Show Coverage
From April 1314, SouthPack returns to Atlanta's Georgia World Congress Center. The biennial show will feature the newest trends in containers, materials, machinery, and services.
Cosmetic and personal care packaging professionals will want to check out the latest in bottles, cartons, cans, jars, labels, tubes, and vials; labeling, coding, filling, and decorating technology; and contract packaging services. For a partial list of exhibitors, see the list at right.
SouthPack will also host a number of conferences that beauty packaging professionals won't want to miss. One of the conferences, to be held Wednesday, April 13, is called Creating a Sensational New Brand or Revitalizing an Old One. The "how to" session will be led by Robert Wilkes, a nationally known brand strategist and marketing communications design consultant who specializes in consumer goods packaging. First on Wilkes's agenda is teaching conference attendees how to identify and understand their target customers. Next, he will discuss strategies for marketing a product. This includes finding the right packaging, brand identity and positioning (including a brand's name), and merchandising environment, and determining other issues related to making a sale from the shelf.
Another session happening on April 13 is called RFID: The Basics and Beyond. Three speakers will discuss key topics associated with RFID technology. Bill Delmolino, vice president of technical sales and product manager of print-and-apply/RFID for NJM/CLI Packaging Systems, will present RFID: The Basics. Jeff Richards, president and CEO of R4 Global Solutions, will host a segment called The Role of RFID in Packaging and Labeling. Finally, Ann Marie Phaneuf, director of marketing for Weber Marking Systems, will discuss how to meet the EPC's RFID mandates for case and pallet tagging.
On Thursday, April 14, a conference called Design Tools and Techniques will feature a session called Creative Design and Custom Packaging Development. A second session will focus on how to develop protective packaging for shipping purposes.
SouthPack will also be collocated with two new features. Design & Manufacturing South will focus on broad-based design and manufacturing solutions such as contract manufacturing and the latest in design analysis software. PLASTEC South 2005 targets the plastics processing industry. Focuses will include molding machinery and molding systems, coatings, colorants, resins, and more.
For more information on the show, its conferences, and how to register, visit www.southpackshow.com, or call Canon Communications llc at 310/445-4200
EXHIBITOR PRODUCTS
Applicator Tips
Plastic ampules are offered with a range of applicator tips. A standard design is a cylindrical polyolefin applicator tip. More recently added styles include a cylindrical tip with a centered hole fashioned to enhance product flow, and a firmer Hytrel-nylon angled tip for more-precise application. A series of brush applicator tips in a variety of materials and configurations is also available. The ampule is a unit-dose design that eliminates the inconvenience of having to tear or cut the package's top in order to dispense product. Instead, when users squeeze the ampule, its patented internal membrane ruptures. Another squeeze of the tube then dispenses product onto the applicator's tip. James Alexander Corp., Blairstown, NJ.
Booth #741
Foil Laminate Tubes
A supplier now offers its unit-of-use tubes in a foil laminate design. Benefits of the foil laminate version include protection against moisture and UV light. The tubes are suited for cosmetic and personal care products such as sunscreen and lotion. Available in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, the tubes can be decorated with full-color printing. Unette Corp., Wharton, NJ.
Booth #1063
Prototyping Services for Labels
Prototyping services are offered for customers seeking label samples for test marketing and decision-making prior to full-scale implementation. Production-quality prototypes are manufactured to exact specifications in a variety of paper, film, foil, card, synthetic-label, and flexible-packaging substrates. The company uses high-definition flexographic and digital printing and converting processes, as well as advanced color management software and printing technology. Both single prototypes and groups of prototypes can be made quickly. To ensure that the prototype exactly matches the final label, the company provides customers access to its full line of matte and gloss varnishes and laminations; screen printing; foil stamping; embossing; and other specialty finishing techniques. Prestige Label Company, Inc., Brooklyn, NY.
Booth #935
Containers
A company offers a wide variety of packaging for cosmetic and personal care products. It supplies glass, plastic, and metal containers; tubes; dispensers; and plastic and metal closures. Visitors to www.americancontainers.com can browse the company's in-stock inventory online and custom create a downloadable, printer-friendly catalog of its selections. With more than 40 years of experience, the company distributes products to 52 countries worldwide. All American Containers Inc., Miami, FL.
Booth #1131
Label Printer-Applicator
An RFID label printer-applicator is designed to make it easy to print, encode, verify, and apply pressure-sensitive RFID smart labels to cartons and pallets in one operation. According to the company, if a tag is unverifiable, the Model 5200 system will reject the smart label prior to application. The system utilizes thermal/thermal-transfer technology to produce smart labels with text, bar codes, and graphics at 203 dpi. For companies that already utilize the firm's existing Model 5200 label printer-applicator systems, a retrofit kit is available to upgrade existing units into RFID-capable systems. Weber Marking Systems, Arlington Heights, IL.
Booth #1327
PARTIAL LIST OF EXHIBITORS
Current as of February 17, 2005.
Advertisers are listed in bold.
Exhibitor Name/Booth #
- AMS Filling Systems Inc. 1160
- Advanced Poly-Packaging Inc. 1519
- All American Containers Inc. 1131
- All-Fill Inc. 1331
- Alloyd Co. 1227
- Amerigraph Packaging Group 1710
- Better Label And Products 1421
- Card Pak Inc. 1256
- Clearpak Inc. 730
- Colonial Carton Company, Inc. 944
- Computer Designs 1456
- Dee Paper Co. 1346
- Digital Design Inc. 1533
- Dispensa-Matic Label Dispensers 2139
- Do-It Corp. 1050
- Elcos America Inc. 1064
- Fibreform Containers Inc. 1727
- Flex Products 1251
- Imex Vinyl Packaging 1044
- Indiana Bottle Co. 1048
- Inter-Pac Inc. 1257
- James Alexander Corp. 741
- Label Printing Systems 1430
- Laminations 1646
- Markem Corp. 1061
- Milan Box Corp. 1725
- Overnight Labels Inc. 854
- Packaging Concepts LLC 1450
- Prestige Label Company, Inc. 935
- Prime Tag and Label Inc. 1162
- Printex Packaging Corp. 1350
- QuickLabel Systems 1438
- RayPress Corp. 1534
- Resolution Packaging 1047
- Rex Corp. 1320
- U.S. Can Co. 953
- Unette Corp. 1063
- Visipak 1157
- Weber Marking Systems Inc. 1327