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FDA issues anti-counterfeiting draft guidance

The draft guidance is an important step in working with manufacturers to make drug products harder to counterfeit.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

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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

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

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Cleaner-product packaging spruces up

Leather CPR, Los Angeles, maker of premium leather cleaners and conditioners, granite cleaners and polishes, and carpet spot and stain removers, adopted new labeling for its products in early 2008.

July 1, 2009

Cartoning

The key to going fast is to not go slow

The idea of a high-speed Midwest rail network based around Chicago is picking up some serious steam in Washington.

July 1, 2009

Flexibles

Green tableware in PLA packaging supports premium price

Bioplastic cutlery from Nviroplast packed in a PLA carton fetch up to a 50% premium versus traditional plastic products.

June 30, 2009

Contract packaging

Packaging Automation begins 5th year

Popular online publication specializes in innovative, automated packaging machinery, sponsored by Schneider Electric/ELAU.

June 29, 2009

Consumer packaged goods

Open Innovation for packaging: A must do

Do you think you’re smart enough to go it alone?

June 5, 2009

Controls & Machine Components

Industry watch

June 5, 2009