Coding, Printing & Labeling

REWE pilots RFID with Gen 2 inlays

The German retailer REWE has started an extensive pallet-level RFID pilot at its Norderstedt distribution center in Germany.

November 30, 2005

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

RFID to shelves and beyond

Watch for rollout of item-level RFID-tagging soon at stores like Best Buy.

November 30, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

AIM Global offers new RFID emblem

AIM Global announced December 6 an updated RFID emblem that's available for free if used properly.

November 30, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Sensors printed onto packaging

New developments in printed electronics are having an impact on RFID.

November 30, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Getting value from RFID through better data management

Information is power—but only if you can properly collect and use it.

November 30, 2005

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Drug companies on different RFID frequencies

Package tagging for pharmaceuticals including item level is moving forward, but slowly. Meanwhile, FDA grows impatient.

November 30, 2005

Sustainability

RTD vodka drink four-packs

When Jenn's Cocktail Co., Danville, CA, prepared to roll out its ready-to-drink (RTD) premium flavored vodka beverages in 100-ml glass bottles, the company wanted a four-pack design that would capture consumer attention, especially among young adult women.

November 30, 2005

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Blister packaging system

CVC offers its Blister Packaging Systems available in three sizes that can create up to 60, 300, and 400 blisters/min.

November 30, 2005

Controls & Machine Components

National Instruments: Platform update

National Instruments has released LabVIEW 8, an upgrade to its graphical development platform for design, control, and test. Allows engineers and scientists to design, distribute, and synchronize intelligent devices using a powerful suite of new capabilities that includes a simplified, scalable interface.

November 30, 2005

Controls & Machine Components

Bosch Rexroth Corp.: Scalable gantry solution

Bosch Rexroth now offers IndraMotion for Handling: a scalable gantry solution for handling applications that includes all necessary hardware and software components with predefined motion function blocks to run pick-and-place and loading/ unloading machinery.

November 30, 2005

Containers

Bottle sleeve

Univenture offers its new Bottle Sleeve, designed to provide food and beverage marketers with a solution for including promotional and branding messages on products.

November 30, 2005

Closures

Companies

Schneider Electric’s Industrial Automation Controls Group created an Applications Solutions Department to develop customized solutions that meet and exceed the requirements of equipment manufacturers and their customers.

November 30, 2005

Sustainability

Wal-Mart launches sustainable packaging initiative

How do you answer the CEO of the largest retail organization on earth when he lays down an environmental challenge?

November 30, 2005