Labels

Highlights from RFID Smart Labels USA 2006

Event organizer IDTechEx filed this report April 10 on the event, which had reports from Tyson Foods and P&G/Gillette and drew more than 500 attendees.

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Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 1399

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Agenda at-a-glance

TUESDAY, MAY 16RECASTING THE ROLE OF PACKAGING INNOVATION8:45 a.m. Packaging’s New Role Raises its Standing in the Value ChainJim Peters, Director of Education, IoPP9:25 a.m.

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Contract Packaging

Exhibitor Listing

Company BoothAccess Business Group 517 Adalis Corporation 925 AdProps Packaging, Inc 525 Aldelano Packaging Corporation 612 Algus Packaging Inc.

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Winning Ideas

Whether it’s primary or secondary packaging, labeling, fulfillment, or promotional packaging, there are undoubtedly aspects unique to your approach and operation that define your contract packaging operation.

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Secondary Packaging

New facility to expedite entertainment software time-to-market

Sonopress, a packager and assembler, and manufacturer of cassettes, CDs, DVDs, and video games, has joined with Coral Graphic Services, a producer of disk covers, dust jackets, and decorated paper inserts, to establish an automated, 260ꯠ-sq-ft packaging facility in Louisville, KY.

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Flexibles

How externalization cut one company's downtime 50%

How does externalization work in practice?

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Bulldog-Mentality changeover tactics Part II

Eliminate, externalize, and simplify. Break down changeovers into smaller, more manageable tasks, with attention to detail. The results can save both time and money.Key termsElimination: Find and cut out unnecessary tasks.Externalization: Re-examine tasks to be performed either while the line is running or stopped, to reduce downtime.Simplification: Make all processes as easy and foolproof as possible.

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Flexibles

Packaging services expo a focal point of multifaceted show

This year, the contract packaging-focused expo will run concurrently with Packaging Containers & Materials Expo and the Packaging Summit Conference.

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

Anderson Packaging at-a-glance

· Founded: 1967· Headquarters: Rockford, IL· Operations: Contract manufacturing and contract packaging, emphasizing form/fill/seal technology.

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Contract packaging

Objective: Constant audit-readiness

The Food and Drug Administration audits Anderson Packaging’s operations annually. In addition, Justin Schroeder, marketing director, says that each of the company’s customers conducts its own annual audit of Anderson facilities and procedures.

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Flexible packaging

Prescription for 400% Growth: Stay Ahead of the Curve

Anderson Packaging specializes as a pharma product-launch specialist. It monitors market trends, securing the right partnerships and purchasing the right equipment.

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Contract Packaging

Factoring: Another measuring stick for purchasing managers

Purchasing managers at CPGs should favorably view contract packagers who use factoring as a cash-flow solution. The ability to secure reliable funding reflects well on a company’s financial outlook.

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Contract Packaging

By the numbers: A factoring example

Consider what an inadequately financed contract packager can do by factoring 50% of its eligible receivables. The company’s factoring cost is 4% of the sales invoice.

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