Archive for February 2019
New Packaging Challenges Demand New Inspection Solutions
By Robert Rogers, senior food and safety advisor at METTLER TOLEDO Product Inspection Group New packaging formats are booming. Demographic change, changing consumer shopping and consumption habits as well as changing demands from retailers are driving innovation in food packaging. An increasing number of single-person and smaller households and the trend away from the big…
Read MoreADF&PCD New York Unveils Plans for 2019
ADF&PCD New York, North America’s only dedicated event for the aerosol, dispensing, perfume and cosmetic packaging and design community, will return to the Altman Building & Metropolitan Pavilion on September 17 &18, 2019. The event will provide visitors with new networking opportunities, educational content across three conference programmes and access to over 130 leading international…
Read MoreFlex E Pack system: Wexxar Bel and Matrix
The new Flex E Pack system, an ideal one/two-person modular, end-of-line packing station, was showcased as part of a joint venture between Wexxar Bel and Matrix Packaging Machinery at WestPack
Read MoreOptima Presents OPTIMA FM1 and OPTIMA CMi at WestPack
Optima made its first appearance at WestPack in Anaheim, where it tackled the challenges facing the packaging industry today.
Read MoreModel XM15: Triangle Package Machinery Co.
Triangle Package Machinery Co. recently exhibited its Model XM15, a vertical form fill seal bagging machine designed to improve production and run a variety of bag styles at WestPack
Read MoreFPA Partners with ProFood Tech
The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) announced that it is partnering with ProFood Tech in the ProFood Tech 2019 Partner Program.
Read MoreXtend® Packaging Solution: StePac
StePac L.A. Ltd. has developed customized, proprietary, polyamide-based packaging technology for ensuring long-lasting freshness in bulk deliveries of blueberries to distant destinations.
Read MoremGrip: Soft Robotics
Soft Robotics announced the release of mGrip, the company’s first on-demand, modular automation system.
Read MoreX38 Pipeline X-ray System: METTLER TOLEDO
METTLER TOLEDO Product Inspection developed the X38 X-ray inspection system.
Read MoreSmurfit Kappa Calls on the World’s Innovation Community to Take on its New Better Planet Packaging Design Challenge
Smurfit Kappa has called on the world’s innovation community to contribute to the development of the sustainable packaging solutions of the future. The company has launched a new competition as part of its drive to solve one of the biggest challenges in the packaging industry – to reduce the amount of non-recyclable waste that is…
Read MoreOssid Named U.S. Master Distributor for REEPACK Thermoformers and Tray Sealers
Ossid, a product brand of ProMach, has aligned with REEPACK as the new U.S. master distributor for the Italian OEM.
Read MoreSpee-Dee Expands Northeast U.S. Sales Team
Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery has named Robert Trabbold as regional sales manager, Northeast.
Read MoreNeopac’s PICEA™ Tube for Bamse Brand Wins Sustainability Certificate at PCD Paris
Neopac earned a certificate at the Perfume, Cosmetics & Design Paris show for the sustainability of its PICEA™ Tube for the brand Bamse, owned by Trimb Healthcare.
Read MoreINDUSTRIAL PACK 2019 – Pack Testing LIVE – a unique opportunity to see packaging put to the test
Industrial Pack 2019 – Cobb Galleria Centre, Atlanta GA March 27-28, 2019 Industrial Pack’s, Pack Testing LIVE will be an unparalleled industry experience. Attendees will have a unique opportunity to watch live demos testing a wide range of industrial, transit and protective packaging from market-leading packaging manufacturers. In the middle of the exhibition hall floor,…
Read MoreCpONE™ Intermittent Motion Case Packer: Douglas Machine
Douglas Machine recently announced the launch of its patent-pending CpONE™ Intermittent Motion Case Packer.
Read MoreTPC Packaging Collects Nine Honors at PPC 2018 Competition
At the 75th North American Paperboard Packaging Competition, TPC Printing & Packaging collected a total of nine awards.
Read MoreVISAPIN: Visatac
VISAPIN label facilitates evidence of a fraudulent manipulation of information sent via mail and is a highly customizable solution adaptable to the needs of the issuing company.
Read MoreDuopack Flexible Packaging
Duopack is an innovative double flexible packaging, developed by a team of specialists from Ukraine and patented in many countries around the world. This package is based on widely distributed flexible stand-up pouch with distinctive feature – in the middle there is a partition that divides the inside products into two isolated parts. The essence…
Read MoreGrowth Opportunities in the Global BOPP Films Market
Continuing capacity expansions indicate that there are growth opportunities in the global OPP films market, despite China generating excess supply. The non-food packaging category will generate the strongest growth of 5.7 percent per year through 2022, led by garment packaging. In developing economies with retail environments such as open air markets, transparent OPP film is…
Read MoreCorrugated Packaging Fundamentals Hits the West Coast
AICC is offering its Corrugated Packaging Fundamentals Seminar, June 19-20, at Pacific Southwest Container, LLC, in Modesto, Calif
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