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Operational Excellence

Legal Side Column: Noodling on How to Arrange Regulators

Today, let’s discuss regulators and how to organize them.

September 1, 2022

PACK EXPO Connects CPGs to Sustainable Solutions Suppliers

CPG and OEM collaboration from day one is the name of the game.

September 1, 2022

Operational Excellence

Systems Approach to Communicating Product Safety with Packaging

Brand-owners can play it safe for themselves and for their customers with this use of packaging.

August 31, 2022

Food Safety Labeling

Delicate Strudel Dough Picked and Packed in Enclosure-Free Robot Cell

At Weinbergmaier GmbH in Vienna, Sissi and Franz—as their human operators have quaintly named the two Stäubli robots—pack high-quality strudel dough in perfect synchronization within a cycle time of 1.5 sec.

August 31, 2022

Peter Baumüller, Factory Manager for Weinbergmaier GmbH

Bud Talks Multipacks, OEM Payment Terms, and Can/Bottle Mix

Ken VonderHaar, Global Director, Can Division at Anheuser-Busch, works closely with OEM and machine builder partners. Packaging World visited Anheuser-Busch headquarters recently as part of PMMI’s Roadshow Series, hosted by nearby Barry-Wehmiller, and sat

August 30, 2022

Ken VonderHaar, Global Director, Can Division at Anheuser-Busch

Operational Excellence

New Changeparts Approach has Beam Suntory in High Spirits

By centralizing changeparts storage and management, tasking individuals to be responsible for changeparts inventory and maintenance, and rethinking changeover practices to be leaner and more efficient, operators at Beam Suntory are enjoying significantly

August 29, 2022

Cleaned, organized changepart racks in storage, prior to being deployed to their designated packaging line and filling application.

Enhanced Partner Program Supports PACK EXPO International

New Partner Plus brings more networking and educational opportunities as associations clamor to align with the trade show.

August 29, 2022

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AMRs Offer Transport Efficiency in Packaging Operations

Autonomous mobile robots are making inroads into packaging plants, where they are being used to transport materials and load machines; some can even be integrated with cobots.

August 29, 2022

The combination of ROEQ’s TMS-C500 Ext top module and its S-Cart500 Ext cart increases the payload of the MiR250 AMR from 250 to 500 kg.

Chanel and Henkel Among Brands Innovating with Recycled Material Packaging

See a few examples of packaging made with recycled materials by Henkel and others from ThePackHub’s August Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

August 28, 2022

Chanel's makeup compact made with rPET.

Advanced EOATs and Easier Changeover Speed Robot Adoption

Versatile suction-cup and human-like gripping end-of-arm tools, as well as a solution for quick EOAT changeover are among the newest components advancing robotics in packaging.

August 27, 2022

Soft Robotics’ mGripAI software incorporates proprietary 3D vision, AI, and soft-grasping technology to pick, place, and sort delicate, variable, and bulk food products.

Flexible packaging

Four Ways Forward for Sustainable Pet Food Packaging

Pet owners seek sustainable pet food packaging, but packagers find meeting their wishes isn’t easy. Is it best to reuse, compost, mechanically recycle, or maybe in the future, chemically recycle? We’ll look at all the possibilities.

August 26, 2022

Open Farms Pet Foods’ Freeze-Dried Raw Recipes use durable, reusable packaging hosted through TerraCycle’s Loop platform.

Smarter Robots: AI, Machine Learning, and 3D Vision

New robotic technologies under the artificial intelligence umbrella make make it possible to now automate complex packaging tasks.

August 25, 2022

Schubert’s new AI-driven tog.519 cobot has been designed for pick-and-place tasks and for separating lightweight product at 80 cycles/min.

2022 Technology Excellence Awards Finalists

Winners selected at PACK EXPO International via onsite votes.

August 24, 2022

Tech Awards 2022

OEMs Bring the Benefits of Cobots to Palletizing

Higher payloads, an extended reach, ease of programming and operation, and greater security features allow new cobots to be used for palletizing operations.

August 23, 2022

The UR20 palletizing robots features a new joint design that allows for up to 65% faster cycle times as well as the ability to handle loads up to 20 kg.

Protective/transport packaging

Bike Brand is Riding High with an 85% Drop in Plastic Wrap

German bicycle maker Diamant replaces plastic bubble wrap with recyclable kraft paper to protect its bikes' handlebars during transportation, eliminating 16 metric tons of plastic per year.

August 22, 2022

The bags were designed by Mondi and Diamant to provide increased protection for the handlebars of all of the company’s mountain and trekking bikes.

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Amazon and Other Brands Develop Innovative E-Commerce Packaging Solutions

See a few examples of e-commerce packaging solutions from Amazon and others from ThePackHub’s August Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

August 21, 2022

Amazon's paper padding for Spanish e-commerce.

Street Food Inspires Gazebo’s Pack Redesign

U.K. CPG Gazebo Fine Foods has partnered with Slice Design to develop a new package design inspired by the brand’s street food specialty.

August 19, 2022

Gazebo's new Chicken Tikka Samosa pack.

Protective/transport packaging

6 Last Mile Considerations for Rare Disease Therapies

A specialty pharmacist discusses the added communication and support—including manufacturers working with patient groups—that foster adherence among smaller patient populations.

August 18, 2022

“The quality or supply chain team may not be putting their patient cap on as much as they’re putting their product integrity cap on, and they might not think about how a dry ice shipment is going to affect the patient,' says Brandon Salke.

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