Packaging Technology: Page 324

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Connectivity now rivals functionality

At The Automation Conference May 22-23 in Chicago, Joe Grove, Vice President of Engineering at Ossid LLC, a ProMach Company, will be one of the participants in a Packaging Technology Roundtable.

March 28, 2012

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New unit-dose spray device for cancer patients

Single unit-dose device disperses a fine mist under the tongue for breakthrough cancer pain.

March 28, 2012

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Teamwork, humor and greener film

To keep the shop running smoothly, Dunn and Katz rely on Gerry Delgado, plant manager, to mind the details and capitalize on new technology.

March 28, 2012

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Lenze receives Frost & Sullivan Product Line Strategy of the Year Award

Lenze Americas has been presented with the 2011 North American Product Line Strategy of the Year Award for Electric Drives in the packaging equipment market.

March 28, 2012

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How flexible packaging projects fail

Many things can go wrong in the process of bringing a flexible package to market. Cautionary tales abound:

March 27, 2012

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Patent setback or reasonable patent reform?

Last week the US Supreme Court rejected a biotech industry patent previously granted to Prometheus Laboratories, a Nestle unit.

March 27, 2012

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MG America named exclusive distributor for Promatic and Macofar lines of Romaco machinery

MG America, the U.S. subsidiary of MG2 of Bologna, Italy, has been named the exclusive distributor for Promatic and Macofar lines of Romaco machinery sold into the US and Puerto Rico markets.

March 26, 2012

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IoPP announces AmeriStar 2012 award winners

Green seems to be a theme, with a molded fiber pack taking home two of the top awards. New for this year, a design award given to skyscraper-themed glass gin bottle.

March 25, 2012

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Siemens Industry Inc: Servomotor ships in 3 weeks

Using a configurable options menu to exactly build the motor required, customers can now place an order for any first-generation Siemens SIMOTICS 1FK7 servomotor and have it drop-shipped in three weeks.

March 23, 2012

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Constantia Flexibles foil-based products honored in three categories

Constantia Flexibles received more honors than any other entrant in the European Aluminium Foil Association’s prestigious Alufoil Trophy Awards.

March 23, 2012

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Read ‘em and wonder: FDA enforcement stats are here

Just about every year, when FDA issues its enforcement statistics, interpreters everywhere struggle with the same issue: What can one conclude from these numbers?

March 22, 2012

Food Safety

Food safety concerns are altering equipment design

The development of a “seamless technical community” is the best way to cope with the changes that are sure to come to the food manufacturing community once the Food Safety Modernization Act gets sorted out and enforcement begins.

March 22, 2012