Tamper-evident machinery

Anti-counterfeit strategy needs interdisciplinary approach

To develop and implement successful anti-counterfeit strategies, you need more than good technology.

March 1, 2009

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Wipe-on labeling system for clamshell packaging

Fresh produce marketer installs label applicator that improves placement accuracies and reduces labor costs.

March 1, 2009

Sustainability

PLA-bottled beverages couple with compact, on-site compost unit

Naturally Iowa offers foodservice and institutional customers a composting solution for its PLA beverage bottles.

February 24, 2009

Coding, Printing & Labeling

RFID: Curbing shrink in a tight economy

RFID offers the promise to help curb shrink.

February 24, 2009

Coding, Printing & Labeling

37% of RFID users expect one-year ROI

Lack of data constrains investment and deployment.

February 24, 2009

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Accurate and affordable top/bottom labeling system at 80 ppm

A video from Quadrel Labeling systems illustrates a custom top/bottom machine applying wipe-on labels to individually shrink-wrapped soap bars.

February 23, 2009

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Pressure sensitive labeler for multi-panel application

A video from Exact Packaging shows a two label tamp application for shipping cases. The video captures the labeling process from a number of perspectives and gives the viewer a fast, effective look at a rugged, easy to use, and no hassle label dispenser.

February 19, 2009

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Pressure-Sensitive labels ideal for slider/zipper packages

Consumers increasingly want a way to reclose their perishable-content packages without resorting to either rubber-banding, chip clips, or transferring the contents to a storage container. In this White Paper from EPI Exact Packaging, find out the cost-effective alternative for labeling slider/zipper packages: pressure-sensitive reseal labels, which cost just pennies per package and offer consumers an easy way to reclose bags.

February 18, 2009

Coding, Printing & Labeling

All digital controls on front-and-back labeling system

The Model 680 S high-speed front-and-back labeling system from Autolabe has all digital controls and a color touch screen HMI. Features top hold-down and the ability to speed-follow the applicators and all controls as the speed of the system flows up and down.

February 6, 2009

Coding, Printing & Labeling

RFID smart boxes

The idea of an RFID-enabled “smart box” has been tested by several vendors of corrugated materials, including Domino Integrated Solutions Group (DISG, www.domino-isg.com) with its award-winning HIDE-Pack™ smart box.

February 1, 2009

Additives, coatings & inks

EU's REACH chemicals law has arrived

The European Union’s REACH law, a chemical substances notification and testing law, has already begun phasing in. Packaging makers and users are well advised to be familiar with the obligations the new law creates.

February 1, 2009

Sustainability

Feedback on oxo-biodegradables

Research leading up to last month’s Lead Off column included a call to the Biodegradable Products Institute, whose executive director comments here.

February 1, 2009

Sustainability

Procter & Gamble sustainability tips, insights

Tony Burns, associate director, sustainability, for P&G’s Global Package and Device Development (GPDD) group, says the company has learned several important lessons during its corporate sustainability journey.

February 1, 2009