Coding, Printing & Labeling

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

Materials: Page 577

Cartoning

Pester's 'pac robot'

A new generation of robotic modules without proprietary robot controllers

March 31, 2005

Closures

Meaty design

Pioneer Snacks called on Flowdesign to create a new way to package their meat snacks.

March 31, 2005

Flexibles

Inspiring design

A new line of unisex face, body, and hair care products called VIA.gg.IO (www.via-gg-io.com) has been released in a practical slim-line kit.

March 31, 2005

Closures

Whitener pens niche with cosmetics

Out-of-the-carton thinking for BriteSmile Inc., Walnut Creek, CA, has pushed the retail version of its product into a premium niche at cosmetics counters.

March 31, 2005

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

High-speed blister card machine

MGS Machine Corp.

March 31, 2005

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

High-speed blister card machine

MGS Machine Corp.

March 31, 2005

Labeling

COOL labeling adjustments requested

The Food Marketing Institute has asked the U.S. Depart-ment of Agriculture to make further adjustments to its Interim Final Rule for mandatory country-of-origin labeling of fish and shellfish.

March 31, 2005

Sustainability

Consumer survey identifies package challenges

Packaging for liquid soap and for ready-to-eat, precut fruits were identified by consumers as the most consumer-friendly in a new survey and report from Mona Doyle/The Consumer Network.

March 31, 2005

Flexibles

Clarification

On page 47 of Packaging World’s March coverage of the Flexible Packaging Association’s awards competition, the wrong image appeared with the description of the Autopak® Sterilization Pouch.

March 31, 2005

Protective/transport packaging

At A Glance

When it comes to dunnage or protective packaging for your package shipments, what is your preferred material?

March 31, 2005

Closures

Vendange varietals select Prisma Aseptic

Just months after Canandaigua Wine introduced its Almaden Sangria in a Prisma® Aseptic carton from Tetra Pak, the company has introduced four varieties of its Vendange wines in the same 500-mL carton with an innovative resealable screw cap.

March 31, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

RFID talent pool needs filling

If the challenges of radio-frequency implementation weren’t daunting enough, it seems that companies are also facing a shortage of RFID expertise, according to a new survey.

March 31, 2005