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Past Italian Packaging Technology Awards Papers
RFID Power Budgets for Packaging Applications - Nick Adair, Michigan State University
Easy Open Pull Tab - Brian Calcagno, California Polytechnic University
Thermal Sprays and Thin Films and Their Beneficial Applications in the Packaging Industry - Nikki Cerrato, University of Florida
Eastman's Glass Polymer Captures Personal Care Market and Provides Opportunities for Food Packaging - Wesley A. Freimuth, University of Wisconsin-Stout
Nanomaterials in Food Packaging: Promise and Potential Peril - Alexia Karpilov, Rochester Institute of Technology
Special Delivery: Controlled Release of Active Ingredients from Food and Beverage Packaging - John L. Koontz, Virginia Tech
Bioplastics in Food Packaging: Innovative Technologies for Biodegradable Packaging - Lillian Liu, San Jose State University
Innovations in the Flexibility of Food Packaging Machinery - Dana Mullen, Clemson University
Wireless in Packaging - Ritesh Mahna, Virginia Tech
Biodegradeable Plastics From Natural Resources - Jennifer Farrin, Rochester Institute of Technology
Packaging Material Innovation: 3D Folded Structures - Chris Forte, Rutgers
OMAC's Effort to Standardize Packaging Machinery Automation - Shelton Wright, University of Florida
Innovations in Robotic Technology and Implementation - John Halka, Clemson University
Biodegradeable Polymers: A Rebirth of Plastic - Shellie Berkesch, Michigan State University
Polymer Nanocomposites are the Future - Alyssa Downing-Perrault, University of Wisconsin-Stout