Labels

Is "smart packaging" just a dumb idea?

Just to be clear, there’s “dumb” packaging (just a box, no matter how pretty the graphics), “self-aware” packaging (with Electronic Article Surveillance/EAS tags), and “smart” packaging (with RFID tags).

October 29, 2009

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WINMEC RFID Executive Forum - Modifying Global Business for Competitiveness

RFID has started to have a major impact on various industry segments ranging from retail to healthcare, and, energy to manufacturing.

October 24, 2009

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RFIDTraxx Demonstrates DocStaxx -RFID Document Tracking & AssetTraxx -RFID Asset Tracking Systems

RFIDTraxx LLC announced today that it will participate in the MIT Enterprise Forum’s AUTO-ID & SENSING SOLUTIONS Expo to be held on October 27, 2009 at the MIT Stata Center in Cambridge MA.

October 22, 2009

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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

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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