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October 4, 2011 | Edited by Jim
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New technology speeds changeover for auger filling lines
 Video from Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery shows actual changeover of a new type of so-called split hopper auger filler. Stainless steel split hopper system that allows fast and simple product changeover, cleanup and maintenance. The end result is a significant decrease in both labor costs and equipment downtime.
Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery
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Tie wraps secure and organize medical devices in the sterile barrier system
 Beacon's tie wraps made of Dupont™ Tyvek® hold coiled products in place. Die cut tie wraps with belt like closure mechanism used inside a pouch or tray can organize and secure devices within the packaging system. Click this ad to learn more. DuPont™ and Tyvek® are trademarks or registered trademarks of DuPont.
Beacon Converters, Inc.
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High-speed secondary packaging line for cosmetic jars at 120/min
 Watch this video of a state-of-the-art cosmetics packaging line from Bergami for cosmetics jars at 120/min. Complete line includes booklet feeder, robotic pick-and-place cartoner, high-speed overwrapper, lid stamping, carton closing, and positive transfer to downstream equipment.
Bergami USA
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Rigid packaging project in the works?
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Packaging World
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Surviving a new era of FDA enforcement
Since 2009, FDA's increased power and budget have led to more seizures, injunctions, Warning Letters, and recall events, with penalties enforced to discourage future offenses. More inspections and public enforcement actions—even YouTube videos—are part of the new strategy the agency hopes will ultimately help safeguard consumers of healthcare-focused products.
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FDA;
Regulatory;
Medical devices;
Warning Letter;
Barile
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Animal hospital analyzes pet packaging
Dr. Rae Ann Van Pelt, DVM and co-founder of 21-year-old Family Pet Animal Hospital in Chicago, gives a "paws up" and "paws down" to different veterinary packages. Ease of use and application, which seem like obvious benefits, are not always part of such packaging. She is happy to see more packaging coming boxed and sized for dosing by weights. In this article, Van Pelt discusses several package configurations, concerns about mail-order products, and her "pet peeves."
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Package design;
Veterinary
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Pack Expo Las Vegas podcast
Packaging World magazine Editor Pat Reynolds delivers a final report from Pack Expo Las Vegas, where Colin Powell generated considerable buzz, medical device packaging was discussed at the conference program, Mail Order Pharmacy fulfillment was shown at Automated Packaging Systems, and process controls at the palletizer station were demonstrated.
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New dosing feature for Pedia Care
For single-concentration brands of children's PediaCare and Little Remedies products, new packaging helps to protect infants and children under age two. The new two-piece dosing syringe with barrel and plunger is Prestige Brands way of demonstrating its commitment to accurate dosing, safety, and innovation. The voluntary change makes sense given the FDA's preference for the drug industry to make acetaminophen safer.
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Dosing;
FDA;
Regulatory;
Patient compliance
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MATERIAL
Anti-counterfeiting label
Pharma-Comb Void label with integrated covert inscriptions helps eliminate the illegal practice of empty vials being refilled with fake drugs and resold. Multipart label with integrated security features; label is functionally destroyed during its initial use. When the label's tear strip is removed, the inscriptions "opened" and "used" appear, making undetected reuse of a glass container with an original label virtually impossible.
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Robotic loading system
TaskMate™ combines a FANUC LR Mate mini robot with ESS-designed equipment to create a system that reduces repetitive motion in loading blister-sealing machines and other packaging equipment. ESS demonstrated TaskMate with its OEM partner Tegrant Corp.-Alloyd Brands at Pack Expo Las Vegas 2011.
ESS Technologies, Inc.
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Process Expo
The industry's only single-destination food equipment expo featuring end-to-end food processing and packaging machinery and services across all food sectors, held at Chicago's McCormick Place, November 1-4.
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Waste-to-Energy Exchange, November 9 in New York City
Learn about the value of solid waste as a renewable source of energy in a resource-limited world. Discover how packaging fits into the future of WTE. Join respected presenters from business, industry, and academia for an educational day, produced by Greener Package and the Institute for Sustainability. Learn more >>
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