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Indian drug firms file most DMFs in U.S. ...

Indian pharma companies filed the largest number of drug master filings (DMFs) with the FDA in the April-June 2006 quarter, accounting for almost 42 percent of filings.

August 23, 2006

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VIDEO: Wolke m600 Printer

System is designed with Click & Print technology, quick drop in replacement utilizing Hewlett-Packard technology.

August 11, 2006

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MARKEM acquired by Dover

MARKEM will be acquired by Dover Corp..

July 31, 2006

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Eastern Europe drives packaging machinery growth

IMS Research forecasts that the market in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) for packaging machinery will increase to more than 11.3 billion euro by 2009.

July 31, 2006

Plant Operations & Equipment

TURCK, Inc: Ultrasonic Sensor

Turck has announced that levelprox, its non-invasive ultrasonic sensor that proves point-level detection of liquids through metal containers, now has FM approval.

July 31, 2006

Plant Operations & Equipment

Banner Engineering Corp.: Fixed-Distance Slot Sensors

SLM Series Metal Slot Sensors from Banner Engineering sense objects that pass between fixed-distance opposed-mode emitter and receiver. Available in 6 slot widths, all models feature a rugged metal housing and a fast response time of 500 microseconds, making them suitable for high-speed counting, edge detecting, position verification, and level-monitoring applications.

July 31, 2006

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Single-serve packaging gaining strength

Fragmentation of eating behaviors, growing use of restaurants, and portability are three factors that are driving upward the use of single-serve packaging.

July 31, 2006

Automation & Digital Transformation

HSA USA: Print Controller

Now available from HSA USA is the HSAJet-TIPC print controller, featuring an integrated 15” touchscreen panel with virtual keyboard that allows for seamless message design and printing.

July 31, 2006

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Maple Systems: 6" Color Hmi

Maple Systems has released the new HMI520T/TE, a 6” touchscreen HMI with a bright 500 cd/m2, 256-color display. Priced at $599, the HMI includes powerful graphics and animation capability, 4-wire analog resistive technology for total design freedom, high-speed processor, pop-up windows, recipes, macros, multiple languages, real-time clock, and support for more than 85 controller families from dozens of major manufacturers.

July 31, 2006

Plant Operations & Equipment

Integrated Wireless Networks

Honeywell will incorporate Crossbow Technology’s wireless sensor networks platform into its XBW product line. Because hard-wired, traditional control, or sensing applications can be difficult and expensive, Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) can deliver cost savings and improve operational efficiency.

June 30, 2006

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U.S. packaging machinery growth to reach $5.854 billion

Citing end-user/packager optimism about the economy, strong cash positions, and a “collective sense of urgency in reducing labor costs and improving productivity through expanded packaging automation,” the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (www.pmmi.org) forecasts a 3% growth in packaging machinery sales this year to $5.854 billion.

June 30, 2006

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OEMs: sharpen your focus on safety

Builders of packaging machinery be forewarned: You are entering a world where your customers may want safety features designed and engineered into machines from the get-go rather than having such features retrofitted onto machines as an afterthought.

June 30, 2006