Coding, Printing & Labeling

Software for managing a variety of coding/marking applications

Whether it's managing UDI compliance for life sciences or promotional coding for food and beverage applications, Markem-Imaje's CoLOS software assists in managing coding/marking for a variety of applications.

September 28, 2015

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Seven tips for coding & marking setup

There is a lot more that goes into efficient label printing. Between choosing the right ink and perfecting the product/package placement, there are several best practices to keep in mind:

September 28, 2015

Flexibles

LIVE FROM Pharma EXPO: Oxygen absorption

Oxygen absorber from Mitsubishi extends shelf life and can be incorporated into sheet, bottles, blisters, and film layers.

September 28, 2015

Operational Excellence

LIVE FROM Pharma EXPO: Pharmaceutical serialization deadlines loom

Successful serialization requires interconnecting packaging machinery and components, as well as internal planning.

September 28, 2015

Conveying & accumulation

Ken Tinnell named VP and GM of Shuttleworth

Tinnell brings 20 years of technical and managerial experience in material handling automation to Shuttleworth.

September 28, 2015

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

21st Century packaging model: make/fill

In its broadest sense, “form/fill/seal” continues to be a disruptive innovation with a more profound impact on packaging than any technology since the Phoenicians discovered how to make glass 2,400 years ago.

September 27, 2015

Sustainable Packaging

On biodegradable plastics

Most everyone is in agreement that societal sustainability is desirable, and that sustainable packaging can enhance our ability to meet this goal.

September 27, 2015

Contract packaging

Snack maker goes single-source

How Pata Snack Foods' new vertical form/fill/seal bagging equipment provides more flexible, reliable bagging for a range of film packaging structures, at high speeds and with minimal packaging waste.

September 27, 2015

Sustainable Packaging

Biopolymers in packaging—some hurdles, but strong signs of growth

Europe has led the charge when it comes to embracing biobased packaging. But new and intriguing applications are surfacing in other parts of the world, including Asia and North and South America.

September 27, 2015

Secondary Packaging

Automating palletizing & stretch-wrapping

Spectrum Brands-Pet, Home & Garden cuts labor and packaging material costs, while enhancing production speeds and worker safety.

September 27, 2015

Form/fill/seal - horizontal

Dual-motion hf/f/s produces 90 packs/min

Italian soap manufacturer Gruppo Desa expands into stand-up pouches for some of its liquid products using the first hf/f/s machine that combines intermittent and continuous motion.

September 27, 2015

Containers

Modern design, color coding for deodorant packs

A range of deodorants from Poland's Ziaja is using 60-mL Roll On to deliver user-friendliness and high-quality on-shelf presence.

September 25, 2015

Conveying & accumulation

Intelligrated appoints Dave Schmit as senior VP of corporate intellectual property

An accomplished legal advisor, Dave Schmit will lead protection of the company’s expanding portfolio of intellectual property.

September 25, 2015