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Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

High-visibility theft-prevention packaging: A love/hate relationship

So you come home from the store with a new toy for your child’s birthday. You know exactly what it looks like because you can see it through the package. You were actually able to play with it at the store in the package to see if it was "cool enough" and the right level for your child. The clear all-plastic thermoformed sealed clamshell package allowed you to touch various controls on the toy through strategically designed slots. The high visibility functional pack has significantly enhanced the shopping experience and aided the purchase decision, all without opening the package. When your child unwraps the present he or she can get a good feel if they like it or not by playing with it (at least to a degree) through the package.

August 9, 2007

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Industry Watch

CompaniesNorwood Marking Systems/Allen Coding Systems announced the formation of a distributor agreement between ITW Ltd.  and Allen Codiergeräte GmbH. The agreement gives the ITW companies exclusive rights to distribute the coding and marking equipment designed and manufactured by Germany-based Allen Codiergeräte to all the regions of the world not served by Allen Codiergeräte.

August 9, 2007

Cartoning

Automation initiative brings sweet results

A robotic solution lets Necco put its popular Sweethearts Conversation Hearts on a fast track to greater throughput at higher speeds with reduced labor costs.

August 8, 2007

Controls & Machine Components

Pro-face America: Data management software

Pro-face America has released Pro-Server EX 1.2 data collection, sharing, and process monitoring

August 4, 2007

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

The wrap-up: Wacky packages

They're back: Those wacky stickers that parodied consumer products have never really gone away.

August 2, 2007

Sustainability

The vinyl frontier: Dispelling myths about PVC and sustainability

Assessing the facts about polyvinyl chloride ends up dispelling myths about this oft-maligned, but invaluable polymer used extensively in packaging.

August 2, 2007

Controls & Machine Components

FoxJet, An ITW Company: FoxJet, An ITW Company: DOD ink-jet system

ID Technology now offers the FoxJet Marksman Pro Vx DOD printing system.

July 26, 2007

Secondary Packaging

Goodman documents modular servo benefits

Goodman Packaging Equipment, the first company to introduce a machine using ELAU’s new Intelligent Servo Module technology, documents cost, cabinet space and time savings that help implement its lean manufacturing strategy.

July 23, 2007

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Unit-level traceability debuts for produce

Eagle Eye Produce began using HarvestMark™ (www.harvestmark.com),

July 23, 2007

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Off-line bag printing

Norwood/Allen will introduce its new family of integrated off-line bag printing systems, featuring the ZBM bag feeding system

July 20, 2007

Controls & Machine Components

High-speed manufacturing, packaging, material handling and assembly robot video

The Adept Quattro robot is specifically designed for high-speed manufacturing, packaging, material handling and assembly.

July 18, 2007

Secondary Packaging

Centralized robotics palletizing solution video

QComp’s centralized robotics palletizing solution increases process consistency, productivity and scheduling flexibility, as well as reduces handling damage, health costs and labor costs — all while allowing continuous operation.

July 18, 2007