Machinery: Page 811

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Smart Packaging conference around the corner

The latest in intelligent and smart packaging systems, solutions, and applications will be unveiled at Smart Packaging 2004, set for September 8-9 at the Rosemont Conference Center, Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, IL.

July 31, 2004

Flexible packaging

Packagers 'heated' over gas

Senate energy tax incentives would help on natural gas prices, but not immediately. So packagers will have to cope with high prices.

July 31, 2004

Conveying & accumulation

RFID Provides Supply Chain Management Solutions

Radio frequency identification (RFID) has emerged in response to the increasing demand for accuracy and efficiency in supply chain management. Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation has dedicated their resources to researching and developing RFID solutions.

July 31, 2004

Filling/capping, dry

Semi-automatic auger filler

Per-Fil offers the Per-Fil Micro-Filler designed for use in the food, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, chemical, and cosmetic industries.

July 31, 2004

Secondary Packaging

Sorting through a life

The month of June has had an unusual quality to it this year. On one hand, we’ve seen the explosion of sales of former President Clinton’s new book, My Life, despite the fact that most reviewers have been rather critical of it.

July 31, 2004

Controls & Machine Components

Phoenix Contact Inc: Plug connector housing

Bayonet locking is now available with Phoenix Contact’s Heavycon-Advance rectangular plug connector housing. Heavycon-Advance is suitable for applications where the connector requires plugging and unplugging.

June 30, 2004

Controls & Machine Components

Schneider Electric: Safety relay

Schneider Electric’s new Telemecanique® Preventa™ XPS-MC is a multi-functional, configurable safety relay that complies with global machine safety standards.

June 30, 2004

Controls & Machine Components

PSI: PSI: Compressed vacuum pump

Now available from Piab is the P3010 multi-stage ejector vacuum pump, featuring the company’s patented COAX compressed-air technology. Ideal for a variety of packaging applications, the P3010 features a compressed air-driven vacuum pump with push-in function modules for added flexibility.

June 30, 2004

Coding, Printing & Labeling

University of Florida: UF's RFID test portal

The University of Florida's new Research Center for Food Distribution and Retailing now includes five radio-frequency identification portals.

June 30, 2004

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Cal Poly's face wash packets

This theoretical development from Cal Poly packaging students is for a convenient, single-used packet of face wash called So Fresh & So Clean that’s ideal for travelers.

June 30, 2004

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Survey: What's the value of RFID/EPC?

A number of manufacturing executives in the United States and Europe who weighed in on this survey remain unconvinced of the benefits of RFID/EPC.

June 30, 2004

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Demographics: A trend toward 'gray'

During Packaging World’s Media Day held in Chicago July 21, editor Patrick Reynolds’ Trends in Packaging presentation included a section highlighting demographic trends.

June 30, 2004