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

Report: Innovative new e-commerce at PACK EXPO

Covering 1.2 million net sq ft of exhibit space and drawing 2,500 exhibitors, PACK EXPO International brought 50,000 attendees to the biggest packaging event of the year. Here is our report on e-commerce.

January 21, 2019

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‘Ugly sweater’ chip bags bring in $1.5 million in sales

Pasta chip maker joins with Tipsy Elves holiday sweater company to coordinate graphics for their packaging with a complementary custom ‘ugly’ holiday sweater—with very profitable results.

December 24, 2018

Flexible packaging

Convenience, portability support liquid pouch packaging gains

New report forecasts 7.5% CAGR through 2024 for spouted and non-spouted liquid pouches.

December 18, 2018

Cartoning

Automation speeds snack-bar maker’s output

YouBar delivers customized protein bar solutions with a new automated packaging line that doubles production from 150 bars/min to 300/min versus their previous semi-automated system.

December 8, 2018

Flexibles

Now Plastics: Recycled PET films

Now Plastics offers post-consumer recycled (PCR) PET films made from 60 to 90% PCR PET resin. They are designed with a high content of recycled PET materials that have been sanitized and reconfigured into film grade resin, making them environmentally sensitive and 100% compliant with sustainability requirements.

November 14, 2018

Flexibles

Turkey Tracker tells consumers the story of their bird

Jennie-O Turkey Store now includes a code on each fresh or frozen turkey that consumers can enter on the company’s website to learn where their turkey comes from and the story behind it.

November 11, 2018

Flexibles

FlexPack Recovery Challenge open for submissions

The competition invites innovators, entrepreneurs, and startups to submit new ideas for reprocessing technologies capable of beneficially recovering multi-material flexible packaging waste.

November 7, 2018

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

High-speed, stand-up pouch machine uses latest technology

Watch how this versatile packaging machine leverages pc-based programming to deliver 80 pouches/minute. The technology also enables user-friendly operations, seamless changeovers, and immediate issue response with Internet-based troubleshooting.

November 2, 2018

Flexible packaging

Spouted pouch filler

On this machine from Torr Industries, 750-mL to 1.5-L spouted pouches can be filled.

October 30, 2018

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

New die-cut option for liquid unit dose cup packaging

FD-PHARMA fills, prints, seals and cuts two cups at a time for small pharma manufacturers, hospital pharmacies and CDMOs.

October 30, 2018

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

Plug-and-go tabletop bagger

The new Sharp SX GO can fit bags up to 18 in. wide and allows operators to simply plug in the machine, thread the fan-folded bags, and go.

October 29, 2018

Flexibles

A holistic view of flexible packaging in a sustainable world

Alison Keane, President and CEO of the Flexible Packaging Assn. describes the sustainability benefits of flexible packaging.

October 29, 2018

Flexibles

Natural supplements brand gets a transformative redesign

Quantum Health swaps drug-store efficacy cues with a focus on nature for the packaging design of its natural health supplements, resulting in double-digit sales growth for the brand.

October 27, 2018