Contract Packaging Articles

Orthopedic outsourcer Millstone expands
Supplier News
| September 14, 2012

Orthopedic co-packer expands in Memphis

Millstone Medical Outsourcing expands Memphis operations to broaden services, capacity.
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Supplier News
| September 11, 2012

AndersonBrecon addresses global healthcare packaging issues

Repositioned company adds flexibility to U.S. and European contract packaging operations to help meet evolving needs of manufacturers around the globe.
Photo: Bellwyck
Supplier News
| September 11, 2012

Clinical secondary co-pack operations change hands

Patheon sells secondary clinical packaging and clinical distribution services to Bellwyck Packaging Solutions.
Photo: Bellwyck
Supplier News
| September 11, 2012

Clinical secondary co-pack operations change hands

Patheon sells its secondary clinical packaging and clinical distribution services; Bellwyck Packaging Solutions and 20 Patheon employees are the beneficiaries.
URx Critical Care
Package Case Study
| September 10, 2012

Flexible OTC packs deliver an 'UrgentRx'

Credit card-sized packs offer portability for powdered meds that are delivered sublingually.
Column/Opinion
| September 5, 2012

Should package development be done in-house or with vendor help?

As a packaging professional with more than 40 years of experience in package design and development, all of the large consumer product companies I have been associated with have faced many design challenges in making sure each package had the best appearance possible at retail, yet also conveyed a quality product to consumers.
Both heads of the tandem shrink-sleeve labeler have a film accumulation feature that makes it possible to splice in a new roll of film with no interruption to labeling.
Machine Case Study
| September 5, 2012

‘Do-it-right’ philosophy drives California copacker

Hot brands in the beverage category are driving growth at this California contract bottler, where a new line handles CSD or still beverages in a variety of sizes at 600 bottles/min.
Small-character continuous ink-jet printers apply clear, crisp ID/tracking codes to the honey containers.
Feature Article
| September 4, 2012

Coding versatility vanquishes packaging waste & downtime

Dutch Gold Honey installs centralized database ink-jet coding network to ensure the right code on the right package at the right time.
News
| August 21, 2012

President of Contract Packaging Association resigns

Joe Jaruszewski to relinquish role following sale of his firm and exit from the contract packaging business.
Berkeley Contract Packaging has a hands-on COO in Jack Concanon.
Column/Opinion
| August 2, 2012

Personal best: Lessons learned from both sides of the contract ‘fence’

Berkeley Contract Packaging's Jack Concannon, vice president and chief operating officer, shares his perspectives of a career spent on both brand and contract services sides of the business.
News
| August 2, 2012

New Fall Workshop, New Faces Keep CPA Moving Forward

The Contract Packaging Association will host the second annual Fall WorkShop on September 24th and 25th, 2012 at the Chicago Marriott O’Hare Hotel.
A roll of preprinted film, supplied by the customer, unwinds at the foot of the vertical form/fill/seal machine, then feeds upward for bag filling and sealing.
Feature Article
| August 2, 2012

Vertical bagger serves-up sweet rewards

Reliable, flexible vertical form/fill/sealer helps contract packager add cost-effective capacity to meet increasing customer demand.
With newly expanded co-packing capabilities and a recently opened North American Headquarters in Pennsylvania, Almac has planted its flag firmly on U.S. soil.
Feature Article
| August 2, 2012

Global pharma packager plants flag in U.S. soil

Global contract pharma firm Almac’s new capabilities in Audubon, PA, bring advances in cost, sustainability, serialization and global supply chain competitiveness.
Column/Opinion
| August 2, 2012

Why contract packagers need to be involved early in the product development cycle

The Foundation for Strategic Sourcing (F4SS) recently completed an exercise in which supplier members, including contract packaging and logistics service providers, characterized what they see as best practices of leading customers.
CEO and triathlete Tham to rub elbows with Olympians
Supplier News
| July 20, 2012

Which co-packaging luminary could win the World Triathlon Championships?

Hint: He's a CEO, software whiz and director of the Contract Packaging Association.
A sampling of Coregistics' retail, promotional and display packaging.
Supplier News
| July 19, 2012

Coregistics: New name reflects synergy of major contract packaging merger

Former Wilpak team and newly-acquired Market Resource Packaging join forces under a new name to reflect expanded capabilities.
Mary Ahern at the CPA helm
Supplier News
| July 9, 2012

Meet the new executive director of the Contract Packaging Association

Mary Ahern named new executive director of the Contract Packaging Association
News
| July 2, 2012

Almac installs Uhlmann blister line in commercial packaging facility

Almac, a provider of contract services to the global pharmaceutical and biotech industries, has acquired a state-of-the-art, high-speed Uhlmann blister line.

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