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Sustainable Packaging
Henry Schein Animal Health opts for wool packaging
Scotland-based animal health distributor chooses wool for temperature-sensitive vaccines that deliver cold chain logistics benefits.
October 1, 2012
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Controls & Machine Components
Improving multiple label production control
Job tracking software saves 20 hours per week in labor and $15,000 per year in operating costs.
September 25, 2012
VERY VARIABLE. The high-quality, multi-color adhesive labels are produced to serve diverse markets such as food, beverage, and personal care products in flexible printing/coding formats. The label job data software runs on individual Windows-based PCs, and label data scanners review for accuracy.
Flexibles
Compostable peanut packs debut at Mariners ballgame
Ten thousand Mariners fans receive peanuts in a new pack made from a six-layer flexible film that is said to be 100% compostable.
September 24, 2012
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Containers
Female-targeted energy drink a stunner in slim can
Goddess Energy, Inc. improves the formula for its Flirt Energy Drink, and rolls out the beverage in sleek aluminum can that offers functionality, sustainability.
September 24, 2012
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Coding, Printing & Labeling
Bottle manufacturer gains anti-counterfeiting evidence
The use of special UV-readable ink helps ensure the authenticity and traceability of a range of bottles produced by rigid plastics packaging manufacturer RPC Containers Llantrisant.
September 24, 2012
Linx RPC
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Lean automation solutions to increase in popularity
IMS Research projects world sales revenue of operator terminals with embedded PLC hardware will rise from $99 million in 2011 to approximately $148 million in 2016.
September 23, 2012
Secondary Packaging
What to look for when selecting palletizing equipment
Here are some tips and trends to consider when choosing palletizing equipment.
September 22, 2012
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Anti-counterfeit countermeasures—tactics evolving to strategies
Packaging components can help deter counterfeiting, but a deeper understanding of the threat is necessary to develop packaging strategies. Here are four steps to help meet the threat.
September 21, 2012
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Flexible packaging
Bright Future opts for stick packs for penicillin powder
Hong Kong pharmaceutical packager switches from sachets to stick packs, relying on a single-source supplier for primary and secondary packaging.
September 20, 2012
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Controls & Machine Components
Does PackML Hinder the OEM’s Ability to Differentiate?
In a recent discussion on PMMI’s LinkedIn Group, James Laverdiere of KleenLine Corp. opined that it was time for broad industry adoption of PackML, describing it as “a standardized language that delivers great improvements for packaging operations.” Here are the two comments that were posted:
September 16, 2012
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How safety technology improvements increase productivity
Safety on the plant floor is its own justification. Increasingly, however, as automation technologies converge, new approaches to packaging machine safety are also helping facilitate the creation of more efficient—and more profitable—production systems.
September 16, 2012
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Cartons and boxes
Individual packaging for fish-shaped fish oil supplements
Colorful boxes carry four blister sheets, each with nine individually wrapped fish-shaped jellies that provide convenience.
September 14, 2012
Nordic jellies box
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Trends in Appearance Additives
Liquids, pearls pellets and more; here are some trends the experts have identified in the area of appearance-altering additives:
September 14, 2012
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Controls & Machine Components
Integrated safety system solves e-stop problem
Outdated drives, relay logic and PLCs running on proprietary software, which was making them increasingly difficult to operate, maintain and support
September 12, 2012
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Secondary Packaging
More speed, less breakage for fragile containers
When their old drop packer didn’t do the job, distilled spirits maker Luxco found a case packer with money-saving technology built in.
September 12, 2012
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Contract Packaging
Flexible OTC packs deliver an 'UrgentRx'
Credit card-sized packs offer portability for powdered meds that are delivered sublingually.
September 10, 2012
URx Critical Care
Flexibles
Snap Pac pouch makes lawn spreading simple
Scotts creates a no-mess, no-guesswork lawn spreader that works with pouched lawn-care products that snap into place and provide controlled-flow dispensing.
September 9, 2012
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Caffeine shot shakes up energy category
A new aerosolized product provides consumers with a shot of caffeine, vitamins, and natural flavors from a portable, single-use dispensing device.
September 8, 2012
Secondary packaging is designed to appeal to impulse buyers at the c-store counter.
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