February 22, 2005: Judging for the Tube Council's Tubes of the Year Awards was held at Tube Council headquarters in Naperville, Illinois. Five judges evaluated more than 55 entries, selecting this year's Tubes of the Year Award winners.

Winners will be announced during the 2005 Tube Council Annual Spring Meeting, scheduled for April 13-15 at the Grande Lakes Resort - A Marriott Property, in Orlando, Florida. Winning tubes will be displayed at the PACK EXPO Las Vegas Show, September 26-28, 2005.

Tubes of the Year Awards Judges contemplate the range of choices for best tubes.

Judging tubes is a serious business...

Taking a closer look...

"Are you sure about this...?"

Tubes of the Year Awards Judges (l-r): Lisa Pierce, Editor-in-Chief, Food & Drug Packaging magazine; John Bitner, Bitner Associates; Paul Popiel, Senior Engineer - Packaging, Unilever; Rick Lingle, Technical Editor, Packaging World magazine; Daphne Allen, Editor, Pharmaceutical & Medical Packaging News