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Label print/verification system

PACK EXPO : The LPVS label print/verification system from Nutec integrates the Wolke m600 printing system--equipped with Hewlett-Packard's digital thermal ink-jet printing technology--to print reduced-space symbology (RSS) and 2D datamatrix bar codes on a label transport system.

October 31, 2004

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Two-handle bags salt of the earth

The Cargill Salt Business Unit of Cargill, Inc., Minneapolis, MN, determined through consumer input that two handles would be better than one to pick up, carry, and empty the 40-lb bags of Diamond Crystal water conditioning salt.

October 31, 2004

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New director at MSU seeks greater visibility for School of Packaging

Sara Risch, the newly appointed director of Michigan State University’s School of Packaging, talks about her background and her goals for MSU in 2005.

October 31, 2004

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Food Guide Pyramid

Grocery Manufacturers of America (GMA) and the National Food Processors Assn. (NFPA) submitted comments to U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion on updating the Food Guide Pyramid.

October 31, 2004

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Who participated in survey (sidebar)

This survey report includes the responses of 152 manufacturers who buy packaging materials, machinery, or services, and who filled out the online questionnaire at Packworld.com.

October 31, 2004

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Driving brand sales with packaging

Packaging textbooks clearly state that one of packaging’s central roles is “to inform and sell.” Today, that role is more complex, more subtle, and more important than ever as marketers see packaging as a key tactic in selling brands.

October 31, 2004

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TAPPI and Pack Expo to link

Some logistics changes are being planned for the link planned between attendees of Pack Expo International in Chicago and the End Users Committee meeting at SuperCorr, the corrugated packaging show.

October 31, 2004

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Michigan State University (sidebar)

Michigan State UniversityPackaging classes started: 1952Packaging undergrads currently enrolled: 550Distinction: More than 6000 alumni since school’s inceptionWeb site: www.packaging.msu.eduContact: Sara RischPhone: 517/355-9580Email: [email protected] the story that goes with this sidebar: Students and Industry learn at MSU

October 31, 2004

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Automatic wrap-around box packer

ZYI offers its automatic wrap-around box packer, a steel constructed automatic packing machine capable in packing cans, plastic bottles, glass bottles, rectangular cartons, and virous types of containers into cardboard boxes.

September 30, 2004

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Acrylic tape

Now available from Scapa North America is Scapa AS1160TP-PE, a clear, solid, acrylic tape said to provide excellent adhesion and long-term holding power on a wide range of substrates.

September 30, 2004

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Newman fudging?

The Center for Science in the Public Interest wants FDA to crack down on claims being made on several Newman’s Own products that, according to CSPI, give the impression that palm oil is healthful.

September 30, 2004

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Carbs or fiber

With FDA poised to propose rules on how carbohydrates are listed on the Nutrition Facts panel on food packages, National Starch, a New Jersey-based starch supplier, filed a petition with the agency asking that fiber be broken out of the Total Carbohydrate Content listing.

September 30, 2004