Smart bottles educate manufacturer
Thanks to smart bottles, which are replications with built-in RFID tags, Irish glass manufacturer Ardagh Glass is getting an education on how to avoid glass breakage when working with lighter bottles. Read more...
Innovative ready-meal packaging has lunch covered
Healthy Choice® Fresh Mixers™ "starch-and-sauce" combo meals teams rice or pasta noodles and a tray of sauce with form and function. An innovative top and bottom container structure is covered with a side-handled lid that doubles as a strainer. The innovations related to this container are covered by ConAgra Foods' pending patent applications. Read more...
Smart & active theory
R&D initiatives boost development of flexible electronics
Flexible electronic applications promise to offer new avenues of applications that rigid circuits and electronics have not been able to penetrate including flexible displays for packaging. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan looks at formation of strategic partnerships between material suppliers, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and R & D institutes to accelerate technology development and build collaborative value chains. Read more...
Cal Poly launches Consortium on Packaging Science and Technology
Three Cal Poly programs have launched the university's Consortium on Packaging Science and Technology, which examines environmental issues facing the packaging industry. One of the Consortium's current projects looks at how best to use RFID tags. Read more...
Washington State Representative Jeff Morris has reintroduced a package of bills that would require warning labels be placed on products that are RFID tagged. Read more...
Plants poised to replace petroleum products in many plastics Bioplastics are poised to grab a bigger share of the plastics market according to research by NatureWorks. The company predicts a future market demand of up to 50 billion pounds of bioplastics a year within two to five years -- a 10 percent share of the global plastics market. Read more...
ecoSolutions Intl, a developer of environmental-friendly consumer materials, announced that it has signed a five year agreement for exclusive use of a technology that dramatically reduces oil consumption and landfill impacts in some of the most widely used plastic materials: PP and PE. The technology strengthens existing plastic materials while maintaining recyclability. Read more...
FDA issues guidance to help secure drug supply chain In an effort to facilitate the adoption of a uniform electronic track-and-trace system for prescription drugs, the FDA has issued The Draft Guidance for Industry on Standards for Securing the Drug Supply Chain. Read more...
New products
Tube, applicator
The new Polyfoil® tube with Pinpoint™ applicator for the biotech, pharmaceutical, personal-care and cosmetic industries is made completely of pharmaceutical-compliant materials. The high-barrier tube protects sensitive, pharmaceutical-grade formulations from light, moisture, oxygen and organic and chemical substances. It's corrosion-resistant and has high esthetic value, thanks to all-around printing. The applicator, manufactured by Seaquist Closures, is a cone-shaped silicone valve that provides clean, precise dispensing of even the smallest amounts of lotions, creams, gels or ointments. Read more… Neopac Packaging Solutions, 908/604-0132 www.neopac.ch
Reclosable medication wallet
The "Triquilar" medication wallet is a patient-friendly package that has the convenience to support the proper use of contraceptives and other medications in pill form. The reclosable wallet is flat and handy, making it easy to carry anywhere. It has the form of a miniature folder, consisting of three sections: a blister-card holding the pills; patient information; and dry-peel calendar stickers. These are preprinted and can be flexibly applied to the blister-card to help the user remember when to take the pills. The labels are easy to remove, and the resulting free space can be used for personal notes. Read more… August Faller KG, 49 7681 405-0, www.august-faller.de
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