Flexibles

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.

November 7, 2019

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Flexibles

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.

November 1, 2019

Flexibles

Recyclable, High-Barrier PP Pouch for German Snack Brand

Innovia Films

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.

October 31, 2019

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

NiMCO Corp.: Vf/f/s machine for gable-top cartons

NiMCO’s Model 3140 Dry Fill is a single lane vf/f/s machine for gable-top cartons.

October 21, 2019

Flexibles

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.

October 21, 2019

Flexibles

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.

October 21, 2019

Flexibles

Inverted Pouch for BBQ Sauce a First for the Category

Responding to a survey on consumers’ pain points around BBQ sauce, Uncle Dougie’s introduces a new line of Organics in the STANDCAP pouch, eliminating messy closures and product waste.

October 15, 2019

Flexibles

Polymer Packaging Partners with Windmoeller & Hoelscher

Polymer Packaging

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.

October 8, 2019

Flexibles

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.

October 8, 2019

Flexibles

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

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

October 8, 2019

Cartoning

Paxiom Group Debuts Host of Primary, Secondary Packaging Equipment

With a stable of brands occupying a common patch at PACK EXPO Las Vegas, the Paxiom Group demonstrated its ability to cover the spectrum in the front of the packaging line.

October 1, 2019

Flexibles

Laser Cut for Clear Window

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

September 26, 2019

Palletizing/depalletizing

Integrated ‘Bag-in-a-Box’ Line for Omnichannel Packaging

Large-format bagger, case/tray packer, and robotic palletizer are integrated to deliver retail and e-com packaging in one line.

September 25, 2019