Operational Excellence

Cold Chain Forum takes global, holistic perspective

Among the event’s highlights is a new U.S. Pharmaceopeia 1083 guidance chapter aimed at pharmaceutical counterfeiting in the supply chain.

September 29, 2011

Material handling: Page 47

Operational Excellence

Track and trace for pharma

VIDEO FROM INTERPACK. Pharma carton system from Travtec is designed to meet track-and-trace requirements now emerging from various regulatory agencies around the world.

June 24, 2011

Operational Excellence

FDA workshop talks Turkey about item-level pharmaceutical packaging

Turkey and France are out in front requiring serialization of drug packages, while the U.S. is in a catch-up position.

June 9, 2011

Operational Excellence

Video: Serialization video from Interphex New York

IMprints track-and-trace serialization includes printing and vision systems to develop a parent-child relationship between primary and secondary packaging, as explained in this video by Jim Kerper, Videojet's brand protection solutions account manager.

April 4, 2011

Material handling

FDA's track-and-trace workshop talks Turkey about item-level pharmaceutical packaging

The packaging executives gathered at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration track-and-trace workshop in mid-February didn't mean the bird when they talked Turkey between sessions at the FDA White Oak Complex in Silver Spring, MD.

March 16, 2011

Operational Excellence

Consumer packaged goods and cross-docking

Supply chains are increasingly utilizing cross-docking, and packaging has an important role to play.

December 14, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Track and trace concepts explained

During a Smart Bar briefing on Monday, Jack Roe of LSI explained the two basic concepts behind track and trace of products.

November 2, 2010

Material handling

Track and trace/serialization

In this video, learn about Nutec Systems' Carton Print Inspect Unit for track-and-trace and serialization requirements.

October 31, 2010

Operational Excellence

Application analysis discusses track-and-trace bar codes for fresh produce packaging

This Application Analysis explains the track and trace basics for produce packers facing PTI compliance. Read about a case printing solution from FoxJet and examine the costs.

August 22, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

Cognex Corporation: Pharmaceutical track-and-trace solution

Designed to help pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers achieve unit-level product traceability, the In-Sight® Track-and-Trace add-on software package for Cognex In-Sight vision systems delivers a ready-to-deploy data capture and verification solution.

March 29, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

The value of track and trace

If you’re a food manufacturer and you’re involved in a food ingredient recall, how challenging will it be to trace back which lots might have contained the ingredient in question?

March 5, 2010

Protective/transport packaging

PUR pack extends cheesecake company's reach

Cold-chain packaging using custom-molded polyurethane foam cushions protects Jubilations’ gourmet cheesecakes over long distances, cuts shipping costs.

January 8, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Labeler with track-and-trace ability

Weber’s Packaging Execution System (PES) allows users to record and manage internal track-and-trace data in conjunction with the operation of the Model 5300 Series’ label printer-applicators.

August 31, 2009