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Labels

Cut heat shrink label costs by up to 80%

New high speed, high quality shrink labeling machinery uses roll-fed material in place of sleeves that cost 3-5X more.

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ID Technology adds RFID business unit

ID Technology has added an RFID business unit to accommodate the manufacture of its expanding RFID product line.

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ID Technology becomes exclusive U.S. distributor

ID Technology has signed an exclusive U.S. distributor agreement for the Electronic Printing Development (EPD) line of thermal transfer overprinters.

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Labeling

10 questions to ask your automation supplier

Standards may make it hard to tell controllers apart, but a functional specification makes it easy.

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Conveying & accumulation

Tips to improve sterile packaging line efficiency

Want to reap the benefits of on-time production and eliminate preventable line problems? Here are tips to get the most out of your inspection systems, buffers, ergonomic stations, and robotic systems.

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Conveying & accumulation

SATO America Introduces UHF RFID High-Performance OEM Print Engine

SATO “S” Series provides complete and automatic UHF RFID labeling

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Walgreens commits to RFID/EPC technology

National drugstore chain Walgreen Co. in November announced that it is participating in programs testing radio-frequency identification (RFID) and electronic product code (EPC) technologies.

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Purdue Pharma uses RFID on OxyContin

In mid-November, Stamford, CT-based Purdue Pharma LP announced a pilot program to apply radio-frequency identification (RFID) labels (right) to 100-ct bottles of its OxyContin tablets shipped to Wal-Mart and wholesaler H. D. Smith, two of its largest customers.

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Data synch or sink

How important is data synchronization to your radio-frequency identification program?

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Additives, coatings & inks

People

Ruth J. Mack was elected vice president of Alcoa and group president of packaging and consumer products.

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RFID expands on drugs

The Food and Drug Administration and several major drug companies are turning to radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology to improve the safety and security of drugs.

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Supplement labeling reviewed

FDA is going after dietary supplement manufacturers whose labels are misleading, and the agency has set up a new system for identifying such products and collecting “signals” of possible harmful effects.

December 31, 2004