Coding, Printing & Labeling

RFID Center opens at U of Arkansas

The University of Arkansas at Fayetteville opened its RFID Research Center in June.

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Tagged beer kegs

Sokymat is supplying RFID tags to TrenStar Inc. to track beer kegs for clients in the United Kingdom including Coors.

July 31, 2005

Bakery/Snack

From Spain...

...One European country, Spain, reports sweet and savory snacks growing due to change in consumer lifestyles. Like the U.S. in the ‘70s, increasing number of women joining the workforce robs them of time to cook family meals. Popcorn and healthier and tastier nuts biggest growth products…

July 31, 2005

Dairy

Europe sees a move to launch more food products incorporating anti-aging ingredients...

...like antioxidants. Targeting the sweet tooth of women 35-44 years old with dairy, chocolate bars, breads and hot and cold beverages…Anti-aging brew in Germany touts improvement in skin elasticity, iron and vitamins A and D…”The trend is 100% about marketing and positioning rather than new ingredients…”

July 31, 2005

Bakery/Snack

New weapon using Nanotechnology fights fraud without...

…tags, chips, inks or labels. The surface of the structure of the package itself--paper or plastic--provides “fingerprint” for impossible-to-alter and easily read code with hand-held scanner authentication…

July 31, 2005

Flexibles

Thermoformed plastic cup

New from Sonoco is a clear, high-barrier 12-oz thermoformed cup with high clarity and shelf appeal. Suitable for barrier food applications such as snacks, nuts, and cereals, the XCHB Series 12-oz cup offers good oxygen and moisture barrier characteristics.

July 31, 2005

Dairy

Convenience, portability power packages

Food Marketing Institute (FMI) spokesman Todd Hultquist offered the following packaging trends and insights based on his observations from the recent FMI show in Chicago:

July 31, 2005

Flexibles

Analyst expounds on food packaging trends

Esther Palevsky, an analyst for the Freedonia Group, listed the following as key food packaging trends:

July 31, 2005

Bakery/Snack

Whole grain sources?

What constitutes an “excellent source” of whole grains?

July 31, 2005

Bakery/Snack

Robots find a fit in packaging (sidebar)

The Sweet Side of Robotics

July 31, 2005

Conveying & accumulation

The backbone of an HACCP program

A total of eight metal detectors play a key role in helping this Wisconsin mail-order catalogue house bring more than 2ꯠ SKUs to the marketplace.

July 31, 2005

Conveying & accumulation

ARC upgrades in oil and powder

This supplier to a number of U.S. government feeding programs keeps current where packaging machinery and controls technology are concerned.See video

July 31, 2005

Cartoning

High efficiency makes the case for robotics

Malt-O-Meal chooses flexible, compact, easy-changeover case-packing robots for installation at new cereal plant.

July 31, 2005