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Beverage Roundtable: It's good for you!

Watch three designer Guest Critics review three packages that promote healthy product attributes. Then scroll down for designer and product details and the comment thread.

May 24, 2012

Packaging Technology: Page 313

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Patient compliance issue prompts packager responses

New technology offers promise to help patients adhere to medication regimens.

May 23, 2012

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Private Label Smackdown: Stage 2 of Product Intimacy

Melina Wooten of KW Strategems discusses the stages of intimacy as they relate to product recognition. Stage 2, the glance connects.

May 23, 2012

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Best practices for selecting case packing equipment

Things to look out for when selecting case packing equipment.

May 22, 2012

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Yamato announces promotions

Yamato Corporation has announced several promotions at its Dataweigh Division, manufacturer of multihead weighers, checkweighers, and casepackers, in Mequon, WI.

May 22, 2012

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Andrew Berlin profiled in Chicago Tribune

Andrew Berlin appears in the May 21, 2012 edition of the Chicago Tribune.

May 22, 2012

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PackML as 'enabler'

Among the participants in a packaging machinery automation roundtable discussion that takes place tomorrow at The Automation Conference is Tom Doney, Nestle Engineering and leader of the OMAC Packaging Workgroup’s PackAdvantage committee.

May 19, 2012

Plant Operations & Equipment

Balluff: Linear position transducers

Providing highly-accurate and reliable position control signals, Balluff’s Micropulse Generation 7 linear position transducers are now available with a Rapid Replacement Module (RRM) option that allows quick field replacement without removing the pressure tube from the hydraulic cylinder, making field-level maintenance fast and easy.

May 18, 2012

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Is the era of packaging machinery customization here?

Pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers need to work with equipment/controls suppliers to get the most out of packaging machinery.

May 17, 2012

Automation & Digital Transformation

B&B Electronics Mfg. Co.: Airborne WiFi access points

B&B Electronics’ first 802.11 b/g WiFi access point for industrial M2M applications is available in two forms: an embeddable module (APMG-Q551) that allows OEMs to WiFi-enable their own products; and an external Ethernet access point (APXG-

May 17, 2012

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MSU study: The role of canned foods in a healthful diet

A new study from Michigan State University released today underscores the important role canned foods can play in addressing the nation’s obesity problem.

May 16, 2012

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Private Label Smackdown: Stage 1 of Product Intimacy

Melina Wooten of KW Strategems discusses the stages of intimacy as they relate to product recognition. Stage 1, across a crowded room.

May 16, 2012

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Berlin Packaging acquires Lerman Container

Berlin Packaging, a full-service supplier of plastic, glass, and metal containers and closures, has announced the acquisition of Connecticut-based Lerman Container in a transaction that expands the company’s geographic coverage and team of packaging solution experts.

May 16, 2012