Recently in pharmaceutical news, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a final guidance to assist in the development of opioid drugs with properties that make the drugs, such as oxycodone, less likely to be abused, according to an article at Packaging World. Drugs containing opioids, such as oxycodone, Percocet, codeine, Vicodin, and hydrocodone are prescribed for patients who …
2015 Forest Products Machinery And Equipment Exposition
REA JET is excited about the next trade show we will be attending, the Forest Products Machinery and Equipment Exposition beginning June 10 in Atlanta! We will be in booth #709 for all who want to come by and visit, or learn more about our exceptional industrial marking and coding solutions. This will be the 33rd expo sponsored by Southern …
Indelible Marking of Plastics and Metals with the Fiber Laser
REA JET provides an exceptional solution for marking metal and plastic substrates in the FL (fiber laser) system, making it possible to mark on tubular bag packages and other laminate foils, color mark plastics that are untreated as well as those treated with laser additives, and more. Part of the solid-state laser group, the FL is used in color change …
What Consumers Want Most in Health & Beauty Packaging
What do consumers want most when it comes to health and beauty packaging? According to a recent survey conducted by MeadWestvaco Corporation, who launched its third Packaging Matters™ study earlier this year, the two biggest issues are value and mobility. In this study, 37% of those who participated claimed that packaging is one of the biggest deciding factors in whether …
Packaging News – Coca Cola to Reveal its Natural PlantBottle
In 2009, Coca-Cola introduced its first PlantBottle, a packaging used by many of the company’s core brands, that are 30% sourced from renewable materials. The PlantBottle 1.0 materials originate from sugar cane produced in Brazil, with the remainder being 70% PET. According to packaging news sources, the company is working to develop a bio PTA, or purified terephthalic acid, with …