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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Label/tag substrate

The Technical Paper business of Neenah Paper has introduced KIMDURA® Multi-Task, a synthetic label and tag substrate for the non-pressure-sensitive market.

September 30, 2005

Controls & Machine Components

Multisorb Technologies, Inc: Sorbent technologies

Multisorb offers the NatraSorb® 900 Dry Formula, which ensures lenses and other moisture-sensitive components in packaging machinery optics are kept free of condensation caused by temperature changes during shipping and humid operating environments.

September 30, 2005

Controls & Machine Components

New Jersey Packaging: Labels with RFID tags

New Jersey Packaging now offers a full range of pre-printed and die-cut p-s cGMP-compliant labels incorporating 100% readable RFID tags. Part of the company’s new RxTrackNSecure™ protective product line, labels are delivered ready to use for a range of applications including item-level products and case and pallet loads.

September 30, 2005

Additives, coatings & inks

Katrina's resin price impact: 'dramatic and historic'

The Plastics Exchange’s September 8 Market Update reports that the effect of Hurricane Katrina “on the resin [price] markets will largely depend on how quickly the petroleum refineries that produce (among other products) the ethylene, propylene, and styrene monomers that are used to produce commodity plastic resins, are able to be brought back online and resume normal production and shipment.

September 30, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

CHANGES AHEAD FOR SHRINK LABELING MARKET

A new study from PakIntell, Shrink Label Markets, Materials, and Application Technology, suggests that “a substantial transformation will occur in shrink labels in the next five years in materials and application machinery, as well as in the competitive dynamics of shrink-sleeve and roll-on, shrink-on labels.” A customizable Excel worksheet cost model is designed to help converters estimate label finishing costs.

September 30, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

'GREEN' LABELING GUIDE

Green Labeling: A Global Guide for Marketers and Manufacturers, is a new 195-page report from Raymond Communications Inc., that covers both mandatory and voluntary labeling in 36 countries in Europe, Asia, Latin America and North America.

September 30, 2005

Closures

Tapered canister meets Pepperidge Farm's Whims

Whether they’re merchandised from a special display, end cap, or on the cookie shelf, Pepperidge Farm’s new Whims cookie canisters are instantly recognizable from competitive brands.

September 30, 2005

Secondary Packaging

Marinade design exudes New York

A label with unique styling adds excitement, curiosity, and intrigue to Mikey’s New York Steak Marinade introduced into New York City in April 2005.

September 30, 2005

Secondary Packaging

Kraft's Chips Ahoy! launches in resealable packaging

In July, Kraft Foods introduced its Chewy Chips Ahoy! soft chocolate chip cookies in its patent-pending Snack ’n Seal resealable packaging.

September 30, 2005

Closures

Dual-chamber make-up gets custom closure

Procter & Gamble’s Cover Girl brand now includes the newly introduced Outlast Liquid Make-Up, packaged in dual-chamber, 44-mL bottles with durable, double-hinge, dual-dispensing closures.

September 30, 2005

Contract Packaging

PepsiCo's co-packing gatekeeper

Anthony Calhoun, manager of contract manufacturing for PepsiCo Beverages and Foods, has seven years of experience in purchasing dry-food packaging and processing services, along with 18 years of manufacturing experience in food and hair-care products.

September 30, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

RFID R&D at MIT

It seems logical that the smartest minds should tackle the toughest challenges. That’s the mindset at the Auto-ID Labs of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA.

September 30, 2005