Flexibles

Pallets made from PCR resins

NextLife Recycling, a plastic film and bag recycling company, launched its NextLife Pallets, the first of its new line of 100% recycled-content products made from recovered plastic film scrap such as grocery and retail bags and stretch film.

February 28, 2006

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Nestlé adds nutritional label to confections in UK and Ireland

With interest in healthy eating on the rise in Europe, Nestlé is beginning to phase in nutritional labeling on its confectionery products in England and Ireland.

February 28, 2006

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Milestone for pediatric drug labeling

There are now 100 pediatric drugs that contain additional labeling information on safety, efficacy, dosing, and unique risks for children.

February 28, 2006

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Uniformity bill moves forward

The House Energy and Commerce Committee has voted out the National Uniformity for Food Act (H.R. 4167) that provides uniform, national standards and warning requirements for food labeling, advertising, and other communications by food companies.

February 28, 2006

Coding, Printing & Labeling

RFID challenges

Larstan Business Reports, Potomac, MD, held an executive roundtable in Chicago in December. The panel of RFID analysts and solutions providers was moderated by John Persinos, Larstan editorial director.

February 28, 2006

Coding, Printing & Labeling

RFID for now and tomorrow

Matt Ream of Zebra Technologies talks about RFID implementation and offers predictions as to where this technology is headed.

February 28, 2006

Additives, coatings & inks

Science of fresh white paper

DuPont's Dr. Donna L. Visioli examines the contemporary meaning of freshness.

January 31, 2006

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Pro Mach acquires Mahaffy & Harder Engineering

Pro Mach has acquired the product line and certain assets of Mahaffy & Harder Engineering Co., a provider of hf/f/s and tray sealing packaging equipment.

January 31, 2006

Conveying & accumulation

First labeler retrofit with award-winning ELAU servos

Yakama Juice plant manager Jack West says “when K2 said they could do everything on one machine, I was really impressed.”

January 31, 2006

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Smart reader offers embedded software

Intermec Technologies Corp. has embedded IBM's WebSphere RFID Device Infrastructure (WRDI) into its IF5 RFID reader, creating an "intelligent" RFID reader that automates the process of routing and managing incoming data from RFID tags, even from remote locations.

January 31, 2006

Conveying & accumulation

RFID R&D and test facility

Accu-Sort Systems’ RFID Center of Excellence is a combination R&D center and testing facility located in Hatfield, PA, north of Philadelphia.

January 31, 2006

Secondary Packaging

Stretch wrapper with integrated RFID

Lantech's Q-300 Wrap 'n Read stretch wrapper offers fully integrated RFID tag reading.

January 31, 2006

Conveying & accumulation

Kimberly-Clark selects Alien Gen 2 readers

The CPG has chosen the multiprotocol Alien ALR-9800 Enterprise RFID Reader as part of its logistics program.

January 31, 2006