Flexibles

Costco unboxed

Out-of-the-big-box eco-thinking drives Scott Carnie­—and new packaging—at Costco.

November 5, 2006

Spirits/liquors: Page 45

Coding, Printing & Labeling

California dreamin'

Drug ‘pedigree' compromise in Golden State has RFID vendors expecting wider drug industry adoption.

November 5, 2006

Beverage

Rx applied to tablet line

AstraZeneca looks outside of pharmaceuticals to find an accumulation, buffering, and line-balancing system that improves OEE.

November 5, 2006

Controls & Machine Components

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Online proofing, collaboration tools, and prepress standards are having a profound impact on time to market, quality, and cost effectiveness.

October 26, 2006

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Industry Watch

Companies:Pro Mach, Inc. has acquired Allpax Products, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of sterilization, material handling and automated controls systems for food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries.  The acquisition will add retort and sterilization capabilities to Pro Mach's diverse portfolio of packaging equipment solutions.

October 20, 2006

Secondary Packaging

Load containment system

3M will display its Stretchable Tape Load Containment System, a two-part system that helps prevent loads from tipping, vibrating, and shifting.

October 10, 2006

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Pack Expo International turns 50

The year's largest resource for all things packaging comes to Chicago with two new technology pavilions for attendees to visit. Also debuting: Pack Expo Selects.

October 8, 2006

Beverage

Wyeth says measure first, then automate

Wyeth designed its two new high-speed liquid filling lines with networked exchange of information as a high priority. Published OEE reports are routinely available.

October 7, 2006

Recycling

Survey: Perception huge in beverage packaging

Consumers strongly prefer glass for beer and liquor. The ‘cold threshold' makes plastic ideal for water but not for beer. Soda lovers are divided on packaging choice.

October 7, 2006

Closures

Detergent packs roll onto shelves

Packed inside an unusual conical sleeve is a clamshell or two used as both mold and container for this new kind of laundry detergent.

October 6, 2006

Beverage

Labels be nimble! Labels be quick!

Meat packer expands into new markets with digitally printed labels that can be turned around in as little as 24 hours.

October 6, 2006

Beverage

Summit introduces Pharmaceutical Packaging Forum 2007

Presenters from Merck, Schering-Plough, and Cardinal Health will help Summit Publishing launch the Pharmaceutical Packaging Forum 2007 (www.packworld.com/ppf), scheduled at the Rittenhouse Hotel in Philadelphia Thursday, March 29, 2007.

October 5, 2006

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Hot insights from Cold Chain forum

A report from last week's 4th Annual Cold Chain Distribution for Pharmaceuticals forum focusing on temperature-controlled packaging, shipping, distribution, and storage for pharmaceuticals and biopharmaceuticals.

October 2, 2006