packaging integrity News
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OMAC`s PackML Working Group and Weihenstephan Bridge International Gap
Research Triangle Park, NC (28 March 2007) -- The PackML group and the Weihenstephan standards working committee have agreed to collaborate on harmonizing their standards. PackML and Weihenstephan were organized to meet industry needs revolving around the cost of packaging line integration and operations. Both groups are working to develop processes that will facilitate easier packaging ...
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Hayward Tyler Wins Canned-Motor Pump Contract
Hayward Tyler was given a USD $4.6 million contract to supply a canned-motor pump package to support US ITER – a Department of Energy Office of Science project managed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee. ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) is a joint international research and development project with the goal of demonstrating the scientific and technical ...
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ASTM F2096 - 11 Standard Test Method for Detecting Gross Leaks in Packaging by Internal Pressurization (Bubble Test)
The internal pressurization test method provides a practical way to examine packages for gross leaks. This test method is extremely useful in a test laboratory environment where no common package material/size exists. This test method may apply to large or long packages that do not fit into any other package integrity test method apparatus. This test method may be used as a means to ...
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Banorte honors women on international women’s day
Banorte has always strived to recognize and serve women who are the bank’s valued employees, customers, and members of the community. In 2004, recognizing the needs for Mexican women to find balance between their family lives and their professional development, Banorte created “Mujer Banorte,” the first portfolio of financial solutions designed specifically for women in the ...
By 3BL Media
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Eriez Introduces a New Generation of X-Ray Inspection Systems
Eriez’ new, state-of-the-art E-Z Tec® XR Inspection Systems utilize advanced linear array technology that sets the standard in the industry for sensitivity, speed and sophistication. This advanced inspection system helps ensure product and package integrity by reliably identifying contaminants, scanning for missing or broken products, detecting packing voids, confirming fill levels, controlling ...
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A sombre note: Professor Rick Jones
The recent of passing of Professor Rick Jones (see Rick Jones obituary) caused me to reflect on the past. I was very fortunate to earn a work placement with Dr Rick Jones at The University of Leeds in the summer of 1990. Rick was enthusiastic about the role of IT in medicine, and after securing funding for a full-time position he employed me as a computer programmer. Early projects included ...
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Compact fast-acting failsafe actuator calls for innovative solution
The design and manufacture of customised valve actuators is one of the main areas of activity for Rotork-Hiller, whose reputation is built on the provision of actuators for critical applications and challenging environments. Among recent examples, an enquiry to build a fast-acting failsafe stop valve actuator for a plant firefighting system demanded an exceptionally innovative design solution. ...
By Rotork plc
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Food for thought
Everyone remembers the saying ‘the proof is in the pudding’. However, in 2019 the proof is very much in the packaging. The desire for fresher and longer lasting products in the food and beverage industry is becoming greater and greater. With such demand brings a need for better quality control methods, as well as the implementation of new technologies. Arguably the most popular ...
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Systech Illinois acquired by Union Park
Industrial Physics, Inc., a Boston-based test and measurement manufacturer and portfolio company of Union Park Capital, have announced the acquisition of Systech Illinois. As specialists in gas and moisture measurement and analysis, Systech Illinois' application and technology expertise provides efficient gas analysis solutions in many industry sectors worldwide. The company is headquartered in ...
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QSI integrates MRP with LIMS as a rental solution for cost sensitive SMEs
To give manufacturing companies an affordable opportunity to optimise efficiency QSI has unveiled its new WinLims For Manufacturing Rental solution that provides a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) software package that is fully integrated with a Materials Resource Planning (MRP) tool. The new rental solution is aimed principally at small to medium enterprises (SMEs) that do not ...
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Regulations Promote Greater Innovation in European Automotive Paint Additives Market, Finds Frost & Sullivan
The mature European automotive paint additives market is being driven mainly by new technology and product innovation. Sizeable R&D investments are aimed at developing competitively priced, high performance additives that meet legislative requirements. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan (http://www.chemicals.frost.com), Strategic Analysis of the European Automotive Paint Additives ...
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PerkinElmer awarded U.S. patent on method to ensure accuracy of automated thermal desorption gas chromatography
PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment, announced today that the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) has awarded it Patent No. 7,422,625 B2 covering an advanced method in gas chromatography (GC). The patent, titled “Methods and Systems for Characterizing a Sorbent Tube,” protects the Company’s-proprietary methods that ...
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PET Container Recycling Rate up to 29% for 2010
The National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR), The Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR), and the PET Resin Association (PETRA) announced today the release of the “2010 Report on Post Consumer PET Container Recycling Activity” and a 2010 Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) container recycling rate of 29%. This is the seventh ...
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Thermo Fisher Scientific Offers Free of Charge FT-IR Educational Experiments
MADISON, WI – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, announces the availability of basic educational packages for Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectrometers. For use in classroom or teaching laboratory environments, the experiments offer an insight into the theory and operation of FT-IR spectroscopy and are suitable for use in undergraduate, technical and ...
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AirProtekt helps textile processor achieve Flourine contamination compliance
A major UK major manufacturing has selected AirProtekt, the Cambridge based air pollution specialist, to remove Fluorine contaminants from its textile processing facility. AirProtekt was able to offer the textile company a complete solution by supplying a Regenerative Thermal Oxidation system (RTO) and a special scrubber system to remove Fluorine contaminants from the process exhaust stream. ...
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Tribe mediterranean foods ph neutralization wastewater treatment system
Leading environmental firm Practical Applications, Inc. (PAI) has been awarded the contract to build the central wastewater treatment system for the plant expansion project at Tribe Foods, Inc., a subsidiary of Nestle, SA. Wastewater generated during food manufacturing operations is controlled using Dissolved Air Flotation. Designed to meet strict Massachusetts sewer discharge limits, wastewater ...
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Xingyuan Environment signed a strategic cooperation agreement with China Shipping Shanghai Waterway Bureau
On June 25, the signing ceremony of the strategic cooperation agreement between Xingyuan Environmental Technology Co., Ltd. and China Communications Shanghai Waterway Bureau Co., Ltd. was held at the headquarters of CCCC Shanghai Waterway Bureau. Zhong Sheng Shanghai General Manager, Party Secretary Deputy Secretary Huo Shengyong, Deputy General Manager Cheng Yulai, Xingyuan Environmental ...
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Portable Environmental Chamber licensed to FOM Technologies
The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has developed a Portable Environmental Test Chamber, which allows the characterisation of electronic and optical components under precisely-controlled atmospheric conditions. The system has been licensed to FOM Technologies and is now commercially available. Developed by NPL's Electrochemistry Group, the Portable Environmental Chamber was originally ...
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2Future (former Proventia Solutions) to Deliver its Sustainability Software to Stora Enso
Proventia Solutions to Deliver Sustainability Data Management Software System for Stora Enso Proventia Solutions, a Finnish technology company specialised in corporate sustainability, today announced an agreement to deliver a sustainability management and reporting software solution for Stora Enso. The state-of-the-art software system combines Proventia’s sustainability management and reporting ...
By Tofuture Oy
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New publications from ESTA on BEMS, building controls and lighting controls
Making the right choices on energy efficiency ID06 Understanding the Choices for Building Controls ID07 Operating BEMS: a practical guide to operating building energy management systems ID08 BRE: Selecting Lighting Controls Digest 498 - 2014 edition. While the importance of improved energy efficiency in buildings is widely recognised today, making the best choices from the range of ...
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