HomePat ReynoldsVP Editor EmeritusPackage DesignSnacks in Digitally Printed CansThis Canadian startup discovered that the best way to get its tasty snacks to market in ring-pull aluminum cans was to rely on direct-to-shape digital printing.SustainabilitySustainable Packaging—Seventh Generation Keeps Moving the NeedleSeventh Generation, which was knee-deep in sustainable packaging when it was hardly even a thing, is waiting for their CPG peers to sense the urgency and catch up—now.Controls & automationVacuum Technology Solves Palletizing ChallengeWhile palletizing corrugated cases is a regular automation application, doing so in a cold room that is regularly hosed with water to stay clean is especially challenging.Operational excellenceThe Bottling Plant in the MountainsSheikh Mohammed Mussallam describes what it’s like to build a brand new water bottling company, A&M Rare, in the remote Pambak Mountains of Armenia.
