Many food and beverage companies carry a variety of pre-printed packages for their packaging lines – including flexible film, paperboard cartons and cases.

Changes are ahead for labeling— new label types, new technology and new machines are emerging. As with most types of machinery, versatility is in high demand, and labeling is no different.

Cognex Corporation, supplier of machine vision and industrial ID systems, announced a new series of compact barcode readers designed for 1-D oriented barcode reading.

Videojet Technologies Inc., a world-leading manufacturer of coding, printing and laser marking products, fluids and accessories for the product identification industry, announces the launch of two new inks for its 1000 Line of continuous ink jet printers.

Pro Mach, Inc. announces that its ID Technology division has acquired Logmatix Labels & Tags, Inc, a leading provider of identification products, services, and support.

Cognex Corporation announces the availability of an innovative field-of-view expansion technology for its DataMan® 300 series of image-based barcode readers called Xpand™.

Innovations in flexible packaging fall into two primary categories: machinery advancement and new product development.