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On a Mission of Mercy
Midwest Food Bank sends its Tender Mercies rice and bean meals to hundreds of organizations around the U.S. and abroad.
March 1, 2012
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Packaging and labeling as crucial as any other manufacturing aspect
Packaging professionals are often misunderstood.
March 1, 2012
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The fruits of packaging education
People talk a lot about packaging education—how there’s room for improvement, how it’s vitally important for the future, how the “brain drain” is looming as baby boomers reach retirement age and take all their manufacturing skills with them.
March 1, 2012
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Pharma packaging requires creative design, supplier innovation
Richard Adams, head of Pack Graphic Design at GlaxoSmithKline in Raleigh-Durham, NC, discusses the need for supplier innovation, packaging’s role in product development, and compliance-prompting packaging in this excerpt from Healthcare Packaging’s “Voices of Leadership.”
March 1, 2012
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Mapping quality
As companies become increasingly connected in the global economy, they now have supply chains—or “value streams”—that span international borders.
March 1, 2012
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Kudos for promoting manufacturing
Lack of an adequately skilled workforce remains one of the greatest issues for American manufacturers. Despite the availability of some excellent educational programs and despite the high paying gold-collar jobs available, many schools report an inability to attract students into these programs.
February 29, 2012
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Extrusion blow molding
Here are some considerations regarding this major process for forming plastic bottles.
February 27, 2012
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Reverse auctions and packaging
The use of reverse auctions continues to increase, but what do they portend for the discipline of packaging?
February 22, 2012
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Evolving strategies for packaging machinery specifications
Packaging machines have gone through three major periods of evolution, as have many end user's strategies for writing packaging machine specifications. Let's explore why you might consider changing your company's specification strategy.
February 20, 2012
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Intellectual property concepts are always timely
The area of law referred to as “intellectual property,” encompassing patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade dress and trade secrets, can be a source of confusion for many people.
January 27, 2012
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The polar bear debate
Like many others, I was confused when Coca-Cola launched its flagship Coke product in a primarily white and silver polar bear can. To me, the beverage I call “Coke” comes in a can that is red.
January 27, 2012
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Packaging: A key driver for the future
In leading companies, packaging will no longer be thought of as only a cost and support center. Leaders are starting to recognize the value packaging provides.
January 27, 2012
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ConAgra speaks to the future of innovation
Mark Yunker, principal packaging engineer, Research, Quality and Innovation, for ConAgra Foods, offers insights from more than 30 years in the business and provides packaging suppliers with some valuable suggestions.
January 27, 2012
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Tamper evidence revisited
We’re seeing a renewed interest in tamper-evident packaging that also incorporates brand protection functionality.
January 27, 2012
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Salary and the packaging professional
Packaging professionals who want their employers to show them the money should provide convincing reasons.
January 26, 2012
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Nine steps to environmentally friendly packaging
Improving the sustainability (environmental friendliness) of packaging is a hot topic for packaging professionals.
January 6, 2012
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Front-of-pack programs try to simplify a complex world
If you monitor legal developments over many years, you see, every once in a while, a development that seems to contradict, rather than complete, a previous trend.
January 5, 2012
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Cost reduction as a ticket to innovation
Stuart Leslie, president of New York City-based design and innovation firm 4sight inc., explains how to achieve innovation that helps drive sales and profits with low risk.
January 5, 2012
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