Shurtape Technologies, LLC, Announces Vuk Trivanovic as CEO of the Business’ Full Group of Companies

Mr. Trivanovic to expand role to include Shurtape’s Ohio-based Consumer & Craftsman Group Hickory, NC-based Shurtape Technologies, LLC, is pleased to announce Vuk Trivanovic, CEO of the company’s Industrial and Engineered Solutions (ESG) Groups, will expand his role and responsibilities as CEO to encompass the full scope of Shurtape’s global business, now including its Ohio-based…

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Ossid Debuting New NextGen Weigh Price Labeler; Meat/Poultry Packaging Machinery in Booth BC10007 at IPPE

Ossid’s New NextGen Weigh Price Labeler, along with overwrappers, tray sealers and other machinery brings efficient, sustainable solutions to the meat/poultry industries. Ossid has not become the dominate player of tray packaging, weigh/labeling, tray sealing and thermoforming machinery for the meat and poultry industries by resting on its laurels – it’s new NextGen Weigh Price…

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Mondi Bags Nine WorldStar Packaging Awards

The WorldStar awards are the most prestigious global packaging awards, recognising the best of the best in packaging innovations from across the world  Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, received many awards at this year’s WorldStar Packaging awards. Open to packaging companies around the world, the WorldStar awards recognize the best ideas, innovations…

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New ABB Omnicore Robot Controllers Offer Faster, Scalable, More Energy Efficient Manufacturing

ABB is adding two new members to its OmniCore™ controller family. Available for a range of robots across ABB’s portfolio, the new E10 and V250XT controllers offer best-in-class motion control, as well as 20 percent energy savings and future-proofing through built-in digital connectivity and 1000+ additional functions to meet changing requirements. Both controllers reportedly offer…

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Campfire Treats’ Shipping Materials Now 100% Biodegradable and Recyclable

All-natural dog treat manufacturer Campfire Treats has completed its transition to plastic-free, 100% biodegradable and fully recyclable shipping materials. Less than 10% of all plastic is recycled, making it one of the most widespread pollutants on the planet. Especially problematic to recycle are material combinations. This includes conventional shipping components like bubble wrap, plastic sealing tape and…

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Milliken Joins GO!PHA to Drive Adoption of Bio-Based, Biodegradable PHA Polymers in Single-Use Packaging Applications

Milliken & Company’s Chemical Division has joined the Global Organization for PHA (GO!PHA) to help address the technical and market development challenges related to polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biodegradable biopolymers. Milliken will bring to GO!PHA its expertise in polymer chemistry to help improve the processing, performance, aesthetics and other important attributes of PHA. The goal is to…

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Benefits of International Paper’s eBos Include Cost Savings, Reduced Product Damage, Optimized Unboxing Experience

International Paper Company’s eCommerce Box Optimization Service — more commonly known as eBos™ — provides numerous benefits to customers who ship a variable mix of products via small parcel carriers. This intelligent packaging solution allows International Paper’s team of experts to analyze a customer’s shipment history and box utilization, then recommend the ideal box suite…

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Bulk Box, Tote and Bin Filler

Flexicon’s Basic Filler for bulk boxes, totes, bins or other intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) loads bulk solid materials free of dust, at low cost. The unit’s fill head can be raised or lowered using a forklift and secured with clevis pins to minimize the clearance between the rectangular dust hood and the opening of IBCs…

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Syntegon Enters Strategic Partnership with Bayer

Strategic development partnership to expand continuous manufacturing for oral solid dosage (OSD) forms Continuous quality control ensures higher safety for product and patient Xelum platform provides short time-to-market and optimal development without scale-up Syntegon (formerly Bosch Packaging Technology), has entered a strategic partnershop with Bayer for the development of new continuous manufacturing processes for oral…

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Sun Chemical Releases Latest Edition of Its Annual Sustainability Report

Sun Chemical released the latest edition of its Corporate Sustainability Report, which focuses on the organization’s commitment to a robust sustainability strategy comprised of three key pillars: operations, products and services, and collaborations. As part of its sustainability strategy, Sun Chemical organized a Corporate Sustainability Committee in August 2020 comprised of eight executive leaders, designed…

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Tesa Introduces Innovative Adhesive Solution for Packaging Printers

tesa® Twinlock saves packaging printers time and money – while dramatically reducing landfill waste The traditional approach to printing flexible packaging – employing single-use tape – can be time-consuming and expensive. It can result in tons of waste headed to the landfill every year – an increasing concern as consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies strive…

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Markus Rustler From Theegarten-Pactec New Interpack 2023 President

At its recent constituent meeting, the advisory committee of interpack 2023 has elected Markus Rustler, President and CEO of Theegarten-Pactec GmbH & Co. KG, as President and thus Chairman of the committee. Rustler was already Vice President of the last interpack, which could not take place due to the pandemic. Christian Traumann, Managing Director and…

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The Role of Product Samples in Contract Packaging

By George J. Newton, Contributing Writer Investing in the manufacturing infrastructure required to handle the largescale packaging of your products is expensive and unnecessary. For many companies, the cost-effective solution is contract packaging. Experienced co-packers offer companies their infrastructure, knowledge, expertise, and scalability to ensure the finished products are successfully distributed. The outsourcing of supply…

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Popping the Bubble on Protective Plastic Shipping Packaging

As eCommerce explodes, protective plastic packing materials must decline, and fast. By Lorne Herszkowicz, Partner at HexcelPack As eCommerce continues to escalate, we must wrap our hands around product shipping wrap to ensure optimal sustainability and eco-friendliness into the future. While environmentalists were already bracing for the glut of padded mailers, corrugated fiberboard, shrink wrap,…

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The Benefits of Lightweighting

By John Brown, Vice President of Global Marketing at Selig Group Reducing plastic impact With less than 10 percent of plastic packaging at present recycled[i], many companies are looking for ways to reduce the amount of plastic used in their product packaging. Lightweighting – the reduction of the overall amount of any material in a…

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The Future of Marking & Coding: The IoT and, the Metaverse

By Nathan Dube, Digital Marketing Specialist at Industrial Packaging Marking and coding technology has been a significant part of the packaging industry’s rich history for many years now. But the technological advances that have yet to be seen as we enter into industry 4.0 will almost certainly be the most exciting evolution in these technologies…

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The Link Between Automation and Business Growth

When is the right time to invest in machinery? By Tom Smith, Managing Director at Advanced Dynamics by Hallam To grow or not to grow? At some point, every SME owner will find themselves asking the above question. It’s a daunting prospect, one in which that owner knows full well that, in order to grow,…

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Regal Rexnord Acquires Arrowhead Systems, Expanding Conveyor Offering Into Sub-systems, Palletizing

Regal Rexnord (NYSE: RRX), a global leader in the engineering and manufacturing of industrial powertrain solutions, power transmission components, electric motors and electronic controls, and specialty electrical components and systems, today announced that it has completed the strategic acquisition of Arrowhead Systems (“Arrowhead”), based in Oshkosh, Wis. Arrowhead is a global leader in providing industrial…

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