Jim ButschliContract PackagingAutomated Packaging Systems: Automated Packaging Systems: Pharmaceutical outsourcingNutec SystemsFROM PACK EXPO 2008: As job losses continue to mount in the pharmaceutical industry, companies are turning more to contract packagers (CPs).November 9, 2008Flexible packagingPackaging aids Ireland's economyThe pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, and medical device sectors remain vital to Ireland’s business future, despite the country’s recent economic slowdown.November 2, 2008HomeCovidien counts on machinery and materialsKevin Mulligan, senior director, Global Packaging, Covidien, a Mansfield, MA-based global provider of healthcare products, describes how machinery and materials factor into the company’s package design process.November 2, 2008HomePurdue Pharma states its case for RFIDPharmaceutical manufacturer pioneers the use of RFID to provide authentication and traceability of its products through the distribution chain.October 3, 2008Coding, Printing & Labeling'Purchasing Plans' update confirms slow machinery salesFor the first time, the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (www.pmmi.org) has issued an update to its “Purchasing Plans Study,” asking respondents to reexamine their responses to the study earlier this year.October 2, 2008FlexiblesAlternatives to BPA emergeAt this time, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is not recommending that anyone discontinue using products that contain BPA while we continue our risk-assessment process.August 31, 2008Sustainability'Green' strategy makes economic (dollars and) centsAn interview with Carmen Corrado, vice president of pharmaceutical manufacturing for Roche, Nutley, NJ.August 31, 2008SustainabilityBisphenol-A safety ignites controversyUsed for years for reusable polycarbonate baby bottles and water bottles, as well as in can liners, Bisphenol-A is under increasing fire on several fronts.August 5, 2008Additives, coatings & inksNo 'silver-bullet' BPA alternativeScientific decisions made decades ago are at the root of the Bisphenol-A (BPA) controversy (see story, page 75).August 3, 2008Home'Weeding' through a bottle cap's confusionBeer bottle caps are prohibited due to printing that markets the brews with the slogan “try legal weed.”June 29, 2008Previous PagePage 144 of 192Next Page
