A Curated Collection of Case Studies: Cartoning: Page 2

Are you in the market for cartoning equipment and looking for the latest technology and innovations to streamline your packaging operations? Check out our list of case studies featuring cartoners and the unique solutions that these pieces of equipment bring to the companies mentioned here. Learn how the equipment works, what it’s capable of, and which machine is right for your line.
Sustainability
Maui Brewing Ditches Plastic Rings for Paperboard Cartons
Maui Brewing switches from plastic ring carriers to paperboard cartons for its multipacks, but CEO Garrett Marrero warns that the sustainability of different packaging materials is complex.
March 15, 2023
The new cartons, for four-, six-, 12-, and 24-ct multipacks of single and mixed SKUs, were designed in-house by Maui Brewing’s marketing team.
Secondary Packaging
Format Mix Shift Precipitates Speedier Canning Automation
Retail-friendly cans were already hot in craft brew when pandemic-related venue closures accelerated the trend. Dust Bowl Brewing Co.’s increased, sustained reliance on this container format convinced management to double down on canning automation.
February 27, 2023
Dust Bowl Brewing Co.'s name and tagline, Great Beer Born of Hard Times, is a nod to the Dust Bowl drought and ensuing migration to California.
Flexible packaging
Coffee Brands Perk Up Packaging
Three brands—Oakland Coffee Works, Dilworth Coffee, and Compound Foods—embrace storytelling in their package design to differentiate their products in the competitive coffee market.
July 28, 2022
Oakland Coffee worked with independent artists, including concert photographers, graphic designers, and studio artists, with each packaging design showcasing a different designer or artist collaboration.
Flexible packaging
Rebrand for Little Spoon Baby Food Reflects Fresh Approach
A packaging redesign for Little Spoon's organic baby food portfolio results in a more cohesive, impactful look across the brand's range of products.
April 27, 2022
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Flexible packaging
Colgate-Palmolive and Walmart Shake Up the Dish Soap Category
New Palmolive Shake & Clean Dish Soap features a reusable bottle and a concentrated gel packaged in a flexible pouch for 75% less plastic waste.
April 11, 2022
In March, Colgate-Palmolive launched its new Palmolive Shake & Clean Dish Soap product, which features a packaging system made up of a reusable bottle paired with a flexible pouch refill.
Sustainable Packaging
Charlotte’s Web CBD Seeks Likeminded Sustainability Packaging Partner
To support its motto of ‘Do well by doing good,’ CBD pioneer Charlotte’s Web selects similarly positioned Diamond Packaging to supply FSC-certified, recycled-content and recyclable cartons for a range of its products.
January 31, 2022
Cartons for Charlotte’s Web’s products are offset-printed with PMS and dense black inks, in-line with a UV matte coating, a UV spot gloss coating, and Diamond’s DiamondTouch™ soft-touch coating.
Cartoning
Custom Cartoner Helps Employ the Blind
As a non-profit with a mission to create jobs, automation can be a tricky proposition. But with a custom machine optimized to be easily used by legally blind operators, Horizon Industries struck a positive balance between labor and automation.
September 21, 2020
Horizon’s Tillson says the versatile Criterion CL-240 cartoner was enhanced with safety features, which allow its blind employees to successfully operate the machinery.
Secondary Packaging
Building Markets in Milk
This co-manufacturer is betting on a new American appetite for shelf-stable milk. Though much of the U.S. isn’t ready for shelf-stability in its everyday milk, Gossner is a first mover on specialty, value-added milk products that lay a foundation for turning the larger adoption tide.
February 5, 2018
Gossner customers Kahlua Coffee Creamers, licensed by Diversified Foods, and High Brew Coffee Drinks, have been early adopters of the Tetra Evero Aseptic package design for their shelf stable beverages with dairy content.
Secondary Packaging
Frozen burger giant installs robotic top-load carton equipment
Electronic vision-guided pick-and-place system significantly improves overall carton packing efficiencies.
November 1, 2017
Flow-wrapped two-count pillow packs of burgers are vacuum-picked and placed into top-load chipboard cartons.
Cartoning
Bayer’s ‘Shamrock’ package cures design headaches
Cloverleaf-shaped strip-pack, customized machinery provide peel-open consumer convenience and market differentiation for fast-acting Bayer aspirin.
May 16, 2017
Shown here is Bayer’s Shamrock aspirin pack next to its outer folding carton.
Cartoning
Running 'like clockwork' at Bob's Red Mill
With steady growth comes the challenge of routinely adding new packaging lines. It’s a challenge that employee-owned Bob’s Red Mill has been able to meet head on.
December 6, 2013
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Recycling
New Research, to be Revealed at PRS, Examines Recyclability, Purchase Intent
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