Archive for June 2018
Drupa Touchpoint Packaging -Anticipation & Designing Visionary Packaging Solutions
Drupa announced its partners represented on the steering committee for touchpoint packaging 2020: Agfa, BOBST, Danone, ESKO, Heidelberg, HP Indigo, Kurz, Nestlé and Siegwerk. The participating companies cover the entire spectrum of the process chain. Following its successful premiere at drupa 2016, touchpoint packaging will again be a special forum for brand owners and industry…
Read MorePregis Enters into Definitive Agreement to Purchase FP International
Pregis LLC, a leading manufacturer of innovative protective packaging materials, equipment systems and surface protection has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Free-Flow Packaging International, Inc. (FP International). The acquisition is expected to be finalized in the coming weeks, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory review. “The acquisition of FP International will benefit…
Read MoreCSP Technologies, Inc. Introduces Material Science Lab in Newly Expanded Manufacturing Space
CSP Technologies, Inc. -a leader in designing and producing packaging solutions that ensure product protection, enhance brand recognition and improve consumer experiences – has completed a 100,000-square-foot facility expansion at its Auburn, Alabama headquarters and is currently transitioning several new and enhanced capabilities into the ample space. To date, the expansion is highlighted by CSP…
Read MoreLabeltronix Marks 25th Anniversary
Labeltronix is celebrating its 25th anniversary as a standout and trendsetter in label printing, by helping companies with their branding and labeling from retail shelves to manufacturing floors. Founded in Orange, California in 1993 by Dan Blair and Eric Shepard, Labeltronix began by selling printers and labeling supplies. A decade later, the company took a…
Read MoreWynwood Brewing Co. Unveils New Brand Packaging in Time for Five Year Anniversary
Miami’s first production craft brewery pays homage to its family heritage, eclectic arts neighborhood, and city history with new packaging designs across its core portfolio Shortly after unveiling a refreshed logo earlier this year, Wynwood Brewing Company proudly reveals a bold design change for its brand packaging. Sharing a preview into the design update, Wynwood’s…
Read MoreGlass Packaging Poses Challenges, Advanced X-ray Systems Deliver Solutions
While there has been a move from glass to plastic packaging materials across many CPG categories in recent years, many products are still packaged in glass containers and bottles, from sodas to sauces to a range of non-food products, including pharmaceutical items. Glass poses its own set of challenges for manufacturers striving to maintain quality…
Read MoreJet Label Celebrates 20-Year Anniversary by Showcasing Mosaic Printing Capabilities
Jet Label & Packaging Ltd., Western Canada’s largest producer of labels and printed tape for a broad range of industries, turned 20 by turning refreshments at its anniversary celebration into uniquely labelled libations. Their Birthday Bash Features Unique-to-Partygoer Beverage Cans Commemorating Two Decades of Labeling Evolution. The feat was accomplished with Mosaic printing – among…
Read MoreWest Essex Graphics Hires Ryan Dufour as Senior Account Manager
West Essex Graphics (WEG), a full-service design, prepress and flexographic plate-making provider, has hired Ryan Dufour as Senior Account Manager. The Prepress and Print Industry Veteran Brings 25 Years of Experience to Rapidly Growing Company. Mr. Dufour will be responsible for generating sales, managing new accounts and providing technical support to the company and its…
Read MoreDrupa Prize 2018 Awarded to Dr. Lisa Handel
For her doctoral thesis on “Machine Stories and Process Worlds. OntoMedia Interference Patterns between Techno Sciences and Process Philosophies”, Dr. Lisa Handel was awarded the drupa Prize 2018. In her doctoral thesis, written at the Philosophical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf (Germany), the cultural and media scientist stimulates a new way of…
Read MoreFlo Presents Gea, a New Generation of Coffee Capsules Developed with NatureWorks
Flo, a major European food packaging producer, is proud to introduce Gea, an industrially compostable coffee capsule created in partnership with NatureWorks, a leading company in the production of functional biopolymers. Flo’s Gea capsule is the result of a two-year joint development process that created a compostable capsule aimed to deliver on the high-performance requirements…
Read MoreINTERPHEX Recap, Antares Vision Showcases its Matrix Station Top-View Aggregation Unit Paired with Omega Design Corp.’s Intelli-Pac Case Packer
Antares Vision, the world’s leading provider of serialization-based track and trace solutions for the pharmaceutical industry, and manufacturer of precision inspection machines for 100% production line verification of pharma products, showcased its Matrix Station Top-view aggregation unit alongside Omega Design’s Intelli-Pac case packer at INTERPHEX NYC Booth #2571. Working together, the machines represent an ideal…
Read MoreWavegrip’s G1 Applicator Heads Due South to Florida
WaveGrip’s (www.wave-grip.com) G1 multi-packing applicator is helping Florida brewery, Due South Brewing Co. to pack its range of canned craft beer much more efficiently and cost-effectively. Based just outside of West Palm Beach, Due South was the first full production craft brewery in South Florida and currently operates a 27,000 sqft brewery and taproom. Producing…
Read MoreContract Packager Reed-Lane Sees Increased Interest in Blister Packaging Operations
Reed-Lane, a New Jersey-based contract packaging provider serving leading pharmaceutical manufacturers, has experienced an uptick in interest in its blister packaging services. The spike in inquiries has followed the company’s double-digit blister packaging capacity growth, spurred by its recent purchase of an additional UPS 4 Blister Machine from Uhlmann Packaging Systems. In addition to its…
Read MoreDisrupting the Retail Shelf by Implementing an Innovative Flexible Packaging Strategy
By: Dennis Calamusa President-CEO ALLIEDFLEX® Technologies, Inc. Consumer product companies often seem to make a million excuses as to why they stick with their legacy packaging that they have utilized for many decades, but these are excuses that typically only suit their objective to “not change” due to internal challenges, both real and perceived. These…
Read MoreGame-Changing Technology Continues to Drive The Segment
A Q&A with Sebastien Schmitt, Robotics Division Manager, Stäubli North America. Packaging Technology Today: Robots seems to keep evolving and growing in sophistication. What are some of the new features your robots offer? Schmitt: Stäubli’s new TX2 line of collaborative robots have opened an exciting chapter in Man Robot Collaboration (MRC). With the launch of…
Read MoreA Deep Dive into Industry 4.0 And the Smart Packaging Line
A Q&A with Tom Jensen, SVP, General Manager at AMK Automation. CPG companies are trying to create unique user experiences with their products, which cause the number of elements a machine controls to go up. Packaging Technology Today: What does industry 4.0 and the smart factory mean for controls & automation? Tom Jensen: From the…
Read MoreChoosing the Right Pouch Machine for The Application
Understand the Key Points for Evaluating Premade Pouch Machines Versus FFS Technology. By: Troy Snader, Senior Vice President, ProMach Flexible Packaging Group. TroySnader This may be the golden age of the stand-up pouch. When a brand adopts the pouch style, industry data shows that sales jump by an average of 10%. The reasons for the…
Read MoreAutomation as An Intelligent Pioneer for Growth
BY: Fabian Manger, Product Manager, Bosch Packaging Technology Bosch Fabian Globalization and increasing competition often make a market entry more difficult for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). If a product has been developed that has the potential to generate large profits, it must be brought onto the market as quickly as possible. Profitable production is…
Read MoreOssid Introduces the New 8000M Medical Device Thermoform/Fill/Seal Machine
Ossid, a product brand of ProMach, introduces the 8000M medical device thermoform, fill, and seal (tf/f/s)machine. This new packaging machine delivers quality packaging at high output and uptime. The 8000M’s transparent polycarbonate shell facilitates a safe 360-degree view of key operations for fast problem resolution. The 8000M platform combined with custom features for every application…
Read MoreElectrical Controls, VFD’s, Servos, Photo Eyes and More
Multi-Conveyor has decades of combined controls experience. Multi-Conveyor’s electrical team has built simplistic, standard powered equipment as well as complete, intricately controlled systems for the most complicated conveyor operation or integration. This newly released video will briefly show how an electrical panel the size of a garage door, is actually built. We start with UL…
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