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Transformation Trends

How to Start the Digital Transformation Process

New digital transformation work product prepares businesses to make the transition from manual to digital processes.

September 19, 2023

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FDA Blueprint on ‘New Era of Smarter Food Safety’ Delayed

Food and Drug Administration

Agency says it must shift its effort to respond COVID-19 pandemic.

April 21, 2020

Digital Brand Protection: Fingerprinting for Serialized and Non-Serialized Products

Systech’s next-generation platform is a brand protection suite that integrates fool-proof product authentication with serialization, traceability and insight.

October 2, 2019

Digitally printed PET for World Cup bottles

The Martens brewery in Belgium is making good use of direct-to-shape digital printing to get specially designed bottles on the shelves for the soccer World Cup.

June 13, 2018

One of the many PET bottles digitally printed for the promotion.

Data supports sustainability claims of recycled PET, HDPE

LCI data is used to quantify the savings in energy and greenhouse gas emissions created by recycled PET and HDPE versus virgin materials.

May 5, 2010

Data acquisition a good fit at vertically integrated water bottler

Packaging line analysis is never so important as it is in a rotten economy. That's when every ounce of efficiency must be wrung out of a packaging line just to keep Chapter 11 at bay.

January 28, 2009

Does media 'think smart' about packaging?

USA Weekend’s ‘ThinkSmart, The Green Issue’ presented a negative, one-sided view.

September 25, 2007

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Your brand's future may depend on connecting with Gen Y

They’re 16 to 24 years old. They’re brash, mature in life experience, and difficult to shock. Collectively, this coming-of-age group within Generation Y is millions of consumers strong, and if your brand doesn’t speak their language, it may fall behind with this group as its spending power grows.

August 9, 2007

Data acquisition tool helps production at Tropicana

“There’s nothing new about production bottleneck analysis, but this is a much better tool for doing it.” –Tropicana Products.

March 15, 2007

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Data acquisition bottles

You may be surprised at what's packed inside these containers.

July 31, 2006

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'Virtual' mechanical devices are mere graphical software elements

Rack-based, multi-processor control system makes carton filler easier and less costly to build, install, and operate.

October 31, 2005

The servo motor/drive combination used in the machine.

Smart Package: Electromagnetic-powered packages ahead?

New technology permits materials whose power derives not just from solar energy, but from the full spectrum of electromagnetic radiation.

May 31, 2005

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Simulation technologies aid packaging machine design

If you’re a packaging machinery OEM or buyer of packaging machinery and you’re seeking leading technologies for system design, noise reduction, vibration control, motion simulation, and durability, you may want to send a representative to the April 22 Virtual Packaging Engineering Forum.

February 28, 2005

Kraft cites savings gained through focus on OEE

At a February 26 Rockwell Automation Food and Beverage Forum in Itasca, IL, Walt Staehle of Kraft Foods presented a compelling overview of that firm’s recent efforts to maximize operating efficiency across all 48 of its plants in North America.

February 29, 2004

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OEE saves Kraft millions

Walt Staehle of Kraft Foods presented a compelling overview of that firm’s recent efforts to maximize operating efficiency across all 48 of its plants in North America.

February 29, 2004

Walt Staehle, director of manufacturing execution and shop floor information systems at Kraft Foods.

HP Digital Package Printing Conference and Exhibition

The HP Digital Package Printing Conference and Exhibition is a two-day symposium and exhibit sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Specialty Printing Systems.

August 31, 2003

Unlocking plant-floor packaging data at Unilever

Accurate, timely information on which to make business decisions is already on the packaging floor, according to Unilever's Andrew McDonald, global automation and control manager.

March 31, 2003

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Is e-commerce at a halt?

Last year, packaging professionals were hit so hard with e-commerce hype that many probably felt that if they didn’t rush out and invest in the latest Internet solutions, their businesses might crumble.

October 31, 2001

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