January 2008  Welcome to Packaging IDeaS, Your Weekly Packaging Newsletter from Industry IDS 
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Title “Put a Cork In It?”: A Review of Wine Closure Issues at the 28th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Enology and Viticulture, Eastern Section
Author Richard G. Leahy
Company Vineyard and Winery Management Magazine
Synopsis
The most pressing technical issue for the wine industry today is closure quality control. This paper examines closures from all angles: through technical studies, consumer studies, taste tests, and cost analysis.
 
Title Measuring Lean Benefits Using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology
Author Gillian Dunlop
Company eFast Teo
Synopsis
This paper introduces the concept of Lean Manufacturing and benefits which result in its implementation. RFID is then introduced and its application to improve processes is described. Amalgamation of both these concepts is proposed in the concluding comments.
 
Beverage Packaging Updates
Constellation Brands' Buy Targets Finer US Wine
Constellation Brands has consolidated its presence within premium wine production by acquiring the US winery portfolio of Fortune Brands for $885m, amidst growing demand for higher quality products in the country.
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Drinks Manufacturers Turn to Emerging Markets
Emerging markets in Asia and Eastern Europe continue to attract beverage manufacturers, as Carlsberg increased its presence in Lao. Coca-Cola said it is looking for acquisitions in central Europe and Russia.
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Renamed Cadbury Beverage Arm Faces Brighter Future
Cadbury Schweppes says that its American Beverages division is defying the increasingly challenging conditions in the global carbonated soft drinks market by performing above the company's expectations for the year.
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RFID Technology
Terrapinn Introduces 5th Annual RFID World Asia 2008
Into its 5th year, RFID World Asia is the largest and most established RFID event in Asia Pacific, held in conjunction with Cards Asia. The speakers to date include 15 from Asia, 7 from Europe, 6 from USA.
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Visonic Unveils All-Weather Active RFID Asset Tag
The new tag features continuous long range RF communication with the control network; an LF receiver for reporting when the tag passes a particular gate; a motion sensor; a tamper sensor; and an optional temperature sensor.
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Machines Communications can be Wireless
IDC's ZigBee products are designed around the company's ZB108 OEM module, which features a complete system-on-chip (SoC). This comprises a high performance microprocessor with digital, analogue and serial connectivity.
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PCTEL Completes Sale of Mobility Solutions Group to Smith Micro
PCTEL’s Maxrad™ antenna solutions address public safety applications, unlicensed and licensed wireless broadband, fleet management, and network timing. Its portfolio includes antennas for WiMAX, Land Mobile Radio, GPS, telemetry, RFID, WiFi, indoor cellular, and mesh networks.
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Editorial

Technological advancement is one of the emerging trends for RFID systems and tags.

 

An All Weather Asset Tracking Tag released by Tel Aviv-based Visonic Technologies provides a robust tag for tagging and monitoring heavy industrial mobile assets.

 

IDC has developed its ZigBee wireless products, which allow machine builders and original equipment manufacturers to assimilate wireless networking into their products.

 

Terrapinn, will hold its 5th Annual RFID World Asia 2008 from April 9 to 11, 2008 at SUNTEC International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Singapore.

 

For more interesting updates, from the world of packaging read the next issue of Packaging IDeaS.


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