Coding, Printing & Labeling

Medical device pros respond to regulatory environment

Readers describe their take on the current FDA and regulatory environment as it relates to packaging operations.

November 10, 2010

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Counterfeit drug issue hits the small screen

Dan Rather and Pfizer expose a counterfeit drug dealer; IBM touts its technology in an anti-counterfeiting commercial.

November 9, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Mitsubishi Polyester Film develops liner recycling program

Mitsubishi Polyester Film, Inc. has developed a technical breakthrough to establish a post-industrial closed loop process for the sustainable recovery of waste polyester liner film.

November 8, 2010

Tamper-evident machinery

Five Pro Mach brands voted by Packaging World readers as category leaders in 2010 Leadership in Pack

November 7, 2010

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Bottle unscrambling, coding, verifying, checkweighing, shrink bundling, labeling line

Watch this detailed video pertaining to pharmaceutical serialization, in which every key machine is integrated to help establish a "social security number" for every bottle and multipack.

November 2, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Zero downtime print and apply said to be unique in the industry

Video demo of print and apply labeler from ID Technology, shows automatic redundancy. When one unit is taken offline to refill supplies the second unit takes over. The unit comes with a standard wash down enclosure and swing out positioning for ease of use.

November 2, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Track and trace concepts explained

During a Smart Bar briefing on Monday, Jack Roe of LSI explained the two basic concepts behind track and trace of products.

November 2, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Weigh price labeler's flexibility delivers high productivity and uptime

The 1522 weigh price labeler from Ossid offers software changes on the fly and non-proprietary components for highest throughput and lowest total cost of ownership. Ossid will design a custom interface for the plant's needs.

November 1, 2010

Secondary Packaging

ProCustomer Champions 2010

October 31, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

PackML-enabled mandrel-style shrink-sleeve applicator launches

Axon, a division of Pro Mach, debuts new-generation mandrel-style shrink-sleeve applicator, the Aurora™, that offers the integration and operational advantages of the industry-standard Packaging Machinery Language.

October 31, 2010

Secondary Packaging

Frank J. Cozzoli, Cozzoli Machine Company (CMC), passes away

Frank J. Cozzoli, 61, died on Tuesday, October 19, 2010. Funeral services were held in Watchung, NJ.

October 29, 2010

Flexibles

PET recycling rate reaches 28% in 2009

An annual report of the PET recycling industry documents a steady increase despite a reduction in packages available for recycling, by weight.

October 26, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Packaging critical for in vitro diagnostics

Moisture, oxygen, and hydrocarbons can threaten the accuracy and consistency of in vitro diagnostic devices.

October 20, 2010