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Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Toshiba debuts environmental hybrid pack for Sam's Club

Toshiba America Electronic Components Inc., Irvine, CA, uses Winterborne’s patent-pending EnviroShell™ packaging for a trio of memory storage devices introduced at Sam’s Club late last year.

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Flexibles

The future of rigid plastics packaging

Global consumption of rigid packaging is forecasted to reach $115 billion in value by 2009, up from $84 billion in 2004, according to a new study from Pira Intl.

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Closures

Water bottler opts for glass packaging

Naya Sparkling Water launched by Danone Canada, Laval, Quebec, and co-packed by Delta Beverages, entered Canadian markets late last year.

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Closures

Dissolvable supplement strips in portable packs

Dyna-Tabs, LLC, Brooklyn, NY, brings the melt-on-the-tongue convenience of dissolvable strips in portable packaging to a line of eight vitamin and dietary supplements introduced globally in April 2005.

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Flexibles

MAP pepperoni taps retail markets

Swiss American Sausage Co., a division of Provena Foods, Inc., Lathrop, CA, is a major supplier of pepperoni products to foodservice outlets.

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Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Item-level ePedigree

An item-level serialized RFID solution with “parent-child” association software is rolling out with five pharmaceutical applications including Pfizer’s Viagra.

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Interphex2006 is where the industry meets

Packaging professionals in the pharmaceutical and medical packaging sectors are setting their sights on Interphex, which returns once again to the Jacob K.

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Flexibles

People

Bradman Lake Group appointed Simon Wheatley chief executive officer.

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Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Companies

Sato announced a definitive agreement to purchase Checkpoint’s Bar Code Systems Business, with operations in North America, Asia Pacific, and Europe, including its hand-held labeling solutions in the U.S.

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Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Tray pack 'sticks' for safety needle

Film’s strength, rigidity, and thermoforming benefits make it Now Medical’s choice for a tray that contains a patented safety needle.

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Flexibles

Redesigned thermoformed trays reduce waste and costs

American Medical Systems, a provider of medical devices and therapies to restore pelvic health, reduces tray materials use and saves money.

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Controls & Machine Components

Embracing the promise of sustainable packaging (sidebar)

Microsoft Moves Toward Sustainability

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