Dynamic Systems, a US-based software developer, has unveiled SIMBA Lite 2012, which is designed to provide fresh food processors the ability to process, label and track their products from the dock to customer. The SIMBA (Specialized ...
Tags: Dynamic Systems, production and inventory reports, fresh food
TRESU's technology centre was visited by members of the Danish Flexo Forum to see the first public demonstration of the Flexo Innovator press. The Flexo Innovator is the first of a series of modular presses designed to develop the market ...
Tags: Flexo Innovator press, packaging converters, CI flexo press production
Allen Coding Systems was chosen by Pork Farms as proven 4ACC off-line carton coder to replace an old machine at its factory in Shaftesbury. Pork Farms, a manufacturer of Scotch eggs, crispbakes and cooked cocktail sausages, uses 4ACC ...
Gaoger Machinery in China has presented the new "Eco|Save|Pack" packaging which will be produced on the new CUT 120 horizontal cartoning machine. The new packaging protects the goods from transportation hazards due to storage in ...
Tags: New Packaging, pack style, mono-packaging
The package, which will launch at more than 3,600 Walmart pharmacies this summer, features a tear-resistant, recyclable outer carton, an easy-slide blister and an integrated calendar for patients to easily track their medications. ...
The packaging giant has launched its biannual sustainability update entitled Mission Possible (26 July). Tetra Pak has set itself ambitious targets to double the global recycling rate of its cartons from 20% in 2010 to 40% by 2020. ...
Tags: Tetra Pak, Carton Recycling Rates, recycle, packaging
The company, which is in the midst of restructuring its operations, said that the plant will close by the end of the first quarter of 2013. Cascades said the plant west of Montreal has about 155 workers, and about 60 of them will have the ...
Tags: Quebec Plant, Quebec Plant close, Cascades, another facility
Swiss supplier of carton packaging and filling machines SIG Combibloc has announced the launch of its combibloc EcoPlus carton pack with a new lightweight combiCap screw cap. The cap weighs just 1.9g and is applied on an over-coated hole. ...
Tags: carton packaging, filling machines, SIG Combibloc, carton pack, screw cap
Leading contract logistics specialist DHL Supply Chain has officially opened its logistics center in Mönchengladbach for its customer Primark.The facility launched operations with 150 employees.This number is expected to increase to ...
Editor's Note:The following column by Scott Prochaskais,business unit manager,large character marking for Videojet Technologies,is part of Modern's Other Voices column.The series,published on Wednesdays,features ideas,opinions and insights ...
Tags: prints, mark and code, digital printer, SKU
US-based dietary supplements manufacturer Pharmavite has launched Voots Veggie-Fruit Tarts,a supplement for kids that features antioxidant properties. The new product is made from fruits and vegetables and is available in two chewable ...
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Amidst much media buzz about efficient new lighting technologies and a general uproar about government light bulb "bans" worldwide, the most fundamental rule for saving energy on lighting seems to be fading: Make only as much of the right ...
Tags: Incandescent Bulb, CFL, LED Bulb
Pallet racks brought the revolution in material handling systems across the industries.This racking system helped the warehouse keepers to manage and maintain the asset and space in the warehouses.The system provided systematic and ...
Tags: Implement Cost, warehouse space, pallet racks, Cost effectiveness
Transporting or shifting materials and products from one unit to another always require better mobilization to save time and increase productivity in the industries.Invention of conveyors has sophisticatedly helped the industries safe time ...
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Kellogg has decided to enter the UK category with its Special K brand following similar moves in the US and Canada. The company insisted Special K Cracker Crisps had "game-changing incremental sales potential" for the sector in the UK. ...
Tags: Kellogg, cracker, cracker crisps, Pringles, cereal aisle