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OFF THE SHELF: Flexible packaging flexes its muscles

Packaging World Editor Pat Reynolds shows two examples--a full-body shrink label and a high-barrier clear pouch--of what flexible packaging can accomplish.

Mar 5, 2010

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Packaging World Annual Outlook Report 2026

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Machinery Basics

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A Look into the World of Cartoning Equipment

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A Look at Feeding and Inserting Equipment on the Packaging Line

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How Products are Loaded and Sealed into Pre-Made Bags and Pouches

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Learn About 4 Different Types of Wrapping Machines for Your Product

Pilot from Walmart, Hanesbrands, Teaches Cartons to Talk via RFID, 2D

A GS1 US initiative nicknamed Operation Brilliance gave 30,000 apparel cartons a web address of their own. The eight-week pilot gave Walmart and Hanesbrands (now Gildan) their first true end-to-end view of what actually moves through the supply chain.

From l. to r., Moderator Brent Lindberg, head of curiosity, Fuseneo; Kerri Clark, VP of packaging R&D, Mars Inc.; Joey Giacomini, packaging design engineer lead, Google; and Eric Bell, principal packaging scientist, Nestlé

Google, Mars & Nestle Make Paper Packaging Work

(l. to r.) Mark Longacre, senior strategist, market development, Formova, and Jordan Guhl, VP of sales, Formova

Before You Buy Robots: Critical Steps for Mobile Automation

A line operator monitors product at a Coca-Cola Consolidated facility. MUST's real-time data has helped operators and maintenance teams identify equipment issues faster and with less wasted film.

Coca-Cola Bottler Cuts Stretch Film Costs 20% with IoT Monitoring

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End of the Line Video Series: More Humanoid Robots, One-Handed Rx Bottles, and an NAW Trial Re: EPR

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AFA Systems introduces an advanced Beverage and Can Cartoner for high-speed packaging applications.

Advanced Beverage and Can Cartoner

AFA Systems' servo-controlled beverage cartoner provides precise can handling, integrated product recirculation, and the flexibility to package multiple can sizes, variety packs, paperboard cartons, and corrugated trays on a single platform.

METTLER TOLEDO Introduces X56 DXD+ Dual Energy Photon-Counting X-ray System with AI Capabilities

Premade Pouch Filling and Sealing System

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