Materials: Page 451

Additives, coatings & inks

FDA issues anti-counterfeiting draft guidance

The draft guidance is an important step in working with manufacturers to make drug products harder to counterfeit.

August 1, 2009

Closures

Bacardi Breezer puts the pressure on PET

Heavy carbonation in Bacardi’s rum beverage makes switching from glass to PET a technology challenge.

August 1, 2009

Labels

Paper pack gives way to plastic tube

Package design expertise brings a modern twist to an old favorite.

August 1, 2009

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Rounded profile bottle signals target audience

Marketers are increasingly embracing distinctive package shapes to help their brands stand out on shelf.

July 31, 2009

Labels

Printing compliant GS1 barcode symbols on secondary packages

If the U.S. Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry is ever going to benefit from sharing supply chain information between trading partners, the current status of the quality of GS1 GTIN bar codes on shipping cartons must be addressed. See how in this white paper from FOX IV Technologies, Inc.

July 17, 2009

Controls & Machine Components

Industry watch

July 3, 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

Flexibles

Taking stock of sustainability

Don’t let misunderstandings, myths, or misgivings hamper your ability to deliver on the sustainable packaging goals you’ve established for your company.

July 2, 2009

Secondary Packaging

Sara Lee speaks on three-pronged green goals

In an exclusive interview, Sara Lee Corporation’s director of packaging innovation and development shares the company’s strategy surrounding sustainability.

July 2, 2009

Flexible packaging

Awards push sustainability

The 21st DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation honors 10 winners that all carry a sustainable packaging message in their design and construction.

July 2, 2009

Sustainability

Featured discussions

July 2, 2009