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TI's well-calculated Gen 2 RFID rollout

Texas Instruments' E&PS calculator business unit did its homework before it became the first Wal-Mart supplier to tag cases of product using Gen 2 RFID technology.

January 31, 2006

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FDA unhappy with RFID progress

At a meeting held February 9-10, the agency wondered what to do about slower-than-expected pharmaceutical implementation.

January 31, 2006

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

FDA unhappy with RFID progress

At a meeting held February 9-10, the agency wondered what to do about slower-than-expected pharmaceutical implementation.

January 31, 2006

Cartoning

Coordinate package design with machinery capabilities

At the Package Design 2006 Conference, designers saw how innovative package designs sometimes require all-new machine designs – and why it pays to collaborate with packaging engineering up front.

January 31, 2006

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

FDA unhappy with RFID progress

At a meeting held February 9-10, the agency wondered what to do about slower-than-expected pharmaceutical implementation.

January 31, 2006

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Item-level ePedigree

An item-level serialized RFID solution with “parent-child” association software is rolling out with five pharmaceutical applications including Pfizer’s Viagra.

January 31, 2006

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Companies

Sato announced a definitive agreement to purchase Checkpoint’s Bar Code Systems Business, with operations in North America, Asia Pacific, and Europe, including its hand-held labeling solutions in the U.S.

January 31, 2006

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Item-level ePedigree implementation

An item-level serialized RFID solution with "parent-child" association software is rolling out with five pharma pilots including for Pfizer's Viagra.

December 31, 2005

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Global pharmaceutical packaging to surpass $30 billion by 2009

“The United States will remain the largest consumer of pharmaceutical packaging as its advanced drug-producing sector introduces new sophisticated therapies with specialized packaging needs,” reports The Freedonia Group in its new study World Pharmaceutical Packaging.

December 31, 2005

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Drug companies on different frequencies on RFID

Package tagging for pharmaceuticals is moving forward, but slowly. Meanwhile, FDA grows impatient.

December 31, 2005

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Drug companies on different RFID frequencies

Package tagging for pharmaceuticals including item level is moving forward, but slowly. Meanwhile, FDA grows impatient.

November 30, 2005

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Blister packaging system

CVC offers its Blister Packaging Systems available in three sizes that can create up to 60, 300, and 400 blisters/min.

November 30, 2005

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Pondering the puzzle (sidebar)

The end of drug bottles?

November 30, 2005