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Conveying & accumulation

'Opa!' Greek yogurt company celebrates state-of-the-art filling lines

An authentic Greek import, FAGE Total yogurt is packaged at a new U.S. facility that boasts three aseptic filling lines that race to keep up with consumer demand.

June 4, 2010

Flexibles

Biodegradable film for chocolate Melts

In the UK, Melts chocolate candies from Thorntons are wrapped in metallised, biodegradable NatureFlex™ NM film from Innovia.

June 4, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

Yaskawa Releases V1000 Drive with NEMA 4X/IP66 Packaging

The Drives & Motion Division of Yaskawa America, Inc. announces the release of NEMA 4X/IP66 versions of the V1000 current vector motor microdrive family.

May 31, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

B&R's John Kowal elected to OMAC board

Joining B&R Industrial Automation in January 2010 as part of the new packaging group, Kowal has long been active in OMAC, PMMI and related standards initiatives.

May 28, 2010

Tamper-evident machinery

Two-in-one prefilled vial design wins DuPont Gold

Tamper-evident design of vial dispenser enables consumers to determine the authenticity of the product.

May 27, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPI): Class Labeling Change

FDA notified healthcare professionals and patients of revisions to the prescription and over-the-counter [OTC] labels for proton pump inhibitors, which work by reducing the amount of acid in the stomach, to include new safety information about a possible increased risk of fractures of the hip, wrist, and spine with the use of these medications.

May 25, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Labeling a focus of FDA's new Medical Device Home Use Initiative

Recognizing the aging U.S. population and shifts toward shorter hospital stays, the agency looks to protect patients using medical devices at home.

May 25, 2010

Flexibles

Reflections on IoPP Packaging Summit 2010

The event was a rallying reminder that packaging is a diversified, powerful tool.

May 24, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

Wago Corporation: Mini high-density, low-voltage connector

WAGO’s 713 Series MCS MINI-HD Double Row Connector System is just 16mm wide.

May 20, 2010

Secondary Packaging

Alliance Packaging partners with oli

oli packaging machinery is now available in the U.S. and Canada and is represented by Alliance Packaging Solutions, LLC, to provide case packing and palletizing solutions.

May 19, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

News from Schneider Electric ELAU Packaging Solutions

Schneider has relocated it's packaging headquarters to Des Plaines, IL into the new Packaging Technology and Solutions Center.

May 19, 2010

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Terracycle CEO: It's not always about the money

As keynote speakers go, they don’t get more energetic, entertaining, and informative than Terracycle co-founder and CEO Tom Szaky, the opening keynoter at the Institute of Packaging Professionals’ Packaging Summit 2010, in Rosemont, IL.

May 19, 2010