Trivium Packaging Accelerates Long-Term Climate Change Commitment

Trivium Packaging, a global leader in infinitely recyclable and reusable metal packaging, affirms its long-term commitment to combat global climate change and make real impact. To achieve the most ambitious aim of the Paris Climate Agreement, and limit the global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius, Trivium has pledged to set science-based targets to help reach that…

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Esko | Brand Solutions: Preparing Brands for Agile Working Anytime, Anywhere

Esko | Brand Solutions, a global supplier of integrated software for the packaging, labels, artwork, and other branded materials, is supporting brand teams looking to recapture market share while negotiating remote working and fragmented supply chain environments. The business is reportedly focused on solving the workflow and asset management challenges faced by brands today with…

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Harpak-ULMA Announces Packaging Design & Prototyping Services

Harpak-ULMA, the North American arm of ULMA Packaging, announced a new suite of packaging design & prototyping services to help producers more rapidly and cost-effectively develop and operationalize innovative packaging concepts. Harpak-ULMA’s new suite of services enables marketing and packaging engineering teams to now access a combination of conceptual design, prototypes, and implementation guidance from…

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Nimble Counts More Than Ever for Beverage Product Labels

By Gary Paulin and Mark Lusky Beverage manufacturers projecting future consumer demand in light of a changed world must make sure their present supply chain is as close to bullet-proof as possible. Ability to be nimble in a “new normal” environment will be more critical than ever before. Custom Labels are obviously a key part…

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Robotics in Logistics; Understanding if Automation is Right for Your Business

Four questions to determine if automation is a sound investment By: Brian Bowers, Corporate COO and Business Unit President at Visible Supply Chain Management As eCommerce volumes explode, many logistics and parcel companies look to automation and robotics as the solution and the next-big-thing. Many factors, such as labor shortages, wage increases, competitive pressures, falling…

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On the Surface, Pre-formed Pressure Sensitive Adhesives Deliver Results That Stick

By Will Cannon, Industrial National Accounts Manager for Glue Dots International Both pre-formed Pressure Sensitive Adhesives (PSAs) and traditional hot melt glues have beneficial attributes dependent on the surface application and the environment in which it is applied and stored. For deep penetration of a surface, some packaging operations prefer to use hot melt to…

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Barrier Materials for Flexible Packaging – Global Markets, Economics, Environmental Impact, Technology, and Participants

“Barrier Materials for Flexible Packaging 2016 to 2020” examines a comprehensive range of barrier materials that are used in the production of flexible packaging. The study focuses on materials that provide oxygen transmission rates from zero to 77.5 cc/m2/day(5 cc/100in2/day) and/or moisture vapor transmission rates from zero to 1.5 gm/m2/day (0.10 gm/100in2/day). This Barrier Material’s…

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Game-Changing Technology Continues to Drive The Segment

A Q&A with Sebastien Schmitt, Robotics Division Manager, Stäubli North America. Packaging Technology Today: Robots seems to keep evolving and growing in sophistication. What are some of the new features your robots offer? Schmitt: Stäubli’s new TX2 line of collaborative robots have opened an exciting chapter in Man Robot Collaboration (MRC). With the launch of…

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FPA Holds Successful Annual Meeting

The Flexible Packaging Association’s 2018 Annual Meeting was recently held March 13-15, 2018, at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort in Naples, Florida. Attendees included over 300 FPA members and guests who participated in content-rich general sessions that focused on flexible packaging industry-specific challenges and opportunities. The meeting also provided great networking opportunities for industry leaders. David…

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Stäubli Showcased Smart Factory, Sensitive Environment Robots at ATX West

Stäubli showcased a variety of industry-defining products, including its new TX2 line of collaborative robots, at the ATX West trade show (booth #4461) in Anaheim, Calif., February 6-8. Stäubli offers a complete range of dynamic robots for challenging industrial environments including life sciences, medical, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, food, electronics, semiconductors, cleanrooms and laboratories. Stäubli Robotics simulated…

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Last But Not Least

A Look at End-Of-Line Equipment Trends, Challenges and Solutions. By: Elisabeth Cuneo, Editor End-of-line equipment, including palletizing, offers packagers speed, reliability, flexibility and productivity. What are the most important factors when considering a new machine, aside from cost? And which consumer trend is driving changes to these equipment, including the push for smarter machines? We…

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A Look into The Retail E-commerce Packaging Market

Retail e-commerce packaging involves packaging products such as protective packaging (bubble wraps, air pillows, and loose fill peanuts), boxes (corrugated and folding cartons), labels, tapes etc. These products are typically used as secondary packaging to protect the packaged contents from damage during transportation activities. E-commerce sector has been expanding at an alarming rate. The latest…

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Adents to Host Series of Global Serialization Innovation Summits

Adents (adents.com), a leading provider of premier, versatile serialization and track & trace solutions, is planning a series of serialization conferences in Paris (April 5-6), Philadelphia (June) and Shanghai (October). The series of educational forums will include presentations from leading tech companies, including Microsoft and Siemens, as well as government entities overseeing the push for…

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