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Digital Transformation
Taking the First Steps Towards Artificial Intelligence
IT expert Andy Lomasky offers advice on how to start and scale AI in the plant.
November 1, 2023
IT expert Andy Lomasky chats with CPG Next editor Stephanie Neil about how CPGs can get started with AI in the plant.
Operational Excellence
Machine Producers Find Strategies to Fight Inflation
Packaging machinery suppliers have employed a few notable strategies to minimize risk and cut costs in recent years.
November 1, 2023
Machine suppliers strategies to fight inflation include reducing quote response windows and negotiating flexible price agreements.
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Continuous Friction-Feeder Printing System
PouchMark
The FLOW 2000 TTO-mounted friction-feeder/conveyor system from PouchMark prints flat pouches, sleeves and boxes at up to 180 packs/min.
November 1, 2023
Continuous Friction Feeder Printing System
Capping
Cap & Closure Star in The Glenlivet's Twist, Mix, and Pour RTD Cocktail
Pernod Ricard Chivas Brothers’ whisky brand The Glenlivet unveils a pair of instant mix, ready-to-serve cocktails that consumers prepare simply by opening the bottle. A twist of the aluminum shell cap releases pressurized cocktail mix ingredients.
October 31, 2023
As the cap moves up while being opened, it’s pushing one portion of the closure up while the other portion stays in place due to the friction on the inner bore of the glass. This opens the nitrogen-pressurized cartridge tank containing the ingredient mix.
Recycling
Cup Noodles Moves to Microwavable Paper Cup
Ramen noodle mainstay Cup Noodles has made the switch from a polystyrene to a paper cup that allows consumers to quickly microwave the product and aligns with the company’s sustainability goals.
October 31, 2023
The new paper cup for Nissin Foods' Cup Noodles will be made with 40% recycled fiber, will no longer require a plastic wrap, and will feature a sleeve made with 100% recycled paper.
Containers
Child-Resistant Tubes
Hoffmann Neopac AG
Neopac’s small-diameter 10mm CR-tubes are available in diameters from 10 mm and capacities of 0.5-2ml.
October 31, 2023
Child Resistant Tube
PMMI News
Rutgers University Awarded 2023 Mark C. Garvey Scholarship
PMMI
Packaging engineering student to receive $5,000.
October 31, 2023
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Sustainable Packaging
Portland Trail Blazers Offer Fans Compostable Packaging
Portland’s NBA team supports the use of compostable foodservice packaging throughout its arena that is collected on-site and used by a local composting firm to create nutrient-rich soil.
October 31, 2023
Eco-Products compostable plates, bowls, trays, utensils, cups, and straws are being used throughout the Moda Center stadium during Portland Trail Blazers’ games.
Sustainable Packaging
World Not Poised to Meet MacArthur Foundation Global Commitment 2025 Goal
Global efforts show progress on plastic pollution is possible – but the world remains off track to meet the necessary mark.
October 31, 2023
Global Commitment 2023 Report[85]
Conveying & accumulation
TNA Opens Confectionery Manufacturing Facility in Sydney, Australia
TNA Solutions
Alongside the its existing Sydney site, the new facility in Wetherill Park, NSW, will help TNA meet the demands of the global confectionery and nutraceuticals sectors.
October 31, 2023
Tna Confectionery Processing Wetherill Park Sydn
Home
Which of the following topics would you be interested in learning more about in a new, interactive multi-vendor online format?
October 30, 2023
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Cartons and boxes
Packaging Innovation Conjures a Gin Bottle Inside an Ice Block
Expertly executed printing techniques on a crisp white bleached paperboard bring to life a unique graphic design of a bottle frozen inside an ice block for Finland-sourced 1000 Lakes gin.
October 30, 2023
The visual ice-block effect on the retail carton for 1000 Lakes gin was achieved with several different levels of printing done with UV printing on silver PET laminated paperboard.
Sustainability
Amcor, SK Geo Centric Partner to Supply Recycled Content
Amcor Flexibles North America
The partnership will strengthen Amcor’s ability to provide access to recycled content for food and healthcare customers in Asia Pacific and worldwide.
October 30, 2023
Amcor, Sk Partnership
Secondary Packaging
Stretch Wrapping Machine
Sidel Group
Sidel’s EvoFilm Stretch machine is designed to offer the beverage, food, home, and personal care markets a sustainable solution for secondary packaging.
October 30, 2023
Stretch Wrapping Machine
Flexibles
Fiber-Based Flexible Packaging
Graphic Packaging International
Fibrecote R from Graphic Packaging International is a fiber-based flexible packaging material designed for recyclability.
October 30, 2023
Fiber Based Flexible Packaging
Sustainable Packaging
Procter & Gamble, Unilever, and JDE Peet's Introduce Paper-Based Packaging Innovations
ThePackHub
See a few examples of paper-based packaging innovations by Procter & Gamble, Unilever, and JDE Peet's from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.
October 29, 2023
Procter & Gamble's Lenor fabric softener and scent booster is now available in recyclable cardboard packaging in Germany.
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unPACKed podcast: Empowering Women in Packaging and Processing
Listen as Manjit Minhas of Minhas Breweries, Distilleries and Winery discusses building a thriving business empire and navigating work-life integration.
October 27, 2023
Un Pac Ked Podcast Social Ep 136
Operational Excellence
CPGs Outsource Logistics for Flexibility and Scalability
About half of CPG direct-to-consumer shipping is being outsourced, and companies are finding a host of benefits from these services.
October 27, 2023
Companies of varying size are finding incentives to outsource logistics based on their unique challenges.
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