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Westpack 2009 appealed to recession-resilient industries

Combined in a multi-show environment, Westpack appealed to West coast medical, pharma and biopharm packagers.

April 7, 2009

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That Sinking Feeling

It was permanent downtime for this filling machine.

April 6, 2009

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April 5, 2009

Plant Operations & Equipment

Photocells ensure accurate positioning on high-speed wrapper

A network of nearly 20 sensors on the GlobalShrink system help keep container collating, tray positioning, and shrink film infeed on track.

April 5, 2009

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Survey methodology

April 5, 2009

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Healthcare Packaging relaunches Web site

Featuring a bold new visual design, the Healthcare-Packaging.com Web site has been completely re-organized to make it easier than ever to find content for pharmaceutical and medical device professionals.

April 3, 2009

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KUKA names new VP of sales & marketing

KUKA Robotics has appointed James Cooper to the position of Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

April 3, 2009

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Statshots

April 2, 2009

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CAMA, Chicago Area Manufacturer's Association, was started in 2001/2002

CAMA—Chicago Area Manufacturer’s Association—was started by Triangle Packaging Machinery, Packaging Machines International and Goodman Packaging Equipment. Now six companies strong, CAMA meets quarterly to exchange ideas & technologies about packaging, bring those ideas back to their own companies, and deliver them to the market through their own equipment,  as well as through integrated systems that provide secondary packaging solutions.

March 30, 2009

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Italy's OMET partners with Clemson's Packaging Institute

OMET SRL of Lecco, Italy has formed a partnership with Clemson University's Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics.

March 30, 2009

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Torque testing system

Torqo II from Vibrac is a testing system used to measure the removal and reapplication torque necessary to open and reapply caps on bottles used in a variety of industries, including beverage and pharmaceutical. Easy-to-operate color touchscreen display eliminates the need for keypad entry.

March 25, 2009

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Trends in machine control

Mathias Coulomb, a product manager behind the shrink packaging systems offered by Hartness International, comments on trends he's seeing in packaging machine control.

March 24, 2009

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The Formost-Fuji FW3400 with FFS Infeed Schubert Tray Loader

The Formost-Fuji FW3400 with FFS Infeed Schubert Tray Loader takes product from a cooling conveyor,  puts it in single-file and runs it through a variety of transfers.

March 24, 2009