Food & Drug Packaging

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Articles in May, 2007 issue of Food & Drug Packaging

• Institute of Packaging Professionals
• Lock Inspection Systems
• Adjusting to change: changeparts vs. adjustments
  by John Henry
• Western Shield Label
• A service-focused approach delivers more innovation
  by Hana Zalzal
• Today's case packers solve multi-faceted needs: new systems meet the needs of expanding product portfolios while increasing efficiency and decreasing floorspace requirements
  by Megan Waitkoff
• Making connections
  by Lisa McTigue Pierce
• EastPack taps into the power of five: Canon's Eastern regional show is held in conjunction with four other exhibitions
  by Pan Demetrakakes
• Tharo Systems
• PakTech can handle any carrier need: company offers a full line of multipack carriers with application equipment and other support
• Small inspection sensor packs big advantages
• GlaxoSmithKline
• Kaufman Container Co
• Plant is the backbone of spinal implant business: Medtronic's Sofamor-Danek facility packages up to 20,000 screws and other spinal implant components daily—one at a time
  by Pan Demetrakakes
• The Hewlett-Packard Indigo Press Line was recently announced by industry analyst firm InfoTrends Inc. as the leading brand for digital presses in the U.S. high-volume market
• Labels integrate transparent, foil-free lidstock for HBA
• Nexium packs get serialized codes
• Rexam Closures & Containers
• New technology triples cap molding efficiency: Stull's procedure allows disk-top caps to be molded in one step instead of three for greater efficiency and lower cost
• Sensors detect in harsh industrial environments
• Unilever
• Bell-Mark Corp
• Consumers push the green machine forward
  by Mona Doyle
• The Klockner Pentaplast Group will be acquired by an affiliate of The Blackstone Group from Cinven and JPMorganPartners for $1.8 billion
• Hot-melt dispensing valves offer various operating options
• Talecris Biotherapeutics, which often ships its medicine in refrigerated shippers, has started using a fully biodegradable shipper
• inc.jet Inc
• Packaging group has Medtronic's back: the medical device giant's spinal and biologics division has a group that brings special focus to packaging challenges
  by Pan Demetrakakes
• Cold Chain Technologies
• Pliant MaxGrab Handle Bags bring technology and value together
• GM to downsize RTE cereal boxes
• Matthews Marking Products
• ParaStar stars for Eastman: new PET resin promises better performance, more efficient production and better 'green footprint.'
• AmerisourceBergen Corp. is expanding its Anderson Packaging facilities in Rockford, Ill. to add 260,000 square feet and up to 250 new jobs
• Wrapper runs clear and printed films
• Troops fading away on rations: report
• Automated Packaging Systems
• Warning: delays imminent for clearance of food packaging materials
  by George Misko
• Taper accommodates various cases
• Software Suite updates pre-production resources
• McDonald's Corp
• Denso Robotics
• Part 1: playing it safe is no game for food packagers: turn the bevy of information available on food safety and security into a plan of attack for your company
  by Megan Waitkoff
• Arrowhead Conveyor Corp. has acquired NeXtconveyor assets and intellectual property in Tampa, Fla. NeXtconveyor offers a patented conveyor design for the sanitary market
• Additive-free resins for life sciences markets
• Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute
• Global Vision Inc
• Produce packaging keeps it fresh: safety concerns, consumer trends and longer shelf life requirements are shaking up fruit and vegetable packaging
  by Kate Bertrand Connolly
• Mettler-Toledo Hi-Speed Inc
• Surveillance and radio frequency identification