Reusable Transport Packaging Is the Future

Creating value through the prevention of waste while addressing environmental concerns is the objective of the new reusable transport packaging system that being promoted through the Reusable Packaging Association (RPA). President and CEO Tim Debus of the RPA says, “Our focus is on the reuse of products, so they can be recovered after use and…

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Craft Beer in Cans: The Future May Be Aluminum

A Q&A with Megan Easterling, Marketing Manager for Ball’s Beverage Packaging North & Central America Business. By: Elisabeth Cuneo, Editor Craft beer is everywhere, with fun names, package designs and interesting flavor options sure to entice craft consumers. We reached out to Ball Corp. to see what’s new in craft beer, from a packaging standpoint,…

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For the Love of The Craft

Craft Beer Continues to Delight Consumers with Its Packaging. By: Elisabeth Cuneo, Editor I love reading and writing about craft beer. It’s an exciting market that is growing, not as much as when it made its boom years back, but growing nevertheless. I also enjoy exploring all of the new varieties, seeing the interesting package…

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World Wide Packaging Hires Gary Myer as AVP Global Packaging Engineer

World Wide Packaging LLC. (WWP; wwpinc.com), a leading provider of cosmetic packaging components and plastic tubes, has hired Gary Myer as AVP Global Packaging Engineer. In this capacity, Myer will provide technical support and guidance regarding all package and quality related activities, manage engineering and quality staff members, interact with customers and factories, and assist…

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New Labels Aid in the Craft Beer Market

Keg collar combines with tap handle label in an innovative solution. Submitted by Avery Dennison For the rapidly growing and professionally distributed Bellevue Brewing Company of Bellevue, WA, getting tap handle labels to customers had become a real challenge. Tap handles and kegs were being delivered with missing, or forgotten, tap handle labels. And, replacement…

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FPA Holds Successful Annual Meeting

The Flexible Packaging Association’s 2018 Annual Meeting was recently held March 13-15, 2018, at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort in Naples, Florida. Attendees included over 300 FPA members and guests who participated in content-rich general sessions that focused on flexible packaging industry-specific challenges and opportunities. The meeting also provided great networking opportunities for industry leaders. David…

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Column Insights: Designing Folding Cartons for E-Commerce Might Be Easier Than You Think

By Ben Markens, President, Paperboard Packaging Council E-commerce is so ubiquitous today that consumers are taking to Amazon and other e-retailers to buy even basic household goods. This means that even if most folding cartons aren’t specifically meant for e-commerce, consumers might still purchase them online—and carton converters may have to optimize their designs for…

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Antares Vision to Debut Enhanced LYO-CHECK Machine for Lyophilized Products

Antares Vision (antaresvision.us) which, in addition to its standing as the world’s leading provider of serialization-based pharmaceutical track and trace solutions, also provides premium inspection equipment – will premiere an enhanced LYO-CHECK inspection machine for lyophilized (freeze-dried) products at INTERPHEX NYC Booth #2571, April 17-19. Also on display will be the company’s enterprise-level ATS Four…

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METTLER TOLEDO Will Exhibit its Product Inspection Systems at PACK EXPO East

METTLER TOLEDO (mt.com), the global leader in product safety inspection equipment and Track & Trace serialization systems, will exhibit its checkweighing, metal detection and X-ray systems at the upcoming PACK EXPO East international trade show from April 16-18, 2018. The METTLER TOLEDO inspection equipment will be on display in Booth 1303 at the Philadelphia Convention…

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Ossid Demonstrates Its Top-Selling Tray Overwrapper at PACK EXPO East

Ossid (Ossid.com), a product brand of ProMach, demonstrates its innovative 500Si high-speed stretch overwrapper at PACK EXPO East, Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, April 16-18. Booth personnel will also discuss Ossid’s packaging machine solutions for every format of case-ready packaging from leak resistant overwrapping to tray lidding and form fill and seal vacuum skin pack.…

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Recycling Plastic Pouches Needs to Be Easier to Ensure Their Survival

After disposable coffee cups and plastic bottles, pouches could be the next target in the waste reduction landscape, due to the difficulty of recycling these packs, says GlobalData (globaldata.com), a leading data and analytics company. Pouches have come into the spotlight recently as a result of confusion over the use of the Green Dot symbol…

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Jet Label Commits to Total Platform Redundancy at Primary Manufacturing Facility

Jet Label & Packaging Ltd. (jet-label.com) announces a commitment to total platform redundancy at its primary manufacturing facility in Edmonton. Acquiring duplicates of critical machinery and components brings speed and economic benefits for customers and minimizes risk by diminishing delay due to scheduled or sudden machinery downtime. The redundancy is necessary to maintain customer satisfaction…

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Food Packaging Technology Market Worth 57.80 Billion USD by 2023

The report “Food Packaging Technology and Equipment Market by Technology (Controlled, Active, Intelligent, Aseptic, and Biodegradable), Material (Metal, Glass & Wood, Paper & Paperboard, and Plastics), Equipment, Application, and Region-Global Forecast to 2023,” published by MarketsandMarkets™ (marketsandmarkets.com), states that the market is projected to reach USD 57.80 Billion by 2023. The Food Packaging Technology Market is…

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A Look at Cannabis Packaging

Medical marijuana is legal in 29 states as well as Washington, D.C., and eight states have now legalized recreational use. What was once a bit taboo is quickly becoming just another consumer market, well, sort of. You can’t escape the fact that more and more medical marijuana establishments are popping up in most states, and…

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METTLER TOLEDO Product Inspection Moves to New State-of-the-art Facility

The Product Inspection Group of METTLER TOLEDO, the largest manufacturer of product inspection systems for the food and pharmaceutical industries, has moved into a new state-of-the-art facility in Pasco County, FL. With 270,000 square feet of office and manufacturing space, the Group will now house four business units. Safeline, the Tampa-based metal detection and x-ray…

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PPC Spring Conference Offers Exciting Speaker Lineup

The Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) has announced the speaker lineup for its 2018 Spring Outlook and Strategies Conference, April 11-13 in Baltimore. Addressing topics that help paperboard packaging manufacturers succeed in both the packaging market and business in general, the speakers include: Alan Beaulieu, economist and president of ITR Economics, will review how market and economic policy changes will likely affect folding carton manufacturers…

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Fujifilm Named Independent Carton Group Supplier of the Year

The Independent Carton Group (ICG; independentcartongroup.com), an association of 18 independently owned and operated folding carton manufacturers, is pleased to announce that FUJIFILM North America Corporation, Graphic Systems Division, is the recipient of its Supplier of the Year Award for 2017. The award was presented last week at the 21c Museum Hotel in Cincinnati during…

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Squid Ink Announces A New Generation of Squid UV LED Curing System

Squid Ink Manufacturing, Inc. (squidink.com), a leading manufacturer of superior quality inks and ink jet printing equipment, introduces a new generation Squid UV® LED Curing System. The Squid UV LED Curing System from Squid Ink offers accurate and consistent UV curing across a variety of commercial and industrial applications. The Squid UV Gen 3 features…

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Bosch Launches Efficient Vertical Packaging System for Ground Coffee at Specialty Coffee Expo

At Specialty Coffee Expo 2018, Bosch Packaging Technology (boschpackaging.com) will launch its new duplex packaging solution, enabling ground coffee manufacturers in North America to achieve the highest output per square foot in the industry. The unique combination of a Spee-Dee (spee-dee.com) auger filler and a vertical bagger from Bosch produces up to 300 high-quality fractional…

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