Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Winery enhances over-labeling efficiencies

Automated print/apply system saves time and labor costs, while increasing label placement accuracy.

April 28, 2009

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Cartoning

Seal bar wrapper boasts 100 cpm surge rate

To push wrapping speed beyond aggressive 75 cpm specification, Tekkra applies Schneider Electric/ELAU automation.

April 27, 2009

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Drug makers not preempted from lawsuits

U.S. Supreme Court decision offers a reminder that drug manufacturers, not the FDA or others, are responsible for product safety.

April 17, 2009

Coding, Printing & Labeling

New certification: the Green Good Housekeeping Seal

As Good Housekeeping magazine celebrates the 100th birthday of consumer-advocate Good Housekeeping Seal, it is launching an environmental extension of the original: the Green Good Housekeeping Seal.

April 14, 2009

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Output increases with automated changeover of labels

A video from Multivac demonstrates the company’s automated switchover capability for pressure sensitive labels. This capability eliminates the downtime packagers experience when the line is stopped to change labels.

April 8, 2009

Flexible packaging

2008/2009 AmeriStar winners revealed

The Institute of Packaging Professionals announces the 2008/2009 AmeriStars.

April 5, 2009

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Industry watch

April 5, 2009

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Liquids, metals, and RFID

It’s been long known due to the physics involved that the use of RFID around liquids or metal products or packages results in poor read performance.

April 5, 2009

Conveying & accumulation

: Label system

The Genesis 7500 Wash-Down Series print-and-apply labeling system, from WS Packaging Group, features an all-stainless steel cabinet that encloses key components to protect them from harsh environments like high-moisture wash-down conditions and dust-prone operations.

April 1, 2009

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Smart Box is smart packaging idea. . .

The HIDE-Pack Smart Box embeds an RFID within the box structure, providing companies with increased efficiency in the supply chain, reduced inventory costs, increased order accuracy, reduced loss due to theft and piracy, and simplified product recall, according to its maker, Krupack Packaging.

April 1, 2009

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Front/Back Pressure-Sensitive Labeling System ideal for many applications, including custom

This particular system is applying front and back labels to round cylindrical glass.

April 1, 2009

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Standardized label to guide U.K. pack recycling

A number of U.K. supermarkets and manufacturers of packaged products have signed on to participate in a new, universal on-pack recycling label program.

March 27, 2009

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Italian-designed, USA-made labelers

The P183 printer/applicator is one of a range of labelers that features "Italian innovation made in the USA" from Arca Automation  (www.arcaautomation.com), which is a new joint venture company between Arca Etichette SPA, Milan, Italy and Precision Automation® Co., Inc., Cherry Hill, NJ.

March 25, 2009