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Protecting Brands

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... (ElectroMagnetic Identification) — has proved valuable for authenticating blister-packed pharmaceuticals. EMID tags can be scanned through exterior packaging without breaking the tamper-evident seal. They ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

June 29, 2004, ... Michael H. Scholla of DuPont. In his paper on “The Effect of Blistering during the Heat Sealing of Paper and Foil Containing Packaging,” Lee Murray of Pechiney Plastic Packaging discusses the relationship ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

June 29, 2004, ... consumer of pharmaceutical packaging. Western Europe will provide an especially strong regional market for blister packaging, which will generate the best worldwide growth with a 6.6% annual increase to ...

SUPA DRUPA

(Magazine)

February 28, 2004, ... bring comfy shoes!). Drupa 2004 promises much of the same — myriad exhibits of print-business products and solutions, exciting unveilings of the newest technologies, burgeoning blisters for those in ...

Materials

(Magazine)

February 28, 2004, ...  Ticona, Summit, NJ; 908/598-4000; ticona.com Company offers what it says is the first cyclo-olefin copolymer (COC) blend that allows blister packaging made from Topas COC film to be steam-sterilized. ...

A Pharma Focus

(Flexpack)

January 31, 2004, ... the UK. The 54,000-sq-ft plant with about 100 employees is located in Kent, about one hour from London. The company specializes in printing aluminum foil for blister lidding applications; a new building ...

Materials

(Materials)

November 29, 2003, ... and to bond tenaciously to various substrates. Blister Board Offers Safety Features International Paper, Stamford, CT; 203/541-8000; internationalpaper.com Everest Safe-Pak blister packaging board ...

Meeting the Need

(Materials)

September 30, 2003, ... Printkote EasySeal and Printkote EasySeal Plus extrusion-coated paperboards, designed for construction of fold-over blister cards, are said to seal with a fiber-tear bond to themselves and most commonly ...

Pilferers Beware

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, ... bad habit. To address this problem, many retailers now are seeking blistercards that meet the challenge of these pesky pilferers, and one Lake Forest, IL, converter is offering a solution. For Colbert ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

August 31, 2003, ... however, it is much more common for prescription drugs to be shipped by the manufacturer to the pharmacy in a unit dose blister card that is given to consumers when a prescription is presented. One reason ...

Considering China

(Magazine)

August 31, 2003, ... to three-quarters of the blister card market [card converters] and probably an equal amount of the blister [thermoformers].” After the informal poll, explains Thomas, “our number was just over $26 million ...

Products

(Magazine)

July 31, 2003, ... foils, blister packaging, silicone oxygen substrates, surgical and hygienic membranes, and nonwovens. Measures water vapor transmission ranges from 0.001-10,000 g/m2/day. Map Nip Profiles in Real Time ...

What's Ahead for Industrial Ink Jet

(Office Products)

July 31, 2003, ... that will allow DOD to be used for packaging applications as well, such as blister packaging for pharmaceuticals, private label for high-end packaging, and peel lids for special product promotions. However, ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

April 30, 2003, ... combination “fails” the test (children are able to remove the cap), but the criteria used to evaluate the performance of unit-dose blister and strip packaging under the protocol is more subjective — often ...

Making the Most of Metallizing

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... showed innovative examples of technical applications for metallized products, such as holograms on blister lids for pharmaceuticals; circuitry for car seat heaters, copper wire replacements; and a range ...

A Clear Winner

(Tapes)

March 31, 2003, ... makes everything from business forms, labels, commercial brochures, and plastic cards to hang tags, postcards, and chipboard backings for blister packs. Not Tom Nagy, the Flexographic Div. marketing ...

AIMCAL Winners Pulsate with Panache

(Corrugated)

March 31, 2003, ... for supplying and metallizing an 80# Holo PRISM paper that comprises Inova Microlight blister packs. Designed by Emissive Energy Corp., Warwick, RI, complementary graphics coordinate with varying product ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ... Raleigh facility to produce folding cartons for bottles, blister packs, sample kits, and POP displays. The press has a print length to 32 in. and can print on substrates ranging from 8-24 pt at a maximum ...

Materials

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... in label lamination applications, co. notes. Paperboard Suited for Foldover Blister Cards MeadWestvaco Corp., Packaging Resources Group, Stamford, CT; 203/461-7658; meadwestvaco.com Specialty bleached ...

Today's Portfolio of Product Decoration Technologie

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... and cards for blister packs. Plastic packages include screen-printed, blow-molded bottles for household chemicals, health and beauty care products; thermo-formed and injection-molded food containers; and ...