Printpack wins gold award from FTA

The Flexographic Technical Association Award recognized Flexography for wide web printing.

Jun 11th, 2019

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The Flexographic Technical Association (FTA) awarded Printpack a Gold Excellence in Flexography Award for wide web printing for the Mars Twix Paquet de 4 Pack Wrapper.

Seven wide web judges evaluated entries on degree of difficulty and the level of execution.The judges noted that this job had “good ink laydown on challenging substrate. Nice and sharp edges.”

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ePac Flexible Packaging’s Boston Plant Receives SQF Certification

ePac Flexible Packaging announced that its Boston-based manufacturing facility received the Safe Quality Food (SQF) Program Certification.

FPA Publishes Annual Report to the Members

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) published its latest Report to the Members that provides an overview of the many initiatives and activities FPA conducts on behalf of its members.

Le BECK’S special edition beer cans and Busch's World Cup smart collectible cups

Ease of Use, Recyclability Push Growth of Flexible Plastic and PET Bottles in Western Europe

In 2018, food packaging accounted for a 55% share of the market in the region, followed by 37% for beverage packaging. Both the food and beverage categories saw the demand for smaller, lighter, and easy to store and handle pack sizes.

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Polykar Adds Third W&H Multi-layer Co-extrusion Line

The new Optimex adds 7 million pounds to existing film production.

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Polymer Packaging Partners with Windmoeller & Hoelscher

Polymer Film & Bag has partnered with Windmoeller & Hoelscher (W&H), a world leader in blown and cast film extrusion technology, to install two three-layer co-extrusion lines.

Pulp-based bag for pasta includes a see-through window.

Recyclable pasta bag

Italian pasta maker Girolomoni has launched its organic Graziella Ra ancient wheat spaghetti, farfalle, and penne rigate in what is described as a fully recyclable paper stand-up bag with a window that allows consumers to clearly see the product inside.

New paper-based tortilla packaging.

Paper-based lidding for tortillas

Paulig, based in Helsinki, Finland, and owner of the Santa Maria brand, actively strives to reduce its environmental impact and has worked for some time now to develop packaging that protects product while minimizing environmental impact.

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Kellogg, Bear Naked’s Stand-Up Pouch Takes Circular Route to Recyclability

Confronted with questions around sustainability, the flexible packaging industry is working to make recyclable pouches a reality in support of a more circular economy, using the How2Recycle label.

German snack manufacturer Wildcorn has introduced a fully recyclable bag for its Wildcorn organic popcorn range.

Recyclable, High-Barrier PP Pouch for German Snack Brand

For its roasted popcorn snacks, Berlin-based Wildcorn uses a multilayer high-barrier PP laminated film that is recyclable in countries having the recycling infrastructure to accept the material.

The Organics line uses a colored background and a Kraft tag.

Color Drives Graphics for Organic BBQ Sauce

New BBQ sauce line in a new, inverted pouch for Uncle Dougie’s requires packaging graphics that differentiate it on shelf while aligning with the company’s legacy bottled products.

A life-cycle analysis of glass jars versus flexible pouches yielded surprising results.

Serendipity Strikes a Third Time with Sustainability

In analyzing the sustainability of the new inverted squeeze pouch for its BBQ sauce, Uncle Dougie’s is surprised to learn of its environmental impact versus glass jars.

Industry award to honor packaging and processing professionals

Industry award to honor packaging and processing professionals

Beginning March 3, PMMI will accept nominations for the Packaging & Processing Hall of Fame. Since 1971, this prestigious award has recognized some of the most distinguished contributors to industry. Learn more »

OpTri-Collapsible Bottle

Diamond Award Finalist: Danone-Nutricia Research’s OpTri-Collapsible Bottle

The OpTri bottle, says Danone-Nutricia Research, is next-generation packaging for Tube Feed nutrition, the liquid nutrition used by patients who are unable to obtain nutrition by mouth.

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Toppan: PP and PE transparent barrier films

Toppan Printing launches GL-X-BP a PP-based transparent barrier film suitable for boiling water sterilization and hot filling, and GL-X-LE a transparent barrier film using a PE substrate.

The clear window in this stand-up pouch was produced by the SEI Laser PackMaster WD.

Laser Cut for Clear Window

At PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2019 the Matik booth featured, among other things, the SEI Laser PackMaster WD.

Wheeled, hinged electrical cabinet is on rails, making for easy maintenance access on the 500 bag/min machine.

V/f/f/s Makes Maintenance a Breeze

Wheeled, hinged electrical cabinet is on rails, making for easy maintenance access, among other features of the fast, snack food-aimed, 500 bag/min dual mandrel system.

A more sustainable approach to film structures for pouches was a Scholle highlight at PACK EXPO Las Vegas.

More sustainable pouch material

Like other suppliers of packaging materials exhibiting at PACK EXPO Las Vegas, Scholle has identified a movement in the spouted pouch market from aluminum foil-based laminations to transparent laminations and, ideally, to a transparent and recyclable option.

The Bear Naked package utilizes zipper style 8113, a recyclable option from the Fresh-Lock&circledR; 8000 Series.

5 Firms Develop Recyclable Pouch

New structure makes Bear Naked granola pouch acceptable to Store Drop-Off programs.

Zipper reclosure is said to be a first in the fresh English muffin category.

Zipper Reclosure for Fresh English Muffins

A PACK EXPO highlight in the Upper South hall of Amcor was a package of English muffins from Dave’s Killer Bread, a firm based in Milwaukie, OR.

Avery Dennison: Standup pouch

Avery Dennison’s Stand Up Pouch construction features print-ready facestocks with 3 mil sealant films. They can be printed and formed into pre-made pouches or pouched directly through form-fill-seal lines.

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Avery Dennison: UV-blocking shrink film

Avery Dennison launches Pentalabel Eklipse opaque shrink film designed to block nearly 100% percent of UV light. It is available in glossy and matte varnishes.

Product using UPM Raflatac Forest Film wood-based PP film

UPM Raflatac: Wood-based PP film for labels

UPM Raflatac launches the UPM Raflatac Forest Film wood-based PP film for labels. It has been developed in collaboration with UPM Biofuels using UPM BioVerno naphtha, a 100% wood-based solution originating from sustainably managed forests.

The robot picks two rows of six 4-lb bags from a conveyor and transfers them to the display.

Robots enable value-added packaging for sugar

Michigan Sugar Company adds robotic palletizing for bundled trays and display pallets that offer flexibility and high-efficiency picking.

Factory Manager Nguyen Duc Vinh (middle) shows Andreas Rothbauer (right) the OPTIMA DS1 in production.

Automatic bagger for baby diapers cuts labor in half

Vietnamese nonwovens company replaces semi-automatic bagger with fully automatic one to increase line capacity while cutting labor in half.

Justin’s new snack pack contains 40% PCR PE in the sealant layer, making it 25% of the package overall.

Justin’s new snack pouch contains 25% PCR plastic

Flexible package for new nut butter-covered nuts from Justin’s is one of the first commercial pouches to use such a high proportion of PCR plastic.

Unique and varied package designs made possible by digital printing.

Digital Printing with a Tour de France Theme

Boulder, CO-based Skratch Labs, the maker of clean and simple sports nutrition products for endurance athletes, is breaking away from its traditional packaging with a special edition packaging design to show support for the EF Pro Cycling team competing in the Tour de France.

Among the 20 different package formats run on the new robotic cartoner is a shelf-ready retail display.

Cartoning cookies at 330/min

Italian cookie company stays competitive through investment, with its latest purchase a robotic monoblock case former/loader/sealer coupled with an automatic wraparound case packer.

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Pouch graphics put an end to ‘sad snacking’

New popped lotus seed snack gets packaging graphics that epitomize the fun of healthy snacking, with bold illustrations, bright colors, and brand mark typography that has a ‘cheeky bounce.’

Alpura becomes the first in Mexico to commercialize the Ecolean pouch.

First use of Ecolean in Mexico

Mexico City-based Alpura, a leading dairy producer in Mexico, is the first in that country to commercialize an innovative stand-up pouch that has become quite popular around the world.

In June Thinsters released a limited-edition package with the Grateful Dead to bring music and cookie lovers together.

Thinsters are truckin’ this summer with the Grateful Dead

A limited edition bag featuring the iconic Dancing Bear and a history of the Grateful Dead brings music and cookie lovers together.

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Nobelus: Overlaminate film

Nobelus lanuches Karess® SmudgeProof overlaminate film. The clear overlaminate film’s protective finish prevents scuff marks, smudges, and fingerprints on labels, cartons, and book covers.

Lake Champlain Chocolates installed a combination checkweigher/metal detector on their new chocolate bar line last year.

Chocolate bar maker puts a premium on quality

New combination checkweigher/metal detector helps Lake Champlain Chocolates uphold its high quality standards, ensure food safety, and reliably meet net weight.