Coding, Printing & Labeling

RFID Journal Live! highlights

Companies such as Tesco, P&G, Tyson Foods, and Best Buy took a practical look at RFID, including key issues like payback and privacy, at last week’s gathering.

March 31, 2005

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 1475

Coding, Printing & Labeling

T&A takes RFID into the field

Tanimura & Antle’s program for Wal-Mart starts with bins of lettuce that are RFID-tagged in farm fields.

March 31, 2005

Converting equipment

CPP Expo exceeds 100 exhibitors

As of April 8, 2005, CPP Expo 2005, to be held September 26-28, had surpassed the 100-exhibitor mark.

March 31, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

To Slap and Ship or Not?

The experts from Cleritec Systems, an RFID consultancy, provide a five-step guide to this basic, crucial question.

March 31, 2005

Secondary Packaging

Marden Edwards' new servo end-fold wrapper

75 cpm wrapper offers enhanced graphics, gentle film handling, from Marden Edwards at Interpack 2005

March 31, 2005

Cartoning

Pester's 'pac robot'

A new generation of robotic modules without proprietary robot controllers

March 31, 2005

Closures

Meaty design

Pioneer Snacks called on Flowdesign to create a new way to package their meat snacks.

March 31, 2005

Flexibles

Inspiring design

A new line of unisex face, body, and hair care products called VIA.gg.IO (www.via-gg-io.com) has been released in a practical slim-line kit.

March 31, 2005

Closures

Whitener pens niche with cosmetics

Out-of-the-carton thinking for BriteSmile Inc., Walnut Creek, CA, has pushed the retail version of its product into a premium niche at cosmetics counters.

March 31, 2005

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

High-speed blister card machine

MGS Machine Corp.

March 31, 2005

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

High-speed blister card machine

MGS Machine Corp.

March 31, 2005

Controls & Machine Components

Leeson Electric: Washdown worm reducers

Leeson has introduced 2 new sizes to its Washguard® All-Stainless Steel Worm Reducers—sizes 818 and 821 (1.75” and 2.06”) center distances. Able to withstand the most extreme environments, these new sizes will allow greater selection flexibility when converting new and existing equipment to washdown duty or stainless steel.

March 31, 2005

Conveying & accumulation

Court rules on patent violation

The Garvey Corporation of Blue Anchor, New Jersey, announced today that the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has issued an order forbidding Barry-Wehmiller Design Group, Fleetwood Inc. and any subsidiaries, affiliates, divisions or related companies, from manufacturing, displaying, promoting, marketing, selling, shipping, distributing, or installing any of Fleetwood's CMAS product accumulators.

March 31, 2005