Dow's 2019 Awards for Packaging Innovation—Gold and Silver

The following are the 2019 Gold and Silver award winners.

Oct 2nd, 2019

GOLD AWARDS

ReciPack
ALICO S.A

Child-resistant packaging solution
Duallok

LuxCR™ depolymerisation process
DuPont Teijin Films

46 oz. Natural Bliss Cold Brew with Amcor Geostrap Base
Amcor

Molson Coors—12 Pack Cooler Bag
Amcor

Bag-in-Bag for extreme drop resistance
Huhtamaki PPL Ltd

Finish 0%
Reckitt Benckiser

SANZIP Sensory Pet Food bag
C.I. Takiron Corp.

The Chocolate 6 Collections Assorted package
Meiji Co., Ltd.

UKIYO-E PUTIPUTI
Kawakami Sangyo Co.,Ltd

SILVER AWARDS

TruSnap^TM with TwistCap Paint Container
KW Container

100% PCR Dish Soap Cap
Weener Plastics

Joy Razor
Procter & Gamble/Gillette

Schur Star Zip Pop Packaging
Schur Star Systems Inc.

Barrier and Drop Resistant Bulk Bags
Huhtamaki PPL Ltd.

Full Moon Perdue Natural Look Pet Treat Pouch
Amcor

SPOT
Incom Packing

Love Beauty & Planet
Unilever

Sustainable gel packs
Blue Apron

“Breathable Wheat Flour Pack” with air release control
ITC Ltd., SBU-Packaging and Printing

Baicaowei “Fresh Lock” packaging
Hangzhou Holmes Food Co., Ltd.

The “Fortune Stick” pet snack
Hangzhou Qunle Packaging Co., Ltd.

Blue Apron

Incom Packing

KW Container

C.I. Takiron Corp.

Alico S.A.

Duallok

Meiji Co., Ltd.

Kawakami Sangyo Co., Ltd.

Schur Star Systems GmbH

Reckitt Benckiser

Procter & Gamble

Huhtamaki

WEENER Plastics, Inc.

Unilever

Amcor

DuPont Teijin Films

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Pat's Picks Podcast: New Vision System, Trayless Ground Meat, ‘Walk-thru’ Case Packer

PACK EXPO Las Vegas was jam-packed with innovation. Spotted by Packaging World Editor Emeritus were a new integrated approach to code validation, trayless ground meat in an MAP flow wrap, and a remarkably flexible case packer with a walk-through feature.

Carlo Gavazzi Exhibits Solid State Relays, IO-Link Sensors

The products can be used in a variety of industries including packaging, mining, food and beverage, and more.

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Wicked Good Cupcakes' Tracey Noonan Keynotes PPWLN Breakfast

The Shark Tank entrepreneur offers advice on building a business from scratch.

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Amcor Debuts Fully-Recyclable, PVC-Free Blister Pack

Five years in the making, Amcor Healthcare’s new AmSky PE-based thermoform blister packaging is designed to meet the stringent requirements of highly specialized and regulated pharmaceutical packaging and reduces the pack’s environmental footprint by 70%.

Side-Load Bagger Orients Product

Swifty Bagger Side Load machine orients products in pre-made pouches.

PakTech Awarded for Global Sustainability for Unique Handles

When PakTech handles are recycled, they are transformed back into recycled resin and used to make new handles, composite lumber, flower pots, pipes, park benches and more.

Protego Hand Cavu Group

Temperature Control for Pharma Sample Integrity

CAVU Group introduces prote-go: a lightweight, sample transportation system that protects temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals and medical devices from first meeting through the last.

Flexibility plus a unique walk-through feature are among the key features of this new case packer from Aagard.

‘Indiscriminate’ Case Packer Optimizes on Flexibility

At Aagard’s PACK EXPO booth there was plenty of talk about and video footage of the remarkably flexible 436 Case Packer, even though the machine itself did not make the trek to Las Vegas.

Cases rotate 90 degrees at the bump turn for proper positioning at the case sealer ahead.

Conveyor Technologies Unleashed

Integrating eight conveyor components creates case-packing area.

David Clark, Vice President of Sustainability at Amcor

Packaging’s Future is Environment's Solution

The packaging industry is moving toward design for recyclability, to continue protecting products while lowering greenhouse gas emissions and ensuring less plastic waste.

Omron demonstrates its advanced product pick-and-place robotic system that incorporates a collaborative mobile and fixed robot with 3D vision technology.

Omron Highlights IIoT and 3D Bin-Picking Technologies

From tactical packing operations to data transfer for better decision-making, Omron shows how its technologies can be used for a variety of CPG processing and packaging applications.

Zambelli, simple yet special

Zambelli, simple yet special

A streamlined flow of packaging material and an efficient environment for your operators. Do you want to know how? Read about Zambelli's solution.

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Custom Designs Delivered by Multi-Conveyor

Custom conveyor house demonstrates the range of conveying technologies it offers, including its new slim-fit, low-profile, sanitary and hygienic conveyor belt.

This trayless format for ground meat has proven popular in Europe, and now Harpak-ULMA is testing it in the U.S.

Time To Try Trayless Meat in the U.S.?

At the Harpak-ULMA PACK EXPO Las Vegas booth, a key emphasis was on trayless ground meat backflushed with a mix of oxygen and carbon dioxide.

Nord Gear’s Nordac On and On+ VFDs feature plug-and-play capability for ease of internet-based networking and feature integrated industrial Ethernet interfaces that are switchable for use with Profinet, EtherCAT, and EtherNet/IP.

Nord Gear Introduces New Drive and Motor Systems

The forthcoming DuoDrive integrated geared motor and Nordac On and On+ drive systems are designed for intralogistics as well as food and pharmaceutical industry production applications.

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Integrated Line Illustrates Unified Upstream, Downstream System

Robotics and automation play pivotal role in providing flexibility for a full packaging line from Quest, a ProMach product brand, that includes bagging, case packing, and palletizing.

Servo-Driven Table Top Labeling System

The newest version of Universal Labeling System's R310 table top labeling system was on display during PACK EXPO Las Vegas.

Robotic Case Packer Brings Sequential Operations into Monoblock

Brenton, a ProMach product brand, demonstrates its RT1000 robotic top-load case packer, equipped with two Fanuc robots for case erecting and loading and a Dekka tape head for sealing.

Pharmaworks TF1 Blister Machine

Pharma Blister Machine Suited to Low-Volume Production

Cost-effective, entry-level blister machine requires little training or maintenance, with changeovers often requiring less than 10 minutes.

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PACK EXPO Las Vegas Daily Download: Day One

PMMI Media Group editors discuss some of the new technologies and trends found on the show floor during day one of PACK EXPO Las Vegas. Among them are cobots, cannabis packaging, recyclable blister packs, and more.

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Products feed into the Schubert system via lateral belts.

Flexible Machines Boost Output 30%

Family business combines craftsmanship with modern machines.

With the launch of the R-Series, Domino now offers not only marking and coding equipment but systems to inspect codes, too.

Coding and Inspection from One Trusted Source

Highlighted at the booth of Domino Printing Sciences was the new R-Series range of smart vision systems for automatic inspection and validation of product codes, including date codes, batch numbers, bar codes, and 2D-printed codes.

An integrated line to package mints spans two booths in the Central Hall, C-2829 and C-2825; both are part of the ProMach family of brands.

ProMach Displays Integrated Line

Matrix, Quest, Wexxar Bel join forces for mint packaging line.

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KUKA's New SCARA and Delta Robots

At PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2021, KUKA highlighted its KR 6 R500 SCARA robot and KR 3 Delta robot for material handling and packaging applications.

beltorque® BT-ICL Lite Capper

Entry Level Capper ‘Lite’ for Gentle Handling at 150 Bottles/Min

The beltorque BT-ICL Lite Capper for in-line capping for a wide range of bottles and closure types, is suited to nutraceuticals, cosmetics, personal care products, pharmaceuticals, foods, and more.

On-Demand Distribution System

Garvey’s new on-demand distribution system, which was debuted during PACK EXPO Las Vegas, transfers products to parallel stations with no stopping, no waiting, and no downtime.

Picking, Packing, Fulfillment, and Palletizing Robots

FANUC to feature robot and cobot solutions for picking, packing, fulfillment, and palletizing at PACK EXPO Las Vegas.

Pr Icotek Kel Dpz Click

Space-Saving Cable Plates and Frames from Icotek

The KEL-DPZ-CLICK and KEL-SNAP can help end-users more efficiently manage their cables at a time when space often comes at a premium.

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Pat's Picks Podcast: Sachets, CMMS, and a Paper Blister Pack

Editor Emeritus Pat Reynolds reports from Day One at PACK EXPO Las Vegas, where a print/form/fill/seal machine for liquid-filled sachets, a cloud-based Computerized Maintenance Management System, and a unique all-paper blister pack caught his eye.

Lenze Autotuning Pelv2021

Automating Drive Optimization

Lenze introduces auto-tuning, a fast and easy way to optimize the control loop in a drive during commissioning.

Oriental Motors Showcases Alphastep Hybrid Control System

The unique positioning system uses a fusion of open- and closed-loop control.

Dorner Flex Move Helix

Dorner’s Flexible Conveyors Take Center Stage at PACK EXPO Booth

Product Demonstrations include the FlexMove Helix and Helix Wedge Modular Belt Conveyors.