Coding, Printing & Labeling

Psst: The privacy world of RFID

Are privacy concerns about RFID valid or conspiracy-theory paranoid?

October 31, 2005

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Flexibles

ISO Poly Films makes organizational changes

ISO Poly Films, Inc. recently announced key organizational changes to support its growth efforts.

October 31, 2005

Beverage

3-D printed prototypes

The Spectrum Z510 Full Color System from Z Corp. produces high-definition prototypes quickly and affordably. Ink-jet printing technology creates parts with crisply defined features, enhanced accuracy, and precise color for evaluating physical models of design concepts in their nearly finished state.

October 31, 2005

Spirits/liquors

Tape applicator

3M has introduced the next generation semi-automatic 3M-Matic™ S-867, an “L” clip tape applicator that instantly applies 9mm to 36mm tapes at speeds to 50 “L” clips/min.

October 31, 2005

Flexibles

High-barrier lamination

Ampac’s Converted Products Div. has launched Flexi 2122, a high-barrier foil lamination with Barex® for hard-to-hold products such as aggressive liquids, gels, or solids whose formulation has a tendency to attack traditional structures.

October 31, 2005

Prepared Foods

Laminated board stock

Natural Choice™ laminated board stock from Dura-Fibre® offers protective pkg. with high-quality graphic printability. Approved for contact with food, customizable to any thickness from 24 to 60 points, and available in finishes such as solid white, white 1-sided, and white 2-sided.

October 31, 2005

Cosmetics/Personal care

Handled Boston round

Continental Pkg. Solutions has introduced the HDPE Handheld Boston Round, featuring an easy grip for heavy products and an easy-pour opening for dispensing.

October 31, 2005

Additives, coatings & inks

Barrier resin suitability

Invista has announced that its PolyShield™ MXD6 barrier resin is suited for use in food pkg. applications in the European Union in contact with all food types, except for fatty foods and foods with an alcohol content greater than 10%.

October 31, 2005

Beverage

Big Sky brews ink-jet upgrade

To better track product freshness and quality throughout distribution and eventual sale at retail outlets, Big Sky Brewery of Missoula, MT, recently began date-coding individual bottles of its unique beers, including Moose Drool, Scape Goat, and Powder Hound ales.

October 31, 2005

Beverage

Robotics improve brewery efficiencies

Medium-size brewery Pyraser Bier GmbH & Co. KG, Thalmassing, Germany, manufactures and markets several types of beer as well as carbonated beverages, juices, and other nonalcoholic drinks.

October 31, 2005

Beverage

PET TO LEAD EUROPEAN BEER PACKAGING

The annual growth of European beer packaging will be led by PET/PEN bottles, according to Schönwald Consulting. Through 2008, growth of beer in PET-based bottles is projected to reach 12% per year, to 70 million hectoliters by 2008.

October 31, 2005

Beverage

Counterfeiting drugs: Growing, global problem

The problem of counterfeit drugs is definitely a global issue, says Jim Kouri, a vice president of the National Assn. of Police Chiefs and a security consultant and author.

October 31, 2005

Flexibles

Coping with change

At independent Pepsi bottler Browning Harvey Ltd. in St. Johns, Newfoundland, plant manager Gary Williams recently eliminated the hassle of inventorying returnable plastic shells for PET bottles. (This story will run in an upcoming issue.) Here Gary talks about the challenge of change in the overall packaging landscape.

October 31, 2005