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Wal-Mart, others face RFID difficulty in China

Most Chinese enterprises have little interest in RFID.

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A trio of major RFID influences in 2006

Expect overseas tags, EPCglobal standards struggle, and RFID label converter repositioning through 2006.

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Labels

Technical advances in RFID at hand

New advances in RFID include long-range HF tags, devices that work well with challenging substances, and tags that are sterilization tolerant.

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Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Item-level ePedigree implementation

An item-level serialized RFID solution with "parent-child" association software is rolling out with five pharma pilots including for Pfizer's Viagra.

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Labeling

2006: what's in store for packaging machinery?

2005 was a year of notable firsts, and 2006 promises even more generational change in packaging efficiency, functionality and flexibility.

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Consumers say freshness more important than cost

The food and beverage industry believes U.S. consumers are more price-sensitive than they actually are.

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Food factors dominate barrier film analysis

The $1.1 billion U.S. market for barrier films is driven largely by growth in convenience foods, according to a new study from Kline & Co.

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RFID upgradability

Weber Marking Systems’ new RFID Ready program makes it possible for companies to obtain Weber label printers and printer/ applicators that can be upgraded to include RFID technology when needed.

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Medium-duty RFID

The medium-duty Avery Dennison™AP 5.4 RFID Printer enables companies to meet RFID labeling requirements in the apparel, footwear, retail, packaging, distribution, and other markets.

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Flexibles

LLDPE resins

Dow Chemical Co. launched 6 new Dowlex™ PE resins and one new Elite™ EPE resin, which will be manufactured using hexene comonomer. The Dowlex resins are suitable for liners and unitizing films requiring easy processing, toughness, puncture resistance, good tear resistance, impact resistance, and hot tack strength.

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Privacy and RFID

Are privacy concerns about RFID valid or conspiracy-theory paranoid?

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2006: an exciting milestone and a new outlook for packaging

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Pack Expo, being held October 29 - November 2 at Chicago’s McCormick Place. We spoke with Chuck Yuska, president of the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI), sponsor and producer of the show, about this special anniversary and what the new year has in store for packaging professionals.

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Protective/transport packaging

People

Andrew MacLeod was appointed divisional vice president of sales and marketing for SCA Packaging North America.

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