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Humonitor Humidity Indicator Cards

Humonitor® Humidity Indicator Cards tell at a glance if moisture withinsealed containers or closed spaces is at an acceptable level. Humonitorcards help monitor desiccant activity and are ideal for use with desiccantsin any application where moisture control is critical.

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DriCap Cartridges

DriCap® is a safe, non-toxic and non-dusting sorbent cartridge thatprovides exceptional moisture adsorbing capacity in a small space. With anumber of desiccant types available, versatile DriCap can protect a varietyof packaged products from the effects of moisture including caking, mildew,fermentation, potency loss and decreased shelf life.

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Wyeth aims for OEE

Capturing plant metrics is a key priority these days at the Richmond, VA, plant of Madison, NJ-based Wyeth, one of the leading pharmaceutical and health-care products companies in the world.

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What Hershey seeks in packaging machinery

Platform stability and software that’s less costly and more user friendly.

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An RFID World of technology

Technology showcased at RFID World ranged from portable RFID readers to sensor-equipped RFID tags the size of credit cards.

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Biotechnology and packaging

From April 9 – 12, the topic of biotechnology will be addressed at Bio 2006 Chicago. Biotech is an especially hot issue within the healthcare packaging segment, as evidenced by a supplier’s recent newsletter.

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Converter details

Unilever was not the only beneficiary of the change from foil to metallized film. Its converter, American Packaging Corp.

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TI's well-calculated Gen 2 RFID rollout

Texas Instruments’ E&PS calculator business unit did its homework before it became the first Wal-Mart supplier to tag packages with Gen 2 RFID technology.

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Welcome to the Packaging Automation Forum

With seven content-rich sessions, this unique event promises to be one of the year’s most insightful discussions of packaging controls and automation technology.

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Coffee pouches: quality printing plus savings

When Loblaw of Canada decided to convert some of its President’s Choice Coffees from cans to 250-g flexible film bags, Genpak (www.genpak.com) was eager to help in the transition.

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Insulated beverage wrap earns Gold

Winning a Gold Award for Technical Innovation was Cool2Go® wrap from DuPont (www.dupont.com/packaging). It is a 30- to 40-mil structure comprising polyester fiberfill material that’s heat-sealed between two layers of DuPont’s Melinex® polyester film.

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Flashing gold-medal form

An unprecedented 127 entries poured into the 2006 Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards competition, sponsored by the Flexible Packaging Association. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the FPA Awards competition. Here are the winners of the Gold Awards.

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Brand restaging gives Seagram's, coolers category a lift

Can the impact of dollars invested in a package redesign be measured on the bottom line?

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