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War on single-serve PET waged in Concord, MA

Ban is passed on single-serve PET bottles in Concord, MA; bottled water association says ban restricts choice and will result in lost revenue for town and local businesses.

April 27, 2012

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Cosmetics legal changes on the way?

Cosmetics are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration with the lightest of touches.

April 27, 2012

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Industry Watch

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

April 27, 2012

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Nurses provide customer voice at HealthPack

A taste of Europe flavored opening day at HealthPack 2012 in Albuquerque, NM. Meanwhile, the medical device community and nurses worked to open the lines of communication to address longstanding packaging concerns.

April 27, 2012

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Novartis, Forest, and Walmart win awards for patient-compliant packaging

Starter kits and packs, Walmart’s adherence package, and an innovative Slider Pack earn honors from the Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council.

April 27, 2012

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Thoughts on innovation

Senior research analyst and consultant M Sam Vineet of Beroe Consulting, whose U.S. offices are in Cary, NC, shares his thoughts on innovative packaging.

April 27, 2012

Plant Operations & Equipment

Omron Introduces New 22-mm Diameter Pushbuttons

Omron Automation & Safety has introduced the new A22R series of cost-effective 22-mm diameter pushbuttons and selector switches with a gleaming metal bezel that offers panel builders a tasteful contemporary appearance for machine controls. The switch units allow configuration changes to match contact requirements and are quickly serviced with plug-in replacements. The A22R series is available in a wide range of colors; lighted models are notable for their uniform illumination.

April 27, 2012

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A Parking Revolution is Coming to the Urban Jungle

Parking in dense, urban environments will never be the same since Omron Automation & Safety and Auto Parkit teamed up to create a revolutionary, new automated parking garage concept launching in the United States in May. Here's how the companies teamed-up to make it happen.

April 27, 2012

Plant Operations & Equipment

Omron Introduces ZX2 Laser Sensors for Simple Distance Measurement

Omron Automation & Safety has introduced the ZX2 laser CMOS sensor, designed to provide fast, stable distance measurements without loss of accuracy-even on absorbent or reflective surfaces.

April 27, 2012

Plant Operations & Equipment

New Optic Technology Helps Textile Plants Solve Yarn Breakage, Tension Problems

Essex, a leader in textile manufacturing equipment, has brought customers breakthrough quality, time and cost benefits with Opti-Sense technology - and a little help from Omron's E3X-DA6P fiber optic sensor and CP1L programmable logic controller.

April 27, 2012

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Omron PLC-Based RFID Controllers Integrate Track-and-Trace Functionality

Omron Automation & Safety now offers RFID Controllers that communicate across the CPU bus directly to Sysmac NJ Machine Automation Controllers and Omron CJ and CS series PLCs for an easy-to-integrate automation and track-and-trace solution. AutoParkIt uses the PLC-based RFID controllers to track vehicles at the lift and shuttle stages, simplifying storage and retrieval.

April 27, 2012

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See our 3111-NV Air-Blow label applicator in action

See our 3111-NV Air-Blow easily apply labels to jugs in a custom three-panel wrap configuration.

April 26, 2012

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Second Lady Dr. Jill Biden briefed by packagers on mechatronics training

Packagers Bayer Healthcare and The Hershey Company today (April 18, 2012) briefed Second Lady Dr. Jill Biden and Under Secretary of Education Dr. Martha Kanter on the value of community college based mechatronics training for their high tech, high speed manufacturing operations.

April 24, 2012