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Materials Product Brief
| December 6, 2011

Alternative plug-assist materials minimize plug marks

HYTAC-FLX and FLXT copolymer syntactic foams from CMT Materials Inc., provide a low-scratch, reduced-cost alternative to engineered solid polymer thermoplastics for production of deep-draw transparent polypropylene (PP) packaging.
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Device testing
Feature Article
| November 16, 2011

Medical device package testing case study

Defining test inputs, material selection, and machine compatibility are among the significant factors to consider in medical device packaging.
Sturdy PETG grow trays facilitate 'mushroom' packaging
 Video | October 30, 2011

Sturdy PETG grow trays facilitate 'mushroom' packaging

Dordan Manufacturing explains how its collaboration with Ecovative Design resulted in a durable thermoformed grow tray design made from PETG that allow Ecovative to create its new ‘mushroom’-based packaging materials, used as a replacement for EPS. The clear, custom-embossed tray offers aggressive denesting features and is highly stackable.
Materials Product Brief
| October 17, 2011

Ultra, ultra-high moisture-barrier film

Designed for pharmaceutical packaging, Klöckner Pentaplast’s Pentapharm® ACLAR® PA600/02 barrier films are a 2-layer (PVC/ACLAR®) laminated film that provides the highest moisture barrier available in the Pentapharm® ACLAR® product line.
Robotic loading system makes pick and place easy
 Video | October 17, 2011

Robotic loading system makes pick and place easy

ESS Technologies, Inc. TaskMate™ Robotic Loading System can be designed to pick a wide variety of products and place them into blisters that have been automatically placed into nesting trays by the blister sealing machine.
Servo-driven blister machine and integrated cartoner for pharma
 Video | October 17, 2011

Servo-driven blister machine and integrated cartoner for pharma

Brand new from Pharmaworks, the TF1E blister machine with the TC1 integrated cartoner features a 3D vision system.
High-speed deblister product recovery machine
 Video | October 17, 2011

High-speed deblister product recovery machine

Mr. Deblister Jr™ from Gemel safely separates and removes products such as liquid gels, caplets, and tablets from blister cards.
Materials Product Brief
| October 16, 2011

Aluminum containers for health, beauty products

J.L. Clark’s new line of aluminum containers, designed for a wide range of water-based consumer health and beauty products, are 100% recyclable and very lightweight—reducing both shipping energy costs and emissions.
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Package Case Study
| October 13, 2011

Maalox Plus launched in slider pack in Italy

Sanofi’s heartburn treatment becomes latest pharmaceutical product to use this slider packaging design.
Sterling Anthony, CPP
News
| October 10, 2011

Using trial-size packaging to induce first-time purchasing

Trial-size packages are a type of downsizing that entails many options.

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