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Bernoulli’s Principle in robotic pick-and-place

At Siscodata’s Ipack-Ima booth, a pick-and-place robot was on display whose key operating principle relies on Bernoulli’s Principle rather than vacuum pick up, which means it can pick up a donut with a hole in the middle as well as other products that are difficult to pick with a vacuum end effector.

March 8, 2012

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Booming sales brings new processing & packaging

Inventure Foods satisfies demand for kettle-style potato chips with a new seasoning and packaging line designed to even out product flow and maximize efficiency.

March 8, 2012

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Spartech Packaging Technologies named “Supplier of the Year” by Becton, Dickinson and Company

Spartech Packaging Technologies was recently awarded the “Gold Award, 2011 Supplier of the Year” from customer, BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company).

March 8, 2012

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HealthPack headed to Dublin

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

March 7, 2012

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Intelligrated hires Tom Sullivan as National Sales Manager for Fulfillment Solutions

Intelligrated has announced the appointment of Tom Sullivan to the position of national sales manager for the company’s Real Time Solutions order fulfillment systems product line.

March 7, 2012

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Combination products perspectives and trends

Medical devices are the primary focus of many combination products, according to Pharmapack Europe speaker.

March 6, 2012

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Controls optimize machine speed relationships

Ken’s Foods recently installed a new bottling line in its Las Vegas plant for, among other things, Sweet Baby Ray’s barbecue sauce, the world’s leader in the category.

March 6, 2012

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Unisource Logistics Showcases Solutions at Natural Products – Expo West

Unisource Logistics, part of Unisource Worldwide, Inc., will demonstrate how its logistics expertise can optimize supply chains and speed products to market faster at the Natural Products Expo West, to be held March 9-11, 2012, at the Anaheim Convention Center, in Anaheim, CA.

March 6, 2012

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Symetix® Showcases Solutions at Interphex that Eliminate Broken Tablets and Foreign Tablets and Capsules

Symetix® will showcase its solutions for preventing foreign tablets and capsules, foreign material, and broken tablets from being packaged at its Interphex booth #2883.

March 6, 2012

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Gerresheimer – the expert for glass and plastic syringe systems at the PDA Parenteral Packaging Conference

Demand for different syringe systems has increased vastly as a result of the increasingly complex and varied requirements posed by the healthcare market, especially physicians and patients, to the pharma and healthcare industry.

March 6, 2012

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MedTec Europe in Stuttgart: Gerresheimer exhibits innovative solutions for the pharma and medical technology sectors

Gerresheimer’s exhibition concept focuses on innovative solutions that meet the increasingly challenging requirements of the health market with regard to quality and safety.

March 6, 2012

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Eriez hires three technical sales reps

Eriez has announced that Craig Lorei, Christopher Ramsdell and Jayne Corey have all joined the Eriez team as Technical Sales Representatives.

March 6, 2012

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Colbert installs new flexographic printing press

Colbert Packaging Corporation has announced that it has installed a new nine-color 23-in. wide Primographic printing press, custom-built by CPS Canadian Primoflex Systems.

March 6, 2012