Additives, coatings & inks

Smart air freshener makes scents

Airoma uses electronic charges and a memory card to create custom scents.

September 30, 2005

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Secondary Packaging

Nutraceutical packaging design tips

The key to creating a good nutraceutical package means representing your brand and your product and breaking through the clutter at retail.

September 30, 2005

Flexibles

New chicken packs at Costco

Costco's portion-controlled packaging of chicken is a clear benefit to its members, reports Warehouse Club Focus.

September 30, 2005

Labeling

PACK EXPO 2005 shatters status quo

Unleashing the power of modular packaging machinery…conference session documenting development cost savings…robotic capabilities capture the imagination.

September 30, 2005

Conveying & accumulation

Deluxe Media Services: RFID labeling of DVD boxes

All boxes of DVDs at Deluxe Media Services are transported on the main conveyor past a bar code system; those destined for RFID application are directed down a new 130'-long conveyor spur. For RFID tag commissioning, the operator applies an on-pitch RFID tag and then scans the SSCC bar code into the software. The box is then pushed through the RFID portal to write to the tag and confirm a good read. The RFID data is thus associated with the bar code data and the RFID-enabled box is ready for shipment.

August 31, 2005

Secondary Packaging

New tray loader

PACK EXPO : Sigpack Systems, a Bosch Packaging Technology Co. launched its new compact WTI tray loader in September at the Pack Expo Las Vegas show.

August 31, 2005

Flexibles

Custom stand-up pouch for beverages

PACK EXPO S: Ampac Flexibles exhibited its newest pouch innovation at Pack Expo Las Vegas: a 16-oz standup pouch for Gleukos, a new sports performance beverage for athletes.

August 31, 2005

Beverage

Folgers re-opens New Orleans coffee production plant

Folgers coffee, a Procter & Gamble brand, has resumed production at its New Orleans coffee production plant, with plans to bring every one of the more than 500 employees back to their jobs.

August 31, 2005

Dairy

DMI to produce water-based products

DMI, a contract manufacturer/packager of color cosmetics and personal care products, health and beauty aids, nutritionals, and OTC products, has completed an expansion of the company’s Wharton, NJ, headquarters to 275ꯠ sq’ in order to manufacture, fill, and package aqueous products.

August 31, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Twelve ways Gen 2 has redefined RFID

Everything you’ve wanted to know about Gen 2 in a dozen easy-to-follow steps, from chipmaker Impinj.

August 31, 2005

Conveying & accumulation

UW RFID lab inauguration

An on-site report from the opening of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s new RFID lab.

August 31, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Adding value to both RFID and packaging

Why not concentrate on more sophisticated and advanced applications of RFID that bring added value?

August 31, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

M&S implements two RFID strategies

Marks & Spencer, one of the United Kingdom’s largest retailers, has implemented RFID initiatives in both its food and clothing divisions with the aim of improving stock replenishment, verifying shipment accuracy, and ensuring product quality.

August 31, 2005