Coding, Printing & Labeling

MSU's medical packaging course offered online

Michigan State University’s venerable Medical Packaging course is presented virtually. It should be a big help to a wide variety of healthcare packaging professionals.

October 5, 2009

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Coffee producer scores coding efficiencies

Since the installation of new ink-jet printers for coding steel cans and paperboard trays, Massimo Zanetti Beverage has greatly reduced its unplanned downtime.

October 5, 2009

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Is 'grand' bad for RFID?

October 5, 2009

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When packaging and labeling help fight drug counterfeits

In the Food and Drug Administration’s ongoing battle against counterfeit drug products, the latest FDA guidance is aimed directly at packaging techniques.

October 5, 2009

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Print and apply labeler for cases, cartons, and bags offers RFID capabilities at 50 units per minute

Short, quality video from NJM/CLI Packaging Systems International demonstrates the precision and versatility of the Model 400 Print & Apply Final Touch as it applies RFID labels to cases.

September 7, 2009

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

New forces shape packaging innovation

Faced with unprecedented pressure to keep costs in line, companies that play in the packaging space must rethink their approach to packaging innovation.

September 5, 2009

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What's new at Pack Expo 2009?

The Brand Zone, which will house The Showcase of Packaging Innovations, is just one of the new features you’ll find at Pack Expo Las Vegas 2009.

September 4, 2009

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Capitalizing on the Information Highway

Technology used with increasing frequency in packaging—sensors, 2D bar codes, radio-frequency identification, time/temperature indicators—could be deployed to better ensure food safety.

September 3, 2009

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RFID Hawaiian style

The issues of food safety, supply chain visibility, and traceability all converged in Hawaii this past year with an RFID pilot for produce.

September 2, 2009

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Labeler with track-and-trace ability

Weber’s Packaging Execution System (PES) allows users to record and manage internal track-and-trace data in conjunction with the operation of the Model 5300 Series’ label printer-applicators.

August 31, 2009

Conveying & accumulation

Rutgers 'enrolls' in RFID

August 2, 2009

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Ringnes taps RFID

Norway’s largest brewery uses RFID to reduce bottlenecks for tracking large shipping containers and finds several unexpected benefits.

July 1, 2009

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Conair: DIY RFID

It’s challenging enough for a consumer packaged goods company to commit to RFID at the bare-bones tag-and-ship level.

June 4, 2009