Industries: Page 556

Controls & Machine Components

Brewing Up Standards

Even though bringing standards together in an enterprise-wide solution is very new, there are companies that are now reaping the benefits.

April 30, 2005

Controls & Machine Components

Promises, Promises, What's in it for me?

To many process engineers, packaging equipment can look like something from another planet. Often the controls part of a machine can be rudimentary in their view, and troubleshooting machines from many suppliers can be a headache to figure out.

April 30, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

IBM launches RFID on RPCs

IBM will track and trace assets between France and Ireland using RFID-enabled reusable plastic containers.

April 30, 2005

Dairy

Time-temperature sensor

Now available from Avery Dennison are TT Sensor™ active labels for time-temperature indication. Two-piece design construction (indicator label plus activator label) makes TT Sensor easy to use in terms of application, activation, and readability.

April 30, 2005

Consumer packaged goods

Lay-flat fuoropolymer bags

The new lay-flat fluoropolymer bag product line from Welch Fluorocarbon offers bags that are chemically inert, nonwettable, noncontaminating, and capable of withstanding temperatures from -400°F to 400°F.

April 30, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

RFID Journal Live!

This year’s RFID Journal Live!

April 30, 2005

Consumer packaged goods

New design more helpful to customers

Mattel recently announced a new initiative involving packaging graphics that help consumers locate the right games for their specific needs.

April 30, 2005

Beverage

Molson offers beer in aluminum bottles

Molson is offering a new brew that combines the taste of a classic lager with essence of guarana, a natural source of caffeine. Available in Canada, Molson Kick comes in a sleek, fast-chilling aluminum bottle from CCL Industries.

April 30, 2005

Sustainable Packaging

Possible warnings for cosmetics

The Food and Drug Administration may require cosmetics and personal care products to include a warning label stating “The safety of this product has not been determined”—if it finds the products contain ingredients whose safety has not been proven or determined.

April 30, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

COOL seafood labeling in place

Mandatory country-of-origin labeling for fresh and frozen seafood took effect April 4, 2005. Labeling also must disclose if the fish was caught in the wild or farm-raised.

April 30, 2005

Meat/Poultry/Seafood

South Dakota 'certifies' beef

A new South Dakota law establishes an official state trademark or seal for beef packages that indicates the meat came from South Dakota-born cattle, were tracked electronically, and raised according to the standards of the South Dakota Certified Beef Program.

April 30, 2005

Containers

Salons to offer 'therapeutic' hair care

Coextruded bottles and tubes give a newly formulated line of hair care products their unique healthcare aura.

April 30, 2005