News Articles http://www.packagingnetwork.com/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:19:00 GMT Marken announced recently that it has recently received approval for its application for an expanded business license to allow the storage and distribution of clinical trial supplies and drug product in China. http://www.packagingnetwork.com/article.mvc/Marken-Enhances-Presence-In-China-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:19:00 GMT Conwed Plastics, a leading manufacturer of plastic netting for meat, poultry, and produce packaging has received SQF 2000 Level 2 Certification for its Roanoke, VA facility http://www.packagingnetwork.com/article.mvc/Conwed-Plastics-Achieves-SQF-2000-Level-2-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:53:00 GMT Marken announced recently the introduction of 'CORTEC', an internal corporate function led by industry experts to support the development of industry best practices, packaging technology and innovation. http://www.packagingnetwork.com/article.mvc/Marken-Announces-New-Corporate-Team-To-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:30:00 GMT Sealed Air Corporation and Ecovative Design LLC are pleased to announce that they will work together to accelerate the production, sales and distribution of Ecovative's EcoCradle MushroomT Packaging, a new technology for environmentally responsible packaging materials made from agricultural byproducts and mycelium, or "mushroom roots" http://www.packagingnetwork.com/article.mvc/Sealed-Air-And-Ecovative-Team-Up-To-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:35:00 GMT CASI ANZ has introduced a new range of automatic case extractors that have been designed to automatically index full cases or bags, cut tops, remove contents, and dispose of packaging http://www.packagingnetwork.com/article.mvc/Automatically-Extract-Contents-From-Full-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:56:00 GMT Excellent Packaging & Supply, an innovator and wholesale distributor of sustainable, biodegradable, and nature-based packaging for foodservice and other applications, has added Ingeo® biopolymer-based sushi trays to its line of nature-based foodservice products http://www.packagingnetwork.com/article.mvc/New-Bio-Plastic-Compostable-Sushi-Trays-Give-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:17:00 GMT Junction Solutions, a provider of vertical, market-specific on-premise and on-demand software applications and services for the food and beverage, multi-channel retail and distribution industries built in Microsoft Dynamics(R) AX, today announced its selection by Lyons Magnus, a leading food service company offering a broad line of value-added fruit, beverage and chocolate products to both the food service and industrial dairy segments http://www.packagingnetwork.com/article.mvc/Lyons-Magnus-Selects-Junction-Solutions-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:28:00 GMT Graham Engineering Corporation (GEC), the York, PA, USA-based manufacturer of extrusion blow molding equipment, will feature expanded capabilities of the legendary GEC wheel at the National Plastics Exposition (NPE) 2012, from April 1-5, 2012 http://www.packagingnetwork.com/article.mvc/Graham-Engineering-To-Demonstrate-Next-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:16:00 GMT Pearson Packaging Systems, a leading manufacturer of secondary packaging equipment, is pleased to offer customers the new DTL-240 high speed, fully automated Case Packer http://www.packagingnetwork.com/article.mvc/Pearson-Packaging-Systems-Introduces-The-DTL-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:16:00 GMT Marken is pleased to announce that Dr. Andrea Zobel has joined Marken in the new role of Senior Director, CTD Operations. http://www.packagingnetwork.com/article.mvc/Marken-Expands-Clinical-Trial-Distribution-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:04:00 GMT Penford Corporation, a company with significant business and expertise in specialty starches and sustainable bio-products and Novomer Inc., a new materials company pioneering a family of high-performance plastics and polymers using renewable feedstocks such as carbon dioxide, announce that they have entered into a Joint Development Agreement that will leverage the two companies' core technologies and expertise. http://www.packagingnetwork.com/article.mvc/Penford-And-Novomer-Enter-Into-Joint-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:15:00 GMT Konica Minolta 3D Scanning Labs announced recently its new rapid prototyping service. The company is now offering 3D printing services with the addition of 3D Systems' Projet™ HD 3000 3D Production System. http://www.packagingnetwork.com/article.mvc/Konica-Minolta-3D-Scanning-Labs-Expands-Its-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:02:00 GMT Dutch machine builder Bouwpaco Packaging Equipment, located in Barneveld The Netherlands, introduces an innovating ultra clean design vertical form fill and sealing machine http://www.packagingnetwork.com/article.mvc/Unique-Ultra-Clean-Design-Vertical-Form-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:01:00 GMT Manufacturers of food products with high moisture content no longer need to compromise between operating efficiency and product quality with Mettler-Toledo Safeline's Profile Select metal detector. The new rectangular metal detection systems offer sensitive detection capabilities for both wet and dry products on food production lines http://www.packagingnetwork.com/article.mvc/Enhanced-Metal-Detection-For-Wet-And-Dry-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:37:00 GMT MISUMI USA, Inc., a subsidiary of MISUMI Corporation, part of MISUMI Group, Inc. (Tokyo: 9962), recently introduced several new models to its line of configurable Miniature Conveyors http://www.packagingnetwork.com/article.mvc/MISUMI-Adds-New-Models-To-Miniature-Conveyor-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:22:00 GMT Custom Food Products (CFP), a leading national protein supplier to chain restaurants and food manufacturers, has invested in a new InspX brand ScanTrac X-ray Inspection System, as part of CFP's Continuous Improvement Program http://www.packagingnetwork.com/article.mvc/Custom-Food-Products-Advances-Its-Continuous-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Wed, 28 Dec 2011 06:28:34 GMT American Industrial Systems Inc., AIS, is an ISO 9001:2008 certified supplier and manufacturer of a 7" human machine interface terminal featuring RISC-based open architecture for easy integration and deployment http://www.packagingnetwork.com/article.mvc/AIS-Releases-A-7-Cost-Effective-Operator-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Tue, 27 Dec 2011 20:22:00 GMT Northeast Packaging is encouraging food manufacturers to experience the quality and value of the company's customizable stand up pouches, available online http://www.packagingnetwork.com/article.mvc/Food-Packaging-Experts-NEPackcom-Promote-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Sun, 25 Dec 2011 09:28:00 GMT Dover, NH, based plastic fabrication company Janco Incorporated has recently improved equipment and processes to more effectively provide industries like the medical and foodservice industries with better foam fabrications http://www.packagingnetwork.com/article.mvc/NH-Foam-Molding-Company-Provides-Vital-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Thu, 22 Dec 2011 09:17:00 GMT Marken announced recently that Steve Roese is named Vice President of Marken's Global Quality Assurance organization, which will support Marken's continued investment in their expanding network of pharmaceutical service depots around the world. http://www.packagingnetwork.com/article.mvc/Marken-Appoints-New-Head-Of-Global-Quality-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Thu, 22 Dec 2011 08:01:00 GMT