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Pelee’s Aluminum Wine Bottles Blossom

Pelee Island Winery expands its packaging options with a 250-mL aluminum bottle for its Lola series that mimics the grace and beauty of its glass bottle counterpart.

September 20, 2021

The 250-mL aluminum bottle is a stock package from Trivium that is direct printed in up to six colors and is topped with a silver screw cap. Photo Credit: Sue Rice @suericecreative

Sustainable Packaging

Circular Label System Assists Baker with Zero-Waste Goals

As a way to help meet its ambitious zero-waste commitments, FGF Brands joins a label liner recycling program that collects and recycles waste liner for incorporation into new label facestock.

September 16, 2021

The circular system for UPM RafCycle’s LabelLoop portfolio of labels is shown here.

Sustainable Packaging

Spotlight on Sugarcane-Based Toothpaste Tube

Free-from oral care company Spotlight meets its goal of providing 100% recyclable packaging for its line of toothpaste, using biopolymer tubes made from sugarcane-based polyethylene.

September 16, 2021

The biopolymer tube is being used for Spotlight’s line of five toothpaste varieties, each formulated for a specific concern.

Jones Soda Bottles Come to Life with AR Labels

Reflecting on the fact that its labels are the original user-generated content, for its 25th anniversary, Jones Soda relies on content creators to take its labels to the next level with augmented reality.

September 15, 2021

Jones Soda has brought its packaging to life with a series of limited-edition augmented reality bottle labels that showcase 15 extreme athletes and edgy artists in action.

Robotics in the Digital Age of Secondary Packaging: Future Trends

Robots and cobots are expected to expand to 95% of all secondary packaging lines within ten years, according to a report by PMMI Business Intelligence.

September 15, 2021

85% of participants are looking to expand their current portfolio of automation solutions in secondary packaging

Sustainable Packaging

Grove Collaborative is First with Plastic-Free Refillable Deodorant Pack

Company expands its Peach line of clean, vegan personal care products with deodorant and body lotion packaged in a 100% aluminum ‘forever case’ with refills in 100% aluminum cartridges.

September 15, 2021

Included in the line are three clean-ingredient, vegan deodorant varieties—Cucumber Sage, Citrus Vetiver, and Coconut Jasmine—a body balm stick in a Coconut Pineapple scent, and a body lotion stick in Lavender Coconut.

Back to PACK EXPO Las Vegas: Industry Comes Together to Unleash Pent-up Innovation

PMMI’s PACK EXPO Las Vegas comes roaring back in 2021 with new features, exhibits, and programs in a hygienic, safety-minded space.

September 14, 2021

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Getting Noticed: Standing Out on Shelf and In-Hand

A package’s first impression can be the difference between success and failure in an ever-increasing competitive marketplace. See a few examples from ThePackHub’s September Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

September 13, 2021

Aluminum Cans For Coffee Beans

Rockwell Automation Unites Industry, Inspires Future Leaders at PACK EXPO Las Vegas

Rockwell Automation Inc.

Company engages by connecting industry professionals, serving as exclusive sponsor for the 2021 Future Innovators Robotics Showcase and as Gold Sponsor for the 2021 Fundraising Golf Tournament.

September 13, 2021

Future Innovators Robotic Showcase

Label Precision is Paramount for Fire Extinguisher Products

Even though consumers hope they never have to use Amerex's products, if needed, the company’s fire extinguishers must be ready to go, with durable labels that provide clear instructions and certification that the product meets critical UL standards.

September 13, 2021

Labels on Amerex Corp.’s line of hand, portable, and wheeled fire extinguishers provide critical instructions on the type of fire the unit is designed to handle and how to operate the device.

Operational Excellence

Live at Craft Brew Conference: Small, Independent Brewers Face Transition

In a maturing market, craft brewers are dealing with change on two fronts: the drastic, immediate impacts of pandemic-related channel shocks; and the slow, imperceptible tectonic landscape shift of generational, demographic change.

September 11, 2021

Bart Watson, Chief Economist for the Brewers Association

T Minus Three Weeks until PACK EXPO Las Vegas & Healthcare Packaging EXPO

What to expect at the only show in the world this year that will reunite the packaging and processing community.

September 9, 2021

PACK EXPO Las Vegas and Healthcare Packaging EXPO

Operational Excellence

Global Economy Passes Pre-COVID GDP as Business Investments Pick Up; Risks Remain

After a 3.5% contraction in 2020, global real GDP is projected to increase 6% in 2021, its strongest advance since 1973, but there are still potential risks.

September 8, 2021

State Of Industry 2

Sustainable Packaging

BIC Transforms its Approach to Plastic Products & Packaging

New sustainability goals around its use of plastic drive BIC to look at new options for products and packaging, including a greater use of recycled materials, a move from plastic to paperboard, and refillable and reusable alternatives.

September 7, 2021

Mastering Complex Production Sequences

This middle-tier German beer producer offers some 25 varieties of beer in returnable glass bottles, so it needed a highly versatile and automated controls architecture.

September 3, 2021

The Varioline packaging system works with ten robots, distributed among four modules, which enables the machine to handle a total of 18 different packaging variants.

Partners Provide Unmatched Expertise at PACK EXPO Las Vegas

Associations line up to participate at and support PACK EXPO Las Vegas and Healthcare Packaging EXPO.

September 2, 2021

PACK EXPO Partner Program

Budgeting Bliss: Package Design Students Prepare Estimates

A successful package is more than just a snazzy design, a whole lot more, but even the best design won’t make it to the shelf if it costs too much to make.

September 2, 2021

After a semester of helping students craft packages for design competitions, I ask them to create a budget for their package.

Secondary Packaging

Three Models of Secondary Packaging Operations

Secondary packaging trends are being driven by retail demands, e-commerce growth, and direct-to-consumer (DTC). See how these three models are impacting end-of-line operations.

September 2, 2021

Secondary packaging trends are being driven by retail demands, e-commerce growth, and direct-to-consumer (DTC)

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