Consumer packaged goods

Servo/software combo brings modularity

Robotic case packer has a small footprint, simplified wiring, and the capability of having its capacity quickly doubled.

August 3, 2009

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Flexible packaging

Bag sealer boosts loose-leaf tobacco sales

A compact, flexible bag-sealing system enables Farmer’s Tobacco of Kentucky to enter the roll-your-own market. Solution minimizes costs and labor for startup product.

August 3, 2009

Conveying & accumulation

Contract packager crafts portable, flexible solution

As consumer preferences continue to drive a greater need for variety in products and packaging, most packagers look for flexibility when selecting new machinery and systems.

August 3, 2009

Conveying & accumulation

Rutgers 'enrolls' in RFID

August 2, 2009

Closures

Surprise! Tobacco products get their butts kicked

Did YOU know there were large numbers of people just itching to put more restrictions on cigarettes?

August 2, 2009

Additives, coatings & inks

FDA issues anti-counterfeiting draft guidance

The draft guidance is an important step in working with manufacturers to make drug products harder to counterfeit.

August 1, 2009

Petfood/Pet Care

CUPS-based printer driver

Tharo Systems, Inc., has developed a CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System) based printer driver to add printing support for the Tharo H-427, H-436, H-626, and the H-634 thermal transfer label printers, under UNIX-like operating systems.

August 1, 2009

Sustainability

Lessons learned from your best projects

Packaging professionals share their best experiences with projects—and what they learned.

July 3, 2009

Sustainable Packaging

MoreTerraCycle developments

July 2, 2009

Flexibles

Mars joinsTerraCycle's upcycle efforts

Factory packaging waste from more than 20+ Mars brands will be converted into high-quality consumer products.

July 2, 2009

Flexibles

Taking stock of sustainability

Don’t let misunderstandings, myths, or misgivings hamper your ability to deliver on the sustainable packaging goals you’ve established for your company.

July 2, 2009

Flexible packaging

Awards push sustainability

The 21st DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation honors 10 winners that all carry a sustainable packaging message in their design and construction.

July 2, 2009

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Development costs discourage pharmaceutical packaging innovation

Product development costs discourage pharmaceutical packaging innovation, says Packaging Hall of Fame inductee Edward J. Bauer, senior director, product and package innovation and development, for Pittsburgh-based General Nutrition Centers.

July 1, 2009