July 2008 Welcome to Packaging IDeaS, Your Weekly Packaging Newsletter from Industry IDS  
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Pharmaceutical & Healthcare Packaging
UltraTape Announces Cleanroom Labels
Available in a variety of substrates and adhesive options, these labels are particle free and residue free, and are appropriate for use within even the most critical environments.
PharmaDirections Invents Unique Packaging for Pharmaceutical Products
This is the latest in a series of 19 patents where PharmaDirections was an inventor or co-inventor on intellectual property developed for their clients.
Exhibitor News
PIAB to Exhibit Innovative Vacuum Solutions at PPMA
PIAB`s vacuum solutions are ideal for increasing productivity and reducing energy consumption in a variety of automated material handling and factory automation processes.
PAC Machinery Group Has a `Blast` with Environmentally Sensitive Company
The BlastBag allows for wastewater to be collected until it can be routed to a choice of containment for proper disposal, and is used in chemical plants and power generation plants.
Multivac Launches Trade In Program of New Generation Thermoform Packaging Systems
With all models of its latest generation (R XX5) thermoformers now available for delivery, Multivac today announced it will buy back any Multivac thermoformer from customers purchasing a new generation thermoform packaging system.
Packaging Goes Green
Over 1,000 Food Labels Now Carry Fruits & Veggies-More Matters Logo
Consumers can look for the Fruits & Veggies More Matters logo on product packaging as an easy way to help them add more fruits and vegetables to their family`s plate.
Wal Mart to Ban Sales of Wood Products from Threatened Rainforests
Wal Mart said it would participate in the World Wildlife Fund`s (WWF) Global Forest & Trade Network (GFTN), an effort to rein in illegal and unsustainable logging.
Eco Products to Become the Norm
The UK`s climate change minister, Joan Ruddock, has said that environmentally friendly products will become the norm on shop shelves, whilst products with a environmental impact will be forced to change.
APC Overnight Leads the Way with Green Packaging
APC Overnight has taken a stand in reducing the impact of plastic on the environment by opting for recycled and recyclable packaging for its Courier and Mail packs.
Editorial

`Green` brands are those brands consumers associate with environmental conservation and sustainable business practices.

According to the UK`s climate change minister, Joan Ruddock, the government and industry have been working together to green up the life cycle of all products and services, including food, electronics, and clothing. Environmentally friendly products will become the norm on shop shelves.

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

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Featured White Paper
Brand Protection Strategies
Author     :  Jack Walsh
Company :  Videojet Technologies Inc.
One of the most important methods of protection is through variable data marking and coding technologies on primary packaging. Technologies can include ink jet printers, laser coders, thermal transfer over printers, binary array printers or a combination of technologies that provide multiple layers of protection, thus making it more difficult to counterfeit or divert products. The purpose of this article is to help brand managers better evaluate the prominent choices in variable data marking and coding technologies, so they can proactively and cost-effectively battle threats to their brands.
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CLP Industries Ltd.
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The Numina Group
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