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Four Cannabis Packaging Technology Trends to Follow
Mass production, security, education and sustainability are packaging trends to watch By Christine Pietryla Wetzler, a Chicago-based freelance writer The first two states to legalize recreational marijuana use were Colorado and Washington, and November 12, 2022, marked the 10th anniversary. As the industry matures, supporting technologies will innovate. Packaging is no different, and 2023 will…
Read MoreKeeping it Personal: Each Package is Different
Keeping it Personal: Soft, Strong, Thick or Thin, Each Package Has a Different Spec By Christine Pietryla Wetzler, editor When I was at Pack Expo back in October, I met with Will Cannon, industrial national accounts manager for Glue Dots International who walked me through their product line and shared some of the individualized ways…
Read More“Keeping it Personal” Beautiful Packaging Conveys Company Culture
by Christine Pietryla Wetzler, editor In this installment of “Keeping it Personal” I spoke to maple syrup producer, Eric Sorkin, who with his wife, Laura, own and operate Runamok Maple. The Vermont-based maple syrup producer sits on 250 acres in Fairfield, Vt. and 1,100 acres in Cambridge, Vt. and taps approximately 81,000 trees to produce…
Read MoreGetting Creative with a Conveyor
As smaller packaging manufacturers enter the market, conveyor systems designed to increase efficiency and make use of smaller spaces are more in demand. By Christine Pietryla Wetzler We all know that conveyors “convey” items from one point to another in a packaging operation. However simple the product may be, the industry is becoming more complex…
Read More“Keeping it Personal” Connecting with Consumers Through Design and Intention
By Christine Pietryla Wetzler Every issue I hope to focus on the new trend toward personalizing the packaging experience for consumers. User experience and automation are critical components of this change within many organizations, especially newer ones who can more easily adapt to improved technology. But rather than make this column about technology, I want…
Read MorePack Expo Preview: What’s New?
By Christine Pietryla Wetzler Pack Expo remains the largest packaging event of the year. It’s taking place October 14 – 17, 2018 in Chicago at McCormick Place. It features more than 2,500 exhibitors in 40 vertical markets and expects more than 50,000 attendees over the three-day event. New in 2018, the PACKage Printing Pavilion will…
Read MoreSteve Bennett Returns to FUJIFILM to Lead Packaging Segment
Steve Bennett has returned to FUJIFILM in the role of VP of packaging solutions.
Read MorePAC Machinery Introduces Improved Rollbag™ R1275 Automatic Bagger
The compact automatic bagger features new productivity enhancements and can both increase production rates and simplify user interaction.
Read MoreCombiView Ensures Safe and Simple Process Monitoring
The new Baumer CombiView Series represents a tailor-made alarm management system for process industries which can be used with their CombiPress pressure gauges and CombiTemp temperature gauges.
Read MoreJOHNSON’S Overhauls Product Packaging
Baby Care Icon Announces Biggest Reinvention in its 124-Year History
Read MoreFlexible Packaging Company Rebrands to Jet Packaging Group
The rebrand and revitalization of the company comes in response to the increasing need for more innovative flexible packaging, especially made with compostable, renewable and recyclable materials.
Read MoreBe Green Packaging Offers Green Alternative to Plastic Packaging
Be Green Packaging uses a proprietary blend of renewable, natural fibers to produce color-rich, custom packaging solutions such as trays and inserts.
Read MoreGSE Enhances Ink Manager Software with Module for Improved Job Control and Traceability
Ink manager software enables converters to minimize ink-related waste, providing improved ink yields, enhanced reporting and business planning and reduced setup times.
Read MorePol-Mak S.A. Updates “Funny Letters” Packaging
Missing was a re-sealable closure. The pillow bag pouch solution has now been supplemented with the EL- ZIP Press to Close Zipper.
Read MoreL’Oréal and Avery Dennison Collaborate to Eliminate Label Waste
Avery Dennison’s liner recycling program, supports the company’s sustainability goal to help customers reduce waste from its products.
Read MoreNDC Technologies Recertifies to New ISO 9001:2015 Standard
This certification applies to NDC’s corporate headquarters in Dayton, Ohio and Centers of Excellence in Irwindale, Calif., and Maldon, UK.
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