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Innovative package protects medical devices

An application of KORRVU® suspension and retention packaging provides Spacelabs Healthcare with a protective, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly solution for shipping irregularly shaped and highly sensitive patient monitoring systems around the world. The package is from Sealed Air Corp. (www.sealedair.com).

April 4, 2007

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Visual intensity, child safety are building blocks for Lego container

Lego, collaborating with Pretium Packaging (www.pretiumpkg.com), created a container that exceeds several PET processing limits on the injection stretch blow-molded package for Lego’s Bionicles brand. The resulting benefits include a product with shelf appeal; components with child-safe, non-fracturing PET material; surface texturing and detailed engraving; an unconventional package neck finish; and packaging cost efficiencies.

April 4, 2007

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A 'key' improvement

One of the biggest improvements for Martin’s latest pair of thermal-transfer coders installed in fall 2006 is also among the smallest in size.

April 4, 2007

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Cosmetic gift sets show multiple personalities

Shelves at Sephora, a chain of beauty products stores founded in France, show that exclusivity sells.

April 3, 2007

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Package proclaims bulb brand's value messages

Marketers that demonstrate their brands as earth-friendly and that simplify product selection have an edge on the store shelf today.

April 3, 2007

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The path to innovation at Masterfoods

Mike Payne is director of snack food packaging at Masterfoods USA, a division of Mars Inc., owner of some of the nation’s most well-known confectionery brands. In a recent conversation with Packaging World, he discusses innovation and trends in packaging structures.

April 3, 2007

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Pharmaceutical Packaging Forum launches

Hosted by Healthcare Packaging and Packaging World magazines, the first Pharmaceutical Packaging Forum featured speakers from ...

April 2, 2007

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Consumer packaged goods health and wellness industry on the rise. . .

The U.S. consumer packaged goods health and wellness industry grew 15% in 2006, reaching $91 billion in sales. Nutrition is high on the minds of consumers, as are purity, sustainability and disease prevention. Functional and fortified food and beverage sales grew the most—18% more in 2006 than 2005. Source: Progressive Grocer

March 21, 2007

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Over-processed food to receive health warning in France. . .

Food packaging, along with TV, radio and print advertising, will contain warnings about the unhealthiness of over-processed, sweet, salty, fatty or "fast" food in France. The warnings will advise consumers to eat at least five fruits and vegetables a day, avoid eating too much fat, sugar or salt, and to exercise regularly.Source: www.fitnessgear101.com

March 21, 2007

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Sterilizing/filling/capping system

Filling and capping is done under aseptic conditions.

March 19, 2007

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Machine building = risk assessment

Consumer packaged goods companies in the United States have all been busy "downsizing" and "rightsizing" and "outsourcing" for the past decade or so.

March 18, 2007

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Technician training via the Web

Internet-based integrated systems technician training will be offered to manufacturers in South Central Pennsylvania thanks to a $400,000 state grant received by the South Central Pennsylvania Center of Excellence for Packaging operations.

March 18, 2007

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OMAC demos shine at Pack Expo

A highlight of Pack Expo International 2006, held recently at Chicago's McCormick Place, was the OMAC booth in the Concourse area between the North and South Halls. On display in a series of demos was controller-to-controller synchronization - over SERCOS, over EtherCAT, over Ethernet Powerlink, or over Profinet - that could bring a number of benefits to end users, but none greater than this: a reduction in floor space consumed by buffer zones or accumulation systems.

March 18, 2007