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OFF THE SHELF: Dosing pediatric meds by child's weight

Jim Butschli demonstrates how a clever packaging innovation from AccuDial Pharmaceutical permits dosing of pediatric medicine based on weight rather than age.

June 23, 2011

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High-speed, low-level palletizer

VIDEO FROM INTERPACK. The SP-1000 HS palletizer from Sidel uses two Fanuc robots to guide layers alternatively to the right or to the left while optimizing the "return stroke" time that traditionally is an empty, nonproductive moment.

June 23, 2011

Automation & Digital Transformation

PMMI's machinery communications study

The impact of computer, mobile and wireless technologies is affecting modern industry, including packaging machinery; with additional capabilities come greater demands, according to “Machinery Communications—Trends & Challenges,” a new study from PMMI, owner and producer of the Pack Expo trade shows.

June 23, 2011

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Fitting packaging into the future of healthcare reform

Packs that address cost concerns and help to improve patient outcomes will require strategic thinking, creative planning between packaging and marketing functions.

June 22, 2011

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Direct-drive Delta-style robot

VIDEO FROM INTERPACK. Pick-and-place Delta-style robot from Bosch Packaging brings increased speeds of up to 50%, so one robot may be capable of doing the work of two.

June 20, 2011

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Package Design Workshop Video Shorts: Contemporizing Heritage Brands

How do you revitalize a class brand without sacrificing decades of priceless brand equity? Little Big Brands' John Nunziato looks at several recent successful examples.

June 20, 2011

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Shrink sleeve labels at 650/min

VIDEO FROM INTERPACK. From Finpac comes "the fastest shrink sleeve labeler in the world;" Elau electronics make these speeds possible.

June 17, 2011

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High-speed cartoner

VIDEO FROM INTERPACK. A new cartoner from Grandi R SRL runs at speeds to 200/min and has a quick-change format suitable for food, pharmaceutical, and other applications.

June 15, 2011

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OFF THE SHELF: Winning package for Old Style

Glass packaging is alive and well, as this special promo bottle for 12-oz glass bottles of Pabst Brewing's Old Style brand amply demonstrate.

June 15, 2011

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Pro Mach to be acquired by The Jordan Company from Odyssey Investment Partners

Pro Mach, Inc. has announced a definitive agreement under which The Resolute Fund II, L.P., an affiliate of The Jordan Company, will acquire the company from Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

June 15, 2011

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Package Design Workshop Video Shorts: Multi-tier branding

David Kendall from Seattle-based Kendall Ross analyzes design strategies used in multi-tier branding -- what connotes the high end, the low end and the undifferentiated middle?

June 14, 2011

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23rd DuPont Awards for packaging Innovation--Silver Winners

The following are the 2011 DuPont Silver Award winners—Innovation.

June 14, 2011

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Online networks improving speed-to-market

By streamlining its brand assets, one healthcare company has improved communication and visual consistency—and it expects to save $11 million or more.

June 9, 2011