Materials: Page 574

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Why so little RFID progress in pharma?

If the use of RFID technology makes sense anywhere in the field of packaging—and I believe it makes a lot of sense in a great many places—the one place where it should be recognized as an obvious problem solver is in drug packaging.

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Containers

Nivea pack gets face lift

RPC Verpackungen Kutenholz GmbH manufactured a stylish new PP bottle for the redesigned packaging of the Nivea Visage range of face care products. Nivea manufacturer Beiersdorf relaunched the Visage brand in new packaging in order to enhance its image in the marketplace.

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Flexibles

People

Bimal Kalvani was named president of Alcoa Flexible Packaging.

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Companies

Serac Inc. purchased Nova-Socimec.

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Next uniform compliance date for labeling

FDA established January 1, 2008, as the uniform compliance date for food labeling regulations issued between March 14, 2005, and December 31, 2006.

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Looking over our shoulders

Part of my role as Executive Editor is to serve as a “filter” between the information I see from a variety of sources and the information we present in the magazine.

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Containers

Salons to offer 'therapeutic' hair care

Coextruded bottles and tubes give a newly formulated line of hair care products their unique healthcare aura.

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Flexibles

Sleeve-labeled milk bottle makes a 'Happy Meal' for McDonald's

McDonald’s doubled its milk sales with last summer’s rollout of 8-oz milks in HDPE bottles. The switch from gable-top cartons prompted significant changes at participating dairies.

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Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Robotic workcell boosts output

A new workcell improves injection molder Mar-Lee’s production efficiency and provides benefits for its customers.

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Containers

Redundancy rules at Old Orchard

Cap coders, case erectors, case packers, and case tapers are redundant to make sure this high-output, hot-fill PET line for fruit juice can produce up to its potential.See video

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Multipacking/shrink bundling/banding

Case-ready meat is hitting its stride

As more meat packaging is centralized, processors are finding ways to keep meat fresh longer. But how best accomplish that?

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Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Innovation award winner (sidebar)

Carded PackagingBlisterguard® Security PackageManufacturer: Colbert Packaging Corp.

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