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Exact Packaging, Inc.

Apr 30th, 2004

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(above) moved into its new manufacturing plant and worldwide headquarters located in Southern York County, PA, which includes a R&D lab for new products and line extensions and showroom to demonstrate new equipment with actual applications.

Sidel, Shanghai, China, built a new 64긨 sq’ technical center that will include a feasibility center, mold repair shop, and training center.

Resin Technology Inc. created a new group within its organization that advises processors how to effectively use and reduce the cost of color concentrate.

Graphic Solutions, Inc. changed its name to Graphic Solutions, International.

Pester USA Pac Automation is the exclusive representative for the sales, installation, and service of automatic carton packaging machines from the French company Paker.

Agr*TopWave LLC announced a joint agreement with Sig Corpoplast on the use and marketing of Agr*TopWave’s PETWallplus™ and Vision Preform Inspector products in combination with the Sig Blomax blowmolding machines.

Schneider Electric and Elau AG have formed a strategic partnership whereby Schneider acquired a 46.5% stake in Elau AG Germany.

SWF Companies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dover Corp. acquired GSMA Systems, Inc.

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Schneider Electric

Dover Corp.

Exact Packaging, Inc.

Sig Corpoplast

SWF Companies

Graphic Solutions Inc.

Sidel Group

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Evo-ON® Performance app | Sidel

Pregis South Carolina Plant

Pregis Invests in New Film Extrusion Facility

Pregis is investing $80 million in a new, state-of-the-art blown film extrusion facility in Anderson, SC.

With the SeaWell system, trays are thermoformed with cavities into which a GRAS technology blend is dropped and secured with a heat-sealed piece of nonwoven fabric.

Active Packaging Technology Improves Seafood Safety, Shelf Life

SeaWell Protective Active Packaging from Aptar Food + Beverage – Food Protection integrates technology that keeps excess liquid from accumulating around the seafood, reducing bacterial growth, preserving quality, and improving consumer perception.

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Nestlé Pushing Sustainability

Two bottles from Nestlé caught my eye this month.

The stainless steel belt of the LasX digital laser system (A) delivers cut parts to the Dorner vacuum conveyor belt (B), which in turn deposits them on the Dorner discharge conveyor belt (C).

Digital Printing Upgrade and a Second Digital Laser Cutter

This Wisconsin producer of both in-mold and pressure-sensitive labels upped its game in 2020 with systems that have enabled the firm to get into the flexible films market.

WestRock CEO David Sewell to Keynote at SuperCorrExpo 2021

TAPPI and AICC, co-producers of SuperCorrExpo (SCE) 2021, announced that David Sewell, Chief Executive Officer of WestRock Co. will be a keynote speaker.

Syntegon's checklist for confectionery packaging

Syntegon's checklist for confectionery packaging

Wondering how to select the optimal solution for your specific product and packaging needs? We packed all the important questions for you to consider into a handy Confectionery Packaging Checklist.

This gusseted wraparound carton format is favored by some retailers over traditional plastic can handle formats.

Goslings Adopts Paperboard Wraparound Carton for Improved Appearance, Sustainability Profile, and Retail Function

This gusseted multipack format is less expensive than fully enclosed packs, while providing brand-endorsed billboard space, retailer-approved can retention, and consumer-favored sustainability bona fides. Co-packer Polar Beverages automated the process.

Each consortium company has successfully manufactured sample bottles, based on Carbios’ enzymatic PET recycling technology, for some of their leading products.

Global Brands Pilot Bottles Made Using ‘Transformational’ Recycling Technology

L’Oréal, Nestlé Waters, PepsiCo, and Suntory Beverage & Food Europe pilot the world’s first food-grade PET plastic bottles produced entirely from enzymatically recycled plastic.

Recyclable Ovenable, Microwaveable Tray

Graphic Packaging launches the dual-ovenable PaperSeal Cook tray designed for oven- and microwave-ready chilled and frozen food applications.

Colgate-Palmolive is inviting European consumers to make toothbrushing part of their beauty ritual, with its new Elixir line of three toothpaste formulas in a striking PET package.

Colgate Toothpaste in PET Ushers in a ‘Frictionless Future’

The use of a recyclable, clear PET toothpaste bottle is enabled through the use of slippery coating on the inside of the container that allows the viscous product to be dispensed easily and completely.

Both the shampoo and the conditioner in this P&G line have tactile notching to help the visually impaired.

P&G Designs Packaging for the Visually Impaired

Tactile notching on PET bottles of Procter & Gamble’s bio:renew shampoos and conditioners goes a long way toward helping consumers with impaired vision differentiate one product from another.

Love Beauty and Planet launched 16-oz reusable aluminum bottles and 32.3-oz 100% rPET refill bottles for two formulas of its shampoo and conditioner at Target in April 2021.

Love Beauty and Planet Debuts Reusable Aluminum Bottle

Unilever hair and skincare brand Love Beauty and Planet is the first major beauty brand to launch a reusable aluminum bottle for shampoo and conditioner for mass market.

Bpi Certified Compostable Lidding

Compostable Coffee Pod Lidding Film

C-P Flexible Packaging launches BPI-certified compostable coffee pod lidding film designed for the latest single-serve coffee makers.

Flip-top Carton

ACMA launches Ecoshell a recycleable paper-based carton designed for the confectionery industry but is applicable to any compatible product.

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Recyclable PE Mono-material Pump

Aptar Beauty + Home launches Future a recyclable PE mono-material pump designed for the beauty and personal care industry.

Ink for CIJ Printers

Diagraph offers the 1088 Yellow Bottling Pigmented Ink for the Linx 89xx Series printers designed for use in harsh manufacturing environments.

C.O.I.M. S.p.A. Acquires Neoflex SL

C.O.I.M. S.p.A., an Italian multinational company, acquired a controlling interest in Spain-based Neoflex SL.

Budweiser’s three new limited-edition cans celebrate American freedom, featuring a red, white, and blue design emblazoned with stars and stripes.

Budweiser Busts out Patriotic Cans for ‘Historic Summer’

Beer giant kicks off the summer season with three limited-edition can designs that celebrate American freedom, with a portion of sales being donated to non-profit Folds of Honor.

Beginning in June, Beiersdorf’s Nivea Naturally Good face care product range will be on the shelves in about 30 countries around the world in packaging made from this renewable polypropylene.

New Nivea Jars are Made from Bio-based Forestry Byproduct

Beiersdorf debuts polypropylene jars for its Nivea face cream that are made from tall oil—a byproduct of the forestry industry—to create petroleum-free, certified renewable plastic packaging.

The Ultra Digital Enhancement press installed at Germany S.A.C.I.A.G. in Paraguay.

Digital Enhancement of Folding Cartons

Scodix, the world’s leading provider of digital enhancement solutions for the graphic arts industry, recently announced that Germany S.A.C.I.A.G has installed a Scodix Ultra Digital Enhancement Press.

More in Materials & containers

Custom actuator on aerosol container appeals to today's consumer.

Hot Shot Insect Killer Gets Custom Actuator

A custom actuator designed specifically for Spectrum Brands’ Home & Garden business unit is a key feature on the firm’s Hot Shot® Ant, Roach & Spider Killer line.

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Squeeze Tube Product Dispenser

SOPO Dispenser Corp. offers a stick-on, peel-off squeeze tube personal care product dispenser designed to stick on the wall or be used as a traditional countertop bottle.

Pressure sensitive labels for a craft brewer are a good example of what Aptech produces on its Mouvent LB701 digital press.

Clustered Print Heads for Digital Printing

In 2017 a Bobst division called Mouvent unveiled a new digital label press that is differentiated primarily by its use of print head clusters.

The Peach Body Care refill system comes in plastic-free, refillable body lotion and body balm stick formats that utilize clean and vegan formulas with 100% natural fragrances.

Plastic-Free Deodorant & Body Care Refill System Launched

A reusable aluminum case from Grove Collaborative is refilled with deodorant and body care balm sticks, also packaged in aluminum.

Join us to watch this panel discussion on Sustainable Packaging, recorded live from last week’s digital Chicagoland Food & Beverage Network Leaders in Sustainability Conference.

Plant-based Food Companies Weigh In on Sustainable Packaging, New Materials, and Carbon Footprint

With sustainability a top concern for their consumers, these plant-based food leaders take packaging innovation seriously. Mike Loquercio, a VP at Greenleaf Foods, and Kailey Donewald, founder of Sacred Serve gelato, join PW's Matt Reynolds to discuss.

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Innovation/Supply in the Post-Pandemic Era (are we there yet?)

Can the supply of/demand for recycled goods and bio-based materials replace geo-based packaging materials (metal, glass, plastics) without creating bio-based supply choke points?

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Michelman Partners with HP Indigo to Help Press Owners Expand into High-Performance Label Markets

Label printers can better serve high-performance label markets with digital print technology designed to enhance the mechanical, water, chemical, and thermal durability of digitally printed labels on HP Indigo label presses.

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Corrosion Inhibitor Film

Natur-VCI a biodegradable and compostable vapor corrosion inhibitor film from Northern Technologies International’s business unit Zerust, is designed to protect ferrous and non-ferrous metals during shipment and short-term storage.

Wide-Mouth To-Go Glass Bottle

O-I Glass offers the Drinktainer, a glass bottle designed for to-go services with a wide mouth that combines the convenience of a glass bottle with the sensory consumption experience of a drinking glass.

Videojet V4230 Ink On Hdpe

Continuous Inkjet Ink

Videojet Technologies launches the MEK-based continuous inkjet (CIJ) V4230 black ink designed for excellent abrasion resistance on rigid HDPE containers such as cleaner spray bottles, detergent bottles, and shampoo/conditioner bottles.

Injection-molded PP and a unique package closure are keys behind the success of this new product from CleverFoodies.

CleverFoodies Leverages Injection-Molded Package

Recyclable Paper Tube

Smurfit Kappa Composites offers the Smurfit Kappa Eco-Tube that is100% recyclable through readily available consumer recycling schemes.