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Kiwifruit and RFID

A combination of technologies proved fruitful for kiwifruit packer EastPack in New Zealand.

December 1, 2008

Cartoning

Authentication down to tablet or capsule

Contract packager Tjoapack installs a tablet line with coding, scanning, and software capabilities that deliver traceability from pallet all the way back to the unit dose.

November 2, 2008

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RFID-powered cabinets

Using RFID Cabinets and Freezers to Protect and Manage High-Value Inventory was the subject of a Webinar Oct. 2 sponsored by Terso Solutions (www.tersosolutions.com) and Odin Technologies (www.odintechnologies.com) that highlighted several case studies.

November 2, 2008

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Balluff: RFID tag

Balluff’s Easy Loop™ RFID system provides 100% reliable tracking of parts on pallets, totes, or in bins in several conveying applications.

November 2, 2008

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Reconsidering RFID

Food packaging from a university perspective

November 2, 2008

Sustainability

Smart's light still burns bright

Smart packaging thrives, with innovations that drive greater brand marketing and product communication, as well as enhance product quality and safety.

October 4, 2008

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Pack Expo---a spotlight on green

Change, Innovation, and Sustainability are the key themes of this year’s Conference at Pack Expo. But conference speakers will shine the brightest spotlight on sustainability.

October 4, 2008

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The bar-coding/RFID debate

During their BPPF presentation, Aaron Graham and Mike Celentano made it a point to say that Purdue Pharma is open to different technologies, including both RFID and bar coding.

October 3, 2008

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Lessons learned

Purdue Pharma has learned several valuable lessons as it’s proceeded with its RFID implementation.

October 3, 2008

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Purdue's packaging line process

At Purdue Pharma’s manufacturing and distribution facility in Wilson, NC, RFID is employed on one packaging line for bottles of the company’s OxyContin (oxycodone HCl controlled release) tablets.

October 3, 2008

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RFID to the core

Sonoco Products Co., Hartsville, SC, adds RFID technology to the fiber-based cores it provides the paper industry using a solution from IPICO (www.ipico.com).

October 3, 2008

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Reining in the rogues

With the exception of an infectiously joyous masterpiece known as “Where the Hell is Matt,” I’m no fan of YouTube.

October 2, 2008