Thermoform/fill/seal

Thermoform – Medical Iodine

8 across long thin thermoform trays for cotton swabs with separate compartment for liquid iodine. Shows easy open feature.

August 20, 2014

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 784

Controls & Machine Components

Rockwell Automation: On-machine switch

ArmorStratix 5700 switch extends portfolio to the on-machine space for connectivity in harsh environments.

August 20, 2014

Containers

Off The Shelf: New snack pack stands out in hummus aisle

Tribe Mediterranean Foods’ new Tribe To Go Hummus & Pita Chips snack pack, in a black composite can holding a portion cup of dip and a bag of chips, stands out on shelf with a unique format and trendy, fun graphics.

August 19, 2014

Controls & Machine Components

Baumer: Bearingless encoder

Baumer launches a bearingless encoder for linear distance measurement.

August 19, 2014

Containers

skinnygrape expands to 330-mL barrier PET

Andrew Peller Ltd., a leading producer and marketer of quality wines in Canada, has introduced skinnygrape spritzers, a popular low-calorie spritzer in a sleek-looking premium 330-mL barrier PET bottle.

August 19, 2014

Operational Excellence

'Cold Chain Chronicles' delivers thought-provoking insights

New book authored by Kevin O’Donnell provides practitioner’s outside-the-box perspectives on the importance of temperature-sensitive drug stewardship.

August 19, 2014

Sustainable Packaging

Report highlights CPGs' sustainability achievements

Industry association publishes report on the successes of some of its members in making sustainability advancements in the areas of air, waste, and water.

August 18, 2014

Sustainable Packaging

Dr Pepper Snapple conserves 60.7 million lb of PET

In DPSG’s 2014 Corporate Social Responsibility Report, the company celebrates its goal of reducing its PET usage by 60.7 millon lb since 2007.

August 18, 2014

Controls & Machine Components

B&R: Communication upgrade for software

B&R continues to advance the integration of OPC UA in the B&R Automation Studio development software. With POWERLINK, openSAFETY and OPC UA, B&R offers its customers the perfect tools to meet the high demands of Industry 4.0.

August 18, 2014

Controls & Machine Components

Aerotech: Linear piezo nanopositioners

Aerotech’s QNP-L series linear piezo nanopositioning stages give nanometer-level performance in a compact, high-stiffness package. A variety of travel and feedback options make these stages ideal for applications ranging from microscopy to optics alignment.

August 15, 2014

Controls & Machine Components

Bimba: Composite push-to-connect fittings

A new line of composite push-to-connect fittings from Bimba Manufacturing Company, which combines plastic with existing metal barbed fittings, includes specialty items such as union branches and tube-to-stem elbow reducers.

August 15, 2014

Controls & Machine Components

CBS ArcSafe: Remote switch actuator

CBS ArcSafe® introduces its remote switch actuator for the ABB/Sace Tmax T7M low-voltage molded case circuit breakers with current ratings of 1000A and 1200A.

August 13, 2014

Controls & Machine Components

Werum: Manufacturing Execution System (MES) for pharma/biotech production

See it at Pharma EXPO, Booth #683, with Korber MediPak! The new PAS-X Manufacturing Execution System version V3.1.6 from Werum IT Solutions is a complete, scalable out-of-the-box solution for pharmaceutical and biotechnological production that widely automates actions previously performed manually.

August 13, 2014