Coding, Printing & Labeling

Integrated multi-lane printer serves single-serve market

Diagraph's new Allen MLi-TE multi-head thermal-transfer printer, accommodating up to 12 printheads, replaces traversing technology or multiple coders for printing on single-serve sachets or stick packs, for faster speeds, reduced maintenance, and less cost.

November 17, 2016

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Flexibles

Make-your-own hummus kit is shelf-stable

Baruvi Fresh lets consumers make their own fresh hummus anywhere, anytime, with shelf-stable ingredients packed in a ‘mini bowl’ with stirrer for easy preparation.

November 12, 2016

Flexibles

Audible recognition differentiates flexible packaging closures

EASY-LOCK Touch and Touch Plus from Aplix provide strong audible recognition, plus tactile feel.

November 10, 2016

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

An extra-sanitary smart vertical form/fill/seal machine

The new v/f/f/s system from GEA North America re-examines hygiene and down to the smallest bolt while still providing customers with the flexibilities and capacities that they often require.

November 10, 2016

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

Vf/f/s with sanitation-driven design

Model 2015 vf/f/s machine from Pacmac features open-architecture design that makes cleaning easier than ever, and it produces a number of bag styles.

November 9, 2016

Flexibles

‘Boneless’ shrink bags protect meat products while showing them off

Coveris launches Nextrus Boneless Shrink Bags with heightened levels of puncture-resistance, clarity, and sustainable properties.

November 9, 2016

Flexibles

An impact-resistant film also provides better clarity

The SealTOUGH family of coextruded films can replace sealant layers for equal strength at lower gauges.

November 8, 2016

Flexibles

High-strength seals prevent flexible package bursts at high altitudes

Toray Plastics’s Over-the-Mountain portfolio of BOPP films prevents package failures during transport of foods in high-altitude, low-atmospheric-pressure conditions.

November 8, 2016

Form/fill/seal - horizontal

PAC Machinery bagging systems lean into order fulfillment, e-commerce

With the explosive growth of e-commerce, PAC Machinery is designing systems, like the Magnum line of horizontal and vertical baggers, to meet the unique needs of fulfillment and distribution facilities.

November 8, 2016

Secondary Packaging

Polypack unveils three new machines at PACK EXPO

Polypack debuted its new all-in-one end-of-line system, glue-free wrapper for tapered cups, and a compact, high-speed pharma bundler machines during PACK EXPO.

November 8, 2016

Flexibles

Tetrahedron-shaped pouch transforms into a serving tray

The shape also adds package support which provides product protection during shipping and handling.

November 8, 2016

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

World’s first sealed paper packaging

Bosch Packaging Technology and BillerudKorsnäs, Solna, Sweden, say they have developed the world´s first sealed paper packaging.

November 7, 2016

Flexibles

Coldform foil blister provides moisture barrier, runs on standard lines

The venerable blister pack thrives in multiple industries and is suitable for an incredibly diverse range of consumer packaged goods. You'll see these blisters used to contain everything from valuable electronics to toys to hardware to automotive products. Blister packs help protect products from external factors such as humidity, contamination, and light.

November 6, 2016