Coding, Printing & Labeling

Micro Flo: Labeling of agrichemicals

Each agrichemical bottle at Micro Flo receives a pressure-sensitive label from one of two side-by-side label applicators from Videojet Technologies. When a roll of labels runs out on one machine, the other applicator is employed so that no production time is lost.

February 28, 2003

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Sato hires new sales manager

Sato America (Charlotte, NC) has appointed Andrew Wright as the new western regional sales manager.

February 28, 2003

Conveying & accumulation

Leominster plant hosts open house

While the economy continues to struggle, there are indications that it hasn’t reached a complete standstill. That’s the impression Packaging World had after attending a March 19 open house at the expanded North American headquarters facility of DT Packaging Systems (www.dtindustries.com) in Leominster, MA.

February 28, 2003

Coding, Printing & Labeling

The leading edge of package ID

Here is more of our interview with Kevin Ashton, executive director of the Auto-ID Center, a research project of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA.

February 28, 2003

Coding, Printing & Labeling

RFID is hot!

In late January in Miami, the topic of Intelligent & Smart Packaging was as hot as the conference location. The Pira Intl. (www.piranet.com) and IDTechEx (www.idtechex.com) Conference and Tradeshow was dominated by electronic product coding, or ePC.

February 28, 2003

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Q&A: A bold new world of automated ID

Kevin Ashton is executive director of the Auto-ID Center (www.autoidcenter.org), a research project of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA.

February 28, 2003

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Companies

Resina West (Murrieta, CA) acquired the assets of The New Resina Corp. (Brooklyn, NY).

February 28, 2003

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Organic equals healthy, GM = ?

More than 6 in 10 American shoppers believe organic foods are better for their health. But, according to a new study by the Food Marketing Institute and Prevention magazine entitled “Shopping for Health 2002: Self-Care Perspectives, Volume 2: Organic Foods and Genetically Modified Foods,” many remain confused about genetically modified foods.

February 28, 2003

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Mark your calendar

FDA has established January 1, 2006, as the uniform compliance date for food labeling regulations issued between January 1, 2003, and December 31, 2004.

February 28, 2003

Coding, Printing & Labeling

More time for testing

FDA has asked the Office of Management and Budget to extend its approval of consumer surveys used by the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) in deciding labeling policies for food and dietary supplements.

February 28, 2003

Flexible packaging

Printing packs a punch

Winners of FPA’s Printing Achievement awards were noted for advances in CTP technology, VOC-free inks, display impact, ‘nuanced color tones’ via gravure printing, and complex distortion printing capabilities.

February 28, 2003

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Packaging 'ahoy'

Congressional mandates on ocean shipping security are expected to stimulate packaging and container technology.

February 28, 2003

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Second generation tottles

Weber Intl. Packaging Co. (Plattsburgh, NY) introduces a line of tottles called Silhouette. Second-generation line of tottles brings a softer cosmetic image, company says.

February 28, 2003