Coding, Printing & Labeling

Manual on anticounterfeiting, no; useful compendium, yes

Whether a book or an anthology, this volume on pharmaceutical anticounterfeiting is both interesting and valuable, but flawed.

May 31, 2003

Consumer packaged goods: Page 141

Meat/Poultry/Seafood

Pipeline: The many 'phaces' of pharma expenditures

Pharmaceutical manufacturers—and the images they project to their various publics—today seem to be confusing at best. Like other product manufacturers, they have become global businesses, doing business worldwide in a variety of ways.

May 31, 2003

Consumer packaged goods

Research drives Philips package graphics

Consumer research—done in stores—shines a light on what consumers want from lightbulb packaging.

May 31, 2003

Secondary Packaging

Study: Machinery purchases should increase

Modest increase expected in 2003 machinery purchases, says PMMI study. Demand expected to rise despite geopolitical and economic uncertainties.

May 31, 2003

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

FDA to update drug GMPs

Requirements may be eased to help stimulate industry packaging innovation and research.

May 31, 2003

Tamper-evident machinery

Induction sealing now retrofittable for conduction applications

Are you looking for a better way to seal containers without a cap? If the answer is yes, Enercon has some important news for you.

May 31, 2003

Secondary Packaging

SouthPack roundup

Here's a brief glimpse of new things seen at the 2003 Southpack show that ran April 30 and May 1 in Atlanta’s Georgia World Congress Center.

April 30, 2003

Closures

NACD's Best of Show winner clears clogs

While the late Bernard Seid spent much of his professional life in Cleveland, the award bearing his name is taking up more than temporary residence in the Cincinnati area.

April 30, 2003

Sustainability

Cradle-to-cradle meeting set for July 11

Packaging end users and suppliers have shown interest in the principles and potential of cradle-to-cradle design, based on research and interviews conducted for PW's May cover story on the topic.

April 30, 2003

Additives, coatings & inks

Antimicrobial rubber

Elastoguard® antimicrobial rubber from the Speciality Elastomers Business of Milliken Chemical & Co.

April 30, 2003

Sustainable Packaging

PipeLine: Changing materials can affect recycling

Obviously, the shift in container materials for packaging is a topic we chronicle on a regular basis. Rarely covered, though, is how these changes might alter secondary markets. Comparing these materials markets over the years can also show how changing trends in materials cause substantial market changes.

April 30, 2003

Protective/transport packaging

Container a clear success

Blueberry farm turns to new container to help six high-speed production/packaging lines run more smoothly.

April 30, 2003

Flexibles

Package graphics: cutting time and costs

Lead times and costs of package graphics are clearly in the ‘cross-hairs’ of most packaging buyers, say survey respondents.

April 30, 2003