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PACK EXPO Las Vegas: Day-Three New Technology and Innovations Findings
After three days of wall-to-wall coverage of PACK EXPO Las Vegas, packaging veterans Pat Reynolds and Jim Chrzan check down a list of new trend and technologies found at the show on this Take Five video.
Workforce
Women, E-comm, and Collaborative Tech Shape a New Way of Working
Secondary/end-of-line
BW Integrated Systems Highlights User-friendly, Vertical, Flexible, High-level Palletizer
Materials & containers
Football Stadium PET Bottles Transformed into Mr Muscle Packaging
PELV 2021
All-Purpose Intelligent Robot Control System
Materials & containers
Mars’s Switch to Barrier Coating Cuts 18 T-Rexes worth of PE
Mars removes the black polyethylene film from the inside of its iconic Maltesers candy box, replacing it with a recyclable, dispersion-coated barrier board that will reduce its use of plastic by 82 metric tons.
Materials & containers
Breakthrough in Compostable Film
Management at this family-owned third-generation producer of classic British sausages is hoping its efforts on the sustainable packaging front will be copied globally.
PELV 2021
Strapping Machines Handle Washdown Environments
The SGP’s TüV certified stainless steel versions with IP 56 rating accommodate cleaning and disinfecting, while operating at speeds up to 65 plastic straps/min.
Coding, printing & labeling
Accraply Highlights Upgrades on Trine Modular Labeling Station
Machine has improved throughput, changeovers, and maintenance to enable significant process improvements with minimal line disruption for Trine labelers.
Machinery
Secondary/end-of-line
Nuspark Highlights Customizable Quality of Vertical Rotary Cartoner
Supplier Submitted
Schubert’s North American Debut of Case Packer at PACK EXPO Las Vegas Successful
Primary packaging
VC999 Launches Rollstock Thermoformer for Small and Mid-size Companies
Supplier Submitted
Front/Back Labeling System
Design
Supplier Submitted
Ranpak to Build Innovation Center in Connecticut
Package Design
E-Commerce Innovations: Biodegradable Mailing Bag and Reusable Food Delivery Containers
Materials & containers
Mars’s Switch to Barrier Coating Cuts 18 T-Rexes worth of PE
Materials & containers
Breakthrough in Compostable Film
Issues
Take Five
PACK EXPO Las Vegas: Day-Three New Technology and Innovations Findings
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Synerlink Cutting Technology Makes Custom, Sustainable Solutions
Supplier Submitted
Spartech Names Kevin Wilson Account Manager—Healthcare & Specialty Packaging
Materials & containers
Football Stadium PET Bottles Transformed into Mr Muscle Packaging
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Take Five
PACK EXPO Las Vegas: Day-Three New Technology and Innovations Findings
PELV 2021
All-Purpose Intelligent Robot Control System
Home
Unique Blow-Fill-Seal Solution for In-House Blown PET Cups
Workforce
Women, E-comm, and Collaborative Tech Shape a New Way of Working
Coding, printing & labeling
Flexibility Key to Modular P-S Labeleing Application System
Coding, printing & labeling
Flexibility Key to Modular P-S Labeleing Application System
Based on the M2 label applicator and an innovative motion control system, MFlex is modular and flexible with configurations for applications such as top labeling, bottom labeling, top/bottom labeling, front & back labeling, wrap labeling, and more.
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Direct-Drive Pick-and-Place Sidebot
Wyzo is the result of 30 years of Delta robot experience, coupled with a vision to deliver a safe and highly efficient sidebot that can add considerable value to operations of all sizes.
Package Design
Inks and IML Handle HPP for Guacamole Pack
Spanish producer of fruit- and vegetable-based juices and sauces Avomix selected shelf-life improving high-pressure processing (HPP) technology for its Fresh Mix product range, specifically its guacamole.
Controls & automation
Vacuum Technology Solves Palletizing Challenge
While palletizing corrugated cases is a regular automation application, doing so in a cold room that is regularly hosed with water to stay clean is especially challenging.
Sustainability
Reimagining Sustainable Packaging through Collaboration
Incorporating more sustainable options into CPG packaging is both a necessity and a challenge. Read about current initiatives to innovate new materials, improve recycling systems, and get closer to a circular economy.
Beverage
Top Five Trends in Spirits and Wine in 2021/2022
GlobalData predicts new consumer trends and consumption habits in spirits and wine resulting from supply chain disruptions, climate change issues, and a shift in consumer attitudes.
Sponsored
Handled with care: Your cookies and crackers deserve the best!
They are a delight around the world – and a challenge for manufacturers everywhere. The guide provides an analysis of the market trends and the corresponding requirements focusing on handling and infeed technology.
Take Five
More Editor’s Picks from PACK EXPO Las Vegas, Day Two
Watch Packaging World’s Emeritus Editor Pat Reynolds and Content Director Jim Chrzan as they rattle off a handful of interesting, innovative, or trending findings from the floor of PACK EXPO Las Vegas last month.
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Cobot Bin Picking and Palletizing
At PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2021, Omron demonstrated its vision-enabled TM cobot bin-picking system and its cobotic palletizing system.
Sustainability
Alternative for hard-to-recycle packaging waste
Carlos Ludlow Palafox, CEO of Enval Ltd. and the creator of a unique technology based on microwave-induced pyrolysis for flexible packaging including plastic laminates, shares his vision.
Home
Pregis Opens New Packaging Film Extrusion Facility
Sustainability figures prominently in both the new Andersen, S.C., building and the materials produced within it as part of Pregis’ 2021 $140 million capex investment in new production capabilities.
Home
Electromechanical Welding and Control Architecture for Packaging
At PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2021, Emerson highlighted its GSX Welder with electromechanical actuation and DCX Generator architecture to control and monitor packaging machine processes.
Package Design
Getting Noticed: Holiday Pringles, Wine Pouches, and Tony's Chocolate
The importance of creating impactful and noticeable packaging continues to create a point of difference. See a few examples from ThePackHub’s October Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.
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High-Performance Packaging Machine Control
At PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2021, Emerson showcased its high-performance packaging machine architecture to control multiple axes of motion and scale motion on the same PLC platform.
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Beckhoff Showcases XPlanar Updates
At PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2021, Beckhoff highlighted is XPlanar materials handling system that uses levitating movers to transport materials for packaging, assembly or transfer.
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Beckhoff’s XTS with Track Management
At PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2021, Beckhoff showcased the new track management capabilities of its eXtended Transport System (XTS) and the new stainless steel hygienic version.
PELV 2021
Fast-Changeover RRP Case Packer
A live, timed changeover demo illustrates the speed at which Delkor's LSP Series case packers can changeover between individually sized pouches in corrugated RRP cabrio cases, and larger club-store pouches in club-store corrugated trays.
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Leak Detection System
At PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2021, Emerson demonstrated its CT4215 leak detection system which uses quantum cascade lasers to detect leaks in real time.
PELV 2021
Insights Into the Current Trends in Snacking
Kim Overstreet interviews SNAC International's David Walsh as he discusses current trends in snacking.
Primary packaging
Clever Syrup Capper & Reject System Eliminates a Sticky Situation
Quebecois syrup producer Nokomis Maple Products had a big fill inconsistency and reject problem that often made a sticky mess. An easy-to-use new capper with advanced inspection features made a big difference in reducing rejects and keeping things moving.
Take Five
A Smattering of Day-One Findings from PACK EXPO Las Vegas
On today's Take Five, PACK EXPO veterans Jim Chrzan and Pat Reynolds curate first day discoveries in this tip-of-the-iceberg reflection of the packaging industry’s triumphant return to trade shows.
PELV 2021
Pick-and-Place ‘Sidebot’
Demonstrated at the Wyzo booth was the world’s first pick-and-place ‘sidebot,’ so named because it can work safely side-by-side with humans with zero protective barriers or performance compromise. It features unique Live Drive Direct Drive technology from
