Packing a Punch in Packaging     
 March 2006  Welcome to Packaging IDeaS, Your Monthly Packaging Newsletter from Industry IDS  
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NUR Macroprinters announces CFO Appointment
The supplier of wide-format inkjet production printing systems for the out-of-home advertising market, announced the appointment of Yossy Zylberberg as its Chief Financial Officer.
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NUR Macroprinters, Ltd.
Metal Detection Conveyor Systems Now On-Line
Model AP-MDT is a tunnel style conveyor system metal detector that will be built to meet the custom specifications of individual product packaging.
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Actionpac Scales & Automation
Cardinal Health Expands Its U.K. Packaging Services Site with FDA Approval
Following the FDA site inspection and subsequent approval, the Corby facility may now package products for the US market.
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Cardinal Health
CFS celebrates Ground-Breaking Ceremony for New Factory in Bühl, Germany
The new factory will have a production floor-space of 6,600 square metres with a further 2,200 square metres for offices.
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CFS B.V.
EuPR Working Group Bottles should not be made from Blends
EuPR Working group PET and their associated members will have to discriminate certain PET polymer blends in bottles, in order to safeguard the total value of the PET recycling stream.
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European Plastics Converters
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Full U.S. FDA Approval Granted for Starpol 2000 Biodegradable Packaging Material
Stanelco, the RF applications group, is pleased to announce the full food contact approval granted  to its Starpol 2000 biodegradeable packaging material by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 
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Siemens foresees Revolution in Consumer Goods Packaging in the Near Future
Electronics maker Siemens is readying a paper-thin electronic-display technology so cheap, it could replace conventional labels on disposable packaging.
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Wood Packaging Ban Enters Phase II
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Customs and Border Protection began enforcing Phase II of a wood packaging regulation, that calls for shipments containing unapproved packaging to be reexported.
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National Packaging Covenant
The National Packaging Covenant commits signatories to a national recycling target of 65% for packaging, and no increases in packaging waste disposed to landfill by the end of 2010.
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Packaging Film Meets Sustainable Needs
Innovia Films has developed a new transparent packaging film, NatureFlex 42NE-RW, which is a unique biodegradable film manufactured from renewable wood pulp.
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Editorial

A new CFO on the scene, expansion of its packaging facilities and a new manufacturing facility in Germany, have all assisted NUR Macroprinters, Cardinal Health and CFS BV to surpass expectations, respectively.

Packaging that is as attractive to the nose as it is to the eye? Companies are seriously exploring the use of smell in packaging to attract the capricious customer!

Keep your nose up in the air for our April edition for more news from Packaging.

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More News
Does Smell Of Success Lie in the Packaging?
Companies are incorporating scents directly into plastic bags and bottles, so consumers can smell shampoo or chocolate without opening the packaging.
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Nestlé Malta Launches New Packaging for Nescafé Decaff
Nescafé customers now need to look out for brand new blue packaging instead of red.
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Title The Test Pyramid: A Framework for Consistent Evaluation of RFID Tags from Design and Manufacture to End Use
Author Avery Dennison
Company Avery Dennison
Synopsis
Founded in 1935, Avery Dennison is the leading supplier of pressure sensitive adhesives and materials to the label conversion industry and has expanded this offering with high volume availability of RFID inlays.
 
New Exhibitors on Packaging
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Dorner Mfg. Corp.
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Weiler Engineering, Inc.
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SCHWARZE AUTOMATION GmbH
 
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