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Coding, Printing & Labeling

MSU's medical packaging course offered online

Michigan State University’s venerable Medical Packaging course is presented virtually. It should be a big help to a wide variety of healthcare packaging professionals.

October 5, 2009

Sustainability

Package is perfect for pure water brand

October 5, 2009

Closures

Sustainability stats: C2C vs IE

October 5, 2009

Conveying & accumulation

Aluminum bottle bound for mainstream beverage use

New hybrid technology makes high-volume ‘bottle-can’ manufacturing less expensive, faster, and more sustainable than existing process, for beverage products such as Eaux Vives’ Eska Water.

October 5, 2009

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Coffee producer scores coding efficiencies

Since the installation of new ink-jet printers for coding steel cans and paperboard trays, Massimo Zanetti Beverage has greatly reduced its unplanned downtime.

October 5, 2009

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Is 'grand' bad for RFID?

October 5, 2009

Coding, Printing & Labeling

When packaging and labeling help fight drug counterfeits

In the Food and Drug Administration’s ongoing battle against counterfeit drug products, the latest FDA guidance is aimed directly at packaging techniques.

October 5, 2009

Containers

New case coders speed changeovers at Nutrilite

Since its inception 75 years ago, Buena Park, CA-based Nutrilite has enjoyed steady growth in demand for its nutritional supplements, foods, and beverages.

October 5, 2009

Labels

Fast-turnaround liqueur labels are both green and tough

Modern Spirits LLC, Monrovia, CA, produces vodka, gin, and liqueurs for restaurants, bars, hotels, and selected retailers.

October 5, 2009

Conveying & accumulation

Packaging innovation marks syrup's debut

The closure is user-friendly and the filling system is ultra-clean. Soon, an in-line labeler will maximize shelf impact by neatly aligning neck and body labels.

October 4, 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

Flexibles

Films for roll-fed shrink labeling

Dow Chemical’s OPTICITE™ Label Films for roll-fed shrink labels are available in two styles: OPTICITE™ 48 Roll-Fed Shrink Label Film and OPTICITE™ 61 Roll-Fed Shrink Label Film.

October 4, 2009