Palletizing/depalletizing

New bagging line brings worker safety, more business

Corn ingredient co-op replaces a manual bagging process with a fully automated line, equipped with a bagger, robotic palletizer, and stretch hooder, to address operator safety issues and lost customers.

August 20, 2018

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Active lifestyle the focus of new dog supplement packaging

Happy Go Healthy, a dog health supplement product available online, gets a bold, energetic package design meant to connect with pet owners on an emotional level.

August 19, 2018

Secondary Packaging

Labor shortages drive adoption of robotic carton loading

The addition of a vision-guided robotic carton loader for two-packs of ‘sliders’ at White Castle’s Covington, KY, plant helps alleviate challenges resulting from a tight labor market.

July 28, 2018

Secondary Packaging

Robotic case packer ‘revolutionizes’ production

Imitation cheese manufacturer switches from manual to robotic case packing for vacuum packs and flexible bags in multiple case sizes, using one system to handle product from four lines.

July 28, 2018

Flexibles

Seaweed-based sauce sachet trials in the U.K.

Online food delivery company Just Eat works with sustainable technology startup to trial fully-compostable seaweed-based sauce sachets at one of its restaurant partners in England.

July 25, 2018

Flexibles

An FPA call for student entries

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) has announced that the 2019 Student Flexible Packaging Design ChallengeCall for Entries is now available.

July 23, 2018

Flexibles

T-shirt-shaped bags promote FIFA World Cup in Switzerland

Resembling team jerseys, the bags play to fan enthusiasm for the international event, drawing attention to the snack tomatoes within them that appeal to health-conscious consumers.

July 3, 2018

Flexibles

Sports nutrition packaging captures ‘The Force of Nature’

New branding and packaging draws a link between the potency of Tribe’s all-natural sports nutrition products, the joy of the outdoors, and the overwhelming power of the natural world.

July 2, 2018

Flexibles

Quick-dry system hastens retorted pouch line

​An all new line of retorted, microwavable Indian rice pouches needed to go from sopping wet to bone dry before landing in their corrugated RRP cases. Here’s how LTFA and its Royal brand did it.

June 28, 2018

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

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June 27, 2018

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

Online sports retailer scores productivity gains

Find out how Fanatics, a British e-commerce sports apparel retailer, quadrupled productivity and saved space in the process.

June 26, 2018

Flexibles

Personalization Moves to Pet Food

Whole foods pet nutrition company Side by Side offers flash-frozen and fresh pet food, with product varieties selected for pet owners through an online assessment tool.

June 18, 2018

Flexibles

Snack-bar wraps get fashion-forward makeover

Impact brand This Bar Saves Lives refreshes the graphics and logo for its snack bars, with fashion-forward designs that push the boundaries of traditional consumer packaging.

June 17, 2018