See Colordyne At Upcoming Events

Visit Colordyne (colordynetech.com) with its partner Vivid Data Group (vividdatagroup.com) at MODEX 2018 in Atlanta, GA to learn more about in-house digital label printing and how to color code your supply chain. Colordyne will be located at the Vivid Data Group booth (#B2609). Plus, send Colordyne your sample files today and the company will pre-print…

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Fisher Launches Company Rebrand to PPC Flexible Packaging

Fisher Container Holdings, LLC (Fisher), a leading provider of custom flexible packaging for food and healthcare industries, today announced the rebranding of its subsidiaries Fisher Container, LLC and Packaging Products Corporation, LLC (PPC) into the new entity PPC Flexible Packaging. The comprehensive rebrand follows Fisher’s 2017 acquisition of PPC and aims to reaffirm the company’s…

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Christian Traumann Of Multivac New Interpack 2020 President

At the recent advisory board meeting, Christian Traumann, Managing Director and Group CFO of MULTIVAC Sepp Haggenmüller SE & Co. KG, was elected as President of interpack 2020. Since 2015 Christian Traumann has been the Chairman of the Food Processing and Packaging Machinery Association within VDMA (Mechanical Engineering Industry Association) and already served a President…

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Three Key Trends for Wine for 2018

Euromonitor International (blog.euromonitor.com) shares the trends to watch in wine. Still light grape wine: entering the dragon and a shadow falls over the U.S. China might have historically been the proverbial dragon in the room when discussing wine but it will be the accelerating transition from luxury towards the mass market that will inform the…

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Global Bottle Display Packaging Market – Trends, Drivers, and Challenges

The global bottle display packaging market is expected to grow at a CAGR of above 8% during the period 2018-2022, according to a new market research study by Technavio (technavio.com). The report presents a comprehensive research of the global bottle display packaging market by end-user, including alcoholic beverages sector, non-alcoholic beverages sector, personal care sector,…

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Global Consumption of Ready-To-Drink Coffee Reached 5,500 Million Litres in 2017

According to a new report from global food and drink experts Zenith (zenithglobal.com), the global consumption of ready-to-drink coffee reached 5,500 million litres in 2017, a 19% increase since 2012. Further growth is forecast, with sales expected to exceed 6,600 million litres in 2022. “Japan is by far the biggest market, with 55% of global…

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Rinco Ultrasonics to Introduce AGM Pro Ultrasonic Generator for Automated Welding at NPE2018

Rinco Ultrasonics USA (rincoultrasonics-usa.com), a leading manufacturer of ultrasonic welding equipment, will launch its new AGM Pro ultrasonic generator at NPE2018 May 7-11 at the Orlando County Convention Center in Orlando, FL (Booth #W5373). The new ultrasonic generator is designed to be built into automation lines and special- purpose machines for controlling ultrasonic components. The digital,…

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Child-Proof Packaging- Do We Need More of It?

According to the Center of Disease Control, every day over 300 children in the U.S. ages 0 to 19 are treated in an emergency department as a result of being poisoned, commonly from household cleaners and medicines. Child-proof packaging, as well locking up toxic items, can help to prevent these incidences. Child-proof packaging is one…

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Dan Lydigsen Joins Brother Gearmotors as National Sales Director

Brother Gearmotors (brother-usa.com/gearmotors), a division of Brother International Corporation that offers a wide range of ultra-reliable, sub-fractional AC gearmotors and reducers for the food & beverage, packaging and material handling industries, has named Dan Lydigsen as National Sales Director. In this role, Lydigsen will manage all sales team members for Brother Gearmotors throughout the United…

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Popular Hummus Line Gets Brand Redesign

Sabra Dipping Company, maker of America’s favorite hummus, is bringing a fresh look to the table. Sabra catapulted into the snack scene in the past decade as American consumers began sidelining traditional dips and spreads and reaching for fresher, healthier foods with bold flavor. Sabra, with 60% hummus market share, is known for plant-based dips…

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Paper and Board Have Key Roles in The Future Of Packaging

Paper and paperboard will continue to play a vital role in the evolving global packaging market according to the latest exclusive research from Smithers Pira (smitherspira.com). Overall growth in dollar value terms for packaging was depressed for the years spanning the middle of the decade– although this is largely attributable to relative strength of the…

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PACK EXPO East: What to See and What to Do to Maximize Your Show Experience

Pennsylvania Convention Center 10:00 am – 4:00 pm PACK EXPO East will address the trends and challenges driving the food and beverage, pharmaceutical and medical device, cosmetics and personal care, industrial and household chemical, and other packaged goods industries. Attendees include manufacturers, managers, engineers, production supervisors, purchasers, brand managers, package designers, product development professionals and…

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Retail Packaging Trends and Future Forecasts

A Q&A with Glenn Grosskopf, Vice President of Packaging Innovations, Colbert Packaging Corporation. By: Elisabeth Cuneo, Editor Packaging Technology Today: As a leading manufacturer of folding cartons and paperboard products, what can you tell me has changed in this segment over the years? And how will it continue to change and adapt to industry trends?…

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Nercon Releases A New Product to Their Line-Up: Conveyor Retractable Gate

Nercon (nerconconveyors.com), a manufacturer of conveying systems, announces another new addition to their line-up of conveyors and conveying equipment; Conveyor Retractable Gate. The Conveyor Retractable Gate provides personnel, fork trucks and other moving equipment unrestricted movement through the production floor. The retractable gate: Is designed to horizontally retract into itself Operated by a simple-to-use hand…

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Save Food Initiative Passes 1,000 Member Mark

Established in 2011, membership of the SAVE FOOD Initiative (save-food.org) has now passed the 1,000-member mark. The 1,067 supporters currently registered include groups of companies, corporations and professional associations as well as research institutes and NGOs from the entire food value chain. With Lidl Deutschland as the latest member, retail is now also represented as…

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Axon Features Its Latest Mid-Range Shrink Sleeve and Tamper Band Applicator

Axon at (AxonCorp.com), a product brand of ProMach, showcased at WestPack, February 6-8, its top machine for tamper banding and shrink sleeving at line speeds ranging from 100 to up to 150 cans or bottles per minute. The EZ-150SL represents the latest price and performance breakthrough from Axon in the mid-line speed range. This automation…

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Global Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand to Grow 6.0% Annually Through 2021

Global pharmaceutical packaging demand is projected to advance 6.0% per year to $112 billion in 2021. Aging populations, rising levels of acute and chronic conditions, and new product introductions will drive demand. These and other trends are presented in “Global Pharmaceutical Packaging, 12th Edition,” a new study from The Freedonia Group, freedoniagroup.com a Cleveland-based industry research…

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Independent Carton Group Commences 35th Year in Service

The Independent Carton Group (ICG; independentcartongroup.com) is pleased to be entering its 35th year in service to its members. What began with a few visionaries talking in an airport lounge in the early 1980s is now a major force in the packaging industry. Today, the group’s members, independently owned and operated folding carton manufacturers who…

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Newly Released Video: Upender Conveyor Technology

Multi-Conveyor (multi-conveyor.com) recently built this stainless steel table top system designed to rotate bag-in-box cartons from wide edge to narrow edge leading using simple gravity with minimal guidance for reorientation. A single lane slave driven timing belt supports cartons on the right-hand side allowing the bottom of the cartons to rotate down counter-clockwise to a…

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