Additives, coatings & inks

Industrial ink-jet printer proves flexible, reliable

The Jet3 continuous, noncontact ink-jet printer from Leibinger can mark and code flat, concave, convex, and structured surfaces with five lines of print, graphics, or bar codes using a variety of inks, including highly pigmented types. The patented nozzle seal closes the ink circuit during downtime, preventing ink drying and clogging.

January 24, 2009

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Versatile shrink labeling equipment

The LX-350 shrink labeler accommodates a variety of bottle shapes and sizes, operating at speeds to 400 bottles/min. Changeover parts are inexpensive and easy to adjust.

January 14, 2009

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Advanced sleeve labeling systems apply sleeve labels at very high speeds

Specifically designed for high speed runs of up to 400 products per minute, the new high-speed Label-Aire® Sleever Series Model 8500 will easily handle all industry standard sleeve materials and a wide range of container shapes and sizes.

January 8, 2009

Labels

DPT, Med-Health Pharma shed light on authentication solution

A pervasive air of secrecy makes trends in brand protection tough to track. But the following two pharmaceutical-based authentication efforts by DPT Laboratories and Med-Health Pharma shed light on some of the solutions being explored to combat counterfeiters, diverters, and gray marketers who appear to be broadening their horizons. (Alan Green, logistics director for DPT Laboratories, will discuss how the contract developer, manufacturer, and packager is implementing brand-protection strategies at the Brand-Protection Packaging Forum May 5, 2009 in Chicago.)

January 8, 2009

Conveying & accumulation

Installs and start-ups

Advice from packaging machinery experts on what makes for a great install and a smooth startup.

January 7, 2009

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Risk management

Business risks related to food packaging are wide-ranging and everywhere: bisphenol-A (BPA), melamine in pet food or milk, food allergen labeling, country of origin labeling—the list seems endless.

January 7, 2009

Secondary Packaging

PCP 'can' do RFID

Pacific Coast Producers fills metal cans that hold lots of liquids.

January 7, 2009

Labels

FDA official analyzes current and future food safety efforts

The problem with thinking about how to protect the nation’s food supply is that when you get into it a little bit, it’s pretty frightening.

January 7, 2009

Additives, coatings & inks

FDA addresses its Science Board findings on Bisphenol-A

After giving a thumbs-up to the use of Bisphenol-A (BPA) earlier this year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) took heat because skeptics believed the agency’s decision was based on a government report written in part by the plastics industry.

January 6, 2009

Sustainability

Oxo-biodegradability?

I didn’t even know there was an “oxo-biodegradable PET plastic movement” until a December 3 email notified me of its existence.

January 6, 2009

Coding, Printing & Labeling

For cubing, future looks DIM

Given the new carrier rules, your company's approach to determining cube for shipments had better be on the square.

January 4, 2009

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Delay printing, see savings

A variable method of printing and labeling just before shipping is emerging. Known as Last Moment of Differentiation, it could curb costs and segment brand owners’ offerings.

December 5, 2008

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Think about end-of-line savings

Increasingly, smart buyers of contract-packaging services are looking for ways to maximize every production efficiency possible while also squeezing every last unnecessary dollar from operations.

December 4, 2008