December 2008 Welcome to Packaging IDeaS, Your Weekly Packaging Newsletter from Industry IDS  
Supported By: Foodservice Packaging Institute The Adhesive and Sealant Council Women in Packaging DVI European Plastics Converters
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Mark- O - Print Mark-O-Print GmbH
Mark-O-Print is part of the BluhmWeber Group and specializes in developing industrial high resolution inkjet printers. The BluhmWeber Group is an internationally operating group with the labeling and coding technology as its core business. The medium-sized and owner-managed group consists of companies which have been developing and producing coding and labeling systems for industry and logistics for four decades now.
Exhibitor News
ETHIC Excom Elected
European Plastics Converters
ETHIC represents and defends the interests of the European compounds and masterbatch producers.
Thermal Analysis Performance
Mettler-Toledo Ltd.
The new portfolio of services was designed to ensure the continuous performance and reliability of thermal analysis systems.
Worldwide Updates
Fresh Ideas for Soft Fruit Packaging Automation
There has been a move towards using recycled materials to increase sustainability and now the pressure is on the retail sector to take a fresh look at packaging.
Pearson Packaging Buys Goodman Packaging Equipment
Both companies manufacture machines that make and pack cardboard cartons. Goodman specializes in gantry, or top-loading, case packers that Pearson does not manufacture.
ABI Presents Strategies on Avoiding `Green Washing `
The new program identifies and positions sustainability benefits, creates strategic messaging platforms and develops a focused communications plan.
Product Launches from GBPI Packaging Instruments
3 Chamber`s Self Standing GTR: Model N530 Gas Permeability Analyzer
The Model N530 Gas Permeability Analyzer is designed and manufactured according to the standard of GB1038-2000 and ASTMD1434.
3 Chambers Self Standing Water Vapor Permeability Tester
The W330 Model Water Vapor Permeation Analyzer ensures the high precision of the testing results, with its accurate electro-magnetic balance type weighing cell and the circuit handling.
Packaging Technology Updates
On the Drawing Board: Printed Battery Powers Labels, RFID Tags
Soligie collaborates with Blue Spark Technologies to produce printed batteries in rollstock form in high volumes. Packaging applications for printed electronics include interactive labels, powered RFID tags, and sensors.
MS5D Data Acquisition System Available from Pacific Sensor Technologies
Single-channel to sixteen-channel data loggers are designed for recording of values from transducers of variety of quantities, alarm state indication, and process control.
Polyguard Machine Guards Available from Dotmar EPP
Polyguard machine guards, available from Dotmar EPP, are highly visible and can be custom fabricated to fit a broad range of industrial equipment, protecting operators from dangerous hazards.
Loma Introduces the X4 X-Ray Inspection System
The X4 X-ray inspection system detects metal and non-metallic contaminants such as glass, stone, calcified bone, high-density plastics, and rubber.
Jeil Industries Launches Eco-Friendly Special Purpose Adhesive Tapes
Jeil Industries, a global expert in manufacturing industrial adhesive tapes, announced that they have launched two new adhesive tapes that are eco-friendly and recyclable under water or alkali solution.
Editorial

Our newsletter sponsor for this week is Mark-O-Print, who specializes in industrial high resolution inkjet printers.

 

Jeil`s new adhesive tapes dissolves easily under water or alkali solution, which means that the packing materials can be recycled without removing the tapes and contribute significantly to protecting the environment. They can be applied to medical packaging, and food packaging materials.

 

For more updates, read the next issue of Packaging IDeaS.

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