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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Higher frequency of RFID ahead (sidebar)

The experts

November 30, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Higher frequency of RFID ahead (sidebar)

Tech trend: Embedded tags

November 30, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Higher frequency of RFID ahead (sidebar)

Tech trend: Forklift-enabled RFID

November 30, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Higher frequency of RFID ahead (sidebar)

Tech trend: RFID sensors

November 30, 2005

Flexible packaging

Look what's coming down the packaging pike

From sustainability to high-pressure sterilization to nanotechnology, developments in food and beverage packaging hold tremendous promise.

November 30, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Qualified health claims hard to swallow

FDA reconsiders wording as food packagers become interested in making health claims on package labels.

November 30, 2005

Protective/transport packaging

The wrap-up: What kind of a packer are you?

Are you a precision, attacker, slacker, or wacky packer? You can take the UPS Store quiz to find out about your packaging style as you prepare to ship products for the holidays.

November 30, 2005

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Package turns, turns, turns

A new spin on the "wow" factor in packaging is intended to make heads turn at the point of purchase.

November 30, 2005

Sustainability

Club stores consider sustainable packaging

Environmentally friendly developments gain momentum at Sam's Club and other club stores.

November 30, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

GPS track-and-trace demo

UCLA researchers demonstrate a wireless GPS-sensor tracking system that targets the cold chain and other applications.

November 30, 2005

Containers

Design for shoppers

Leverage the design process to build leadership brands in store.

October 31, 2005

Flexibles

Nestlé's Traitler on equipment requirements

“We need increased flexibility from packaging equipment, yet if we sacrifice speed in achieving flexibility, we can’t achieve true cost optimization.”

October 31, 2005