• Overview and background

• Productivity and reliability of inkjet printing

• Looking forward

• Commercial applications

• Accessible packaging design

• Consumer ethnology and perception

• Use of tools in opening consumer packages

• CEN standardization in “easy open packages”

Helle Antvorskov, Danish Technological Institute, Taastrup, Denmark

• Latest trends in labelling technology for syringes, vials and medical devices

• Integration of security features

• Functional labelling of safety devices for needlestick prevention

• Particle reduction and in-print solutions in clean room environments

• Case studies and future outlook

• The conventional view

• The new Sealed Air approach

• Results from material testing

• Results from SBS testing of flexible base webs using paper and uncoated Tyvek(r) lidding materials

• Conclusions

• On-Demand Packaging Production for High-Value Items - Focus on Folding Cartons

• European & World-Wide Trends in Production

• Using Variable Data: Versioning, Personalisation, Security and Tracking

• Minimising Waste, Inventory and Lead-Times in the Supply Chain; Optimising Batch Sizes

• Sustainable Packaging

• Test Marketing Opportunities

• Overt verification inks

• Covert verification inks

• Track and trace through secure barcodes using portable devices and GPRS communication conclusions

• IBS PrintService Middleware solutions

• Bartender and/or Codesoft as labeldesign software

• RFID labels

• One installation - multiple print locations

• Standard software with no demand of a specific ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)- solutions

• Safety in any aspect of labelgeneration

• Christian Hansen A/S, case story with focus on flexibility and special needs

• Polymeric antistatic additives for polyolefines (PP and PE)

• Permanent nonmigrating antistatic agents in multilayer structures - The principle of the hidden antistatic layer

• Processing considerations of nonmigrating antistatic agents in polyolefines

• Future developments

• Rigid packaging markets and polymers

• Medical blister packaging

• Medical trays

• K-Resin XK44 SBC for rigid packaging solutions

• Manage product cold chain movement 

• Protect patient safety

• Improve dosage efficiency

• Improve clinical and pharmacy communications

• Reduce clinical waste

• Reliability of medical packaging

• Parylene for medical devices

• Improving barrier performance of pharmaceutical and medical containers

• Biocompatible medical packaging

• Possible countermeasures against counterfeiting

• Security labels

• Security applications

• OVD's (Optically Variable Devices): latest developments

• Track & trace solutions

• Improve your label quality by eliminating human error

• Shorten your label checking time

• Inspection of variable text and barcode fields in any colour incl. transparent

• Save on labour cost

• Printing RFID – First applications and products PolyID and PolyLogo

• Pilot projects and experience

• Functionality and integration aspects for packaging for brandprotection application

• Future Roadmap of PolyIC

• Features of counterfeit medicines

• Factors responsible for counterfeiting

• Impact of RAS to prevent counterfeiting

• Techniques involved

• Analysis of and root cause for common defects on elastomeric components

• 'Japanese Quality' for elastomeric components

• cGMP compliant vision inspection machines and processes

• Measures to minimize functional and visual defects on elastomeric components

• Cost pressure

• Brand protection

• Automation

• Sustainability

• Risk based approach and FMEA analysis

• Linking the analysis with the ISO 15378 Quality System Standard

• Implementation in a pharmaceutical rubber manufacturing environment

• Printing equipment for tablets, capsules and freezedried products

• Printing equipment for packaging material (blisters, bottles, syringes, etc.)

• Combined projects: assembly and printing concepts customized solutions

• A common criticism of child packaging is the difficulty experienced by elderly adults in opening it; notwithstanding the fact that for years it has been the only packaging that was subject to openability testing by a panel of adults aged 50-70. Now CEN the Pan European standard setter is drafting and debating a new standard for openability of all packaging. This standard is rigorous and calls for testing by a panel aged 60-80. The presentation will major on a case study where two well known CR packs were subjected to testing by this panel prior to the standard’s publication. Results will be described and inferences drawn

• Design criteria which contribute to ease of opening will be described

• The impact of environmental constraints will be discussed

• Opportunities to add value will be included in the presentation