Machinery
Aug MSM Solutions Partners with Advanced Poly-Packaging
Due to growing demand for packaging solutions to identify, track, count and manage items in real time, the partnership offers complete bagging solutions. […]
News & Headlines
Machinery
Catbridge Introduces Next-Generation Surface Winder
Designed for paper mills and converters, this heavy-duty, high-speed machine integrates technologies to expand versatility, productivity, and safety. […]
Markets
JOHNSON’S Overhauls Product Packaging
Baby Care Icon Announces Biggest Reinvention in its 124-Year History […]
Materials
Flexible Packaging Company Rebrands to Jet Packaging Group
The rebrand and revitalization of the company comes in response to the increasing need for more innovative flexible packaging, especially made with compostable, renewable and recyclable materials. […]
Materials
Green Bay Packaging Inc. Continues Expansion with the Acquisition of Grand Traverse Container, Inc.
The investment in Grand Traverse Container exemplifies Green Bay Packaging’s commitment to serve customers across the upper Midwest […]
Markets
Be Green Packaging Offers Green Alternative to Plastic Packaging
Be Green Packaging uses a proprietary blend of renewable, natural fibers to produce color-rich, custom packaging solutions such as trays and inserts. […]
Labels
GSE Enhances Ink Manager Software with Module for Improved Job Control and Traceability
Ink manager software enables converters to minimize ink-related waste, providing improved ink yields, enhanced reporting and business planning and reduced setup times. […]
Food
Pol-Mak S.A. Updates “Funny Letters” Packaging
Missing was a re-sealable closure. The pillow bag pouch solution has now been supplemented with the EL- ZIP Press to Close Zipper. […]
Labels
L’Oréal and Avery Dennison Collaborate to Eliminate Label Waste
Avery Dennison’s liner recycling program, supports the company’s sustainability goal to help customers reduce waste from its products. […]
Machinery
NDC Technologies Recertifies to New ISO 9001:2015 Standard
This certification applies to NDC’s corporate headquarters in Dayton, Ohio and Centers of Excellence in Irwindale, Calif., and Maldon, UK. […]
Labels
Epson SurePress Receives 91 Percent Pantone Coverage Certification
Epson announces its Epson SurePress® L-4533A/AW digital label press has been evaluated and approved by Pantone®, the provider of professional color management services and tools, for its capability to achieve 91 percent1 of the PANTONE […]
News & Headlines
AICC Summit: Lean into the Future of Your Workforce
The Independent Packaging Association (AICC), hosts the Northeast Summit, Lean into the Future of Your Workforce, September 5-6, 2018, in Atlantic City, N.J. […]
Inspection/Detection/Vision
AMETEK Surface Vision Appoints Divisional VP of R&D
Dr. Shean McMahon to the newly created role of Divisional Vice President of Research and Development. […]
Labels
Global Sleeve Label Market Study Published by AWA Alexander Watson Associates
Study confirms how strongly sleeve labeling technology has established itself in a relatively short timescale. […]
Beverage Packaging
34 Percent of Shoppers Return Online Purchases Because of Packaging
Esko identifies shopper behaviors in a new food and beverage packaging study. […]
Conveyors
Alpine Accumulation Defers Product Up to 4 Minutes of Off-Line Production
Multi-Conveyor recently built this single lane, off-line accumulation, space-saving, Alpine-style conveyor to detect and accept various sizes of bottled salad dressings. […]
Materials
Pregis Completes Acquisition of FP International
FP International is the sixth acquisition Pregis has completed in the past four years under Olympus Partners ownership. […]
News & Headlines
FPA Publishes 2018-2019 Flexible Packaging Buyers Guide
A comprehensive listing of FPA members’ manufacturing and material supplying capabilities. […]
Machinery
FUJIFILM Launches Printbar Imprinting System
This is the first product in its Samba Printbar System line, the Samba PS4300, for the commercial and packaging printing segments. […]
Coding/Marking/Labeling
Continuous Inkjet Considerations for Budget Conscious Manufacturers
By Tim Stark, Abbott Company When budgets are tight, and operating margins are thin, manufacturers tend to get creative when sourcing coding equipment. Some common practices include buying used equipment sight-unseen, purchasing “low cost” coders […]
