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Ask the Experts

Join the discussion on Package Testing with Corey Hensel.

Join the discussion on Package Testing with Corey Hensel.

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Tubes Retain Their Luster

Companies are investing in graphic processes, dispensing systems, and new markets.

Companies are investing in graphic processes, dispensing systems, and new markets.

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Trends Shift in Sample Packaging

Sophisticated sample kits play a crucial role in delivering a consistent and customer-centric brand experience.

 

Sophisticated sample kits play a crucial role in delivering a consistent and customer-centric brand experience.

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Evolving Technologies Support Modern Coding

New printing and inspection equipment forms the foundation that supports effective serialization of drug and device packaging.

New printing and inspection equipment forms the foundation that supports effective serialization of drug and device packaging.

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Serving a Changing Industry

Vendors are helping meet the demands of evolving regulations and a challenging marketplace.

Vendors are helping meet the demands of evolving regulations and a challenging marketplace

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Striving for Consumer Impact

OTC designs convey messages of convenience.

OTC designs convey messages of convenience.

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ASTM International Expands Its Reach

ASTM International continues its efforts toward global standardization, discussing updates to flexible packaging materials standards at Committee F02’s Prague meeting.

ASTM International’s Committee F02, Flexible Barrier Packaging, met in Prague, Czech Republic, October 6–8, 2009. The committee met for the first time outside North America in an attempt to attract packaging professionals from the European Commission (EC). The attendance was approximately 45 professionals, evenly split evenly between existing members and European guests.

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From the Editors' Desk

  • Cool Chain Awards Bestowed In Amsterdam

    Sensitech and Entropy Solutions were among companies cited with excellence awards at the IQPC pharmaIQ Cool Chain Europe 2010 conference in Amsterdam.

  • Flexcon Rolls Out 12 Indigo-Press-Compatible Substrates

    Flexcon (Spencer, MA) is offering 12 new substrates suitable for Indigo presses for a range of product identification and advertising applications. Featuring Flexcon’s DigiPRO HP Indigo-compatible topcoats, the products are used in prime labels, reflective and conformable durable labels, and graphic advertising for floors and windows.

  • O.Berk Celebrates 100th Anniversary

    O.Berk Co., a full-service supplier and distributor of glass and plastic containers, closures, sprays, and pumps, reports that 2010 marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the company. O.Berk was established in Newark, NJ, in 1910 by Osias Berk. In 1925, the company was purchased by Isaac Goldstein, great grandfather of O.Berk’s current Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Marc M. Gaelen.

  • Perfecseal's Puerto Rico Facility Registered to ISO 13485

    Perfecseal has announced registration to the ISO 13485:2003 Medical Device Quality Management System for its facility in Carolina, Puerto Rico. This completes the registration of all U.S.-based Perfecseal facilities to this Quality Management System and brings the total number of Perfecseal facilities registered to ISO 13485:2003 to six, including the Perfecseal facility in Derry, Northern Ireland. Perfecseal’s five U.S. locations include: Carolina, Puerto Rico; Philadelphia, PA; Mankato, MN; Oshkosh, WI; and New London, WI.

  • Rollprint Launches New Barrier Structures

    At WestPack, Rollprint Packaging Products Inc. will be introducing new barrier film technology with the addition of two new products to its transparent ClearFoil line. With the introduction of ClearFoil X and ClearFoil Z, clear ultra-high barrier packaging options can now replace aluminum foil structures for very demanding applications.