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

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

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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Q&A: Recycling Partnership VP Calls CPGs’ Attention to Polypropylene Recycling

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A Curated Collection of Case Studies: Cartoning: Page 2

Maui Brewing Ditches Plastic Rings for Paperboard Cartons

Format Mix Shift Precipitates Speedier Canning Automation

Coffee Brands Perk Up Packaging

Rebrand for Little Spoon Baby Food Reflects Fresh Approach

Colgate-Palmolive and Walmart Shake Up the Dish Soap Category

Charlotte’s Web CBD Seeks Likeminded Sustainability Packaging Partner

Custom Cartoner Helps Employ the Blind

Building Markets in Milk

Frozen burger giant installs robotic top-load carton equipment

Bayer’s ‘Shamrock’ package cures design headaches

Running 'like clockwork' at Bob's Red Mill

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What Are You Waiting For?

Q&A: Recycling Partnership VP Calls CPGs’ Attention to Polypropylene Recycling

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