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Coding, Printing & Labeling

RFID talent pool needs filling

If the challenges of radio-frequency implementation weren’t daunting enough, it seems that companies are also facing a shortage of RFID expertise, according to a new survey.

March 31, 2005

Flexibles

Schick looks sharp for tray lidstock improvement

Sealing temperatures that range too high or dwell time that grows too long are tough on packaging materials.

March 31, 2005

Meat/Poultry/Seafood

Packaging's role in product development: Gaining a foothold

One-third of survey respondents say packaging is a key player in product development. Maybe not yet, says a consultant.

March 31, 2005

Prepared Foods

Smurfit-Stone's VPS.5 merchandiser system

Smurfit -Stone’s VPS.5 Merchandiser System combines the innovation of display-ready designs with the production efficiency and superior performance of a machine-erected box.

March 31, 2005

Controls & Machine Components

Make2Pack European meeting attracts Interpack attendees

28-29 April meeting is convenient for Interpack visitors to attend. M2P member company ELAU will host meeting near Frankfurt, Germany.

March 31, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

RFID World

The enthusiasm was as high as the attendance at the RFID World 2005 conference sponsored by Shorecliff Communi-cations. Held in early March in Dallas, TX, the conference drew 3000+ to hear key issues like Generation 2 and interoperability addressed by the likes of Wal-Mart, Kimberly-Clark, and Hewlett-Packard.

March 31, 2005

Conveying & accumulation

Companies

Pearson Packaging Systems recently launched a rebranding campaign to reflect its commitment to continuous improvement, innovation, and customer service.

March 31, 2005

Beverage

Does your package 'tell a story'?

I hadn’t really thought about storytelling as a marketing device until I read a column in Forbes by writer Daniel Pink that detailed a whole host of products with package copy that tells the story behind the product.

March 31, 2005

Flexibles

On paper, a world of opportunity

The consensus view is paperboard is hardly old-fashioned. But both consumers and retailers believe it can do far more to intensify the visual theater, clarify the price-value relationship with the product, and improve security.

March 31, 2005

Prepared Foods

How the research was conducted (sidebar)

Sponsored by the Paperboard Packaging Alliance, the consumer research involved eight focus groups of adult consumers and four groups of teen-agers and younger consumers known as “tweens.” They were held in 2003 and 2004 at NewProductWorks, a new product development consulting organization in Ann Arbor, MI.

March 31, 2005

Containers

Jolt relaunch is 'electric'

After 20 years, Wet Planet reintroduces Jolt in a 23.5-oz aluminum resealable can decorated with thermochromic inks.

March 31, 2005

Cosmetics/Personal care

Controlled capping

The integrated controls package for Pneumatic Scale’s new SC Series cappers improves accuracy and data collection.

March 31, 2005