Coding, Printing & Labeling

Schreiner MediPharm wins TLMI award

Schreiner MediPharm’s Pharma-Comb SL label has earned honors from the Tag and Label Manufacturers Institute for technical achievement in the Flat Screen Printing category.

December 2, 2010

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Paper pallets

Paper pallets vie for their own niche.

December 2, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Study: Digital package printing to reach $68 billion by 2014

The need for shorter production runs and enhanced speed to market is driving the industry.

November 23, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Custom assembly and packaging provide priceless benefits

California Autism Foundation contract packaging and assembly services support several programs for adults and children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, while growing into the third largest business in Richmond, CA.

November 19, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Assessing the ramifications of front-of-pack label

Front-of-pack nutrition labeling is a hot button in the push to improve dietary habits in the U.S. The Food and Drug Administration is expected to issue labeling guidelines soon as part of the Obama Administration’s fight against obesity, which has reached epidemic proportions in this country.

November 18, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Sustainable labeling from Graphic Packaging International

Heat transfer decorating system for plastic containers delivers brilliant and durable image quality, low applied cost -- and it's 100% recyclable.

November 16, 2010

Protective/transport packaging

Industry watch

November 13, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Medical device pros respond to regulatory environment

Readers describe their take on the current FDA and regulatory environment as it relates to packaging operations.

November 10, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Counterfeit drug issue hits the small screen

Dan Rather and Pfizer expose a counterfeit drug dealer; IBM touts its technology in an anti-counterfeiting commercial.

November 9, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Mitsubishi Polyester Film develops liner recycling program

Mitsubishi Polyester Film, Inc. has developed a technical breakthrough to establish a post-industrial closed loop process for the sustainable recovery of waste polyester liner film.

November 8, 2010

Tamper-evident machinery

Five Pro Mach brands voted by Packaging World readers as category leaders in 2010 Leadership in Pack

November 7, 2010

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Bottle unscrambling, coding, verifying, checkweighing, shrink bundling, labeling line

Watch this detailed video pertaining to pharmaceutical serialization, in which every key machine is integrated to help establish a "social security number" for every bottle and multipack.

November 2, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Zero downtime print and apply said to be unique in the industry

Video demo of print and apply labeler from ID Technology, shows automatic redundancy. When one unit is taken offline to refill supplies the second unit takes over. The unit comes with a standard wash down enclosure and swing out positioning for ease of use.

November 2, 2010