Conveying & accumulation

Clabber Girl's plant guy

Ed Wilkins, executive director of plant operations for Clabber Girl Corp., Terre Haute, IN, has more than 25 years with the 155-year-old company.

July 31, 2005

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Percent ingredient labeling

The U.S. is likely to oppose any effort by the Codex Alimentarius Commission to adopt an international labeling standard that calls for listing the percentage of the main ingredients on a packaged food label.

July 31, 2005

Sustainable Packaging

The precious value of clean water

As we head into the heart of summer, it only takes a couple of dry weeks to remind me of the value of clean water—to drink, to swim and boat in, and to water and refresh our gardens and lawns.

July 31, 2005

Beverage

The way to a woman's heart

Women make or influence 85% of all purchases. Courting her at the point of sale takes more savvy than pink and a celebrity endorsement.

July 31, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Smart Package: Coyopa, a rum with a view

This month, the Smart Packaging experts at IDTechEx track down a legendary interactive bottle whose display label ‘dances.’

June 30, 2005

Flexible packaging

Grote Industries puts ISU to the test

The Indiana Packaging Research and Development Center, located on campus at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, IN, was formed in 2004.

June 30, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Suits planned by CSPI

The Center for Science in the Public Interest announced it will increasingly turn to the courts to stop deceptive labeling, fraudulent advertising, and the use of dangerous food additives.

June 30, 2005

Sustainable Packaging

Status of packaging education

Packaging education, and especially its role in industry, was the topic under discussion at a recent packaging meeting. A packaging designer reported that “packaging design is not popular” among students these days.

June 30, 2005

Flexibles

Convenience and portability power packages

Esther Palevsky, an analyst for the Freedonia Group, says packaging that makes foods convenient, portable, and easier or faster to prepare exemplify key packaging trends.

June 30, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Optimize line efficiencies through real-time info

Ongoing trends in the Consumer Packaged Goods sector—including things like packaging that’s customized according to demographic, rapidly growing numbers of SKUs, abbreviated product life cycles, and the inclusion of RFID tags on cases—have made packaging flexibility an absolute priority for CPG companies and their contract packagers.

April 30, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

IBM launches RFID on RPCs

IBM will track and trace assets between France and Ireland using RFID-enabled reusable plastic containers.

April 30, 2005

Dairy

Time-temperature sensor

Now available from Avery Dennison are TT Sensor™ active labels for time-temperature indication. Two-piece design construction (indicator label plus activator label) makes TT Sensor easy to use in terms of application, activation, and readability.

April 30, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

RFID Journal Live!

This year’s RFID Journal Live!

April 30, 2005