New Products & Services December 2007

The “SuSTANDable” package minimizes the material needed to prevent shoplifting.

JUST OUT
Earlier this year, when Wal-Mart announced a plan to rate the packaging materials and processes of its suppliers, thousands of companies rushed to reduce their package-to-product ratio and change transportation plans. In May 2007, J&J Packaging, Sunman, Ind., applied for a patent for a simple eco-friendly package named “SuSTANDable,” which is now available.

The package is a trapped blister card that converts to a standing clamshell. Although clamshell packages prevent shoplifting, the oversize items have a high package-to-product ratio. SuSTANDable reduces pilferage with specially designed perforations, an eco-friendly paper “oversize” (instead of plastic) and tear-resistant materials. The package ships flat, and can be used as a hanging blister card, in bulk display or self-standing on a countertop. It is recyclable, and can be made from recycled materials. Samples are available upon request.
jjpackaging.com

JUST OUT
Lancer Label, Omaha, Neb., expanded its 48-hour Quick Label Program to include 3-color imprints. The program includes more than 50 popular sizes, free typesetting, bleeds and reverses. For more information, call (800) 228-9646.
lancerlabel.com

Vertis Communications, Baltimore, introduced Vertis MailTrail, a mail tracking and reporting system in partnership with GrayHair software. The program was motivated by the USPS Intelligent Mail Barcode technology and provides users with the ability to track a piece of direct mail through the mail stream, with an accurate delivery date. Marketers can immediately measure response rates by area, the company says, predict business fluctuations and improve coordination with multi-channel campaigns.
vertisinc.com

Relyco, Dover, N.H., introduced remote capture and remote deposit technology. This process allows customers to make bank deposits electronically without leaving their desks. The company, which specializes in check writing systems, partnered with banks and credit unions to provide customers with equipment and consumables for the process, which is Check 21-compliant. Instead of waiting for checks to be mailed and deposited, transactions are instantaneous.
relyco.com

Printable Technologies Inc., Solana Beach, Calif, unveiled version 6.0.5 of its FusionPro software. New features are intended to make on-demand and marketing services scalable for suppliers worldwide. It has a new reporting module, which incorporates user feedback, and there are more control mechanisms governing the dashboard and the store. The program comes with a new online support center and a number of other features.
printable.com

Qosmedix, Edgewood, N.Y., introduced a clear polypropylene bag, which the company touts as an economical packaging solution. The self-sealing retail bags feature a peel-away protective paper strip, which reveals the adhesive. It also has a hang tab for presenting the products on a point-of-purchase display. The product is ideal for beauty products, kits, crafts and jewelry, the company says.
qosmedix.com

SERVICES
Printegra, Peachtree City, Ga., introduced a new digital print shop division known as Printegra OnDemand. The new facility is located in Smyrna, Ga., and utilizes Indigo 5000 and Kodak Digimaster printers. Capabilities include short run variable printing and mailing services and full bindery.
printegra.com

Printgraphics, Vandalia, Ohio, installed a wide capacity press and jumbo collator to its Iowa facility. The company also transitioned to CTP, which has improved operational efficiency and quality in the high-color area, the company says.
printgraphicsnet.com

Ward/Kraft Inc., Fort Scott, Kan., added new capabilities to expand the company’s high volume plastic card and tag offerings. Turnaround times have been reduced by days or weeks, the company says.
wardkraft.com

MAR Graphics, Valmeyer, Ill., installed a 6-color Muller Martini Concepta. The new web press has inter-station UV dryers and inline two-sided video web inspection. It accommodates 40-inch by 50-inch jumbo rolls and roll-to-sheet production. The press combines with MAR’s other equipment to offer greater project flexibility.
MARgraphics.com

Printco Inc., Omro, Wis., introduced a new version of security prescription forms called “Tamper Resistant Rx’s,” which exceed new Medicaid requirements, the company says. The form will be reformatted to meet each state’s requirements as states publish new guidelines. The company also offers webinars to educate distributors about government requirements.
printco.com