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Industry Watch

Companies:Pro Mach, Inc. has acquired Allpax Products, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of sterilization, material handling and automated controls systems for food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries.  The acquisition will add retort and sterilization capabilities to Pro Mach's diverse portfolio of packaging equipment solutions.

October 20, 2006

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Publix, others learn from RFID visibility pilot for produce

Movement glitches and other challenges are part of an ongoing University of Florida RFID pilot to track fresh produce in the supply chain. Temperature monitoring is next.

October 19, 2006

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Secure track-and-trace container debuts

A modular system with user-specified features can secure valuable products through the supply chain.

October 18, 2006

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Wal-Mart launches plan to reduce packaging

Retailer will use a scorecard for suppliers to make purchasing decisions for packaging. New initiative aims to reduce packaging by 5% and save $3.4 billion.

October 10, 2006

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Pack Expo International turns 50

The year's largest resource for all things packaging comes to Chicago with two new technology pavilions for attendees to visit. Also debuting: Pack Expo Selects.

October 8, 2006

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Smart tag and label

Schober USA introduces its STP (Smart Tag and Ticket Processor), incorporating the company's 2nd Generation RFID technology with the ability to read HF, UHF, and EPC GEN 2 tags.

October 7, 2006

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UHF benefits updated

A recent white paper does much to dispel lingering myths about what UHF can't do, and does it authoritatively. It makes a compelling case for UHF­­—over HF—by companies that know the technology inside out.

October 5, 2006

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Joint Venture Supports Clemson's Rfid Efforts

Printpack, Inc. (www.printpack.com) and MSA Systems, Inc. (www.msasys.com) announced a joint venture to install RFID reading and measurement equipment in a new lab at Clemson University's Packaging Science Department.

October 5, 2006

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RFID Applications: California dreamin'

Pedigree compromise in Golden State has RFID vendors expecting wider drug industry adoption.

October 2, 2006

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Hot insights from Cold Chain forum

A report from last week's 4th Annual Cold Chain Distribution for Pharmaceuticals forum focusing on temperature-controlled packaging, shipping, distribution, and storage for pharmaceuticals and biopharmaceuticals.

October 2, 2006

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The looming impact of integration, WiFi, RFID

Technological advances have already driven dramatic improvements in manufacturing. But according to Sudipta Bhattacharya, a senior vice president at SAP Labs LLC, based in Irving, Texas, the best is still to come. What’s more, it’s just over the next horizon.

September 19, 2006

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Pedigree paralysis no more

FDA mandate for secondary wholesalers may help drive RFID into drug distribution chain.

August 31, 2006