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Drikette® Desiccant Paper

Drikette® Desiccant Paper features millions of adsorbent particles contained in a semi-rigid cellulose fiber matrix. The desiccant paper enables fast drying and extraordinary versatility in package design.

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Desimax® self-adhesive moisture adsorber

Now you can protect your product against moisture damage with Desimax®, the world's first and only self-adhesive moisture adsorber. Desimax features an ultra-thin, low profile design that makes it seemingly invisible.

July 31, 2005

Flexibles

Analyst expounds on food packaging trends

Esther Palevsky, an analyst for the Freedonia Group, listed the following as key food packaging trends:

July 31, 2005

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Rexam focuses on end results

Labor-saving baggers use 36 machine vision cameras to automate the high-speed inspection of can ends.

July 31, 2005

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Grote Industries puts ISU to the test

The Indiana Packaging Research and Development Center, located on campus at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, IN, was formed in 2004.

June 30, 2005

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Rx distributor turns to internal RFID

In-house UHF RFID at Cesar Castillo marries item identification with storage location to address inventory errors and inefficiencies.

June 30, 2005

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Pouch handling system

O/K International offers its Pouchpack, an automatic pouch handling system. Machine automatically takes one or two premade pouches from a magazine, rotates for printing or label application, and then, after its been filled, rotates it to a pouch sealer.

June 30, 2005

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Sugar packaging is in for a change

Long viewed as a commodity product requiring the simplest, most inexpensive packaging possible, granulated sugar is getting all gussied up these days (see packworld.com/go/c142).

June 30, 2005

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Coffee pads offer youthful 'edge' and convenience

Bon Beanies in Amsterdam has joined the trend of marketing consumer products in packaging tailored toward small-household convenience with Zinglez coffee pads.

June 30, 2005

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Trends in pharma validation

What do pharmaceutical companies need from technology providers and packaging machinery OEMs to make FDA validation run more smoothly?

June 30, 2005

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Convenience and portability power packages

Esther Palevsky, an analyst for the Freedonia Group, says packaging that makes foods convenient, portable, and easier or faster to prepare exemplify key packaging trends.

June 30, 2005

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Robots take over interpack 2005

A glimpse at some of the innovative new packaging machines introduced at the2005 interpack show.

May 31, 2005

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Servos and robotics solve pouch-packing challenge

Stand-up pouches in three different sizes are automatically case packed at speeds to 90/min by this 12-axis, servo-controlled, robotic case packing system.

May 31, 2005