Healthcare Packaging

The countdown begins for Marchesini Group: the opening ceremony of its new building

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:59:41 +0000

The countdown begins for Marchesini Group: the opening ceremony of its new building will take place in October and then 5-day Open House (18-22 Oct.), which will be the Top event of 2010.

NJM/CLI's New Building for Canadian Operations

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:21:42 +0000

New contact information effect March 8, 2010.

Package design: A matter of life or death

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:06:49 +0000

In the chaos and stress of an emergency room or operating room, package design must help busy healthcare professionals.

Powerful emotions surface as packaging pros weigh in on economic uncertainty

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:46:08 +0000

The impact of the 2009 economy evoked strong emotions among respondents to a new Salary Survey, with expressions ranging from despair over lost jobs to enthusiasm about new opportunities.

System identifies chemical odors

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:35:47 +0000

AromaTrax® system separates each chemical compound and delivers it to an odor “sniff port” to grade its intensity and identify its odor characteristic

• for researching odor issues in any solid, liquid, or gas sample

• addresses moldy or musty odors associated with recent product recalls, such as those found on imported wood pallets used in transporting pharmaceuticals

Microanalytics™, a subsidiary of Mocon, Inc.

CCL Industries Acquires Australian Healthcare Label Company

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:24:41 +0000

CCL Industries Inc., a world leader in the development of labelling solutions and specialty packaging for the consumer products and healthcare industries, announced today that it has acquired Purbrick Ltd, a privately held company based in Melbourne, Australia.

Automated Packaging Systems Appoints New President and Chief Operating Officer

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:10:56 +0000

Automated Packaging Systems has announced the promotion of Cliff Brehm to company President and Chief Operating Officer.

ABB Technology Days to feature robotic and automation technology for the full range of industrial applications

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:04:23 +0000

April 21 & 22, 2010 event at Auburn Hills, MI training facility to include demonstrations from a variety of ABB business units, outside technology providers and ABB partners.

Technology challenges counterfeiting and diversion

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:13:46 +0000

Pharmaceutical and medical firms can benefit from a multi-tiered track-and-trace approach to combat counterfeiting and diversion.

Technology challenges counterfeiting and diversion

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:08:55 +0000

Pharmaceutical and medical firms can benefit from a multi-tiered track-and-trace approach to combat counterfeiting and diversion.

Controlled-dispensing sample packaging

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:37:34 +0000

• easy-open, unit-of-use sample packages present visual, textural, and product-delivery features to connect users with full-size package counterparts

• for beauty, cosmetic, OTC, and cosmeceutical products

• designed to offer a cost-efficient, flexible way to capture brand experience when using materials, decorating methods, and filling operations that differ

J.P. Packaging LLC

Dialyzer package forming web wins FPA award

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:31:58 +0000

The Flexible Packaging Assn. issued a Gold award to a structure viewed as an innovative packaging solution for dialyzers.

DDL Expands the Product & Material Testing Division

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:33:30 +0000

DDL, leader in medical device package, product and material testing, is taking strides to expand their Product and Material Testing Division by promoting Mark Francis to division manager.

Vision system for thermal printers

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:42:23 +0000

• LVS® 7500 mounts to the face of any thermal printer to ISO grade 1D and 2D bar codes

• performs optical character verification on variable text data and pattern match for blemish or print defects

• suited for sequential runs (ascending/descending), lot/expiry date, random serialization, eye-readable/bar-code matching

Label Vision Systems, Inc.

Cortegra welcomes new quality systems manager John Moyer

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:30:00 +0000

Cortegra, a dedicated ISO 9001 certified and cGMP compliant partner for healthcare packaging solutions, announced today the appointment of the company’s newest team member, John Moyer, to the position of Quality Systems Manager.