Coding, Printing & Labeling

Unique approach to clamshell labeling

Speeds to 110/min is what the Shell Shock system is all about. Video shows how it’s done.

October 29, 2009

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Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Kiwi, anyone?

October 28, 2009

Sustainability

Sustainability Leader Discusses Innovation at 2009 Environmental Expo in Vegas

Nicholas Rumanes, vice president of development for the Las Vegas Sands Corp., spoke at the annual Environmental Expo during CardPak Inc.'s banquet at the Palazzo Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.

October 22, 2009

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Contract packager's blister machine delivers flexibility

New blister-packaging machine helps Contract Packaging Resources meet the demands of its pharmaceutical customers, reduce labor costs, and improve efficiency.

October 20, 2009

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Water-based heatseal for recycled PET

Henkel’s Latiseal® B7707AR is a unique, water-based heatseal that produces quality bonded recycled RPET blister packages and does not crystallize over time.

October 4, 2009

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Validation processes and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Serving the highly regulated pharmaceutical industry, what challenges did Contract Packaging Resources face in its acquisition of the new blister-thermoforming machine?

September 6, 2009

Flexible packaging

Contract packer flexes its flexibility

New blister packaging machine helps Contract Packaging Resources meet the demands of its pharmaceutical customers, reduce labor costs, and improve efficiency.

September 6, 2009

Controls & Machine Components

Some bad news, some good news

So I’m talking to this crackerjack controls engineering guru about next year’s Packaging Automation Forum*, and by the end of our conversation it hits me: The U.S. manufacturing sector is cost-cutting itself into a heap of trouble. I know, in an economy where consumers who once engaged in aspirational spending have now shifted to desperational spending, being lean is what it’s all about these days.

August 31, 2009

Flexible packaging

Medical device packaging takes center stage in New York

Johnson & Johnson executive addresses the growing sophistication of counterfeiters; operating room nurses evaluate medical device packaging.

August 3, 2009

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Robots come within packagers' reach

Increased speeds and flexibility, less complex operation, and lower price tags are putting robotics within reach of a range of packaging operations.

August 3, 2009

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Has the bloom gone off China's rose?

Could the rush to China be over? Are tasks once sent there showing signs that now is the time for them to be reeled back in?

August 2, 2009

Cartoning

Minor change saves $500,000/yr

In a follow-up discussion, this medical device manager elaborated on his response by adding the following details: “This project involved going from packages as singles to groups of five, and then someone suggested we could carton them at that point.

July 3, 2009

Sustainability

Lessons learned from your best projects

Packaging professionals share their best experiences with projects—and what they learned.

July 3, 2009