Flexible packaging

Rethinking robotic case packing

To Switchback Group, its robot is much more than a case packer, it’s the centerpiece of ‘soft integration’ between packaging processes on a line.

October 17, 2008

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Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

'Swirl' filling makes a splash with consumers

Swirl filling -- the latest consumer packaging innovation from PneumaticScaleAngelus – generates shelf presence.

October 6, 2008

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Bag sealer/labeler

Belco Packaging Systems has purchased the manufacturing rights to the MAXX 5 bag top sealer-labeler from American Design and Packaging.

October 6, 2008

Sustainability

Smart's light still burns bright

Smart packaging thrives, with innovations that drive greater brand marketing and product communication, as well as enhance product quality and safety.

October 4, 2008

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Pack Expo---a spotlight on green

Change, Innovation, and Sustainability are the key themes of this year’s Conference at Pack Expo. But conference speakers will shine the brightest spotlight on sustainability.

October 4, 2008

Coding, Printing & Labeling

The bar-coding/RFID debate

During their BPPF presentation, Aaron Graham and Mike Celentano made it a point to say that Purdue Pharma is open to different technologies, including both RFID and bar coding.

October 3, 2008

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Lessons learned

Purdue Pharma has learned several valuable lessons as it’s proceeded with its RFID implementation.

October 3, 2008

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Purdue's packaging line process

At Purdue Pharma’s manufacturing and distribution facility in Wilson, NC, RFID is employed on one packaging line for bottles of the company’s OxyContin (oxycodone HCl controlled release) tablets.

October 3, 2008

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Setting a brand apart through effective sustainable packaging

A growing number of companies are focusing on sustainable products and processes to reduce their impact on the environment, improve efficiency, and strengthen their brands.

October 3, 2008

Coding, Printing & Labeling

RFID to the core

Sonoco Products Co., Hartsville, SC, adds RFID technology to the fiber-based cores it provides the paper industry using a solution from IPICO (www.ipico.com).

October 3, 2008

Coding, Printing & Labeling

New law tries to wake up sleepy commission

When is a regulatory agency not a regulatory agency?

October 3, 2008

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Reining in the rogues

With the exception of an infectiously joyous masterpiece known as “Where the Hell is Matt,” I’m no fan of YouTube.

October 2, 2008

Coding, Printing & Labeling

'Purchasing Plans' update confirms slow machinery sales

For the first time, the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (www.pmmi.org) has issued an update to its “Purchasing Plans Study,” asking respondents to reexamine their responses to the study earlier this year.

October 2, 2008