Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 1034

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Five lessons for building great packaging

Today’s purchasing decisions are made quickly. Here are some ideas for conveying your brand’s story while also standing out and educating consumers.

March 17, 2011

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Healthcare Packaging conference program announced

The Healthcare Packaging Conference & Workshops event will be held Thursday, May 26, 2011 at the Westin Princeton at Forrestal Village in Princeton, NJ.

March 17, 2011

Sustainable Packaging

Heinz to reveal PlantBottle details at industry event

Keynote presenter at BioPlastek 2011 will share how Heinz is capitalizing on new opportunities presented by bio-based plastic.

March 16, 2011

Material handling

FDA's track-and-trace workshop talks Turkey about item-level pharmaceutical packaging

The packaging executives gathered at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration track-and-trace workshop in mid-February didn't mean the bird when they talked Turkey between sessions at the FDA White Oak Complex in Silver Spring, MD.

March 16, 2011

Sustainability

PepsiCo to launch 100% plant-based PET bottle in 2012

Made entirely from bio-based raw materials, the ‘green’ bottle mimics the properties of PET and is fully recyclable.

March 15, 2011

Sustainable Packaging

Packaging machinery now part of Greener Package Awards

Packaging machinery that enables the creation of more sustainable packaging will be recognized for the first time in these prestigious, annual awards.

March 14, 2011

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

B&R and Cognex cooperate on POWERLINK

Cognex and B&R have entered a technological cooperation to use POWERLINK in the In-Sight line of products from Cognex.

March 13, 2011

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Video demo: High-res case coding with industrial-compliant bar codes

This video demonstration from Foxjet shows two different high-resolution, large-character ink-jet case coders. Also demonstrated is the unique ability for the operator to scan a bar code on a primary container to be packaged and have the recipe automatically change over in an instant to the new coding message.

March 13, 2011

Sustainable Packaging

HealthPack 2011: Focus switches from products to customers

Hearing Ethicon Endo-Surgery’s hip package described, and listening to nurses evaluate packages demonstrate that success comes from working with customers.

March 11, 2011

Flexibles

FPA winners are good as gold

Notable advances in sustainability, shelf impact, laser micro-perforation, and shelf life extension are all on display in the Flexible Packaging Association’s Gold Award winners.

March 11, 2011

Conveying & accumulation

Nercon joins the Rockwell Automation Machine Builder Program

Nercon has joined the Rockwell Automation Machine Builder Program, part of Rockwell Automation PartnerNetwork framework which includes business enterprise, sales and solutions, and product technology partners.

March 10, 2011

Flexibles

Dynamic labels give Australian Gold lotions stopping power

Australian Gold regularly creates new indoor tanning products, and keeps the packaging fresh as well, to create a sense of anticipation for new product launches.

March 10, 2011