Flexibles

New markets and features to accelerate pouch demand

Resealable closures and spouts, and fast-growing use in medical, consumer and industrial markets to boost U.S. pouch demand.

March 10, 2016

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Capital Partners acquires M&Q Packaging Corp.

The DAK Group manages sale of M&Q Packaging, an innovator of high-temperature plastic packaging.

March 3, 2016

Flexibles

Cowboy Bath-In-A-Bag wins FPA Silver

Winning a Silver Award for Sustainability Achievement in the 2016 Flexible Packaging Association competition is the Cowboy Bath-In-A-Bag, a flexible package containing 20 large cloths each measuring 2x2 ft and each designed to let outdoors types take a "bath" without needing proximity to a tub or shower.

March 2, 2016

Flexibles

Convenience, technology highlight 2016 FPA awards

This year, seventy-eight packages were submitted for competition in the annual FPA Packaging Achievement Awards, and nineteen packages were honored with twenty Achievement Awards.

March 2, 2016

Flexibles

2016 FPA Silver Award Winners

Following are the 2016 FPA Silver Award winners.

March 2, 2016

Flexibles

Consumers, brand owners, and converters—a unique integrated study on flexible packaging

Brand Value Study commissioned by FPA reveals some fascinating insights into how packaging attributes can be leveraged so as to maximize brand value propositions.

March 1, 2016

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Thermal ink-jet coders provide 60% savings

All-natural dressings and condiments company Tessemae’s switches to thermal ink-jet printers for bottle labels and sachets, cutting its costs by 60% and improving uptime.

February 27, 2016

Flexibles

Harpak-ULMA names new Vice President

Harpak-ULMA welcomes Jeff Aspinall as V.P. of Technical/Customer Service.

February 23, 2016

Flexible packaging

Green packaging demand to drive flex-pack coatings market

The enhanced efficiency, recyclability, and compostability of sustainable coatings will make green packaging a feasible option for North American market participants.

February 17, 2016

Flexibles

DS Smith Plastics names Salvador Servera a Director of Sales

Salvador Servera will head up all Flexible Packaging business strategies in Europe.

February 9, 2016

Form/fill/seal - horizontal

Redesigned cup builds sales for Triballat-Noyal yogurt

France-based dairy firm works with its supplier on specialized materials, cup shape and f/f/s machine for its 125-g yogurt cups.

February 4, 2016

Weighing/combination scales

Snack maker boosts output with forward-thinking solutions

Three identical weighing and bagging systems—along with metal detection and bar-code scanning technology—are keys to this turnkey, single-supplier packaging upgrade.

February 1, 2016

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Pro Mach acquires Pennsylvania's EPI Labelers

Pro Mach’s acquisition of EPI Labelers continues its expansion of labeling, coding, and flexible packaging capabilities.

January 29, 2016