Packaging Network.com Home Page

The Evolution Of X-Ray Inspection Systems

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:59:00 GMT

Over the last few years, x-ray systems for food manufacturers have matured. Gone is the day when food was painstakingly inspected by hand, which was a time-consuming process; today technologically advanced machines identify a multitude of contaminants in a variety of foods, products and packages.

Evolving From Cold Chain Logistics Management To Cold Chain Logistics Control

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 05:48:00 GMT

Particularly for companies involved in the life sciences, the entire field of cold chain logistics has undergone significant changes in a relatively few years.

Achieving Operational Excellence In Wholesale Distribution: Poised For Recovery

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 11:25:00 GMT

Wholesale distributors have faced challenges in the wake of the worst economic recession in recent times. Often caught in the middle between manufacturers and retailers, wholesale distributors are also threatened by disintermediation efforts from both ends.

OEM Disposable Medical Device Outsourcing

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 06:13:00 GMT

Follow these ten tips to clearly define your needs and the function of the product. Your vendor may be able to suggest cost efficient ways to improve product quality and lower unit price. By Donald J. Dobert, President, ATL Medical-Pharmaceutical

How To Ensure Your Beverage Package Quality

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 05:44:00 GMT

The global beverage manufacturing and packaging industry is one of the most efficient processes in the world. Because of the enormous scale of the current beverage industry, American, European and Asian beverage manufacturers are becoming increasingly better equipped at manufacturing and packaging beverages at high speeds.

Datasheet: PK-IS In-Line Indexing Motion Leak Testing Machine

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 04:59:00 GMT

The Leak Testing Machine is used for in-line Non-Destructive Container Closure Integrity Testing. It performs the Leak Testing process continuously by means of a Testing Group under Vacuum.

Datasheet: LF-TRM Off-Line Leak Testing Machine For Prefilled Syringes Nests

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 04:39:00 GMT

The Leak Testing Machine is used for off-line Non-Destructive Integrity Testing of Nests (Trays) of pre-filled syringes. It performs the Leak Testing process on one Nest at a time by means of a Testing Section under Vacuum.

Datasheet: LF-SMH BenchTop Multi-Head Leak Testing Machine

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 04:19:00 GMT

The Leak Testing Machine is used for off-line Non-Destructive Container Closure Integrity Testing. It performs the Leak Testing process on five Container at a time by means of a Testing Section under Vacuum or Pressure.

VeriColor Solo

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 15:08:36 GMT

Take control of in-line color quality in assembly and sorting operations with this powerful automated color identification tool that provides noncontact color measurement and consistent reporting. Easy to set up, the system works on a wide range of materials and in the harshest production environments.

White Paper: Imaging Moves Into The Mainstream

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 05:26:00 GMT

Misperceptions about 2-D imagers are changing fast, which is why 2-D imagers are the fastest-growing category of bar code readers. Only a few years ago, 2-D imagers were (wrongly) considered a niche technology mostly used for reading 2-D bar codes. Now they are becoming the technology of choice for most bar code applications, and lasers are on the way to becoming a niche technology. By Intermec

Datasheet: Overhead Luminaires

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 07:05:00 GMT

Macbeth overhead luminaries are convenient overhead lighting fixtures that can be suspended above your viewing area or inserted into any standard ceiling grid to accommodate evaluation rooms or harmony rooms. Used for quality control, grading, sorting, metamerism testing and product evaluations, these overhead luminaires provide accurate simulated daylight illumination for visual evaluation of color.

Datasheet: Farnsworth Munsell 100 Hue Test

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 05:50:00 GMT

The FM100 Hue Test is an easy-to-administer test and a highly effective method for measuring an individual's color vision. Used by industry for over 40 years, the test is used to evaluate and rank color acuity.

Biological Asset Logistics

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 05:25:00 GMT

Marken has trained professionals with global expertise to protect and manage the logistics of biological assets including sensitive drug supply, study specimens with expertise in tissue, ambient, refrigerated and frozen assets.

Marken clinical trial specimens & vital medications

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:09:00 GMT

Founded in 1980, Marken is focused on supporting Life Science companies assure the quality and integrity of clinical trial specimens and vital medications through the logistics chain. For nearly two decades, Marken has extended the reach of Pharmaceutical companies, research laboratories and clinical trial research organizations bridge the distance between patients and life science investigative resources.

Marken Enhances Presence In China

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:19:00 GMT

Marken announced recently that it has recently received approval for its application for an expanded business license to allow the storage and distribution of clinical trial supplies and drug product in China.

GS1-128 And Print & Apply: Perfect Partners

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:44:00 GMT

Did you know inkjet printing systems on brown corrugated are not GS1-128 compliant? Print technology selection can be the difference between failure and success in a barcoding application.

Conwed Plastics Achieves SQF 2000 Level 2 Certification

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:53:00 GMT

Conwed Plastics, a leading manufacturer of plastic netting for meat, poultry, and produce packaging has received SQF 2000 Level 2 Certification for its Roanoke, VA facility

Product Labels

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 07:02:00 GMT

Product label capabilities include single-ply primary labels on a wide variety of substrates as well as customized complex constructions such as booklets, coupons, and piggybacks.

2500 SL: Benchtop Leak Detector

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 05:00:00 GMT

The 2500 SL is a benchtop leak detector and seal strength analyzer was made for flexible, semi-rigid, and rigid packages. It provides leakage testing of flexible, semi-rigid and rigid packages, as well as porous materials.

MISUMI Adds New Models To Miniature Conveyor Product Line, Including Cost-Efficient SV Series In Lengths Up To 3000mm

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:22:00 GMT

MISUMI USA, Inc., a subsidiary of MISUMI Corporation, part of MISUMI Group, Inc. (Tokyo: 9962), recently introduced several new models to its line of configurable Miniature Conveyors

Custom Food Products Advances Its Continuous Improvement Program With More Advanced X-Ray Technology

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 06:28:34 GMT

Custom Food Products (CFP), a leading national protein supplier to chain restaurants and food manufacturers, has invested in a new InspX brand ScanTrac X-ray Inspection System, as part of CFP's Continuous Improvement Program

AIS Releases A 7" Cost Effective Operator Interface Terminal For Printing, Labeling And Packaging Machine Industries

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 20:22:00 GMT

American Industrial Systems Inc., AIS, is an ISO 9001:2008 certified supplier and manufacturer of a 7" human machine interface terminal featuring RISC-based open architecture for easy integration and deployment

Food Packaging Experts NEPack.com Promote Competitively Priced Stand Up Pouches For Liquids And Snacks

Sun, 25 Dec 2011 09:28:00 GMT

Northeast Packaging is encouraging food manufacturers to experience the quality and value of the company's customizable stand up pouches, available online

NH Foam Molding Company Provides Vital Packaging For The Medical Field And Others

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 09:17:00 GMT

Dover, NH, based plastic fabrication company Janco Incorporated has recently improved equipment and processes to more effectively provide industries like the medical and foodservice industries with better foam fabrications

Marken Appoints New Head Of Global Quality Assurance

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 08:01:00 GMT

Marken announced recently that Steve Roese is named Vice President of Marken's Global Quality Assurance organization, which will support Marken's continued investment in their expanding network of pharmaceutical service depots around the world.

Quality Assures Security

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:32:12 GMT

Named for its original product line of advertising tape, Ad Tape & Label shifted gears in the mid-1980s, during the decline of the tape market. With expertise in pressure-sensitive applications, the company expanded its market and product line to specialize in customized labels for large printers and direct mail companies. Known today as ATL, market focus now is divided into three divisions: Pharmaceutical Label and Disposable Medical Device; Security Label Systems; and Direct Mail and Product Label. By Nsenga Byrd Thompson

Determination Of Moisture Content In Corn Masa

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:07:00 GMT

The e scan system was installed in the customers masa line, after the masa hog and prior to the sheeter.

Determining Pulp Concentration In Thick Orange Juice Using Guided Microwave Spectrometry

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 09:50:00 GMT

Samples of thick juice with declared pulp concentrations were used to create a dilution series with diminishing calculated pulp contents from 61% to 30%.

Assuring The Safety Of Dairy Products

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 09:30:00 GMT

Thermo Fisher Scientific's X-ray detection technology enables the dairy industry to meet the more stringent food safety and quality standards with contaminant detection systems and watch for profits with two dimensional fill level detectors.

Measuring Percentage Of Inclusions In Soft Serve Ice Cream Using Guided Microwave Spectrometry

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 09:13:00 GMT

Food manufactures often use accurate, but costly and labor consuming primary testing methods to determine the constituents within each batch they produce.

Predicting The Percentage Of Added Fat In Peanut Butter

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 08:39:00 GMT

Food manufacturers often use accurate, but costly and laborconsuming primary testing methods to determine the constituents within each batch they produce.

Marken - IQPC 2011

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 04:24:00 GMT

Marken's Wes Wheeler speaks of the industry's movement toward biologicals...with a growth rate projection of 50%. Marken is working to address that trend.

Securing Provision K Status For A Client's API Helps To Expedite Shipping And Reduce U.S. Importation Costs

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:17:19 GMT

The following case study is an example of how Marken helped a client avoid inappropriate duty charges and expedite importation of its API into the U.S. By Marken

Marken Announces New Corporate Team To Develop Industry Changing Technologies

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:30:00 GMT

Marken announced recently the introduction of 'CORTEC', an internal corporate function led by industry experts to support the development of industry best practices, packaging technology and innovation.

Sealed Air And Ecovative Team Up To Accelerate Commercialization Of New Sustainable Packaging Material

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:35:00 GMT

Sealed Air Corporation and Ecovative Design LLC are pleased to announce that they will work together to accelerate the production, sales and distribution of Ecovative's EcoCradle MushroomT Packaging, a new technology for environmentally responsible packaging materials made from agricultural byproducts and mycelium, or "mushroom roots"

Automatically Extract Contents From Full Cases With ABOT ACE Systems From CASI ANZ

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:56:00 GMT

CASI ANZ has introduced a new range of automatic case extractors that have been designed to automatically index full cases or bags, cut tops, remove contents, and dispose of packaging

New Bio-Plastic, Compostable Sushi Trays Give Sushi Chefs Sustainable Presentation Options

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:17:00 GMT

Excellent Packaging & Supply, an innovator and wholesale distributor of sustainable, biodegradable, and nature-based packaging for foodservice and other applications, has added Ingeo� biopolymer-based sushi trays to its line of nature-based foodservice products

Lyons Magnus Selects Junction Solutions And Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 To Fully Integrate Real-Time Information Through An End-To-End Single Solution Platform

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:28:00 GMT

Junction Solutions, a provider of vertical, market-specific on-premise and on-demand software applications and services for the food and beverage, multi-channel retail and distribution industries built in Microsoft Dynamics(R) AX, today announced its selection by Lyons Magnus, a leading food service company offering a broad line of value-added fruit, beverage and chocolate products to both the food service and industrial dairy segments

Graham Engineering To Demonstrate Next Generation Wheel Technology At NPE 2012

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:16:00 GMT

Graham Engineering Corporation (GEC), the York, PA, USA-based manufacturer of extrusion blow molding equipment, will feature expanded capabilities of the legendary GEC wheel at the National Plastics Exposition (NPE) 2012, from April 1-5, 2012

Pearson Packaging Systems Introduces The DTL-240 High Speed Top Load Case Packer For Flat Bagged Products

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:16:00 GMT

Pearson Packaging Systems, a leading manufacturer of secondary packaging equipment, is pleased to offer customers the new DTL-240 high speed, fully automated Case Packer

Marken Expands Clinical Trial Distribution Expertise

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:04:00 GMT

Marken is pleased to announce that Dr. Andrea Zobel has joined Marken in the new role of Senior Director, CTD Operations.

Penford And Novomer Enter Into Joint Development Agreement

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:15:00 GMT

Penford Corporation, a company with significant business and expertise in specialty starches and sustainable bio-products and Novomer Inc., a new materials company pioneering a family of high-performance plastics and polymers using renewable feedstocks such as carbon dioxide, announce that they have entered into a Joint Development Agreement that will leverage the two companies' core technologies and expertise.

Konica Minolta 3D Scanning Labs Expands Its Services To Include 3D Printing

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:02:00 GMT

Konica Minolta 3D Scanning Labs announced recently its new rapid prototyping service. The company is now offering 3D printing services with the addition of 3D Systems' Projet™ HD 3000 3D Production System.

Unique Ultra-Clean Design Vertical Form-Fill Sealing Machine From Bouwpaco

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:01:00 GMT

Dutch machine builder Bouwpaco Packaging Equipment, located in Barneveld The Netherlands, introduces an innovating ultra clean design vertical form fill and sealing machine

Enhanced Metal Detection For Wet And Dry Products With Profile Select

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:37:00 GMT

Manufacturers of food products with high moisture content no longer need to compromise between operating efficiency and product quality with Mettler-Toledo Safeline's Profile Select metal detector. The new rectangular metal detection systems offer sensitive detection capabilities for both wet and dry products on food production lines