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Fastems

January 20, 2023

Operational Excellence

Report: Six Consumer Packaging Trends for 2023

The economy, women's rights, and the emergence of Gen Z should influence packaging decisions in 2023.

January 19, 2023

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PureCycle to Build PP Recycling Facility In Europe

PureCycle Technologies

PureCycle Technologies and the Port of Antwerp-Bruges announces that PureCycle plans to build its PP recycling facility in the port's NextGen District located in Belgium.

January 18, 2023

Ecorrcrate

Make Crating Your Easiest Task - Revolutionary and patented Ecorrcrate® is a standalone, all-corrugated shipping crate solution. Presented in a convenient, easy-to-use format, Ecorrcrate is designed to better protect your product at a lower cost.

2620 N Hendrickson Dr

Kalama, WA 98625

Flexible packaging

2023 Ameristar Competition Opens

Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP)

Hosted and judged by a jury of packaging professionals and industry experts, our annual AmeriStar Awards competition aims to identify the best in professional and student packaging design solutions.

January 18, 2023

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Operational Excellence

Winter Fancy Food Showcase Highlights

See a few of the product and packaging highlights from the Showcase selects!

January 18, 2023

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Weighing/combination scales

Tampa Bay Packaging to Host Equipment Manufacturers Open House

Tampa Bay Packaging Equipment Open House

With over a dozen companies participating, the open house gives full access to the facilities and staff behind packaging automation. The event will be held Feb. 27-Mar. 3.

January 18, 2023

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KUKA Robotics Corporation

With six axes, a 3-kg payload, 600-mm maximum reach, and 18.8-kg overall weight, Kuka’s LBR iisy is ideal for overcoming the challenges posed by confined workspaces. It is also available in 11-kg and 15-kg payload versions.

January 18, 2023

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unPACKed podcast: PACK EXPO Trends Driving Healthcare

Hear Lilián Robayo from Mundo PMMI and Keren Sookne from Healthcare Packaging discuss the important trends and technologies they uncovered at PACK EXPO International.

January 17, 2023

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Sustainable Packaging

Thrive Market's Refill-at-Home Cleaner Uses Pouched Concentrates

E-retailer Thrive Market's new Rosey line of household cleaners includes three products offered as a liquid concentrate in a pouch, accompanied by a counter-worthy, reusable glass bottle.

January 17, 2023

Thrive Market’s new Rosey line of household cleaning products includes three refill/reuse option, pairing concentrate in a flexible pouch with counter-worthy, reusable glass bottles.

Botani

Schweitzer-Mauduit International (SWM) has been a paper milling technology pioneer for over 400 years. Now, through Botani, we're using our centuries of paper manufacturing experience to help businesses navigate the industry's innovation challenges.

Alpharetta, GA

Sustainable Packaging

Sustainable Material Innovations By Britvic, Sainsbury's, and Trivium Packaging

See a few examples of packaging material adjustments for sustainability by Britvic, Sainsbury's, and Trivium Packaging from ThePackHub’s November Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

January 16, 2023

Britvic trial to remove plastic shrouds on drink pallets.

Sustainable Packaging

SC Johnson, Reckitt Benckiser Get in the Reusable Packaging Game

Major CPG brands launch reusable packaging systems for their household cleaning products that consumers can refill at home using clever concentrate systems.

January 13, 2023

SC Johnson’s Dissolve system includes dissolvable pod concentrates and a reusable PET spray bottle.

Controls & Machine Components

Thimmonier

January 13, 2023

FASTEN Packaging

FASTEN Packaging, an IBG (Innovative Beauty Group) company

January 13, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Heinz Makes Good Use of Tesco-Collected, Advanced Recycled PCR

Heinz product packaging uses advanced recycled PCR from flexible films that had been dropped off by consumers at Tesco’s in-store collection points, representing true circularity and continued adoption of new recycling technology—pyrolysis in this case.

January 13, 2023

Berry Snap Pots as seen late last year at PACK EXPO. The material used for the pots is originally sourced from Tesco-collected flexible films that have been chemically (advanced) recycled.

Sustainable Ink for Plastic Substrates

Videojet Technologies Inc.

Videojet launches its patent-pending V4264 and V464 continuous inkjet (CIJ) inks ideal for printing codes and other information on plastics as well as metal and glass substrates. They are designed for use in Videojet CIJ printers.

January 13, 2023

Videoejet Cij Code On Flexible Pkg

GS1 US: Why the Barcode Isn't Going Anywhere

"We’re thrilled to have deep collaboration with members like Amazon, which currently sits on our Board of Governors, to drive supply chain and ecommerce innovation while also meeting the growing needs of today’s connected consumer."

January 13, 2023

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