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Why STEM Education May Not Serve Engineers

The scientific method of inquiry differs from the engineering approach to problem solving. Why is the approach used by the Wright brothers better? Michigan State University Professor Clark Radcliff explains in this the Automation Conference (TAC) 2012 One on One interview.

June 5, 2012

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Trays tout sustainability

From Excelline Foods comes one MAP thermoform and one vacuum packaged thermoform, while Heinz is replacing CPET trays with a tray that includes Calcium Carbonate.

June 5, 2012

Automation & Digital Transformation

Lenze Americas: Decentralized drive technology features PROFINET and EtherCAT

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

June 5, 2012

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Vertical carousel and cart system

New multi-use units can be dedicated to a work station or area or rotated for replenishment, kitting, consolidation, buffer or pick and pass applications.

June 4, 2012

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Purity is prime driver for skincare packaging

100% natural skincare oils range is designed to reflect the luxury, simplicity, and purity of the Marble Hill brand.

June 3, 2012

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Private-label products: part of the 'new normal'

Latest trend data shows that a majority of shoppers are buying private-label products in even more categories and are feeling savvy about doing so.

June 1, 2012

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Regulated categories: Designing with one hand tied behind your back

Designers who proactively incorporate government, industry, or corporate mandates into their design strategy can make like Houdini and escape the confines of design drudgery.

June 1, 2012

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Optimizing machine control through simulation software

A 3-D CAD mechanical design software linked to Allen-Bradley mechanical, controls, and electrical design software lets machine designers size and select motors and drives.

June 1, 2012

Food Safety

Food safety powers you might have forgotten about

The FDA's Reportable Food Registry plays an important role in preventing food safety problems including those caused by packaging or labeling mishaps.

June 1, 2012

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Industry Watch

A quick run-down on the latest supplier news, mergers, expansions, and people.

June 1, 2012

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Passion for packaging can bring positive social change

I’ve always been passionate about packaging. But recently my career as a packaging professional took an unexpected turn that has only intensified that passion.

June 1, 2012

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Smith & Nephew works packaging suppliers into its sustainability efforts

Jason Strachota, packaging development engineer II with Smith & Nephew, Inc.’s Advance Surgical Devices Div., discusses how his company employs Life Cycle Analysis in sustainable package design in this excerpt from Healthcare Packaging’s "Voices of Leadership."

June 1, 2012

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The New Waves

As workers in Asia find their wages rising and standard of living improving, they want to buy for themselves more of the goods previously exported to “developed” countries.

June 1, 2012