Archive for 2020
Dorner’s Responsiveness Helps Deliver 2200 Series Conveyor for Manufacturing of N95 Respirators
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues causing major disruptions throughout the packaging industry on levels never seen before, Dorner is meeting these challenges head on by leveraging its expertise and expediting its conveyor systems to critical applications. Husco is one of those applications. Waukesha, Wisconsin-based Husco, a privately-held company specializing in high performance hydraulic and electro-mechanical…
Read MoreElevated Conveyor Maximizes Production
Multi-Conveyor announced it recently built a conveyor system to transport bags of sugar from three separate bag filling machines to ultimately feed a robotic tray packer. The filled bags exit the bagging machines standing upright with the narrow edge leading. Three lanes merge into one, with a pneumatic traffic cop gate system. Once single filed,…
Read MoreStora Enso Introduces Low Carbon Paperboard for Chocolate Packaging
As chocolate producers and brand owners look to lower their environmental impact, Stora Enso’s new plastic-free, lightweight board designed for premium packaging helps customers decrease their carbon footprint and meet the needs of consumers looking for eco-friendly products. Performa Light™ by Stora Enso is a renewable and recyclable board for premium folding cartons typically used…
Read MoreJif Launches Jif Squeeze Peanut Butter
Jif announced the launch of the latest breakthrough innovation in peanut butter – Jif Squeeze Creamy Peanut Butter. Soon, peanut butter lovers everywhere will be able to enjoy their Jif peanut butter in a new squeezable pouch, making it easier for kids to serve themselves, measuring accurate amounts in recipes, or when you need precise…
Read MorePackaging Factory Solutions with Cabinet-Free Control Technology
By Joaquin Ocampo, Automation and Electrification Product Manager at Bosch Rexroth Corporation Food processing and packaging operations have always needed to respond with agility and efficiency to ever-changing consumer tastes and habits. That means a constant drive to bring new or modified products to market faster while maintaining productivity and profit margins. This poses a…
Read MoreA New Phase
The coronavirus outbreak has revealed a critical need for the packaging industry. Factories along with distribution and fulfillment centers continue to be challenged daily by COVID-19, as it has caused an unexpected increase in demand with limited supplies and laborers. According to Business Insider, as May kicked off, the state and city populations affected by…
Read MoreSGS Opens New Labs in France, India and USA – Expanding Global Network of ISTA Labs Offering 6-Amazon Certification Testing
SGS, an inspection, verification, testing and certification company, has expanded its global network of International Safe Transit Association (ISTA) accredited packaging test laboratories – with the opening of three new labs in Cestas (Bordeaux, France); Manesar (Delhi, India) and Appleton, Wisc. The network offers the full suite of ISTA test procedures – including ISTA 6-Amazon,…
Read MoreRRD Produces Face Shields to Protect Customers and Communities
As states around the country begin to reopen businesses and public places, R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company (RRD) announced that it has shifted some of the production at its packaging facilities in Greensboro, N.C. and Reynosa, Mexico to create face shields[1] for single-users to protect businesses and communities across the country. The company is currently…
Read MoreAtlas Molded Products Presents DuraTherm Fold Flat
Atlas Molded Products announced DuraTherm® Fold Flat™, a space-saving molded polystyrene foam cooler that folds flat for transportation, storage, and reuse. Combining industry-leading DuraTherm® coolers with a patented process for molding a durable hinge within polystyrene, Fold Flat revolutionizes portable, temperature-controlled storage solutions. “Fold Flat changes the game for product manufacturers in produce, pharmaceutical, and…
Read MoreORBIS Corporation Announces its Multitank Reusable Bulk Container
ORBIS Corporation announced it offers the Multitank™ reusable storage and transport container. The 400-liter conical, watertight intermediate bulk container (IBC) is designed to improve the way products are packaged, stored and transported in bulk. It can be used in a variety of industries, including food and beverage, pharmaceutical and bulk powder solids and liquids. The…
Read MoreTechnological Advancements in Pouches
By Sean Riley, Senior Director, Media and Industry Communications, PMMI Innovation in flexible packaging in 2020 includes the use of customized, eye-catching pouch shapes or specialty closures to attract consumers or make dispensing neat and easier to use, according to the Flexible Packaging Assessment Report from PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies. Pouches are not…
Read MoreA Label Update, or Not
By Joan Mantini As more countries begin to find their new normal after facing temporary shutdowns brought on by the global pandemic caused by the Cornona virus, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a temporary flexibility policy regarding certain labeling requirements for foods for humans during the COVID-19 pandemic. The issued guidance document…
Read MorePharmaworks Unites Packaging Industry to Fight COVID-19
Pharmaworks, a ProMach product brand specializing in pharmaceutical blister packaging machinery, is leveraging their capabilities to produce and donate face shields to help meet the needs of healthcare professionals and first responders. With over 17,000 face shields donated to date and thousands more being made each day, Pharmaworks is asking the manufacturing community for PETG…
Read MoreAccess Anywhere/Anytime Maintenance Status with Smartenance, a New Mobile App from Festo
No matter their location or time of day, every maintenance team member with a smart phone, tablet, or desktop computer can open maintenance plans and activity status through the new Festo Smartenance app. The app can be used with Festo and every other supplier’s equipment – fully vendor neutral. Smartenance consists of two parts:…
Read MoreHolding it Together During the Global COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond
By Bradley Dunlap, Product Marketing Manager at Shurtape Technologies, LLC In times of crisis, manufacturers tend to focus on front-end concerns: Are the raw materials necessary to make their product available? Do they have sufficient staff to maintain operations? Do they have processes in place to maintain the safety of their workers and their products?…
Read MorePACT Sees Increased Demand for Patented Corrugated Crates
PACT, LLC, an innovator of packaging and crating technologies, has experienced an uptick in demand for a corrugated crate the company provides for customers shipping large and often fragile items. PACT’s patented J-Crates are customized corrugated crating solutions that offer a bevy of benefits including reduced shipping costs, maximization of warehousing space, and increased sustainability.…
Read MoreScholle IPN Announces Sales And Marketing Agreement With ALLIEDFLEX Technologies, In
Scholle IPN, a global supplier of flexible packaging solutions, announced that they have entered into an agreement with packaging machinery providers, ALLIEDFLEX, to market and sell Scholle IPN filling equipment for bag-in-box and aseptic spouted pouch packaging formats in the North American market. ALLIEDFLEX will market and sell a complete range of filling equipment produced…
Read MoreNestlé Pilots Reusable and Refillable Dispensers to Reduce Single-Use Packaging
Nestlé is piloting reusable and refillable dispensers for petcare and soluble coffee as part of its efforts to reduce single-use packaging. The in-store dispensers offer consumers a shopping experience that is free of single-use packaging, along with flexibility and variety of product choice. Consumers can bring reusable containers to purchase different types of Purina cat food and Nescafé soluble…
Read MoreFlexible Packaging in the Hands of Gen Z: Meeting New Consumer Demands
By Todd Meussling, Senior Manager, Fresh-Lock Market Development Generation Z currently comprises 27 percent of the U.S. population (Business Insider). That’s a huge figure. This generation, born from 1997 onward, has grown up with the internet of things. They’re great multi-taskers, tech-savvy and forward-thinking. This is the first generation to have experienced social media early…
Read MoreHarpak-ULMA Announces Packaging Design & Prototyping Services
Harpak-ULMA, the North American arm of ULMA Packaging, announced a new suite of packaging design & prototyping services to help producers more rapidly and cost-effectively develop and operationalize innovative packaging concepts. Harpak-ULMA’s new suite of services enables marketing and packaging engineering teams to now access a combination of conceptual design, prototypes, and implementation guidance from…
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