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Welcome to the premier issue of Contract Packaging magazine. Not long ago, contract packaging was a cottage industry dominated by “mom-and-pop” facilities that served one or two customers.

March 31, 2005

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Flexible packaging

6 Tactics That Make Contract Packaging Work

The right answers to key questions reduce the risk of surprises when contract packaging appears to be the right option

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Flexible packaging

From interpack 2005!

A glimpse at some of the innovative new packaging machines introduced at the interpack show in Dusseldorf, Germany this week.

March 31, 2005

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RFID schooling offered

Diagraph, an ITW Co, has opened Diagraph University: RFID Training & Application Testing Lab in St. Louis, where it conducts one- and two-day workshops tailored to the participants, preferably all from one company.

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Understanding middleware

This RFID Antenna exclusive debuts Markem’s new whitepaper on understanding the ambiguous world of middleware.

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New Mexico rejects RFID privacy bills

Lobbying by the Grocery Manufacturers of America persuaded New Mexico’s House Judiciary Committee to table HB215, a bill from Rep. Mimi Stewart (D-Albuquerque) that would have required stores to remove or disable RFID tags on merchandise before consumer purchase.

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Ross Labs' speaker extols RFID's benefits

Mike Wallace of Abbott Laboratories’ Ross Laboratories Division provides an updated look at RFID at HealthPack 2005, held in San Antonio in late March.

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METRO tests Gen 2 RFID

METRO Group, Royal Philips Electronics, and Intermec demonstrate for the first time a Generation 2 RFID system.

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Sustainability

K-C's take on RFID

Kimberly-Clark’s Mike O’Shea discloses lessons learned in RFID, including why it operates a ‘dirty’ RFID lab.

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The Practical RFID Deployment Guide: Technology, Benefits, Costs, Challenges, and Proven

Whatever your industry or application, RFID Field Guide is your comprehensive guide to planning, designing, and deploying RFID technology into your business.

March 31, 2005

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RFID Journal Live! highlights

Companies such as Tesco, P&G, Tyson Foods, and Best Buy took a practical look at RFID, including key issues like payback and privacy, at last week’s gathering.

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T&A takes RFID into the field

Tanimura & Antle’s program for Wal-Mart starts with bins of lettuce that are RFID-tagged in farm fields.

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To Slap and Ship or Not?

The experts from Cleritec Systems, an RFID consultancy, provide a five-step guide to this basic, crucial question.

March 31, 2005