eCommerce Remains Prominent

By Joan Mantini The eCommerce packaging market was valued at $27.04 billion in 2019 and is expected to reach $61.55 billion by 2025 over the forecast period 2020 – 2025. A recent report from Mordor Intelligence notes that eCommerce has emerged as a prominent choice for purchasing goods since the turn of the century, demanding robust packaging solutions to…

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MHS Launches New Large Parcel Singulator

MHS announced a new singulation solution for high-throughput parcel operations. The new Activated Roller Belt (ARB) Large Parcel Singulator is designed to keep automated sortation systems running smoothly, transforming a bulk flow of packages into a single-file stream, critical for high-throughput operations.   The ARB Singulator uses a series of roller belts that operate at progressively…

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NJM Introduces the Enhanced Courser™ 230 Vial/Syringe Labeler

NJM, a ProMach product brand, introduced its newly enhanced Courser™ 230 vial/syringe labeler. With a patent-pending design, this compact labeler features a trunnion starwheel for positive handling of vials, syringes and/or other small or unstable packages. A new vertical label spool dispenser, designed in collaboration with WLS (Weiler Labeling Systems), improves ergonomics and labeling accuracy. Ideal…

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Great Northern Corporation Launches ISTA® 6 Test Laboratory

Compression Test

Great Northern Corporation recently announced the addition of an ISTA 6® test lab at its Appleton, Wisc. location. The ISTA 6 lab, operated by in-house certified ISTA technicians, allows customers to test the integrity of their existing packages, and pre-determine if new packages are optimally designed for eCommerce and other applications. The new test lab…

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Wexxar Bel and Texwrap Demonstrate New Tray-Packaging Solution at WestPack 2020

Wexxar-Bel-IPAK TF200 with 4 Corner Trays

Wexxar Bel and Texwrap are reportedly joining forces to bring a new, higher level of automation to tray-packaging applications in booth #5221 at WestPack 2020, February 11-13, at the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, Calif. Wexxar Bel is integrating the IPAK TF200 Fully Automatic Tray Former with two Texwrap machines: the 2219 Intermittent Motion L-Seal System…

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Tesco Dropping Plastic-Wrapped Multibuy Packs

Tesco is reportedly taking the war on plastic to the next level, recently announcing plans to reduce 350 tonnes of plastic per year by getting rid of its plastic-wrapped multibuy packs of beans, soups, sweetcorn and tuna. The bonus will be lauded by the 60.7 percent of shoppers that consider product sustainability to be important…

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The First Line of Defense in Combating Cannabis’ Black Market Challenges

By Steve Everly, brand director of WestPack and The Cannabis Packaging Summit, Informa Markets The allure of cannabis may sell itself—but as the industry matures, cannabis product companies face a growing number of obstacles compared to traditional retail categories. The rules and regulations that govern the cannabis industry continues to evolve at an ever-increasing rate,…

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Assets of Plastic Sheet Extrusion and Thermoforming Plant Up for Bid

Tiger Group to sell equipment surplus to ongoing operations of D&W Fine Pack in February 6 live online webcast auction of all assets from the San Bernardino, Calif.  facility Tiger Group, in cooperation with Aaron Equipment, GA Global Partners and Perry Videx, is now accepting bids for a live online webcast auction on February 6…

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StePac’s Advanced Packaging Cuts Fresh Green Bean Waste

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The U.S. foodservice industry is discovering the benefits of receiving fresh green bean supplies in lean, modified atmosphere bulk packaging (MAP) newly developed by StePac, Ltd. The company’s advanced solution under the brand name Xtend® targets food waste in the foodservice supply chain and delivers added benefits of preserving the quality, crispiness and glossy green…

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Conduct a New Year Label Printing Audit to Ensure the Best Outcomes

By Gary Paulin and Mark Lusky Label printing is ever-evolving. From better printing processes and faster turnaround to greater convenience and affordability, there are many ways to ensure optimizing your options. Here is a six-point New Year checklist to help assess what’s working well—and what needs rethinking and/or improvement. 1. Consistency Can you count on…

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Protecting Brands from Tampering and Counterfeiting

Advanced packaging and labeling features help companies combat threats to brand security and diversion By Stan Chess, Applications Engineer, RRD Label Solutions Today’s global distribution chains are as complex as ever, enabling brands to reach consumers in all parts of the world. However, this complexity can enable counterfeiting, theft and diversion. These issues impact a…

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