Show Coverage: WestPack 2007
Beauty professionals looking for new packaging ideas won’t want to miss the WestPack trade show, taking place in Anaheim, CA, on February 13–15. The event will include the Cosmetic and Personal Care Packaging Pavilion, sponsored by CPC Packaging magazine.
The latest packaging developments for the beauty industry will be displayed in the Cosmetic and Personal Care Packaging Pavilion. Developments include those for components, containers, materials, machinery, services, software, and robotics. For cross-sourcing, visitors can also visit WestPack’s other pavilions, including Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Packaging, and Material Handling and Logistics.
In addition, the show’s newest pavilion, Contract Packaging and Outsourcing Services, will help beauty marketers find the right partners to handle their packaging needs and improve speed to market. These partners include contract manufacturers, contract packagers, and outsourcing services providers that offer services for packaging, labeling, and filling; logistics, warehousing, and distribution; testing and compliance; and R&D, engineering, design, consultation, and more.
WestPack will also be co-located with five other events: ATX West, PLASTEC West, Pacific Design & Manufacturing, Medical Design & Manufacturing West, and Electronics West. For information on WestPack, visit www.westpackshow.com.
Exhibitor Products
Tube-Filling Services
A contract packaging company now offers turnkey tube filling for cosmetic, personal care, and OTC products. The firm can source tubes made in various shapes, materials, sizes, and styles, including unit-dose and retail-sized tubes. Unicep Packaging Inc., Sandpoint, ID.
Booth #5660
Squeezable Dispenser
The Squeeze Mist delivers a fine-mist spray. It is suited for products including breath sprays, body sprays, and air fresheners. The portable package holds 3 ml of product and fits easily in a pocketbook or handbag. Emsar Inc., Stratford, CT.
Booth #5360
Customizing Labels Online
A company offers a new service that allows marketers to design labels online. The Custom Label Shop is available on the supplier’s company Web site, www.oberk.com, and on its e-commerce site, www.bottlestore.com. Visitors can also print test samples in real time. O. Berk Co., Union, NJ.
Booth #5375
Lip Gloss Tube
A 10-ml slanted-applicator lip gloss tube is made from blow-molded polyethylene. The tube’s cap has an insert that plugs the tube’s dispensing orifice when the cap is sealed. Qosmedix, Edgewood, NY.
Booth #5343
Environmentally Friendly Samples
A contract packager specializes in producing an environmentally friendly line of sample packaging. Xela Packs are 75%-paper-constructed samples that feature a self-closing orifice, making them suited for single- and multidose applications. Sizes range from 5 to 30 ml, and a stand-up option is available for most sizes. In addition to the standard Xela Pack line, which is used mostly for liquids and viscous products, a Xela Pack Pill & Powder Pack is also available for pills, powders, small solids, and granulated products. At the WestPack show, the company will celebrate its 20th anniversary and will exhibit some of the most exciting projects it has produced over the years. Xela Pack Inc., Saline, MI.
Booth #5328
Corner Labeling
A firm’s new Model 5200 Corner Wrap label printer-applicator combines high-quality label printing with an applicator that affixes a single label to the corner of a carton. The system is available with various engines, including an optional RFID print-encode engine. The firm also offers a range of pressure-sensitive label materials. Weber Marking Systems Inc., Arlington Heights, IL.
Booth #5521
Laser Coder
The Videojet 3320 is suited for permanent marking of variable data on substrates such as glass, plastic, rubber, cardboard, and paper. The laser coder prints standard and two-dimensional bar codes, expiration dates, batch and lot codes, serial numbers, symbols, and manufacturer names and logos. Videojet Technologies Inc., Wood Dale, IL.
Booth #5101
Metal Closures
A supplier specializes in high-end metal closures. Customization options include custom coloring, embossing and debossing of logos, weighting of caps, and decorating of a cap’s sidewall. Cameo Metal Products, Brooklyn, NY.
Booth #5476
Airless Dispensers
A line of stock airless dispensers series includes a matching overcap, pump, and bottle. The pump and bottle are made of polypropylene, which provides high chemical resistance. Bottle sizes include 7, 10, 15, 30, 50, and 100 ml. Cospack of America Corp., Edison, NJ.
Booth #5115
Labeling Services
A label manufacturer has introduced its Lean Labeling Solutions program, which the firm says is designed to improve speed to market and to reduce costs. The firm offers labels created from a variety of stock and specialty materials, adhesives, and coatings. Labeltronix, Orange, CA.
Booth #4939
Dispensing Cap
A 2-in.-diameter dispensing cap is available in a 24/410 neck size. The cap features a tamper-evident seal that breaks with an audible click upon the dispenser’s first use. The orifice is designed to be self-cleaning, and the dispensing mechanism can be operated using only one hand. SeaCliff Packaging Inc., Newport Beach, CA.
Booth #5156
Partial List of Exhibitors
Partial List of Exhibitors Located within the Cosmetic and Personal Care Packaging Pavilion.
Current as of December 12, 2006. Advertisers are listed in bold.
Exhibitor Name/Booth #
- Allstate Can/Allcan West 5378
- Amerivacs 5366
- Andrew M. Martin Co. 5159
- Arcoplast 5326
- Bottlemate Inc. 5160
- Bottles R Us 5132
- Cameo Metal Products 5476
- Card Pak Inc. 5346
- Chadpak Company, Inc. 5367
- China Packaging 5157
- Chong Woo Company, Ltd. 5125
- Cospack of America Corp. 5115
- CPC Packaging 5151
- Custom Paper Tubes Inc. 5124
- Diamond Wipes International 5154
- Edwards Label Inc. 5324
- Elcos America Inc. 5126
- Emsar Inc. 5360
- Finn Industries Inc. 5361
- Fluoro-Seal International 5357
- Gage Industries Inc. 5039
- GenPak 5371
- Hip Ki Plastic Box Fty. Ltd. 5355
- HLP Clear Packaging 5161
- Huada USA Inc. 5130
- Imex Vinyl Packaging 5146
- LnL Packaging 5129
- Modern Pro Packaging 5150
- New High Glass 5139
- Norden Packaging 5333
- North Pacific Foils 5316
- Novapak 5147
- O. Berk Co. 5375
- Olcott Plastics Inc. 5358
- The Packaging Co. 5350
- Penn-Wheeling Closures 5121
- Phoenix Packaging International Corp. 5356
- Pouch Depot Inc. 5374
- Printex Packaging Corp. 5051
- Promarks Inc. 5354
- SeaCliff Packaging Inc. 5156
- Simco Industrial Static Control 5120
- Squid Ink Manufacturing Inc. 5332
- Temkin International Inc. 5155
- Xela Pack Inc. 5328
- Yantai CMC Plastic Packages Company, Ltd./Guy Merchant House 5376
Partial List of WestPack
Exhibitors Located Outside of the Cosmetic and
Personal Care Packaging Pavilion.
Current as of December 12, 2006.
Advertisers are listed in bold.
Exhibitor Name/Booth #
- A B B Labels 5545
- All-Fill Inc. 5015
- AMS Filling Systems Inc. 5525
- Best Label Company, Inc. 5184
- Captive Plastics 5428
- Comar Inc. 5554
- Dana Labels Inc. 5496
- Dispensa-Matic Label Dispensers 5634
- Elemental Container 5173
- Ever Spring International Inc. 5189
- Fernqvist Labeling Solutions 5692
- IMA-Nova Packaging Systems 5311
- Inline Filling Systems Inc. 5451
- In-Line Labeling Equipment Inc. 5070
- The Label Co. 4299
- Label House 4933
- Labeltronix 4939
- Living Fountain Plastic Ind. 5197
- Multivac Inc. 5301
- NJM/CLI Packaging Systems 5001
- Plastube North America 5094
- Prime Tag and Label Inc. 5174
- Qosmedix 5343
- Quadrel Labeling Systems 5557
- QuickLabel Systems 5425
- Sampling Dimensions LLC 4609
- Taylor Made Labels Inc. 5505
- Unicep Packaging Inc. 5660
- Videojet Technologies Inc. 5101
- VIPColor Technologies 5578
- Visipak 5624
- Weber Marking Systems Inc. 5521
- Yon Woo Company, Ltd. 5370