Coding, Printing & Labeling

RFID in dozens of stores now

Labor-saving, RFID-enabled store displays have been providing packagers with unique and timely data for two years.

November 30, 2004

Materials: Page 595

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Purdue Pharma uses RFID on OxyContin

In mid-November, Stamford, CT-based Purdue Pharma LP announced a pilot program to apply radio-frequency identification (RFID) labels to 100-ct bottles of its OxyContin tablets shipped to Wal-Mart and wholesaler H. D. Smith, two of its largest customers.

November 30, 2004

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Bruce Foods commits to RFID

Bruce Foods will implement radio-frequency identification for its specialty foods in 2005.

November 30, 2004

Conveying & accumulation

Firm solves RF/RFID pollution

Pharmacy and benefits management firm Prescription Solutions solves a vexing frequency problem between its bottle-tracking RFID-enabled pucks and an induction sealer.

November 30, 2004

Conveying & accumulation

RFID tag benchmark study

Like to know how different RFID tags perform head-to-head under various conditions? This benchmark study looked at how eight different tags performed.

November 30, 2004

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Synch or sink: Demystifying data synchronization

With data pools and the like, it’s synch or sink, as an expert explains why data synchronization is the foundation of successful RFID.

November 30, 2004

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Film properties benefit Sengewald in Germany

Appearance, tear resistance, and peel properties are key benefits of a top film web used for thermoformed packs of surgical drapes and gowns sold primarily in Europe.

November 30, 2004

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Label-Aire introduces new Web site with innovative "Live Help" feature

A new "Live Help" feature gives visitors instant access to a live personwho can answer questions pertaining to their Label-Aire labelers.

November 30, 2004

Controls & Machine Components

Don't miss "Make2Pack"

Why ELAU supports a new standards effort to streamline the supply chain by integrating manufacturing with packaging.

November 30, 2004

Coding, Printing & Labeling

RFID tag shortage?

If Wal-Mart had insisted that all its top 100 suppliers ship all products into the Texas distribution centers with RFID tags on boxes and pallets, a shortage of RFID tags could ensue.

November 30, 2004

Additives, coatings & inks

Trends in glass-like packaging

The look of glass is in, but the price isn’t. That’s what two manufacturers showed visitors at the HBA expo this September in New York. Both Merle Norman and G.

November 30, 2004

Labels

Companies

Sun Chemical Corp.

November 30, 2004

Labels

More nutrition info on beverage cans

The Food and Drug Administration wants food manufacturers to revise the Nutrition Facts panel on package labels of products that can be consumed at one time.

November 30, 2004