Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Anti-counterfeiting strategies begin to take shape

From the automotive aftermarket to personal-care products to pharmaceuticals, new brand authentication and anti-counterfeiting initiatives are swimming into view.

June 11, 2007

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Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Cephalon's RFID pilot

Cephalon Inc. is in Phase 3 of an RFID pilot program that will involve live testing at its manufacturing facility in Salt Lake City, UT. Based out of Frazer, PA, Cephalon is a mid-sized biopharmaceutical company with $1.8 billion in sales last year. Its products include Actiq, Provigil, as well as Fentora, which is the product that is the focus of the current RFID pilot. Cephalon started its RFID pilot program in 2004.

June 11, 2007

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Which comes first--structural or graphic branding?

Let each project’s specific needs, rather than a formal protocol, determine who leads.

June 4, 2007

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Top 10 FDA developments

Packaging World and Healthcare Packaging columnist and attorney-at-law Eric F. Greenberg (www.ericfgreenbergpc.com) offered a list of key issues pertaining to healthcare packaging during the Pharmaceutical Packaging Forum (www.packworld.com/ppf), To read the complete story, visit this site.

May 2, 2007

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Finding value in RFID

The sweet spot can be found in certain applications, according to this Webinar held April 5 that cited two RFID implementations.

April 17, 2007

Coding, Printing & Labeling

RFID is here to stay - Here's how to get started

White paper from Weber Marking Systems helps lay the groundwork for establishing an RFID system, including variables that must be considered.

April 10, 2007

Flexibles

Slimmer sun-block bottle is easier to grip

In Brazil, Schering-Plough has introduced Coppertone Sun Block for Kids with a flip-top closure and a ribbed, slimmer waist. These features combine to make the 15-mL bottle easier for seniors and kids with moist hands to grip and operate using one hand. The bottle improves on earlier editions by discarding polyvinyl chloride shrink film, which eliminates the costs of applying the film in production.

April 4, 2007

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

WebPlus

Morrison Container Handling SolutionsCustomers can now place timing screw orders and obtain quotes for timing screws online at the company's site 24 hours/day. Staff is also available to answer questions and provide solutions for combining, dividing, metering, indexing, and orienting on new or existing applications. www.morrison-chs.com

April 3, 2007

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Are talking tags next?

Despite some bumps in the road to RFID implementation, vendors and others continue to leverage the technology and push it into new applications.

April 3, 2007

Flexibles

Salsas in 48-oz bottle twin-packs

In February 2007, San Antonio Farms, San Antonio, TX, began club-store marketing of double-packs of salsas in 48-oz-volume, six-layer PP/EVOH barrier jugs with .015” wall thickness and 82-g empty-bottle weight. Shelf life of the bottled salsa is 12 months. Average retail price of the salsa twin-packs is between $5.00 and $6.00.

April 3, 2007

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Food Fight

Some in Congress want a new agency for food safety as well as new standards for safeguarding the nation’s food supply.

April 3, 2007

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RPC provides protection and security

New container protects contents against counterfeiting, theft and tampering, and has option for RFID.

March 12, 2007

Coding, Printing & Labeling

SAP: Printer networking

Now available from Loftware is a new technology for connecting SAP® enterprise systems to the company’s Printer Server® to solve the “last mile” connectivity problem for SAP customers, who usually drive SAP-derived data to networks of printers.

March 9, 2007