Flexibles

Pregis invests $1 million in blown film testing lab

Pregis LLC invested $1 million in a new 1,000 sq ft testing lab for its Grand Rapids, Michigan, blown film manufacturing facility. Lab personnel will be focused on customer needs driven research and development, as well as quality testing.

January 17, 2018

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

Tin-ties meet automation

This New York coffee producer needed to automate the application of tin-tie reclosures to its bags of ground and whole-bean coffee. An ingenious and affordable machine was the result.

January 5, 2018

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Sunlight-activated ink answers the question, ‘Where is Chester?’

Said to be the largest commercial use of photochromic inks by a CPG, a promotion by PepsiCo Mexico uses light-sensitive inks to reveal Chester the Cheetah on bags of its Frito-Lay snacks.

December 17, 2017

Flexibles

New report forecasts stand-up pouch demand will top $4.5 billion by 2021

Total supply chain cost and sustainability issues continue to be the key drivers of demand for stand-up pouches.

December 12, 2017

Flexibles

Kansas City Chiefs ‘go nuts’ over compostable peanut bag

First-of-its-kind compostable packaging for peanuts debuts at Arrowhead Stadium, scoring a victory for the Kansas City Chief’s Extra Yard for the Environment program.

December 11, 2017

Flexibles

Bath salts get biopolymer bag

Skincare company with a passion for protecting the health of people and the planet switches to polyethylene made from sugarcane for its Himalayan Bath Salts.

December 11, 2017

Flexibles

Pouches for at-home cocktails

Bibo Barmaid of Annandale, NJ, now produces individually-sized cocktail mix pouches for the first at-home cocktail machine that produces the perfect drink in less than 20 sec.

December 8, 2017

Flexibles

New designs for meat snack packaging kick clichés to the curb

New graphics for The Meatsnacks Group’s Wild West jerky and Cruga biltong snacks replace clichéd, contrived artwork with images that speak to the authenticity of the products.

December 3, 2017

Flexibles

Berry Global Group, Inc. acquires the Clopay Plastic Products Company, Inc., from Griffon Corporation

Clopay is a global supplier of printed breathable films, as well as an innovator in the development of elastic films and laminates with product offerings uniquely designed for applications used in a number of markets including; hygiene, healthcare, construction and industrial protective apparel.

November 17, 2017

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

Barry-Wehmiller to enhance focus on flexible packaging and end-of-line integrated systems

The company's two new divisions, BW Flexible Systems and BW Integrated Systems, will debut Jan. 1.

November 14, 2017

Flexibles

Consolidated Packaging Group: Flat-bottom, stand-up pouches

This pouch features a flat bottom for stability while the quad-sealed side-gussets provide rigidity, framing the five display panels for maximum shelf impact and brand awareness.

November 9, 2017

Flexibles

Klöckner Pentaplast introduces the kp i.center in Spain

The kp i.center provides a collaborative space to help global food and consumer products (FCP) customers bring products to market more quickly and economically.

November 8, 2017

Flexibles

Meat, poultry and seafood packagers are looking for material advancements to prevent package failure

According to a new survey from PMMI Business Intelligence, processors are looking for better performance from primary package film and secondary packaging materials for distribution.

November 6, 2017