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Futuristic Focus: Drive your student to manufacturing
JumPPstart initiative holds initial meetings outside Minneapolis and Milwaukee as part of a new effort to create student interest in packaging and manufacturing careers.
October 2, 2013
Contract Packaging
Sauce, dip, salsa, and spirits maker/co-packer discusses expansion and staffing
David Stoklosa, Director, Corporate Business Development, LiDestri Foods, Inc., discusses facility and equipment investment, staffing, and business development issues.
September 30, 2013
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Digital shines at Print 13
Visualize an image projected on a screen in a room with the lights turned on. As everyone knows, as soon as the lights are turned off, the image gains tremendously in richness and depth.
September 27, 2013
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Shining some light on UV inks
Here are some considerations for determining whether UV inks should be part of your packaging.
September 10, 2013
Controls & Machine Components
Tray sealer boasts a clever controls concoction
A clever combination of stepper drive, stepper motor, DC gear motor, DC drive, and PLC control.
September 4, 2013
Contract Packaging
Working with CMOs under California e-pedigree
For different products, manufacturers may fill the role of an exclusive distributor, a contract manufacturing organization, or a repackager. Each of these would be treated differently under the California law with respect to pedigree origination and updating.
August 29, 2013
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New FDA drug powers tougher on industry, but not without controversy
Congress added drug detention and inspection provisions, and some aspects could lead to future legal tests.
August 27, 2013
Operational Excellence
Packaging for an E-commerce purchase
Packaging can make the difference in whether the consumer has a positive rather than a negative experience with your brand.
August 26, 2013
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Interactive packaging
Since the advent of the 21st century, acronyms associated with “intelligent” packaging such as QR (Quick Response) code, AR (Augmented Reality), and NFC (Near Field Communication) are becoming increasingly commonplace.
August 26, 2013
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BPA: Is it a complex story? Oh, baby.
The drama over bisphenol A has already been so complex and weird, we should have expected the latest odd chapters.
August 26, 2013
Plastics/resins
Three cheers for PET
Here’s a tribute to PET, in recognition of its many attributes as a packaging material.
August 23, 2013
Controls & Machine Components
MillerCoors asks OSHA: Shouldn’t “package size changeover” be defined these days as part of “routine operation?”
MillerCoors Larry Trunek, Manager of Manufacturing Systems in Corporate Engineering, is wondering if the lockout-tagout-tryout routine required by law under OSHA regulations is in need of a little updating.
August 22, 2013
Containers
Disruptive innovation continues to change packaging
Few packaging advances are disruptive innovations, i.e., something that helps create a new market and eventually goes on to displace an earlier technology.
August 12, 2013
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Are cosmetics regs getting a makeover?
Of all the types of products regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, cosmetics gets the lightest touch.
August 9, 2013
Beverage
Micro beers, macro attitude
If you’re looking for a cultural experience, head to a liquor store with a large and diverse selection of craft beers. There you’ll find visual stimulation, intellectual engagement, and educational opportunities galore.
August 9, 2013
Dairy
Yoghurt maker describes machinery improvements
Wade Groetsch, vp of operations at Noosa, a start-up maker of “indulgence yoghurts” based in Bellvue, CO, talks about packaging machines and sustainable packaging.
August 9, 2013
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Danone be nimble, Danone be quick
Large consumer packaged goods manufacturers are often criticized for not being able to adjust their manufacturing operations quickly enough. But it would appear that Danone, one of the largest producers of yogurt in the world, is capable of adjusting its packaging pretty rapidly when it needs to.
August 9, 2013
PMMI News
Industrial Internet comes to Pack Expo
Smart controllers, skillful manipulation of Big Data, and people power—these are the three legs of the Industrial Internet stool as outlined by GE Intelligent Platforms. And what, pray tell, is this Industrial Internet?
August 9, 2013
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