUSTRY CANADA
235 Queen St Ottawa ON K1A 0H5 613-947-7466
INKSPEC/PAD
1440 rue Hocquart St-Bruno-de-Mont QC J3V 6E1 450-4415005 800-465-7732 Fax: 450-441-6969 www.inkspec.com Representatives: Webconvert, Etobicoke, ON 416-252-4462
INLAND LABEL
2009 West Ave S La Crosse WI 54601 USA 608-788-5800 800-657-4413 www.inlandlabel.com
INNOVIA FILMS INC.
1950 Lake Park Dr Smyrna GA 30080 USA 877-822-3456 Fax: 770-970-8481
INSTITUTE OF PACKAGING PROFESSIONALS (IOPP) 1833 Centre Point Cir Suite 123 Naperville IL 60563 USA 630-544-5050 www.iopp.org
INTELLIGRATED 110-7025 Langer Dr Mississauga ON L5N 0E8 905-8135000 Fax: 905-813-5014 www.intelligrated.com Branches: Mississauga, ON 905-858-0088; Mississauga, ON 905-8135000; Dorval, QC 514-633-9969
INTEPLAST BAGS AND FILMS CORPORATIONHAREMAR PLASTIC MANUFACTURING DIVISION 200 Great Gulf Dr Vaughan ON L4K 4W1 905-761-7552 Fax: 905-761-2808 www.haremar.com
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 19-511 Maple Grove Dr Oakville ON L6J 6X0 905-815-1926 www.iufost.org
IPAK MACHINERY 1-14211 Burrows Rd Richmond BC V6V 1K9 604-940-8073 Fax: 604-940-8074 www.ipakmachinery.com
JG PACKAGING 92 Henderson Dr Whitby ON L1N 7Y8 905-430-7647 416352-8808 Fax: 905-430-3435
JOKEY PLASTICS NORTH AMERICA INC.
150 Mitchell St Goderich ON N7A 3X8 519-524-9890 Fax: 519-524-6114 www.jokey.com
JONES PACKAGING INC.
3000 Page St London ON N5V 5H3 519-451-2100 800-2659093 Fax: 519-451-2107 www.jonespackaging.com Branches: Brampton, ON 905-790-0302; Guelph, ON 519-821-0550
JOWAT CANADA PO Box 149 Mississauga ON L5M 2B7 514-231-1449 514374-9043 www.jowat.com
KAPS-ALL PACKAGING SYSTEMS INC.
200 Mill Rd Riverhead NY 11901 USA 631-727-0300
631-727-0307 Fax: 631-369-5939 www.kapsall.com
Representatives: Newmapak, Pickering, ON 905-987-1936;
Branches: Brampton, ON 905-759-1012; LaSalle, QC 514366-8050; Montréal, QC 514-934-0845
LABEL-AIRE INC.
550 Burning Tree Rd Fullerton CA 92833 USA 714-4495155 714-526-0300 Fax: 714-449-5100 www.label-aire.com Representatives: Ahearn & Soper, Rexdale, ON 416-675-3999
LABELLING TECHNOLOGIES
31& 32-1435 Bonhill Rd Mississauga ON L5T 1V2 905-5642794 888-250-1524 Fax: 905-564-2793 www.labelling. com Representatives: 3G Packaging Corp., Mississauga, ON 905-361-4929; Advance Shipping Supplies Inc., Mississauga, ON 905-568-4000; Crawford Provincial, London, ON 519659-0909; EXA Inc, St Laurent, QC 514-333-3116
LOCK INSPECTION SYSTEMS, INC. 207 Authority Dr Fitchburg MA 01420 USA 978-343-3716 800-227-5539 Fax: 978-343-6278 www.lockinspection.com
LOMA SYSTEMS CANADA INC. 333 Wyecroft Rd Oakville ON L6K 2H2 905-842-4581 Fax: 905-842-3460 www.loma.com Representatives: Ross Packaging, Vancouver, BC 604-591-1510 LONGFORD INTERNATIONAL LTD. 41 Lamont Ave Scarborough ON M1S 1A8 416-298-6622 888-298-2900 Fax: 416-298-6627 www.longfordint.com
LOVESHAW, AN ITW COMPANY, LITTLE DAVID PRODUCTS DIV. Route 296 South Canaan PA 18459 USA 570-937-4921 800-572-3434 Fax: 570-937-3229 www.loveshaw.com Representatives: Crawford Provincial, London, ON 519-6590909; Dependable Marking Sys, Oshawa, ON 905-4331383; Harlund Industries, Edmonton, AB 780-484-4400; Etobicoke, ON 416-679-9990; J G Packaging, Whitby, ON 905-430-7647; M D Packaging, Scarborough, ON 416-2919229; Packaging Machinery Concepts, Mississauga, ON 905-212-7046; Snell Packaging Systems Ltd, Mississauga, ON 905-565-9484; Star Packaging, Mississauga, ON 905-670-7928; Thomas W Mackay & Sons, Vancouver, BC 604-324-6561; Unisource Canada
M.D. PACKAGING INC.
6-250 Shields Crt Markham ON L3R 9W7 416-291-9229 Fax: 416-291-2906 www.mdpackaging.com Branches: Calgary, AB 403-671-9927; Cultus Lake, BC 604-316-6780; Vaudreuil, QC 450-424-0571
M+L TESTING EQUIPMENT (1995) INC.
31 Dundas St E Dundas ON L9H 7H8 905-689-8783 800263-9244 Fax: 905-689-3978 www.mltest.com Branches: Calgary, AB 403-250-6765
MACRO ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY INC.
199 Traders Blvd E Mississauga ON L4Z 2E5 905-507-9000 Fax: 905-507-3000 www.macroeng.com
MAGNETIC PRODUCTS, INC.
683 Town Center Dr Highland MI 48334 USA 248-887-5600 800-544-5930 Fax: 248-887-6100 www.mpimagnet.com
Representatives: Canada Process Equipment, Mississauga, ON 905-238-2990
MAMATA ENTERPRISES INC.
101 - 3210 59th Dr E Bradenton FL 34203 USA 941205-0227 Fax: 866-622-0117 www.mamata.com
Representatives: Alex E. Jones, Oakville, ON 905-847-0166
MANROLAND CANADA INC.
119 Westcreek Dr Vaughan ON L4L 9N6 905-265-6300 800-676-5263 Fax: 905-265-6304 www.manroland.ca
MARKEM-IMAJE INC. 5448 Timberlea Blvd Mississauga ON L4W 2T7 800-2675108 www.markem-imaje.ca Branches: Lachine, QC
MARQ PACKAGING SYSTEMS INC. 3801 West Washington Yakima WA 98902 USA 509-9664300 800-998-4301 Fax: 509-452-3307 www.marq.net
MASSMAN AUTOMATION DESIGN 1010 East Lake St Villard MN 56385 USA 320-554-3611 Fax: 320-554-2650
MASTERNET LTD.
690 Gana Crt Mississauga ON L5S 1P2 905-795-0005 800216-2536 Fax: 905-795-9293 www.masternetltd.com
MATRIX PACKAGING MACHINERY
650 Dekora Woods Blvd Saukville WI 53080 USA 262-2688300 888-628-7491 Fax: 262-268-8301 www.matrixpm. com Representatives: Plan Automation, Orangeville, ON 416-479-0777
MATTHEWS MARKING SYSTEMS 6515 Penn Ave Pittsburgh PA 15206 USA 800-775-7775 Fax: 412-665-2550 www.matthewsmarking.com
MCBRADY ENGINEERING INC. P.O. Box 2549 Joliet IL 60434 USA 815-744-8900 Fax: 815744-8901 www.mcbradyengineering.com Representatives: Chisholm Machinery 450-424-1919
MCRAE INTEGRATION LTD. 34 Meridian Rd Etobicoke ON M9W 4Z7 416-252-8833 Fax: 416-252-0053 www.mcraeintegration.com Branches: Surrey, BC 604-353-9100
MEADWESTVACO PACKAGING SYSTEMS LP 281 Fairall St Ajax ON L1S 1R7 905-683-2330
MENGES ROLLER COMPANY 260 Industrial Dr Wauconda IL 60084 USA 847-487-8877 888-856-1753 Fax: 847-487-8897 www.mengesroller.com
METRO LABEL COMPANY LTD.
999 Progress Ave Toronto ON M1B 6J1 416-321-7889 800-668-4405 Fax: 416-332-2389 www.metrolabel.com
MULLER MARTINI CANADA INC. 20 Caldari Rd Vaughan ON L4K 4N8 905-660-9595 800268-1999 Fax: 905-660-5762 www.mullermartinicanada. com
MULTIFEEDER TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4821 White Bear Pky St Paul MN 55110-3325 USA 651-407-3100 Fax: 651-407-3199 www.multifeeder.com Representatives: Crawford Provincial, London, ON 519-6590909; Mississauga, ON 905-670-7904; That Packaging Group, Richmond Hill, ON 416-580-1244
NPES ASSOCIATION FOR SUPPLIERS OF PRINTING, PUBLISHING AND CONVERTING TECHNOLOGIES 1899 Preston White Dr Reston VA 20191 USA 703-264-7200
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PACKAGING, HANDLING, AND LOGISTIC ENGINEERS 5903 Ridgeway Dr Grand Prairie TX 75052 USA 817-4667490
NEW ENGLAND MACHINERY INC. 2820 62nd Ave E Bradenton FL 34203 USA 941-755-5550 Fax: 941-751-6281 www.neminc.com Representatives: MD Packaging Inc., Markham, ON 416-291-9229
NITTA CORPORATION OF AMERICA 7605 Nitta Dr Suwanee GA 30024 USA 770-497-0212 800221-3689 Fax: 770-623-1398 www.nitta.com
NORAMPAC, A DIVISION OF CASCADES CANADA ULC 1061 rue Parent St-Bruno QC J3V 6R7 450-461-8600 866-735-2635 Fax: 450-461-8636 www.norampac.com
Branches: Calgary, AB 403-531-3800; Richmond, BC 604-273-7321; Winnipeg, MB 204-786-5761; Winnipeg, MB 204-667-6600; Moncton, NB 506-869-2200; St John’s, NL 709-747-1200; Barrie, ON 705-737-0470; Belleville, ON 613-968-3581; Cobourg, ON 905-372-5199;
1667 K St NW Suite 1000 Washington DC 20006 USA 202974-5200
SOOPAK
2280 Drew Rd Mississauga ON L5S 1B8 905-677-2888
888-539-2091 Fax: 905-677-8858 www.soopak.com
SPEE-DEE PACKAGING MACHINERY INC.
1360 Grandview Pkwy Sturtevant WI 53177 USA 262-8864402 877-375-2121 Fax: 262-886-5502 www.spee-dee.com
SPEEDWAY PACKAGING MACHINERY INC.
1-10 Gormley Industrial Ave Gormley ON L0H 1G0 905-8885344 Fax: 905-888-5374 www.spmi.ca Representatives: JG Packaging, Whitby, ON 905-430-7647; MD Packaging Inc., Markham, ON 416-291-9229; PMR Packaging Inc., Whitby, ON 905-475-4830
SQUID INK MANUFACTURING
7041 Boone Ave Brooklyn Park MN 55428 USA 763-7958856 800-877-5658 Fax: 763-795-8867 www.squidink.com
STANDARD KNAPP INC.
63 Pickering St Portland CT 06480 USA 860-342-1100 Fax: 860-342-1557 www.standard-knapp.com Representatives: B&T Sales Inc., Ajax, ON 905-426-1668
STANMECH TECHNOLOGIES INC.
944 Zelco Dr Burlington ON L7L 4Y3 905-631-6161 888438-6324 Fax: 905-631-1852 www.stanmech.com, www. leister.ca www.leister.ca Branches: Calgary, AB 587-899-6160; Montreal, QC 514-946-6161
STARQUIP INTEGRATED SYSTEMS
4-40 Dynamic Dr Toronto ON M1V 2W2 416-286-7116 Fax: 416-286-8595 www.starquip.com
STERLING MARKING PRODUCTS INC.
349 Ridout N London ON N6A 2N8 519-434-5785 800265-5957 Fax: 519-434-9516 www.sterling.ca Branches: Vancouver, BC 604-321-3282; Kitchener, ON 519-571-0882; Ottawa, ON 613-234-8077; Toronto, ON 416-425-4140; Windsor, ON 519-253-7211
15 Hess St N Hamilton ON L8R 2S5 289-237-2578 800253-0111 Fax: 905-612-9834 www.telcosensors.com
TEMBEC PAPERBOARD GROUP
1050-800 boul Rene Levesque O Montréal QC H3B 1X9 800-411-7011 Fax: 514-397-0896 www.kallimapaper. com Representatives: Ariva, Mississauga, ON; Ottawa, ON 613-731-8410; Lachine, QC 514-636-5000; Quebec, QC; Unisource, Calgary, AB 403-250-6464; Annacis Island, BC 604-520-7500; Winnipeg, MB 204-885-6648; St. John, NB 506-642-0301; Mount Pearl, NL 709-754-3377; Dartmouth, NS 902-468-8500; London, ON 519-6865820; Mississauga, ON 905-276-8542; Richmond Hill, ON 905-771-4000; Quebec, QC 418-681-4195; St. Laurent, QC 514-345-5500; Saskatoon, SK 206-934-8899; West World Paper, Port Coquitlam, BC
TETRA PAK CANADA INC.
1610 16th Ave Richmond Hill ON L4B 4N6 905-780-6030 Fax: 905-780-4903
PO Box 25135 Tampa FL 33622 USA 813-886-4000 800237-0946 Fax: 813-884-8818 www.ttco.com Representatives: IAC & Associates, Oldcastle, ON 519-737-0311
TRIANGLE PACKAGE MACHINERY CO.
6655 Diversey Ave W Chicago IL 60707-2293 USA 773889-0200 800-621-4170 Fax: 773-889-4221 www. trianglepackage.com Representatives: Ed MacPhee Ltd., Toronto, ON 416-481-4926; Mountain Pacific Machinery, Portland, OR 506-639-7635
140 Duffield Dr Markham ON L6G 1B5 905-513-7100 877513-7769 Fax: 905-513-7101 www.chartwell.ca Branches: Calgary, AB 403-630-3604; Edmonton, AB 780-903-9820; Vancouver, BC 604-308-2376; London, ON 519-859-5255; Waterloo, ON 519-654-8839; Montréal, QC 514-949-3878
U.S. POULTRY & EGG ASSOCIATION 1530 Cooledge Rd Tucker GA 30084-7303 USA 770-4939401 Fax: 770-493-9257 www.uspoultry.org
UHLMANN PACKAGING SYSTEMS LP 44 Indian Lane E Towaco NJ 07082 USA 973-402-8855 Fax: 973-316-9330 www.uhlmann-usa.com
ULINE CANADA CORP. 60 Hereford St Brampton ON L6Y 0N3 905-452-3190 800-295-5510 Fax: 905-452-3191 www.uline.ca Branches: Edmonton, AB; Burnaby, BC Representatives: Uline Shipping Supplies, Pleasant Prairie, WI 262-612-4200
UNION STANDARD EQUIPMENT CO. 801 East 141 St Bronx NY 10454 USA 718-585-0200 Fax: 718-993-2650 www.unionmachinery.com
UNISOURCE CANADA, A VERITIV COMPANY 6185 McLaughlin Rd Mississauga ON L5R 3W7 289777-8600 www.veritivcorp.com Branches: Calgary, AB 403-250-5416; Edmonton, AB 780-452-2520; Delta, BC 604-528-7338; Prince George, BC 250-563-0348; Winnipeg, MB 204-697-0958; Moncton, NB 902-468-6920; Mount Pearl, NL 709-368-9353; Dartmouth, NS 902468-8500; London, ON 519-686-5820; Mississauga, ON 905-795-7400; Mississauga, ON 905-795-7400; Ottawa, ON 613-247-8170; Québec, QC 418-684-3500; Saint-Laurent, QC 514-367-3111; Regina, SK 306-721-2999; Saskatoon, SK 306-931-8004
UNITRAK CORPORATION LIMITED
299 Ward St Port Hope ON L1A 3W4 905-885-8168 1877UniTra Fax: 905-885-2614 www.unitrak.com
VALCO MELTON INC.
411 Circle Freeway Dr Cincinnati OH 45246 USA 513-8746550 Fax: 513-874-3612 www.valcomelton.com Branches: North Vancouver, BC 604-998-4012; Markham, ON
VANSCO PRODUCTS
2652 Lashbrook Ave South El Monte CA 91733 USA 626-448-7611 Fax: 626-448-0221 www.vansco.com
Representatives: Sort Production Products Ltd, Mississauga, ON 905-673-7678
WEBER MARKING SYSTEMS OF CANADA 6180 Danville Rd Mississauga ON L5T 2H7 905-564-6881 800-265-9974 Fax: 905-564-6886 www.weberpackaging. com/canada_home.html Branches: Calgary, AB; Vancouver, BC; Halifax, NS; Montreal, QC; Quebec, QC
WECON SERVICES LTD. 11-4635 Burgoyne St Mississauga ON L4W 1V9 905-6246499 Fax: 905-624-0228
WEDLOCK PAPER CONVERTERS LTD. 2327 Stanfield Rd Mississauga ON L4Y 1R6 905-277-9461 705-456-9405 Fax: 905-272-3625 www.wedlockpaper.com
WEIGHPACK SYSTEMS INC. 2525 Louis Amos Montréal QC H8T 1C3 514-422-0808 888-934-4472 Fax: 514-422-0834 www.weighpack.com Branches: Las Vegas, NV 702-450-0808
WEPACKIT 2009 INC. 5 Centennial Rd Orangeville ON L9W 1R1 519-942-1701 877-804-8683 Fax: 519-942-1702 www.wepackit2009inc. com
WESTROCK 504 Thrasher St Norcross GA 30071 USA 770-448-2193 www.westrock.com
WEXXAR PACKAGING INC.
10101 Nordel Crt Delta BC V4G 1J8 604-930-9300 Fax: 604-930-9368 www.wexxar.com Branches: Richmond, BC 604-930-9300
WINDMOELLER & HOELSCHER CORP.
23 New England Way Lincoln RI 02865 USA 401-333-2770 800-854-8702 Fax: 401-333-6491 www.whcorp.com Representatives: Webconvert Ltd., Toronto, ON 416-2524462
With the summer starting to wind down and working adults trying to cram all of their planned social activities and obligations into the month of August, Ontario’s LCBO (Liquor Control Board of Ontario) retail outlets become a perfect scouting ground for the latest in beer packaging innovation and know-how, with craft-brewers in particular stepping up to the plate to celebrate summertime revelry and joy. While beer is rarely my traditional first go-to choice throughout most the year, my outlook has changed somewhat in the last few weeks upon chance discoveries of a certain English banana bread-flavored ale, along with a highly original strawberry cider from Denmark and some other memorable adult libations typically displayed alongside beer in the stores’ on-site chiller rooms. With brand-owners fighting for visibility on the shelf by using eyecatching graphics, nostalgia and visual authenticity to make that all-important emotional connection with consumers, picking “just one” favorite is becoming more challenging with each visit, but it’s a challenge many of us will find very rewarding.
With LCBO finally relenting to public demand for easier access to the province’s more popular locally-produced varieties with specially-designated Ontario craft beer sections, beermakers like the Bracebridge, Ont.-based Muskoka Brewery Inc. have quickly upped their packaging game to a whole new level. Located in the heartland of southern Ontario’s cottage country, the small-town microbrewer deftly relays its artisanal origins with the tall-boy Detour brand cans, whose creatively understated color palette and hand-
drawn graphics of local sights and wildlife literally map out an impulsive, spur-of-the-moment weekend road trip to the home of this pure, natural and unfiltered IPA (India Pale Ale) hop. The sideway placement of the brand name is a perfect fit for the whimsical drawings of deer, moose, lakes, pine trees and other trappings of summertime Canadiana at its best. For a crowning touch, the brewer’s ingenious cottage chair brand icon graphic just below the top lid pushes all the right sentimental buttons to create a special human connection in a very heartfelt and touching way.
the beverage’s offbeat taste profile is vividly projected through the packaging color palette and graphics. The cans’ neon magenta color backdrop—deftly enhanced with bubble graphics and a playful image of a juicy slice of orange—creates an upbeat summer carnival vibe to reawaken the old childhood memories of enjoying a cold spirits, albeit with a whole new adult twist.
by Megan
Not to be outdone, the Nickel Brook Brewery in Burlington plays up the hand-drawn simplicity of chalkboard-inspired graphics enveloping cans of its Cause & Effect blonde ale to generate an amusing tongue-in-cheek effect that perfectly fits the beer’s ‘Miracle of Science’ tagline. Marketed as a classy, yet approachable craft ale, the brand makes optimal use of the can’s black background to achieve an impromptu science-class flashback to emphasize the brew’s scientifically endorsed purity, with clever on-pack wordplay like ‘Hoptimism’ and ‘Taste & Thirst’ also do their best to draw a chuckle from passerby consumers not lacking for a sense of humor. It really is amazing what some folks will do in the name of science, eh?
On the other side of the spectrum, Toronto’s Amsterdam Brewery Co. is more than happy to push the boundaries of established beermaking convention with brash visual razzle-dazzle of its new Sweetwater Squeeze Radler lager to cash in on the growing trend to mix beer with an everexpanding variety of fruit flavors. Using a highly unique beer base mixed with blood orange soda,
Having spent a part of my summer holidays in New Brunswick offered me an opportunity to discover a popular local microbrewer best-known for its Picaroons Traditional Ales range of Englishstyle ales. Celebrating its 10-year anniversary this year, the Fredericton-based Northampton Brewing Company Ltd. takes its brewing very seriously, even if the highly offbeat beer label decorating the bottles of its seasonal Melonhead blond wheat ale—a bright, colorful, red-and-green splash of watermelon-inspired absurdity—suggests otherwise. Featuring a melon-helmeted image of an exceptionally grumpy cat, the eye-catching label is actually the result of the social media-savvy company’s annual online ‘We Need Your Cat’ contest, which entices its Twitter and Facebook followers to send in pictures of their felines for consideration for the upcoming summer’s label design. After a close-up examination of this year’s cat celebrity Sir Winston Snaggletooth, I’m inclined to agree that the Picaroons brand’s fun and approachable packaging design is a real cat’s meow on many levels.
Megan Moffat is a Toronto-based freelance writer working in the film and cinema marketing industry.
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