Packaging Insights Newsletter

SPONSOR: Videojet Technologies Inc.

May 16, 2011 | Edited by Sterling Anthony

Small-character continuous ink jet printers offer quality, speed, and uptime >>

The all new 1000 line of continuous ink jet printers from Videojet offers print speeds from 533 to 960 fpm and up to five lines of print from one system. Learn more about the key features and advantages of the 1000 line through this video from Videojet.

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Video overview: Laser marking and coding for every application >>

Videojet has developed the 3000 series of laser printers to deliver consistent, superior quality permanent marking. This video from Videojet highlights the common features of the 3000 series products and covers the capabilities of most interest to plant personnel.

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Tech brief: Choosing the right technology >>

Download this tech brief from Videojet Technologies to learn how to choose the right marking/coding technology for a given application.

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Video demonstrates complete generic carton coding at preprinted quality levels >>

The Videojet 2300 Series delivers reliable, accurate, and high quality real time alphanumeric printing of codes, bar codes, and graphics at 180 dpi resolution. Voiceover narration and on-screen graphics of this video summarize the printer capabilities.

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Reduce cost with an in-house printing strategy for corrugated shipping containers >>

As this Videojet white paper demonstrates, today's large character ink jet printers used for printing logos, lot information, and even ingredient lists on generic secondary packaging offer more flexibility and lower total cost when compared to pre-printed shipping cases.

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FEATURED ARTICLE

Next stop Düsseldorf

By the time most of you receive this issue, I'll be pounding the aisles of Messe Düsseldorf in search of all the new things that interpack has to offer.

A winning package for Old Style and the Cubs

Pabst and its design firm hit one out of the park with this full-body heat-shrink label designed to make a 12-oz glass bottle look like a wooden baseball bat....

Mobile lab lets Morton Salt get retail-ready game on

Menasha Packaging's Design on Wheels operation puts the design team at the salt company's doorstep—and cost-effectively prepares display pallets in one day....

Holograms employed in the anti-counterfeiting battle

Ian Lancaster of the International Hologram Manufacturers' Assn. describes how holograms overcome pharmaceutical counterfeiting problems....

OFF THE SHELF

Convenience packs from Kraft

Editor Pat Reynolds takes a good look at two convenience packages--one in a folding carton and one in a PET thermoform--that make sandwich making a snap for busy consumers.

EVENT

Next week's conference in Princeton offers over a dozen topics for pharma and med device packagers!

This year's Healthcare Packaging Conference workshop topics include: blister package stability; packaging performance; early tracking for quality control; continuous manufacturing; and maximizing throughput for continuous operations. Register now for an enjoyable, information-packed day, away from your workplace. Westin Princeton on May 26th.

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UPCOMING EVENTS:

Interpack 2011: Processes and Packaging
Düsseldorf Exhibition Centre, Düsseldorf, Germany. Messe Düsseldorf North America. Phone: 312/781-5180, held May 12-18.

Healthcare Packaging Conference & Workshops
Westin Princeton at Forrestal Village, Princeton, NJ. Healthcare Packaging Conference & Workshops, produced by Healthcare Packaging magazine, will feature operational and package design strategies for pharmaceutical and medical device packagers, May 26.

EXPO PACK México 2011
Centro Banamex, Mexico City, Mexico. EXPO PACK México features packaging and processing solutions for Latin America, with over 900 exhibitors from 20 countries, June 21-24.

ANNOUNCEMENT

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