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PMMI Packaging Intelligence Briefs

Briefs highlight emerging trends affecting the global packaging industry in White Paper-like reports.

April 3, 2008

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Print/apply pallet labeler

NJM/CLI has introduced the enhanced Model 401X print-and-apply pallet labeler.

April 2, 2008

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Analyzing Sam's Club's RFID fee

Consultants assess the meaning of the retailer's fee for noncompliance to its RFID mandate.

March 9, 2008

Labels

Aussie isotonic 'suits up' for America

Sleeved bottle features smooth sidewalls and a vertical 'fill-level' stripe.

March 5, 2008

Flexibles

PLA film shrink labels

Seal-It, a div. of Printpack, has produced the first commercial full-body shrink-sleeve labels in the nutraceutical product category made from Earthfirst® PLA.

March 4, 2008

Flexibles

Improved shrink films

Alcoa Flexible Packaging announces the next generation of its popular Reynolon® film line, Reynolon Plus shrink films.

March 4, 2008

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Retail quick-comply kits

Lowry Computer Products has launched Lowry Quick Comply Kits, a complete suite of products designed for suppliers to comply with RFID mandates from Sam’s Club and other large retailers.

March 4, 2008

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Hand-held programming unit

Turck offers a new hand-held unit to program data carriers with its new BL ident RFID system.

March 4, 2008

Flexible packaging

Wet wipe maker pioneers 'Eco-Choice' sustainability platform

Contract manufacturer/packager Guy & O’Neill, Inc. rolls out an ambitious plan that incorporates sustainability into wet wipe manufacturing, materials, and packaging.

March 2, 2008

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Drug pedigree requirements come and go, and likely will come again

Those waiting for California to implement e-pedigree requirements for drugs as a means of thwarting counterfeiters: Hold your horses.

March 2, 2008

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Sam's Club's RFID fee

Wal-Mart has put pressure on suppliers to speed up their implementation of RFID by charging $2 per pallet starting in February for every non-RFID-tagged pallet shipped to a Sam’s Club distribution center in DeSoto, TX.

March 2, 2008

Flexibles

Flip-top flavor enhancers for dog food

In June 2007, Chomp, Inc., Weymouth, MA, introduced Sniffers Shake-Ins Meal Enhancers for dog food. The dry granulated products are available in three flavors (chicken, bacon, and liver) and are formulated to enhance flavor, add protein, and aid healthy digestion.

March 2, 2008

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Can graphics pay tribute to street art

AriZona Beverages rolls out All City NRG energy drinks in artfully decorated cans.

March 1, 2008