Purina to Introduce World-First Recyclable Retort Pouch for Wet Pet Food

Purina has launched a first-of-its-kind recyclable flexible plastic packaging for wet pet food, beginning this month. The innovation will be the first introduced under the Felix brand in the Netherlands as part of a year-long pilot. This new pouch reportedly aims to simplify plastic structures in order to make them recyclable without compromising on the…

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NFC Connected Packaging: Turning Packages Into Data-Driven Experiences

Jones Healthcare Group, a market leader in advanced packaging and medication dispensing solutions, launched CpaXTM NFC Connected Packaging, a platform ideal for health and wellness brands looking to engage consumers while collecting real-time supply chain and user data. This platform could elevate a brand’s omnichannel marketing strategy, and it reportedly has intelligent package components and…

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High Payload PL500 Palletizing Robot Offers Application Flexibility

Yaskawa, a leading robotics manufacturer, announced the PL500 robot. Offering a high 500-kg payload, it is ideal for a variety of palletizing applications, unitized loads, and other logistical tasks for end-of-line or distribution automation. The PL500 reportedly features fast axis speeds and acceleration for maximum production throughput. It offers a large work envelope, a high…

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Unpacking Automation

Integrating robotics and automation in packaging facilities By Claudia Jarrett, U.S. Country Manager at  EU Automation With the rise of Industry 4.0, an increasing number of companies are choosing to add automation to their operations and packaging facilities are no exception to this trend. According to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), in 2018 global…

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3A Press Delivers Zero-Defect Packaging in Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Applications

Three A Press, Corp. (3A Press), an industry leader in producing printing and packaging solutions for life sciences, consumer products, and food & beverage industries, announced that its quality-first approach to manufacturing ensures the highest possible quality in folding cartons for pharmaceutical and medical device applications. These cartons are used to pack prescription pharmaceuticals, vascular…

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Startup Replaces Plastic Packaging With Food Waste

W-Cycle, an Israeli foodTech startup has developed SupraPulp™, plastic-free packaging made of sugarcane waste that is fully compostable, safe, yet durable enough to be used for greasy, wet, or hot food. Packaged food with SupraPulp can be frozen and heated with either an oven, convection oven, steam cooker or microwave. SupraPulp is reportedly patented, field-tested,…

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Key Technology Appoints Marco Azzaretti as Director of Marketing

Key Technology, a member of the Duravant family of operating companies, announced the appointment of Marco Azzaretti as director of marketing. Azzaretti was previously with Key from 2012 to 2019, most recently as the automated inspection systems product manager. In his new role as director of marketing, he is responsible for marketing strategies and initiatives…

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Legacy Pharmaceutical Packaging Rebrands as Legacy Pharma Solutions

Legacy Pharmaceutical Packaging, a contract packager serving the global pharmaceutical industry with bottling, blistering, pouching, unit-of-use, serialization, compliance and secondary packaging services, is now Legacy Pharma Solutions. The repositioning reflects the contract packager’s expansion well beyond the offerings typically provided by CPOs, including 3PL services, supply chain transparency solutions, and retail pharma product procurement for…

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Avery Dennison Launches Matrix Recycling Program With Roadrunner Recycling

Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials announced it has launched a scalable matrix recycling program with RoadRunner Recycling to help label converters achieve their zero waste-to-landfill goals. Through a venture investment in RoadRunner Recycling’s Series C round, Avery Dennison is expanding the accessibility of matrix recycling and leveraging RoadRunner’s machine learning technology to optimize matrix collection and recycling…

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HP Introduces Innovative and Environmentally Friendly Packaging and Production Solution

In advance of the International Molded Fiber Association (IMFA) annual conference, the leading event for the molded fiber industry, HP unveiled an innovative and environmentally friendly tooling solution for molded fiber manufacturers. The solution includes the new HP Molded Fiber Advanced Tooling technology which reportedly enables fast and enhanced design and fabrication of high-performance molded…

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The Massman Companies’ New Web Site Goes Live

The Massman Companies has announced that its new website, describing the capabilities of the multiple companies that make up The Massman Companies, is now live. The Massman Companies group consists of Massman Automation Designs, EDL Packaging Engineers, Ideal-Pak PASE Group and DTM Packaging & Custom Automation. The new site describes the design, manufacturing and customer…

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Pregis introduces AirSpeed Ascent, Next Generation, High-Pressure Air Cushioning System

Pregis, a leading manufacturer of protective packaging, is introducing the AirSpeed® Ascent high-pressure air cushioning system. This next generation inflator reportedly creates the patented square pattern hybrid cushioning (HC) packaging material on-demand and could save companies valuable floor space while providing superior product protection to ensure products arrive to customers undamaged. “Users will immediately notice…

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A-B-C Packaging’s Robot Palletizer Line

A-B-C’s 700 series robotic palletizers are designed to deliver the flexibility of manual palletizing with reduced costs and liability as these machines automatically accumulate and stack cases, trays, bags or shrink-wrapped multipacks in multiple configurations and pallet loads. Packagers could achieve efficient and reliable pallet forming while utilizing less floor space, and ship secure, well-formed…

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Sonoco ThermoSafe’s New Pegasus ULD Receives FAA Approval

Sonoco ThermoSafe, a unit of Sonoco and the leading global provider of temperature assurance packaging for life sciences and healthcare, announced that its new Pegasus ULD® bulk temperature-controlled container has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval as a unit load device (ULD). The Pegasus ULD is the world’s first passive bulk temperature-controlled container for pharmaceutical use that…

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Technicote Expands Specialty Beverage, Health, and Beauty Line With Black Chromecast

Technicote, Inc. announced the expansion of its Black Chromecast line of products. Technicote’s Black Chromecast products reportedly provide a superior quality appearance and alleviate technical issues of attempting to produce a striking black label with traditional materials. Premium Black Chromecast label materials could deliver the noteworthy look and feel brands require for their high-end products.…

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City Trees Reveals New Brand Identity With Sustainable Redesigned Packaging

City Trees, the Southern-Nevada-based cannabis company devoted to innovation, production, and distribution, announced the launch of a brand refresh for its diverse product line. Offering a wide variety of products, such as disposable vape pens and cartridges, tinctures, dab oil refills, and premium cannabis concentrates with consistent results, City Trees is one of the fastest-growing…

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Precision Timed Hand Pack with Semi-Automated Indexing Feeds Labelers and Metal Detectors with Room to Grow

Multi-Conveyor recently built multiple sanitary, precision timed, semi-automatic hand pack conveyor lines that ultimately feed labelers and metal detection systems. Six straight running plastic belt conveyors could allow a customer supplied tray denesting machine to dispense single lane empty plastic food trays onto an indexing conveyor where operators manually fill. Sensors are provided for tray…

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