Contract Packaging

Packaging Services Expo's successful start

The inaugural Packaging Services Expo (PSE) that took place in Chicago in May was attended by more than 1군 visitors.

April 30, 2005

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 1425

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

Slider zipper for large vf/f/s bags

INTERPACK : UVA Packaging has launched the Newton 400, a vf/f/s machine that applies SLIDER zippers from Zip-Pak to large format block bottom bags.

April 30, 2005

Conveying & accumulation

Expanded RFID R&D facilities

Venture Research announced in January that it had secured a 5-year lease on 15귔 sq’ to expand its validation, testing, and mfg. capabilities for RFID portal and conveyor tunnel infrastructure products.

April 30, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

RFID-ready kit

Alien Technology’s Alien RFID Ready Kit for Retail, a package that includes Alien EPC RFID readers, antennas, and tags, as well as the training, services, and information needed for successful planning and deployment of RFID.

April 30, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Consumer privacy and RFID

Representatives from P&G, EPCglobal, and electronics group EPIC assembled for a lively panel discussion on the knotty issue of privacy concerns for RFID.

April 30, 2005

Sustainability

An update on RFID at HP

Hewlett-Packard is both a provider and user of RFID technology.

April 30, 2005

Secondary Packaging

More on RFID from K-C and Wal-Mart

Mike O'Shea discloses more details about RFID at Kimberly-Clark and Simon Langford updates Wal-Mart's experiences.

April 30, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Pacific Cycle shifts into RFID

Pacific Cycle deploys item-level RFID for its boxed bicycles.

April 30, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Item-level RFID study contrasts warehouse and retail benefits

Findings point to retailers benefiting most from eventual electronic replacement of bar codes.

April 30, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Wal-Mart's RFID program: Paying back suppliers

When Wal-Mart first came out with its mandate for RFID compliance, many were skeptical that this initiative would have any benefit for the suppliers that were being forced to comply.

April 30, 2005

Conveying & accumulation

Sidebar

• A Kaps-All AU-3 unscrambler that places high-density polyethylene bottles onto a conveyor. Glass bottles are loaded on a feed table that are fed into a [b]McBrady[n] Model #200 Orbit bottle cleaner that uses air to do the job before placing bottles back onto the conveyor.

April 30, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

What skills will you need to succeed in healthcare packaging?

Survey respondents identify knowledge of validation and regulatory issues, as well as materials expertise as critical.

April 30, 2005

Cartoning

Strong presence for ELAU at Interpack

One automation supplier, ELAU, was the buzz of the 2005 Interpack show

April 30, 2005