Sustainability

Sharps Compliance launches waste conversion process

Company aims to eliminate landfilled sharps and syringes via a process that sterilizes the waste, then shreds and pelletizes it into a new product used for industrial applications.

October 12, 2010

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Drug pedigree requirements for 2015: Is the pharmaceutical industry ready?

GS1 Healthcare U.S. to host workshops on 2015 readiness, and participants will experience the pharmaceutical supply chain of the future.

October 12, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

Sound off!

October 12, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Tense trends tend to send messages to packaging makers

In an ideal world, most of the time packaging materials are invisible, happily protecting food, drugs, and other consumer products, sometimes using somewhat sophisticated technologies, but not drawing attention to themselves.

October 12, 2010

Flexible packaging

Convenience and patient compliance drive contract packager's business

Tee Noland, director of business development for Pharma Tech Industries (PTI), a contract manufacturer/packager, shares his views on why pharmaceutical companies are turning to contract packagers, and discusses the latest developments

October 12, 2010

Sustainability

ConAgra Foods 2010 Corporate Responsibility Report celebrates successes, looks toward future goals

ConAgra Foods 2010 Corporate Responsibility Report celebrates successes, looks toward future goals

September 29, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

P&G announces ambitious, sweeping sustainability vision

Sets four long-term strategies around sustainability, along with 2020 goals to guide progress.

September 29, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

Siemens Industry Inc: Spindle motors

Designed for all types of production machinery and machine tools, Siemens’ 1PH8 family of spindle motors are available in a power range from 2.8 kW up to 1340 kW, and combine induction and high-powered servo technologies.

September 28, 2010

Sustainability

Best practice tips for using PCR plastic revealed in new SPC publication

The SPC’s new ‘Guidelines for Increasing Post Consumer Recycled Content in Plastic Packaging’ identifies solutions for overcoming technical challenges.

September 28, 2010

Contract Packaging

Kimberly-Clark: Made-to-order, shipped-to order-strategy boosts bottom line

Branding teams are rolling out more package formats than ever to give their products the best chance of appealing to the widest range of shoppers.

September 27, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

U.S. aluminum can recycling reaches 57.4% in 2009

In 2009, Americans and the aluminum industry recycled nearly 55.5 billion aluminum cans, nearly 2.3 billion more than in 2008.

September 23, 2010

Sustainability

A million-plus reasons to value the pharmaceutical cold chain

More than 500 attendees and nearly 60 exhibitors energize the 8th Cold Chain Distribution for Pharmaceuticals Global Forum in Philadelphia.

September 22, 2010

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

PrePak acquires TestPak packaging and logistics company

PrePak Holdings Inc. announced it has successfully acquired TestPak, a health care supply chain company in Whippany, N.J.

September 20, 2010