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The Case for Chemical Recycling of Polyolefins

Plastic plays a vital role in protecting food products but chemical recycling is crucial for a long-term sustainable solution.

May 8, 2024

Top AI Applications in Packaging and Processing

Packaging and processing professionals are looking to leverage more AI in their operations, with the technology showing promise in areas from quality control to inventory management.

May 8, 2024

Executives at the 2024 Top to Top summit said they want to apply AI technology to areas like process optimization, predictive maintenance, and quality control.

Collaborative Robot for Palletizing

Designed for seamless human-machine collaboration, EndFlex's Z.ZAG Cobot provides a user-friendly and space-saving solution for improved productivity and worker safety.

May 8, 2024

Containers & Closures

Sustainable Preform Injection Molding System

Husky Technologies

Husky Technologies' HyPET®6e optimizes rPET processing, minimizes energy use, and simplifies operation for lower costs and a greener footprint.

May 8, 2024

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Contract Packaging

Premier Packaging Inc. Acquired by Tide Rock

Premier Packaging

Unleveraged buyout firm invests in Memphis contract packager, adding custom solutions and scalability to consumer goods supply chain expertise.

May 7, 2024

Tide Rock

May 7, 2024

Shurtape Technologies, LLC, Announces New Senior Vice President of Market

Shurtape Technologies

Mark Hodgins—who brings unique experience and expertise to lead Shurtape Technologies’ global marketing efforts—arrives as Bill Kahl retires after 40 years with the company.

May 7, 2024

Sustainable Packaging

Eco-Friendly Adhesives

Henkel Adhesive Technologies

Henkel, Kraton, and Dow join forces to reduce emissions in adhesive products with TECHNOMELT® SUPRA 100 LE and 106M LE formulas designed with bio-based alternatives.

May 7, 2024

Henkel, Kraton, and Dow have achieved a reduction in product carbon footprint for two of Henkel’s North American flagship Technomelt products for end-of-line packaging.

Bulk handling/filling equipment

Pharmaceutical-Grade Filter Receiver

Flexicon Corporation

Designed for sensitive powders, Flexicon's PNEUMATI-CON® simplifies filter changes and allows for higher capacity.

May 7, 2024

PNEUMATI-CON® Pharmaceutical Grade Filter Receiver for vacuum and positive-pressure systems offers total dust containment and tool-free interior access.

TIPA Appoints John Wilson as Commercial Director for North America

TIPA Compostable Packaging

The packaging and sustainability industry veteran joins TIPA Compostable Packaging to drive U.S. adoption of compostable packaging to curb plastic waste.

May 7, 2024

Controls & Machine Components

Beckhoff USA Opens Upgraded Chicago Office

Minutes from O’Hare International Airport, the new facility will provide greater opportunities for training and support for Beckhoff customers in the Windy City and across the region.

May 7, 2024

The new Beckhoff office in Rosemont, Illinois, offers 4,800 square feet for customer meetings, seminars, training courses and more in a convenient location.

Siegwerk and Borouge Collaborate to Develop Fully Recyclable Mono-Material Solutions

New partnership aims to drive the replacement of multi-material packaging with advanced mono-material structures to to advance circular economy and lower carbon footprint.

May 7, 2024

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Digital Transformation

Körber Supply Chain Achieves Zebra Technologies Validation for STEPLogic

Körber Supply Chain

Körber’s STEPLogic application was tested by Zebra’s Global Enablement Center to provide mobile applications the enablement and tracking of ZS300 electronic sensors.

May 7, 2024

NPE 2024: First Day’s Focus on Automation, Education, and Plastics Circularity

Returning after a six-year hiatus caused by COVID, NPE: The Plastics Show highlights the changes that have taken place in the intervening years.

May 6, 2024

Michael Cicco, President & CEO at FANUC America Corp., presented the first-ever keynote address for NPE: The Plastics Show.

Siegwerk

May 6, 2024

Körber Supply Chain

May 6, 2024

Live at Waste Expo: Brands to Benefit from MRFs’ AI Robotic Sorters?

MRFs love their AI-based robotic sortation systems from the likes of AMP, Greyparrot, or Glacier. They're more accurate, safer, and always show up for work. But CPGs also may benefit from package design and recovery data they're are generating.

May 6, 2024

Brands and CPGs have their own sustainability goals to hit, and data telling them how practically recoverable their existing and future packaging design actually are, in the real world would be worth in gold. AI-based pick-and-place robotic sortation cells at MRFs can deliver that data.

Sustainable Packaging

Toyota, Marks & Spencer, and Água do Vimeiro Release Paper Packaging Innovations

See a few examples of paper packaging innovations from Toyota, Marks & Spencer, and Água do Vimeiro from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

May 6, 2024

Toyota's new corrugated packaging requires no PP bands for assembly or securing.