Coding, Printing & Labeling

Customers tout benefits of integrated, turnkey case label/print and tracking system

Watch this video to learn why executives from Dish Network, Wacoal America, Whitmor, Inc., and Kimble Chase have profited from SATO America's integrated, scalable solution for thermal printing of peel-off labels, software tracking and easy upload of data to enterprise/business systems.

August 7, 2013

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Sustainable Packaging

Scrap recycling industry employs half a million in U.S.

New study shows the scrap recycling industry, generating more than $87 billion annually in the U.S., serves as an economic driver, a job creator, and a major exporter.

August 6, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

Chip Trappers Are Now CE Compliant

Independent laboratory tests now certify that EXAIR’s Chip Trapper™ meets the rigorous safety, health, and environmental standards of the European Union that are required to attain the CE mark.

August 6, 2013

Contract Packaging

New Pharma Tech expansion, lab

Co-packer/manufacturer PTI broadens prescription and OTC capabilities with a new 60,000 sq ft expansion in Union, MO and a new lab at its Royston, GA headquarters.

August 5, 2013

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

Vf/f/s system invigorates packaging operations

Tortilla chip maker vanquishes material waste, while pumping up output and product shelf life.

August 2, 2013

Sustainability

New paper/foil/polymer can debuts

Itsu iced tea in the UK has been launched in something called the Cartocan.

August 2, 2013

Sustainable Packaging

Videos: Coca-Cola and WWF expand partnership; set new environmental goals

Collaboration moves beyond the protection of freshwater conservation to the protection of natural resources, with ambitious targets through 2020.

August 1, 2013

Sustainable Packaging

McCormick releases CSR report

Among the highlights: McCormick says that it has saved more than 300 tons of plastic annually by using sustainable packaging on four of the company's plastic bottle types.

August 1, 2013

Contract Packaging

August 21 Webinar: Calculate the impact of 'Obamacare' on your business

Webinar on Affordable Care Act will teach 'five steps' for avoiding penalties, and provide step-by-step instructions for calculating the law's impact.

August 1, 2013

Sustainable Packaging

Aveda launches package recycling program

Aveda’s new Full Circle recycling program allows customers to return packaging not accepted by municipal programs to be recycled, reused, or burned for energy recovery.

July 31, 2013

Sustainable Packaging

Innovative pouches launched in Brazil

To expand its consumer base, Natura – leader in direct sales of cosmetics in Brazil – presented last May a new line of personal care products, Sou, with lower prices than similar items in its portfolio.

July 29, 2013

Labels

Coca-Cola personalizes 800 million bottle labels

The largest personalized brand campaign for Coca-Cola in Europe, Share a Coca-Cola uses variable-data printing to create 800 million custom labels.

July 29, 2013

Containers

Single-serve wine vials provide 'accessible luxury'

New glass vial package designed to hold a single serving of high-end wine; applications include hotel amenities and restaurants, among others.

July 29, 2013