Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Package security--action replaces talk

Drug firms start RFID tagging, and anti-counterfeiting tactics expand as packagers get more aggressive to protect brands.

May 31, 2005

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Petfood/Pet Care

Optimizing paperboard's value equation

Research shows that the best packages engage consumers as both shoppers and product users while helping retailers build their bottom line.

May 31, 2005

Controls & Machine Components

Make2Pack's powerful friend in Cincinnati

Make2Pack, which aims to tightly integrate processing and packaging from a controls and automation standpoint, gets P&G’s strong backing.

May 31, 2005

Controls & Machine Components

The charter (sidebar)

Sponsored by the World Batch Forum and the OMAC Packaging Workgroup, the Make2Pack initiative has the following charter: “The Make2Pack project will develop conceptual models and terminology for industrial automation that can be consistently applied to the total manufacturing process.

May 31, 2005

Containers

Software solutions save the day

Cheesemaker Tillamook of Oregon wanted to avoid product recall problems. Fruit packer Pri-Psagot of Israel needed accurate data tracking. Both devised software solutions.

May 31, 2005

Containers

'Girl' powered for new markets

Clabber Girl fills and case-packs pails in a compact, cost-saving operation.See video

May 31, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Fat in the fire

Food and Drug Administration considers food labeling and packaging changes to highlight the dangers of obesity.

May 31, 2005

Fruits/Vegetables

Produce packaging and the new dietary guidelines

Packaging could play an important role in helping consumers adhere to the new USDA dietary guidelines that call for increased consumption of fruits and vegetables.

May 31, 2005

Digital Transformation

Smart Package: Electromagnetic-powered packages ahead?

New technology permits materials whose power derives not just from solar energy, but from the full spectrum of electromagnetic radiation.

May 31, 2005

Closures

Temperature effects on torque and bottle opening

This original research from an SJSU graduate student looks at the effect of temperature on the removal torque of PP and HDPE closures.

May 31, 2005

Flexibles

Packaging trends from FMI

Convenience, portability, shaped bottles, and combination products were all the rage at May’s Food Marketing Institute show in Chicago.

May 31, 2005

Consumer packaged goods

NJM/CLI appoints new regional sales manager

NJM/CLI has appointed Thomas Kessler as regional sales manager.

May 31, 2005

Conveying & accumulation

Versatile, high-definition inkjet coder from ATInfo wins for Faribault Foods

AUTOPRINT® system adds flexibility needed in growing contract packaging operation, eliminates clean-up ritual

May 31, 2005