Shrink sleeve labeling equipment and consumables provider American Film and Machinery (AFM) has relocated its operations to the company’s headquarters in Brooklyn Park, MN.
The U.S. Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) requires that food manufacturing and processing companies identify potential hazards in their production systems and then put in place preventive controls to address those hazards.
The Open Serialization Communication Standard (OPEN-SCS) Group, a collection of healthcare sector companies dedicated to standardizing packaging line serialization and aggregation data exchanges, presented its latest findings at the Food & Drug Administration’s December Public Meeting on enhanced drug distribution security, per the DSCSA.
Affiliates of Leonard Green & Partners, a leading private equity investment firm, have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ProMach from affiliates of AEA Investors. Founded in 1998, ProMach is a family of best-in-class packaging solution product brands serving manufacturers of all sizes, geographies and industries.
Omron Microscan Systems Inc. is helping manufacturers boost their confidence with a brand-new print quality inspection system that’s as rapid as it is reliable. The LVS-7510 promotes accuracy and data integrity with 100% label inspection that won’t slow the printing process down one millisecond.
IKEA is looking into the area of Printed Electronics (PE) for ideas that could transform its operations. As a first step, the company will run two Open Innovation Challenges.
GS1 US now offers test cards created with a new, proprietary verification machine called the 1D Judge. The test cards produced by the 1D Judge will help labeling professionals, packaging engineers, research and development, and quality assurance professionals test the effectiveness of their barcode verifiers and improve verification reliability.
Smart packaging has come a long way – snack food bags can detect drunk drivers and beer bottles can play music – but more brands are investing in smart labels to connect brands and technology.
October 2017 marked 30 years since MULTIVAC Inc. became the official U.S. daughter company of MULTIVAC Global. To commemorate this milestone, MULTIVAC Inc. held a multi-day industry event to celebrate 30 years of packaging excellence with nearly 300 customers, affiliated partners and suppliers joining in the celebration.
PDC International Corporation introduces the Monobloc” shrinksealer, an ultra-compact tamper-evident banding system, and the newest addition to PDC’s 75 Series Shrinksealers.