The invention relates to a method of operating an apparatus for applying drinking straws to packaging containers. The method comprises e.g. the step of adjusting the pitch, between the packaging containers being fed to an application device, by means of a pitch control device upstream the application device, such that the pitch becomes substantially equal between succeeding packaging containers and equal for all packaging sizes with an operational range of packaging sizes. The invention also relates to an apparatus being operated according to the method.

A ready to use catheter assembly comprises a catheter package with an opening, a catheter with a shaft arranged in the catheter package so a distal end of the catheter lies in the region of the opening, and a protective sleeve which partly covers the catheter shaft, a first end of the protective sleeve fixed to the distal end of the catheter. A method for producing a ready to use catheter assembly and a ready to use catheter assembly which further reduces the risk of an accidental contamination of a catheter when pulling it out of the catheter package prior to the insertion into the urethra of a user are provided. The opening has a defined maximum opening length, a second end of the protective sleeve is releasably connected which the catheter package near the maximum opening length of the opening and the protective sleeve is in a retracted state.

A ready to use catheter assembly comprises a catheter package with an opening, a catheter with a shaft arranged in the catheter package so a distal end of the catheter lies in the region of the opening, and a protective sleeve which partly covers the catheter shaft, a first end of the protective sleeve fixed to the distal end of the catheter. A method for producing a ready to use catheter assembly and a ready to use catheter assembly which further reduces the risk of an accidental contamination of a catheter when pulling it out of the catheter package prior to the insertion into the urethra of a user are provided. The opening has a defined maximum opening length, a second end of the protective sleeve is releasably connected which the catheter package near the maximum opening length of the opening and the protective sleeve is in a retracted state.

Disclosed are disposable containers, such as a stand-up pouch, for heating food in a microwave oven and while automatically dispensing sauce onto the food. Methods and apparatuses for making sauce packets and disposable containers are also disclosed.

Disclosed are disposable containers, such as a stand-up pouch, for heating food in a microwave oven and while automatically dispensing sauce onto the food. Methods and apparatuses for making sauce packets and disposable containers are also disclosed.

A pharmaceutical product can be distributed to respective patients in a plurality of jurisdictions. First and second jurisdictions can have different labeling requirements than each other. A plurality of inner containers each store the pharmaceutical product, the pharmaceutical product being in a dosage form and in a package approved by each jurisdiction of the plurality. An inner container can be sealed within a first outer container including labeling required by the first jurisdiction and not required by the second jurisdiction. Another inner container can be sealed within a second outer container including labeling required by the second jurisdiction and not required by the first jurisdiction. The sealed first and second outer containers respectively can be distributed to the first and second jurisdictions.

A point of purchase display for coupling to a commercial product on display at a retail store. The point of purchase display includes a flexible and wrinkle-resistant sheet material having indicia displayed thereon and at least one coupling member for coupling the sheet material to the commercial product. In example forms, the indicia being displayed on the sheet material is provided for advertisement or instructional purposes of the commercial product.

A point of purchase display for coupling to a commercial product on display at a retail store. The point of purchase display includes a flexible and wrinkle-resistant sheet material having indicia displayed thereon and at least one coupling member for coupling the sheet material to the commercial product. In example forms, the indicia being displayed on the sheet material is provided for advertisement or instructional purposes of the commercial product.

A cartoner includes an entrance section, a loading section, an exit section, a transport system and a controller. The entrance section is configured for picking carton blanks from a magazine and folding a first side of the carton. The loading section is configured for loading a product into the first-side-folded carton. The exit section is configured for closing the loaded carton. The transport system is configured for transporting the first-side-folded carton from the entrance section to the loading section and the loaded carton from the loading section to the exit section. The controller is arranged for controlling an operation following each carton through the cartoner. The controller is further arranged for adapting, for each carton, a distance between two consecutive carriers of the transport system in dependence to a size of the first-side-folded carton and driving the two consecutive carriers maintaining the distance.

An extensible kraft paper laminate is disclosed that includes at least one layer of an extensible kraft paper and at least one layer of a non-extensible kraft paper and/or one or more additional layers of the extensible kraft paper. The extensible kraft paper can have a basis weight of 25-200 pounds per 3000 sq. ft. and the layers can be laminated. The extensible kraft paper laminate can have a thickness of 0.500 inches or less and can exhibit a mullen of at least 125 psi. Some non-limiting uses for these extensible kraft paper laminates can include a sleeve, a reel wrap, a slip sheet, a carrying crate, a fiber drum, a food carton, a medical carton, a box for trash, a furniture back panel, a sheathing board, a military packaging box, and/or a variety of other packaging or storage devices.