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Welcome back, Insider

With this issue, we heartily welcome Ben Miyares back into our editorial fold.

December 4, 2012

Sustainable Packaging: Page 365

Labels

Schreiner MediPharm wins award for anti-counterfeiting label

Labels developed with and for SciClone Pharmaceuticals, a US-based, China-focused specialty pharmaceutical company.

December 4, 2012

Controls & Machine Components

Bison Gear & Engineering Corp.: Hypoid gearmotor

Bison Gear’s PowerSTAR, a new hypoid, maximum efficiency, right-angle gearmotor, uses the company's Robusticity design to improve energy efficiency for a smaller carbon footprint and maximum power density.

December 4, 2012

Sustainable Packaging

Green marketing pitfalls to avoid

Read these tips to learn those things you need to avoid when making green marketing claims, in order to comply with the FTC’s new ‘Green Guides.’

December 3, 2012

Sustainable Packaging

U.S. demand for PCR plastic to reach 3.5 billion lb in 2016

While demand for PCR plastic is set to grow 6.5% in the U.S. in the next four years, the overall rate of recycling will remain low—less than 7% of the total plastic demand.

December 3, 2012

Reusable/Returnable

'One-Handed World' research reveals keys to user friendly packaging

Kimberly-Clark, Kraft Foods and Avery Office and Consumer products confirm that simpler packaging can benefit all who have a hand tied-up driving, eating, texting, Web-surfing or holding a hand...

December 3, 2012

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New PET tray simplifies recycling

MAPET II from Faerchplast is a monolayer PET tray that has a special heat seal adhesive only on the flange that lets the tray move more readily through the post-consumer recycle stream.

November 30, 2012

Recycling

Wash-off labels for glass and PET bottles

Avery Dennison spokesperson Robin Bell demonstrates Fasson® Wash-off labels, suitable for both glass and PET bottles, providing label converters with a replacement for wet-glue product. Suitable for body and/or neck labeling of light and dark containers, as well as bottled water in glass and large containers in recyclable PET bottles.

November 29, 2012

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Mitsubishi Electric Automation Adds QD77MS Simple Motion Module to its iQ Programmable Automation Controller (PAC) Platform

Lower engineering costs and shorter lead times are critical factors in the successful introduction of a new machine to market or for end use in a plant.

November 29, 2012

Sustainable Packaging

Staples delivers custom box sizes with every order

Staples rolls out new technology that creates cartons sized to fit each individual order. When the program is fully implemented, Staples will produce up to 1 million custom cases/day.

November 28, 2012

Operational Excellence

Ten ways packaging tech can optimize your supply chain

GlaxoSmithKline expert goes beyond the 'usual suspect' factors to offer technical tips for packagers.

November 28, 2012

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Pack Expo 2012: Stretch sleeve labels require no heat

High-elasticity stretch sleeve labels from MRI are applied by machinery made by PDC International. These PE labels require no heat for shrinking.

November 24, 2012

Sustainability

Material-reduced Kellogg's club-store pack gets graphic punch

The StrataGraph division of Great Northern Corp. supplies Kellogg's with a laminated SBS solution for its club-store packs of Pastry Crips that offers enhanced package graphics, while reducing material use and providing superior structural strength.

November 21, 2012