May 2007   Welcome to Packaging IDeaS, Your Weekly Packaging Newsletter from Industry IDS 
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CMT, into its 24th year, is a global conference organizer based in Singapore. CMT has been producing international conferences for Polyester Intermediates and PET markets since 1996. CMT is recognized for providing market specific information for the PET industry to maximize opportunities in emerging regions.
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Exhibitor News
Preferred Tape Introduces Optima Carton Sealing Tape and Revolver Hand Stretch Wrap
Applies Proven Precision Technology to Medical Device Production
Rollprint Offers Clean-Peel Solution for Pouches Which Use Uncoated Tyvek
Integrating Desiccants/Scavengers
CFS Twin Star® Tray Sealing with New Efficiency
ABB Robots Assembles the Perfect Flat Pack
Industry Developments
DuPont Continues to Advance Sustainable Packaging
DuPont Packaging has announced the expansion of its DuPont Biomax Strong family of polymer additives, to include a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) compliant grade for food contact applications.
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Ess Dee to Set up Packaging Plant in Sikkim
Dutta Group of Companies’ Integrated foil and packaging subsidiary, Ess Dee Aluminium, is setting up a plant in Sikkim.
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Croatian Industry’s Packaging Awarded in Athens
The Croatian design agency, Tridvajedan won first prize at the European competition ED Awards, which is currently being held in Athens, for the packaging of cement bags made for Cemex-Dalmacijacement.
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Eco-Friendly Milk Carton Launched
The new-style container, developed by Greenbottle, of Framlingham, Suffolk, has gone on sale at Asda in Lowestoft, and if the trial proves successful it is likely to be rolled out nationally later in the year.
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Magicomm Develops Low Cost HF RFID Reader
The device is the size of a credit card and uses a small LCD panel with a single AAA battery. Along with the internet-based management software and patent- pending algorithms, the device is an integral part of a monitoring system.
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IBM Unveils Websphere RFID Middleware
IBM recently announced a new RFID data management middleware solution, called Websphere RFID Premises Server V6.0, targeted towards the retail and pharmaceutical industries.
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Capitola Reconsidering Foam Food Packaging Ban
Members of the Capitola City Council say they will reconsider an ordinance due to go in effect in July that would ban the use of polystyrene packaging. The packaging does not decompose and can release toxic chemicals.
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Reusable Containers to Drive Rigid Packaging Demand
Larger, high-value, reusable containers will drive demand for rigid packaging by 3.5% each year. Rigid packaging usage is increasing as companies convert to reusable packaging in a bid to reduce the waste materials sent to landfill sites.
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Schawk Named Flexible Packaging Supplier of the Year
Schawk, one of the world's leading providers of digital brand image management solutions to the consumer products packaging industry, announced that it has been named Flexible Packaging Supplier of the Year by Frito-Lay.
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STATS ChipPAC Opens R&D Center for Advanced Packaging
STATS ChipPAC is laying the groundwork to expand its presence in the high-end packaging market by building a new research and development facility at its home base that will concentrate on next-generation packaging.
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Editorial

Our newsletter sponsor for this week is the Centre for Management Technology (CMT), a global conference organizer based in Singapore.

Learning to put robotics to use is an essential survival skill for the U.S. packaging industry as robots become more efficient, reliable and easier to control. Robust growth in robot installations worldwide can be expected between 2007 and 2009.

In terms of units, it is estimated that the worldwide stock of operational industrial robots will increase by an average annual growth rate of 4.9%.

To meet these demands, more companies are incorporating robots into their packaging lines to collect, move, pack, and assemble products with the increased speed and accuracy the applications demand.

Read the next issue of our newsletter for more updates.

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Lanka Pack 2007 Packaging Exhibition to Be Held in June
Lanka Pack 2007, the largest packaging exhibition organized by Sri Lanka Packaging Institute and Packaging Development Centre, will be held at the Bandaranaike Memorial Conference hall in Colombo.
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