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Lotion line runs smoothly with new monobloc machinery

New monobloc filler/capper with unique bottle-feeding system produces 90+ bottles of lotion/min.

August 18, 2008

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OPI Products puts best foot forward with new Norden tube-filling line

A new tube-filling system accommodates nail-care company’s expanding pedicure product assortment.

August 18, 2008

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Rethinking packaging beyond the billboard

The next level of design is taking leading-edge packages into deeper connections that create meaningful and recurring brand interactions with consumers.

August 18, 2008

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On-line printing brings efficiency to Allpack

August 15, 2008

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Print and apply: Crawl before you walk -- small steps towards sustainability

How packagers can reduce costs associated with compressed air consumption by leveraging the latest technology inherent in a new generation of eco-friendly labelers.

August 15, 2008

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Video shows flexible palletizing system for dairy products

TINE Meieriet Øst decided to introduce greater automation in order to achieve a significant increase in palletizing capacity. The company, a subsidiary of TINE BA, Norway’s largest producer of dairy products, thus wanted to move away from manual palletizing downstream of a TetraPak filling machine. This video from KUKA Robotics shows the flexible palletizing system for dairy products in trays and display cases.

August 14, 2008

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Get ahead by talking to marketing: study author

Heidi Krauss is a former senior marketing director at The Dannon Co. who now crafts surveys on packaging trends and preferences for Next Level SMG. For those involved in contract packaging, she says, there are several key takeaways from a new Next Level consultancy study on packaging innovation.

August 12, 2008

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Sustainability challenges healthcare packagers

PMMI brief reports sustainability is a growing issue in the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical segments.

August 8, 2008

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Shrink bundling

Tekkra Systems offers a high-speed, continuous-motion shrink-bundling system for unsupported products.

August 6, 2008

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Shrink-sleeve labeler

The new Sleever Series Model 8500 labeling system from Label-Aire is a single-head shrink-sleeve labeling system that can easily handle most TE, overall-, middle-, and full-body sleeve applications.

August 6, 2008

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Summit serves as media sponsor for upcoming pharmaceutical cold chain events

Summit, publishers of Packaging World magazine, will serve as a media partner for LogiPharma USA 2008 (www.logipharma.com), a pharmaceutical supply chain and logistics event.

August 6, 2008

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Take a good look at linear motors

"It's time to put linear motors on your company's technology plan."

August 5, 2008

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Brand protection technology

NanoGuardian has announced that The Food and Drug Administration has issued approval to a NanoGuardian client to use NanoGuardian's cutting edge NanoEncryption technology as an on-dosage, brand protection technology as part of a Supplemental New Drug Application.

August 5, 2008