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PP ampules are sticklers for safety

Polypropylene containers from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, Wayne, PA, help reduce the risk of inadvertent needle pricks for healthcare professionals injecting local anaesthetics.

April 30, 2000

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Wal-Mart's focus on 'good customers'

Source tagging of packages with anti-theft devices allows retailers like Wal-Mart to focus on “good customers” rather than worry about shoplifters.

April 30, 2000

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Packager survey: details & prices, yes; e-commerce, no

Buying machinery or materials over the Internet is among the least important things packaging end users seek on packaging vendors’ Web sites, an exclusive Packaging World survey says.

April 30, 2000

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Packtion3; B2B packaging marketplace formed

Silgan, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Private Equity and Diamond Technology Partners form an online venture: a business-to-business marketplace in the $400 billion packaging market.

March 31, 2000

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Omron and Rockwell Automation form strategic relationship

Initial emphasis will be on developing, adopting and promoting common technologies.

March 31, 2000

Plant Operations & Equipment

Tri-Tronics Company: Tri-Tronics Company: Photoelectric sensing

Tri-Tronics (Tampa, FL) has published a new catalog describing its complete line of photoelectric sensors, fiber-optic light guides and controls. Includes a variety of new products.

March 31, 2000

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Design creates spark

The Bosch Platinum +4 is a premium spark plug, and SBG Enterprise (San Francisco, CA) designed a premium package to match. The clean design uses minimal text on the front of the package, allowing the graphic of the spark plug to command attention.

March 31, 2000

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A truly singular package

Coty encourages girls to express their true selves with its new teen fragrance, Individuality. The packaging, designed in-house by New York-based Coty’s creative team, complements the Individuality theme with clever, striking design.

March 31, 2000

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Spending intentions

Now available from the Intl. Assn of Food Industry Suppliers is the 1999 edition of Capital Equipment & Supplies Study, an annual research study of U.S.

March 31, 2000

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Call for entries

The Institute of Packaging Professionals, Herndon, VA, is seeking entries in its AmeriStar Package Awards 2000, which honor the best packages of the year.

March 31, 2000

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Clarification

A story in Packaging World’s February ’00 issue on p. 20 lists Triangle Packaging’s (Chicago, IL) web site incorrectly. The correct Web site address is www.trianglepackage.com.

March 31, 2000

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Pac-Ex 2001 exhibition sets dates

Show will take place May 15-17, 2001, at the Toronto Intl. Centre.

March 31, 2000