Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Traceable Solutions for Medical Packaging

The demand for safety and integrity in the area of medical packaging has taken on new and significant implications in the past two or three years. Always an area of concern, medical packaging has addressed issues like child safety, correct dosage, patient traceability, tampering and diversion of pharmaceuticals.

May 31, 2004

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 1526

Coding, Printing & Labeling

RFID solutions at EastPack

The FAST Tag by Videojet Technologies is a complete RFID solution that makes it easy to comply with commercial and government RFID initiatives.

May 31, 2004

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

New filling and assembly machine

TurboFil is pleased to introduce its fully automatic mascara/lip gloss filling and assembly machine.

May 31, 2004

Tamper-evident machinery

Pop N' Shake closure on display at EastPack

Pop N’ Shake is a revolutionary new closure featuring an internal dispensing cavity designed for keeping liquids, powders, syrups, extracts and effervescent tablets separate from liquids until right before consumption.

May 31, 2004

Secondary Packaging

ARPAC GROUP Introduces New Packaging Equipment for Billboarding Brand

ARPAC GROUP, leading manufacturers of shrink wrapping and pallet stretch wrapping equipment, are pleased to introduce 2 new designs that billboard brand and increase market exposure for manufacturers.

May 31, 2004

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

'The way packaging should be done'

Twin blister-pack lines populated by ‘best-in-class’ machines played a key role as Schering-Plough took its Claritin-brand product from prescription-only to OTC status. See video

May 31, 2004

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Anticounterfeiting: the urgency grows (sidebear)

Authentication through DNA codes

May 31, 2004

Cartoning

From custom to off-the-shelf controllers

Triangle Package Machinery routinely installs scale/bagger/cartoner systems for food manufacturers and other packaged goods marketers. Until recently, the scale and bagger in such an installation would have one controls platform and the cartoner another.

May 31, 2004

Controls & Machine Components

Enercon Industries Corp.: Surface treatment resource

A resource chart that concisely details the differences between corona, atmospheric plasma, and flame treatment technologies is available from Enercon.

April 30, 2004

Controls & Machine Components

lpha gear drives, Inc: Gearhead family

alpha gear drives offers the successor to its SP planetary gearhead series. The SP+, with improvements made in both performance and service life, is available in 7 sizes.

April 30, 2004

Controls & Machine Components

AutomationDirect: New line of AC drives

AutomationDirect offers the Durapulse series of sensorless vector AC drives. They’re available in 1 to 100 HP models that offer sensorless vector and closed-loop control, autotuning, 175% starting torque, and 150% rated current for 1 min.

April 30, 2004

Controls & Machine Components

Schneider Electric: Variable-speed drive

Schneider Electric has introduced a compact, general-purpose, variable-speed drive that is said to incorporate plug-and-drive operational simplicity.

April 30, 2004

Secondary Packaging

Phanner: Carton blank handling/sealing/conveying for resealable gable-top cartons

Pfanner is an Austrian family business that specializes in packing fruit-juice concentrates and ready-to-drink fruit juices. About 70% of its volume is marketed under its own brand.

April 30, 2004