RFID used to track beer kegs
With very detailed asset status and movement history information, an RFID-enabled system is being used by New Belgium Brewing to keep accurate turn-and-loss data and help drive improvement projects focused on optimizing the efficiency of the fleet. Read more...
Sauce-bowl packages allow easy heating by candle
Bowls for Candlelight Pepersaus (pepper sauce) have a base tray that incorporates an injection-molded, press-on overcap that houses a tea light. The bowl top is shaped so that once the sauce product is accessed, it can seat the tray over the candle, which warms the sauce. Read more...
Smart & active theory
Study forecasts the biggest opportunity for RFID
A new report, Printed and Chipless RFID Forecasts, Technologies & Players 2009-2019, details the technologies, players, opportunities and challenges associated with what it states is the biggest opportunity for RFID--item-level tagging. Read more...
3D Printing will grow to $782.6 million by 2013
A market study from NextGen Research projects that the global market for 3D Printing systems, services and materials will dip before bucking the economic downturn to grow at a CAGR of nearly 5 percent and reach $782.6 million by 2013. Read more...
According to Edward Goldman, multi-functional packaging can bring greater end-user value to an existing product and this can help manufacturers turn a commodity product into a revenue-generating success without breaking the bank. In this podcast, Goldman, who is senior vp at Foster-Miller, Inc., a QinetiQ North America company, discusses his theories and experience with this packaging concept. Read more...
Intl baked goods co. adopts degradable, metallic PP packaging Baked goods co. Grupo Bimbo, which has 105 plants in 18 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia, has announced plans to move to a new degradable metallic polypropylene (PP) packaging for all its products by the first quarter of 2011. Organizacion Barcel, one of Grupo Bimbo's subsidiaries, already has begun using the degradable metallic packaging for its products. Read more...
Touted as the world's first business incubator for start-ups in the field of radio frequency identification technology, the Dayton RFID Convergence Center was unveiled on May 12. The 30-acre Tech Town business park in Dayton, OH, is looking for RFID firms who want to add to the area's already existing concentration of RFID expertise firms such as Alien Technologies and Avery Dennison. Read more...
Study: One-third of all packaging materials to be eco-friendly by 2014 One-third of all packaging materials to be eco-friendly by 2014 item: In the industrialized world, packaging for all types of products has become both necessary and truly ubiquitous. As more people become "modern consumers" around the world, it is an increasing burden on producers, individuals, and the environment. According to a new study from Pike Research, sustainable packaging is a fast-growing segment of the global packaging industry, and will grow to 32 percent of the total market by 2014, up from just 21 percent in 2009. Read more...
New products
Temperature-sensitive shippers
The Credo Cube™ provides scalable, thermal packaging options and was conceived in response to industry demands for greater flexibility in transport packaging Read more… Minnesota Thermal Science, LLC, 877/537-9800 www.credothermal.com
Security foil
CPI Security Foil allows for fine-line graphics, text, logos and micro-features to be applied directly to the surface of aluminum during the rolling process. Read more… Constantia Hueck Foils, 49 961 87 0. www.constantia-hueck.com
Temperature indicator
Timestrip Plus threshold temperature indicator shows the amount of time a product has spent above its threshold temperature. Read more… Timestrip p.l.c., 44 (0) 8450 944123. www.timestrip.com
Having a hard time keeping track of your assets?
Faced with intense emphasis on profitability and the need to comply with new governmental accounting rules, companies are recognizing the critical need for real-time, effective asset management solutions to help them run leaner and smarter. Read more...
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