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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Contract packer alleviates in-house printer problems

High-speed, clog-resistant inkjet printers simplify and hasten cleaning and maintenance while reinforcing reliability.

August 29, 2016

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Fully automated prescription assembly line ramps up in U.K.

Said to be one of the world’s first, a fully automated line at Celesio UK assembles weekly trays of repeat prescriptions for LloydsPharmacy customers.

August 28, 2016

Operational Excellence

Medical Tracking Solutions Selects Logi Analytics

Logi software will be embedded into iTraycer, the MTS software, to enhance the customer’s ability to mine data for information for real-time decision-making.

August 26, 2016

Filling/capping, dry

SMAC Moving Coil Actuators introduces tech niches

SMAC expands its group of patented and patent-pending tech niche applications to address sealing, capping, filling and dispensing problems common to the packaging industry.

August 25, 2016

Controls & Machine Components

Siemens: Compact controllers

See it at PACK EXPO International, Booth #N-4941! Simatic S7-1511C and S7-1512C compact controllers combine an S7-1500 CPU with digital/analog IO and technology built into the hardware delivering a cost effective and space saving design.

August 23, 2016

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Signode Canada and International Bar Coding form strategic partnership

Signode Canada and International Bar Coding form partnership to expand labeling and bar coding solutions for wood products and building materials sector.

August 22, 2016

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Legacy takes a customer perspective to gain a competitive edge

Contract packager Legacy Pharmaceutical Packaging’s new president uses his end-user experience to create value for the company’s customer-partners, providing them with the agility they need to address developing issues such as serialization.

August 22, 2016

Labels

Flexo catches up to offset, digital

Koeze Company switches from digital to flexo printing for its peanut butter labels, lured by the higher quality and cost-competitiveness achieved with new flexo technology.

August 17, 2016

Material handling

Stemedica’s Clinical Trial Using Cryoport Logistics

Companies expand agreement as biotech firm Stemedica uses Cryoport shippers and monitoring systems for a new Phase II clinical trial to assess a stem cell therapy for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

August 16, 2016

Controls & Machine Components

Open-SCS Reports Track-and-Trace Model Progress

Focus on standardizing serialization data exchanges across the healthcare supply chain. Next workshop is scheduled for Sept. 2016 in Germany.

August 15, 2016

Secondary Packaging

Efficient repacking of pet food made possible through automation

Automated equipment at a new secondary packaging plant for Mackle Petfoods allows the company to create mixed-product multipacks in a range of sizes and formats.

August 15, 2016

Secondary Packaging

Automated case packing handles 450 bags/min at Pepperidge Farm

Pepperidge Farm expands its Goldfish cracker packaging capabilities, adding robotic case packing of cases, trays, and retail ready displays.

August 14, 2016