Packaging Technology: Page 309

Automation & Digital Transformation

Lenze Americas: Decentralized drive technology features PROFINET and EtherCAT

Lenze has enhanced its new, decentralized 8400 motec frequency inverter drives to enable plug-and-drive communication via real-time Ethernet networks.

July 20, 2012

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Private Label Smackdown: Farm Fresh Logo Confusion

Pamela Long, of the design agency Little Big Brands, discusses the inconsistencies in the Whole Foods and Stew Leonard's store brands.

July 18, 2012

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Ripack announces new North American distribution headquarters

Ripack, maker of highly reliable heat shrink tools with the safety benefit of patented cold-nozzle technology, has expanded into new larger North America distribution headquarters in Elk Grove Village, IL.

July 18, 2012

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Beverage Roundtable: Sell it with structure

Marcus Hewitt of Dragon Rouge and Will Burke of CB'a Brand Engine, Lisa Baer of Baer Design Group and Rob Wallace of Wallace Church help us recap the structural innovations of some Beverage Roundtable favorites.

July 17, 2012

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Commonly specified film attributes

Here are the measurable and quantifiable properties you need to ensure a successful execution of a flexible film package.

July 16, 2012

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Batching Systems, Inc. names David Wooldridge President and CEO

In its recent Board of Directors meeting David Wooldridge was unanimously appointed to serve as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Batching Systems, Inc., provider of high tech filling and packaging solutions.

July 16, 2012

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WS Packaging Group acquires Consolidated Products Inc.

WS Packaging Group, Inc. producer of high-quality label and packaging products, has acquired Consolidated Products Inc., a label converting company located in Knoxville, TN.

July 13, 2012

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Serialization urgency: Industry has failed to sound the alarm

Resources are being stretched so thin, hoping for another California delay is not going to cut it.

July 12, 2012

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Polymer system for purging high-temperature resins

The Dyna-Purge® E2 integrated polymer system was developed for purging high-temperature resins safely and efficiently in all areas of the machine, including tight channels.

July 12, 2012

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Weatherchem welcomes Kristin Springer as Product Application Engineer

Weatherchem, manufacturer and marketer of convenient plastic dispensing closures and controlled access packaging, announces the hiring of Kristin Springer as its new Product Application Engineer to support customers with technical expertise beginning with the closure selection process and continuing through the filling line.

July 12, 2012

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LIVE FROM ACHEMA 2012: Robotic technology

New robot technology for liquid handling is explained by Jürgen Schäfer, managing director, Optima Pharma during Achema 2012. The equal filling level is maintained at all times and any robot movement, and is especially appropriate for small filling volumes requiring freeze drying as the robot employs mathematical controls that limit liquid surface fluctuations.

July 11, 2012

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iPhone instant product authentication

AlpVision introduces an iPhone 4 instant product authentication application capable of detecting its Varnish Cryptoglyph® solution, an invisible marking embedded in the standard varnish coating applied to packaging and labeling.

July 11, 2012