Coding, Printing & Labeling

MIT's RFID implementation guidelines

MIT researchers offer basic guidelines to help end users to improve the performance of RFID systems.

July 31, 2005

Materials: Page 574

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Tagged beer kegs

Sokymat is supplying RFID tags to TrenStar Inc. to track beer kegs for clients in the United Kingdom including Coors.

July 31, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

SIDEBAR: Deluxe testing and training

In anticipation of a move into RFID, Deluxe Media Services reviewed its processes even before it brought Manhattan Associates into the project.

July 31, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

New RFID consortium misses the mark

The recent announcement of the formation of a new intellectual property (IP) licensing consortium sounds like the same group that lost out in seeking free/open intellectual property is trying another approach.

July 31, 2005

Cartoning

The road to Las Vegas: PFM does M2P, IMA intros BFB CP18, ARC on ELAU

This week’s PACK EXPO Preview explains an alphabet soup of acronyms: PFM announces a Make2Pack machine, IMA intros side-loading case packer, ARC automation analyst reviews ELAU acquisition

July 31, 2005

Conveying & accumulation

Deluxe RFID solution is scalable

Deluxe Media Service’s RFID for boxed DVDs implemented at three distribution centers to meet a retailer mandate is flexible and scalable.

July 31, 2005

Closures

Colgate-Palmolive Nepal...

...might have to close Kathmandu plant due to Maoist insurgent guerrillas destabalizing the area. Local ancillary suppliers of tubes and closures, etc., expected to be hurt as well...

July 31, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Research and Markets...

...Through their Web site, offers “Smart Tagging and Smart Packaging in Healthcare.” The paid study covers RFID and Smart Packaging used to reveal overheating or the presence of specific bacteria and viruses, single use assurance, anti-counterfeiting, electronic drug delivery…

July 31, 2005

Closures

Canadian packaging plant closing...

...Playtex, maker of feminine, infant and skin care products, plans to close down a Canadian packaging plant and outsource glove production to Malaysia...

July 31, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Oracle Corp.: Oracle Corp.: Oracle Corp.: Enterprise transaction module

Online Development's xCoupler enterprise transaction module for Allen-Bradley ControlLogix controllers provides two-tier data exchange between plant floor devices (sensors, actuators, drives, bar-code scanners, robots, RFID controllers) connected to the controller and enterprise servers.

July 31, 2005

Flexibles

Thermoformed plastic cup

New from Sonoco is a clear, high-barrier 12-oz thermoformed cup with high clarity and shelf appeal. Suitable for barrier food applications such as snacks, nuts, and cereals, the XCHB Series 12-oz cup offers good oxygen and moisture barrier characteristics.

July 31, 2005

Flexibles

Antiblock additive masterbatch

Product 102286 high-clarity slip antiblock from Ampacet helps eliminate the loss of clarity that often accompanies anitblock use. When inorganic anitblocking agents are added to linear low-density polyethylene films, film haze generally increases, the company says.

July 31, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Product tracking

Authentix™ offers Track & Trace, a method of product tracking to be used alone or with RFID tags. The system gives each product unit a unique “license plate” for identification and verification.

July 31, 2005