According to a recent article at Packaging Digest, the personal care market is one that continues to grow at a fast pace – in fact, it’s expected to be worth more than $38 billion by 2019. Packaging in the personal care market is made up mostly of plastic, with 61% of products being packaged in plastic compacts, jars, bottles, and …
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 …
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 …
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 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 …