Coding, Printing & Labeling

Psst: The privacy world of RFID

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

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Value in Wal-Mart's RFID trial means more work ahead

Wal-Mart provided proof of RFID’s value when it released study results that showed a 16% reduction in out of stocks. What was also implied is that more is needed beyond RFID technology to deliver these results.

October 31, 2005

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Trend toward embedded RFID

RFID tags embedded by vendors in packaging materials and containers is seen as a growing trend that adds value to RFID.

October 31, 2005

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Upcoming RFID events

A list of RFID and related conferences through March 2006.

October 31, 2005

Conveying & accumulation

Tube labeler

LSI offers the Model 1800 automatic tube wrap system, which is based on the LSI Series 40 apply-only labeling head. System can deliver up to 120 labeled products/min.

October 31, 2005

Additives, coatings & inks

Barrier resin suitability

Invista has announced that its PolyShield™ MXD6 barrier resin is suited for use in food pkg. applications in the European Union in contact with all food types, except for fatty foods and foods with an alcohol content greater than 10%.

October 31, 2005

Flexible packaging

'Stellar' year for packaging machinery shipments

U.S. packaging machinery shipments surged 9.3% to an estimated $5.344 billion last year according to the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute’s 11th annual Shipments and Outlook Study.

October 31, 2005

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CPP EXPO SET FOR OCT. 29-NOV. 2, 2006

Converting & Package Printing Expo will co-locate with Pack Expo Intl. and Food Processing Machinery Expo in Chicago’s McCormick Place. The cooperative initiative demonstrates the supply chain from packaging design and conception to product placement on the shelf.

October 31, 2005

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

Packaging machinery demand rising in China

According to The Freedonia Group, China represents one of the fastest-growing markets for packaging machinery in the world.

October 31, 2005

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High-speed RFID encoder/applicator

Markem Corp.

October 31, 2005

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FDA may grant extensions of trans fat labeling deadline

Some companies have complained that meeting the January 1, 2006, deadline for listing the amount of trans fat on product package labels will pose a hardship.

October 31, 2005

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Probiotic labeling needs tightening

The growing popularity in Europe of dairy and other beverages labeled probiotic have led to calls for tighter regulation of the claim.

October 31, 2005

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Organic labels on cosmetics OK

The U.S. Department of Agriculture reversed itself and will now allow cosmetics to bear the “USDA Organic” label.

October 31, 2005