COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | The BlindSpotz™ technology of CTI (Chromatic Technologies Inc.) is helping stop product tampering by inventing the first dual-indicator to detect product tampering from heat and freezing. The use of extreme temperatures (especially sub-zero temperatures) to circumvent traditional security measures on packaging has increased substantially among criminals in recent years, with no effective deterrent until…
Read More >>Brisco Harward Joins as Director of Technical and Quality Services, Kathryn Weingart Hired as Vice President of Quality ATHENS, GA | Pharma Tech Industries, one of the largest pharmaceutical contract manufacturers and packagers of powder products in the world, has hired Brisco Harward as director of technical and quality services, and Kathryn Weingart to the role…
Read More >>Bridgewater, NJ | Brother Gearmotors, a division of Brother International Corporation that offers a wide range of ultra-reliable, sub-fractional AC gearmotors and reducers for the food and beverage, packaging and material handling industries, has entered the cannabis market with the incorporation of AC Induction motors into a premium cannabis dry trimming machine. The GreenBroz Dry Trimmer Z will…
Read More >>BLYTHEWOOD, SC | Charter NEX Films, North America’s leading independent producer of specialty plastic films, is excited to announce the opening of its newest facility at the Carolina Pines Industrial Park in Blythewood, S.C. The Blythewood facility will house state-of-the-art production technologies to manufacture blown films which are a critical component in food, medical and…
Read More >>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 >>By: Alison Kim, senior director of strategic marketing, WestRock The relationship between brands, retailers and consumers has evolved significantly since WestRock began tracking consumer satisfaction with packaging in 2013. While plenty has changed over the past six year in how consumers shop – consider the rise in e-commerce – our research shows that Packaging Matters…
Read More >>WILLIS, TX | InkJet, Inc. has recently introduced its MacroCode Large Character Drop on Demand (DOD) printing system that is suitable for use in a wide range of industrial printing applications in all types of environments and substrates. The MacroCode printing system offers the fastest print speed available on the market at 575 feet per minute…
Read More >>Formulation, Delivery and Packaging Considerations for Producing Hand Sanitizers this Cold and Flu Season With cold and flu season right around the corner, CPG companies and retailers are stocking store shelves with hand sanitizers to meet customer demand. Designed for use after washing hands or for instances where soap and water are not available, hand…
Read More >>upakovka 2019, Russia’s most important trade fair for the packaging sector and related processing industries, will take place at the AO Expocentre Krasnaja Presnja exhibition center in Moscow from January 29 – February 1, 2019. The range of exhibits will cover the entire value chain for the target groups of food, beverages, confectionery products and baked goods…
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Read More >>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 More >>Antares Vision, the world’s leading provider of serialization-based track and trace solutions for the pharmaceutical industry, and manufacturer of precision inspection machines for 100% production line verification of pharma products, showcased its Matrix Station Top-view aggregation unit alongside Omega Design’s Intelli-Pac case packer at INTERPHEX NYC Booth #2571. Working together, the machines represent an ideal…
Read More >>Reed-Lane, a New Jersey-based contract packaging provider serving leading pharmaceutical manufacturers, has experienced an uptick in interest in its blister packaging services. The spike in inquiries has followed the company’s double-digit blister packaging capacity growth, spurred by its recent purchase of an additional UPS 4 Blister Machine from Uhlmann Packaging Systems. In addition to its…
Read More >>Kush Bottles, Inc. (kushbottles.com), a leading provider of packaging, supplies, vaporizers, hydrocarbon gases, solvents, accessories and branding solutions for the regulated cannabis industry, announces it has signed a lease for a new warehouse facility in Las Vegas to meet demand from the consumer market as well as support the current and new businesses entering the…
Read More >>The Surface Analyst is an innovative handheld solution for measuring how prepared a material surface is for adhesion. Developed and manufactured by BTG Labs (btglabs.com), it is a fast, easy, accurate and nondestructive instrument for use by manufacturers with critical surface requirements, including manufacturers of medical tubing, prostheses components and implants. The Surface Analyst allows…
Read More >>As more states legalize medical marijuana, the U.S. cannabis industry has grown over 200% in the past five years, topping $7.3 billion according to the Here to Stay or Up in Smoke: A Look at the U.S. Cannabis Market white paper and accompanying infographic. Produced by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, the…
Read More >>Global packaging leader TricorBraun (tricorbraun.com) has been awarded the National Association of Container Distributors (NACD) Best of Show in the 2018 NACD Packaging Awards, marking the 11th time the company has been recognized with the prestigious honor. TricorBraun received a company record of 12 NACD awards, including Best of Show, Best Use of Stock Packaging…
Read More >>Bags and Pouches Boast Premium Closures Designed for Various Markets. By: Elisabeth Cuneo, Editor Flexible packaging is growing across various markets, including cannabis. We chat with Todd Meussling, Senior Manager, Market Development, Fresh-Lock® at Presto Products Company about new closures for the industry, the importance of resealability and what’s new with sliders. Packaging Technology Today:…
Read More >>Systech Illinois, the leading global supplier of process, permeation and headspace analyzers announces the fully automatic OxySense Model 8100e Oxygen Transmission Rate Analyzer. The all-new OxySense Model 8100e is fully automatic and has been engineered along with Systech Illinois’ proprietary high-sensitivity, wide-range eMetricTM coulometric sensor to provide full compliance with ASTM D3985 in a feature-rich,…
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