Controls & Machine Components

Ross Controls: Lockout valves

The Modular L-O-X manual lockout valve and Modular L-O-X with EEZ-ON operation from Ross provide innovative, durable, reliable energy isolation in a compact, space-saving design that also provides full flow.

May 2, 2012

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Contract Packaging

IAM completes acquisition of Market Resource Packaging

IAM Acquisition, an Atlanta-based holding company that invests in supply chain services, has announced the completion of its acquisition of Market Resource Packaging, a supply chain services company that provides primary and secondary packaging and logistics solutions.

May 2, 2012

Containers

Craft brewers pick bottle can for limited-edition Chaka ale

A resealable aluminum bottle provides differentiation, as well as light weight and shelf-life advantages for limited-release handcrafted ale.

May 1, 2012

Operational Excellence

JETT seeking input on User Requirement Specifications

Two current projects include revising URSs to a new tablular format and developing URSs for serialization.

May 1, 2012

Labels

Toolkit helps South Carolina hospitals reduce mislabeled blood specimens

'Final Check' process aims to design healthcare systems and help healthcare providers make choices in those systems to produce better patient outcomes.

May 1, 2012

Packaging line integration

Russian packaging fair reflects recovery

International trade fair in Moscow shows packaging growth in Russia, with support from German and Italian machinery suppliers.

April 30, 2012

Contract Packaging

RRP still growing, but hurdles do exist

Retail-Ready Packaging continues to pick up steam in the U.S. But concerns about material costs, overall ROI, and packaging line machinability must be reckoned with.

April 30, 2012

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

One can line begets another

Oriental Brewery was so pleased with the turnkey, high-speed, highly automated can line it installed last year, it’s installing a near twin this year.

April 30, 2012

Controls & Machine Components

A bionic actuator

Based on a design derived from nature, the ‘fluidic muscle’ is a whole new breed of actuator that could have a big impact on the sealing of flexible films.

April 30, 2012

Additives, coatings & inks

VideoJet introduces three new inks for continuous ink jet printers

Videojet Technologies Inc., a world-leading manufacturer of coding, printing and laser marking products, announced the launch of three new inks.

April 27, 2012

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Comparing ink-jet technologies: continuous vs. thermal

Continuous Ink Jet (CIJ) and Thermal Ink Jet (TIJ) are the two predominant ink jet technologies used in primary package industrial coding applications. Each technology has an inherent set of operating considerations.

April 27, 2012

Sustainability

Distinctive PET bottle for rum

The launch of McCormick Distilling Co.'s new Montego Bay Coconut Rum is marked by packaging with eye-catching design and color that gives the new brand strong shelf appeal.

April 27, 2012

Labels

Web-based tool brings order to SKU proliferation

Online ordering, proofing, and graphics asset management system helps streamline label development and production process for personal care maker Gilchrist & Soames.

April 27, 2012