Action Packaging and Signature Flexible Packaging Completes Acquisition of Chromatic Productions, Inc. and Appoints John Attayek as CEO

Signature and Action Flexible Packaging (“SAP”) is pleased to announce that it has acquired Chromatic Labels (“Chromatic”) and appointed John Attayek as CEO. SAP specializes in printing, conversion and supply of rollstock, pouches, and bags used for flexible food and consumer packaging applications. Headquartered in Irvine, CA, Chromatic provides flexible packaging, shrink sleeves and labels…

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Georgia-Pacific Expands Manufacturing of Curbside Recyclable Paper Padded Mailers for E-Commerce

Georgia-Pacific is expanding its manufacturing footprint for curbside recyclable paper padded mailers to support growing demand for more sustainable shipping envelopes. The new locations in Jonestown, Pennsylvania, and McDonough, Georgia, will expand availability of the mailers in the Northeast and Southeast to customers including Amazon. Georgia-Pacific is also adding a third production line at its…

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Rieke Pioneers MonoTM-2e Pump Designed for Recyclability

Rieke, part of the TriMas Packaging group, has advanced its commitment to providing customers innovative solutions in sustainability with the commercialization of its patented MonoTM-2e pump, a dispenser pump that is ready to be recycled. This innovation is the first fully-recyclable, mono-material pump on the market. After proving production and commercial robustness for nearly one…

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Acquisition of Verigreen Packaging Expands ALPLA’s Product Portfolio in Africa

The global manufacturer of plastic packaging and recycling specialist, the ALPLA Group, has acquired the manufacturer Verigreen Packaging based in Durban. The company specializes in bottles and canisters for lubricants such as engine oils. The ALPLA Group acquired the lubricants division of the South African packaging manufacturer Verigreen on July 7. Verigreen Packaging has a…

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Blister Meets Paper: Syntegon Wins German Packaging Award for Sustainable Tablet Packaging

Once again, the German Packaging Institute (Deutsches Verpackungsinstitut e.V.) has honored Syntegon with the German Packaging Award – this time in the category “Sustainability”. The jury was impressed by the sustainability and good functionality of the paper-based packaging solution “Blister meets Paper”, which should also appeal to the health- and environmentally-conscious customer in terms of…

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Compostable Bags Solution Ends Search for Fresh Produce Growers

Strawberry Fields Organic Farm grows an extensive range of “inspirational vegetables and herbs”, but, after 46 years of organic growing, the company had struggled to find a supplier of compostable bags at an affordable price. That was until it discovered the C BAG from flexible packaging and lidding films supplier KM Packaging and its partner…

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DS Smith Packaging Data: Business Sales Signal Consumer Shopping Surge for Home, Personal Care Goods and Alcohol

Businesses that faced pandemic struggles are showing signs of recovery, increasing orders with leading sustainable packaging producer DS Smith in response to consumer demand for more home and personal care products, updated wardrobes and even alcohol. Among the highlights of DS Smith’s report, comparing the first six months of 2021 to that same period last…

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An Inside Look at CT Scanning

Josh Schradin, one of the 3D Scanning specialists at Exact Metrology’s Cincinnati facility, recently completed a CT Scanning project involving aluminum castings measuring approximately 12 inches x 6 inches x 6 inches and weighing 10 to 15 pounds. The company’s new Metrology Grade GE v|tome|x 300 CT Scanner, with Nanofocus Tube (180kV/15 W) and Microfocus…

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Siemens Introduces Sinamics V20 Smart Access Web Server Module

Siemens announces the launch of its Sinamics V20 Smart Access web server module, designed to mount directly onto the drive, transforming a mobile device or laptop into a virtual operator panel for drive control. By providing a wi-fi hot spot, the wireless connection on this module facilitates setup, programming, commissioning, production monitoring and maintenance on…

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Flexible Pouch Packaging: Disrupting the Status Quo

By Dennis Calamusa, President and CEO at ALLIEDFLEX Technologies, Inc We hear a lot of negative press regarding “plastic packaging” and its reportedly adverse environmentally impact. There is a constant buzz in the press and by advocacy groups as to how plastic packaging is destroying the planet. Unfortunately, we do not hear enough about the…

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Mondi and Unilever Serve Up Aluminium-Free Paper-Based Packaging for Colman’s Meal Makers

Unilever, together with Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, have developed a new high barrier paper-based packaging material for Unilever’s Colman’s dry Meal Maker and Sauces range by reducing plastic, increasing paper content, and consequently ensuring recyclability in the existing UK paper waste stream. By replacing the previous unrecyclable multi-material laminate with recyclable…

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Full Wrap Labelling Solution for Bakery Products in Hinged Trays

MULTIVAC’s full wrap labelling is redefining the labelling of bakery products in hinged trays. The L 310 conveyor belt labeller provides an efficient and sustainable solution for C labelling and D labelling, and it enables the hinged tray to be securely sealed on one or both sides. With its versatile and high-output L 310 conveyor…

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International Trade Body Warns Over Counterfeit Cannabis Growth

Reports of counterfeit cannabis have reinforced the critical need to protect bonafide products and packaging, according to the International Hologram Manufacturers Association (IHMA). Sales of synthetic cannabinoids being mis-sold as cannabis are on the rise in the UK, presenting a significant health risk to the general public, reports a harm reduction project* that analyses samples…

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ProAmpac Opens Global Collaboration & Innovation Center

In a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul and other New York State and local government officials, as well as Rochester business leaders, ProAmpac officially opened its new, state of the art Collaboration & Innovation Center. “This is ProAmpac’s new home for product development, rapid sample prototyping and evaluation of new packaging, as…

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Nutra-Pack Systems Launches with Dedicated Packaging Equipment and Integration Focus

Nutra-Pack Systems officially launched as a dedicated provider of packaging equipment and complete integrated packaging lines specifically for the nutraceutical industry. Nutra-Pack’s solutions are designed for a wide variety of nutraceutical applications, including gummies, blisters, solid dose tablets, capsules and softgels, liquids and powders. Nutra-Pack reportedly offers nutraceutical packaging line equipment from start to finish,…

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Baralan Introduces DEA, Its Airless Packaging Solution in Glass

Baralan DEA

Baralan, a consolidated player in primary packaging for the cosmetics and beauty industries, has introduced DEA – which stands for Developing the Evolution of Airless – a new series of products composed of glass airless containers designed for several applications. Unlike other airless systems, DEA has no internal plastic container, making it the first airless…

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Onnit Labs’ New Alpha Brain Black Label Package Design Has Beauty and Brains

There’s nothing quite like the feeling of being in the flow, in the zone, “on it.” That’s what Onnit Labs strives to deliver with its unique, effective, and innovative line of supplements, foods, and fitness equipment. Onnit Labs’ newest high-performing product is its Alpha Brain Black Label supplement, launching mid-July. This ultra-premium variation of the…

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Latest Generation of High-Speed Case Formers: Faster with Less Operator Interaction

Case forming systems play a critical role in the speed of throughput with end-of-line packaging processes. To achieve faster systems, operator interaction must be minimized. Supporting this is a new generation of high-speed case formers which not only deliver the highest throughput rate in the industry, but achieve this by streamlining automation to greatly reduce…

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Safe Conveying of Instant Milk Granules with Piab’s piFLOW®p Vacuum Conveyor

Facing continuous quality problems during the transport of granules of instant milk within its process line, Polmlek Raciaz, a member of the Polmlek Group – Polands largest 100 percent Polish-owned dairy company, needed to modernize its system. The blower, screw and rotary valve sed for this process did not render the expected result and led…

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