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AGI-Shorewood’s refleXions™ Revolutionizes the Use of Reflectivity in Specialty Packaging

AGI-Shorewood, the global specialty packaging company, announced the introduction of refleXions™, its proprietary next-generation technology that gives consumer product companies unprecedented freedom to apply highly reflective packaging design elements.

February 22, 2012

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EtherCAT Motion Control Reduces Machinery Cycle Times by 80 Percent

A major agricultural equipment manufacturer reduces cycle time from 100 to 17 seconds on a machine that builds hydraulic cylinders, thanks to Omron Industrial Automation motion control technology.

February 22, 2012

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All the world’s a stage…for visual metaphors in packaging!

In packaging design, visual metaphors are used for illustrating ideas and are the basis of creating a mood, theme, character, or personality for the brand.

February 22, 2012

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Exopack appoints Miles McHugh CFO

Exopack has announced the appointment of Miles McHugh to the position of Chief Financial Officer, replacing Dave Ziegler, who assumed the responsibilities of interim Chief Financial Officer in late November 2011.

February 22, 2012

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Baumer Electric: Photoelectric sensors

Said to be as reliable as a light barrier and as straightforward as a diffuse sensor, Baumer’s photoelectric sensors with the new SmartReflect principle provide object detection by creating a closed light beam between the sensor and machine part.

February 22, 2012

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Reverse auctions and packaging

The use of reverse auctions continues to increase, but what do they portend for the discipline of packaging?

February 22, 2012

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Packaging helps in identifying counterfeit Avastin

Genentech/Roche using packaging and working with FDA and law enforcement to determine the source of counterfeit cancer med Avastin to help prevent further distribution.

February 21, 2012

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Tampa Bay Packaging Equipment Open House

Here is your chance to see equipment, examine construction methods and meet with personnel from leading packaging equipment manufacturers around the Tampa Bay, Florida area.

February 20, 2012

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Pharmapack awards announced in Paris

Packaging that protects against sharps, and a child-resistant slider pack earn honors at Pharmapack Europe 2012.

February 17, 2012

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The PAC Machinery Group names new South Central Regional Sales Manager

The PAC Machinery Group (PMG) has announced that Dan Trautmann has been named South Central Regional Sales Manager.

February 17, 2012

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Duro Bag has named Kevin P. Hart President and COO of Duro Standard Products

Duro Bag Manufacturing Co. has announced that Kevin P. Hart is the new President and COO of the company’s largest division, Duro Standard Products Co.

February 16, 2012

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OFF THE SHELF: Portion cups make cooking convenient

Anne Marie Mohan shares a cook’s new best friends: concentrated chicken stock in a mini-tub and vitamin-enhanced egg whites in 4-oz portion cups—both packaged in clever resealable paperboard packs—that add convenience to food preparation.

February 15, 2012

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PP film producer scales up for a global marketplace

Already the largest supplier of CPP and BOPP in South America, OPP Film has set its sights on the North American market. A new plant outside of Lima will fuel growth.

February 15, 2012