Jim ButschliBlisters/clamshells/thermoforming materialsCP's custom cartoner handles challenging cartonNew equipment helps pharmaceutical contract packager meet its customer demands and stay within its budget.May 31, 2005Fruits/VegetablesProduce packaging and the new dietary guidelinesPackaging could play an important role in helping consumers adhere to the new USDA dietary guidelines that call for increased consumption of fruits and vegetables.May 31, 2005FlexiblesPackaging trends from FMIConvenience, portability, shaped bottles, and combination products were all the rage at May’s Food Marketing Institute show in Chicago.May 31, 2005Coding, Printing & LabelingInterphex conference reviews validationThe issue of validation—for virtually any process within a pharmaceutical facility—generated a buzz throughout the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center during Interphex 2005, held in New York April 26-28.April 30, 2005FlexiblesSleeve-labeled milk bottle makes a 'Happy Meal' for McDonald'sMcDonald’s doubled its milk sales with last summer’s rollout of 8-oz milks in HDPE bottles. The switch from gable-top cartons prompted significant changes at participating dairies.April 30, 2005HomeServos synchronizeLiquid filling machines designed for pharmaceutical users benefit from 12 to 24 axes of servo control.April 30, 2005Home'Baby boomers': A packaging gold mine?With more than 75 million Americans born between 1946 and 1964, baby boomers represent not only an enormous market, but also an affluent one, with an estimated $1 trillion in disposable income.April 30, 2005FlexiblesDomino sweetens sugar packagingSugar is the latest product to turn to a handled high-density polyethylene container.April 30, 2005HomeCounterfeiting protection insights and tipsMark Miller of DuPont Medical & Industrial Packaging addressed “Counterfeit protection of medical devices,” at HealthPack 2005, held in late March in New Orleans. Below are many of the key points from his presentation.April 30, 2005Contract PackagingHealthy outlook for plastic packagingIn 2004, the North American market for plastic packaging in healthcare applications was estimated at 2.5 billion lb. By 2009, the figure is projected to top 3.2 billion lb, according to a report from Business Communications Co. Inc.March 31, 2005Previous PagePage 156 of 192Next Page
