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Solid-dose product recovery system

The closed-frame design of BellatRx’s RecoverX 1040 allows the operator to automatically recover product from containers of various shapes and sizes at speeds up to 40 bottles/min.

December 15, 2008

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View the video of our NEW ACT9000 Series Bottle Filler!

For more detailed information regarding our new ACT9000 Series Bottle Filler please contact us at [email protected] or call us directly at 252-633-5757.

December 15, 2008

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Video shows accumulation and depucking of small tubes for pharmaceuticals

Accumulation and depucking solutions from FlexLink are ideal for pills, dental implants, laboratory apparatus, eyeglass lenses, fluid meters measuring and control devices, and more.

December 14, 2008

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Podcast: OSSID on packaging machinery automation

How new technology and customer research drives value-added automation advances on packaging equipment from machinery builder OSSID.

December 10, 2008

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OEE at Kraft Foods

Being able to start up a new packaging line more quickly is one of the benefits Kraft Foods has gained by paying close attention to and measuring Overall Equipment Effectiveness. OEE is a tool that gauges three key subcomponents of the manufacturing process—availability, performance, and quality—to measure actual improvement.

December 9, 2008

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Pack Expo Intl. 2008 coverage

Check out our videos and podcasts from Pack Expo Intl. 2008.

December 3, 2008

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Oil bottler seeks line integration--and more

At Baltimore-based Pompeian, Inc., a leading importer, bottler, and distributor of olive oil and wine vinegar, packaging automation has taken hold lately.

December 3, 2008

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Shaping a pitch to senior management

The challenge for marketers in these tough economic times is to find money in the budget for creating custom package shapes.

December 3, 2008

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Global pharmaceutical market sales forecast to top $1 trillion by 2013

Last year, the global market for pharmaceuticals was worth $693.6 billion.

December 3, 2008

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Allpax introduces new versatile research and development retort

Allpax Products, a leader in retort room automation, introduces a research and development retort capable of producing seven different sterilization processes and four different modes of agitation, making this new modular system the world’s most versatile laboratory retort. A single 2402-FLEX retort can be used to evaluate containers and ingredients across a comprehensive range of sterilization and agitation combinations. Sterilization processes include saturated steam, steam air, water spray, full immersion, water cascade, partial immersion, and sterilamatic simulation. Agitation modes include axial rotation, end over end, gentle motion reciprocating, and Shaka™ reciprocating. Allpax is a division of Pro Mach, Inc.

December 3, 2008

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Pharmaceutical Packaging Forum 2009

Healthcare Packaging's Forum, set for April 15, 2009 in Philadelphia, offers experts in package design, sustainable packaging, and packaging line efficiency.

December 1, 2008

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Continuous ink-jet marking system

Matthews’ I-Mark™ C84e Continuous Ink-Jet (CIJ) marking system, designed for small character marking, prints up to 4 lines of text from .05 in -.61 in. (1.25 mm-15.6 mm) high at a maximum production line speed of 1,050 ft./minute.

November 30, 2008

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New SERCOS III Packaging Profile to Arrive in 2009

A press conference at the Pack Expo International 2008 show Nov. 9-13 in Chicago saw the SERCOS (Serial Real-time Communication System) vendor organization announce the development of a Pack Profile for real-time Ethernet-based Sercos III.

November 25, 2008