Omron Microscan Systems Inc. is helping manufacturers boost their confidence with a brand-new print quality inspection system that’s as rapid as it is reliable. The LVS-7510 promotes accuracy and data integrity with 100% label inspection that won’t slow the printing process down one millisecond. 

GS1 US now offers test cards created with a new, proprietary verification machine called the 1D Judge. The test cards produced by the 1D Judge will help labeling professionals, packaging engineers, research and development, and quality assurance professionals test the effectiveness of their barcode verifiers and improve verification reliability. 

Smart packaging has come a long way – snack food bags can detect drunk drivers and beer bottles can play music – but more brands are investing in smart labels to connect brands and technology.

October 2017 marked 30 years since MULTIVAC Inc. became the official U.S. daughter company of MULTIVAC Global. To commemorate this milestone, MULTIVAC Inc. held a multi-day industry event to celebrate 30 years of packaging excellence with nearly 300 customers, affiliated partners and suppliers joining in the celebration.

PDC International Corporation introduces the Monobloc” shrinksealer, an ultra-compact tamper-evident banding system, and the newest addition to PDC’s 75 Series Shrinksealers.  

Shrink sleeve packaging is on the rise, primarily in the beverage industry, though it has also seen an increase in use in tamper-resistant packaging applications. 

What might seem straightforward – fresh coffee from coffee capsules – is becoming increasingly difficult to communicate to consumers.

Driven by increasingly complex supply chains, a lack of enforcement capacity, the expansion of ecommerce and more sophisticated counterfeiters and counterfeiting methods, the FDA estimates that approximately 10% of all pharmaceuticals currently sold globally are illicit.