Archive for 2021
Twin Rivers Paper Company Demonstrates Commitment to Food Safety with Receipt of FSSC 22000 Certification for Food Packaging
The Twin Rivers Paper Company has received FSSC 22000 Certification for Food Packaging, for its New York-based, Lyonsdale, Mohawk Valley, and Mill Street mills. FSSC 22000 is a GSI recognized, food safety certification developed to improve consistency and integrity throughout all aspects of the food safety supply chain. Twin Rivers’ compliance to the requirements of…
Read MoreUnderstand, Engage Consumers via Label Coding
By Gary Paulin and Mark Lusky Increasingly, product manufacturers are using such time-tested technology as label QR codes and new Augmented Reality technology to better interact with and understand customers. These are great marketing tools, helping manufacturers address consumer preferences by gathering information from them, and enabling personalizing messaging and offers on a truly individualized…
Read MoreNew Sinamics G115D Distributed Drive System Specifically Designed for Conveyor Applications
With its new Sinamics G115D, Siemens is introducing a new, compact and powerful drive system specifically designed for horizontal conveyor applications. The drive system comprises the motor, drive and gearbox in one unit and is offered in two versions: wall-mounted and motor-mounted. The Sinamics G115D drive system is characterized by a robust design with a…
Read MoreElevated Conveyor Conserves Critical Floor Space
Multi-Conveyor recently built a series of powered mild steel conveyors including a unique gravity conveyor to transport tall, shaped plastic products. Products are robotically placed on a 5 feet high dual-lane conveyor where they index through a product forming process, then incline to an ultimate height of nearly 8 feet. The product proceeds at this…
Read MoreMeeting All Demands: Syntegon Technology Reports on the Challenges of Secondary Packaging for Home Products
They perform valuable services at home: wet wipes, air fresheners, tissues and insect control products ensure freshness, hygiene, and health on a daily basis. But first, they must find their way from the manufacturers to the consumers. Robust and attractive secondary packaging plays a decisive role, as it provides for both safe transport and an…
Read MoreExact Metrology Performs Bulk Plastic Cap Inspection
Exact Metrology, a comprehensive 3D metrology service provider and hardware sales company, performed a recent inspection on molded caps to showcase the power and capability of multi-part inspections at its Brookfield, Wisconsin office. Computed tomography (CT) scanning is an x-ray methodology yielding 3D results by placing an object on a rotational stage between an x-ray…
Read MoreNestlé Develops Two New Packaging Innovations for Vittel Natural Mineral Water Bottles
Nestlé has developed two new packaging innovations for its Vittel® natural mineral water bottles. The novel water bottles are designed to function just like traditional plastic bottles but with much less plastic. The first innovation is the Vittel® GO system which consists of a reusable hard protective case designed to hold 50-centiliter refills of Vittel natural mineral water that are…
Read MoreEDL Packaging Customizes Its Twin Stream Bundler To Streamline Shelving of Personal Care Products
In April, EDL Packaging based in Green Bay, Wisconsin, designed and manufactured a shrink film bundler for personal care liquid soaps and face cleansers for a large contract packer that manufactures under license for well-known national brands. The bundler is used to collate and securely bundle 3-packs, 4-packs, and 6-packs of shrink-wrapped bottles, which allows…
Read MorePrairie Industries Becomes Truvant
Prairie Industries, along with its partner company Nu-Pak, announced its new name for the combined organization: Truvant. The announcement coincides with Prairie’s recent acquisition of Sonoco’s European contract packaging business. Truvant provides a wide range of scalable contract packaging, contract manufacturing, and supply chain solutions to many of the world’s leading food, consumer, household and…
Read MoreOrion S-Carriage Wrapping Technology Saves Money While Increasing Customer Efficiency
The patented “S” design on the newly redesigned S-Carriage InstaThread Pre-stretch Film Carriage from Orion Packaging Systems, a division of ProMach, can save up to 15 percent on film per load – a substantial savings to help offset the rising cost of film seen over the past year. The S-Carriage really improves upon what many consider to…
Read MoreSappi Rockwell Solutions Launches a Sustainable, Coated Lidding Film Ahead of the Proposed UK Plastic Packaging Tax
Heat seal coating specialist, Sappi Rockwell Solutions has developed its first sustainable, multi-substrate, heat sealing lidding film. Developed and manufactured in house, Starlid GPE-CL is an extrusion coated lidding film specifically formulated and processed on Sappi Rockwell’s solvent-free coating line. The Starlid GPE-CL coating can be applied onto any film, including those with post-consumer recycled…
Read MoreReprographics to Take Fresh Role in Sustainable Packaging Design
Prepress partner to the label and packaging print sector, Creation Reprographics (‘Creation’), has commented on the refreshed role of reprographics in packaging design, as brands pivot towards a more sustainable print supply chain. Creation, which partners with printers and converters to deliver high quality reprographic services, has used its insights to the packaging design and…
Read MoreNew Problem Solver Sensor for Smart Object Detection
SICK is launching its latest generation of miniature photoelectric sensors, the W4F. A new ASIC platform delivers numerous performance advantages to this product family. The W4F can also provide distance information, such as the height of objects and, as a result, identify process errors. The Blue Pilot operating concept combined with the innovative monitoring options…
Read MoreTroy Snader Announced as Senior Vice President of Business Development for ProMach’s Secondary Packaging Group
ProMach, a worldwide leader in packaging machinery solutions, announced that it has promoted Troy Snader to the role of senior vice president of business development for ProMach’s secondary packaging group. Snader brings more than 20 years of packaging experience to this newly created position. He was most recently the senior vice president of ProMach’s flexibles…
Read MoreProducing the Post-COVID Cup: Packaging Equipment Innovations Delivering Quality and Speed
By Nate Smith, Innovation and Senior Manager at R.A Jones From creamy, spreadable cheeses to ready-meal soups to premium pet food blends, the average consumer’s fridge is no stranger to cup packaging and its suitability for diverse lifestyles and occasions. A single-serve yogurt, for example, may be thrown into a lunch bag and taken to…
Read MoreSandvik Launches an Innovative Smart Packaging Solution
Part of Sandvik Group’s machining solutions division, Sandvik Coromant, is launching an optimized packaging solution to level up its operational sustainability. Developed by R&D engineer and system developer Maria Rajabzadeh Namaghi as part of Sandvik Coromant’s Automation Platform team, the solution uses artificial intelligence (AI) to determine the smallest possible packaging required to contain a…
Read MoreBaralan Introduces New Bottle Series for Nail Polish, Essential Oils and Makeup
Baralan, a consolidated player in primary packaging for the cosmetics and beauty industries, has introduced its Ingrid series, comprised of two uniquely designed glass bottles with slim proportions developed specifically for use with nail polish, essential oils and makeup. With its lean and stylish design, the Ingrid series consists of two bottles in the same…
Read MoreVention and OnRobot Partner to Bring a One-Stop-Shop for Cobot Applications to Manufacturers Globally
Vention, a manufacturing automation platform (MAP), announced its partnership with OnRobot, which makes tools for collaborative applications. This partnership combines Vention’s online-first manufacturing automation platform with OnRobot’s of plug-and-play end-of-arm to accelerate the design and deployment of end-to-end cobot applications. Vention’s MAP reportedly provides users with the engineering software and modular hardware they need to…
Read MoreAirnov to Showcase Super-Small, Sustainable Rimless Moisture Absorbing Packets at API China
Airnov Healthcare Packaging, a global leader in controlled atmosphere packaging, is unveiling a new product for the pharmaceutical and diagnostics industries at the API China tradeshow in the form of Rimless Moisture Absorbing Packets. Welded together using uncoated Tyvek®, these sustainable packets offer greater moisture absorbing capacity while at the same time cutting raw materials…
Read MoreSteve Sundstrom Appointed President of SATO America
Steve Sundstrom was appointed president of SATO America, LLC to accelerate the company’s transformation into a customer-centric provider of auto-ID solutions in North America. Steve joined SATO America in 2018, most recently holding the position of senior vice president of sales and operations. His leadership and extensive experience overseeing sales, operations, marketing, and production have contributed…
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