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Pat Reynolds

Pat Reynolds HeadshotWith nearly 40 years of experience as a packaging journalist, Pat has traveled the world to cover new technologies as they are put into practice. Though now happily retired, he keeps a hand in the business on occasion as Contributing Editor.

Secondary/End-of-Line
Robotics Brings Big Benefits to Bakery
Two identical monoblock cartoning/case packing systems produce a number of secondary and tertiary packaging formats, while robotic palletizing brings the automated line to a close.
October 4, 2023
For twin-pack cartons, the delta style robot picks bagged pans from the conveyor belt in the foreground, rotates them so that the ponytail is in the 12 o’clock position, and places them into a carton that is erected from a flat blank upstream.
PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2023
Intelligent Coding & Marking
Five years in development, IQJET from Leibinger needs no maintenance for five years.
September 29, 2023
Intelligent Coding Leibinger
PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2023
New Combination Scale
The combination scale introduced by Multipond has a depositing funnel that alternates left and right to reach speeds to 170/min at the show.
September 27, 2023
New Combination Scale
PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2023
Pouch Feeder/Printer
AXFP integrates feeder and printer for direct print onto pouches by way of thermal transfer or ink-jet.
September 27, 2023
Pouch Feeder Printer
PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2023
Advanced Stick-Pack Machine
10-lane servo-driven stick-pack machine from Viking Masek feeds counter and cartoner.
September 27, 2023
Advanced Stick Pack Machine
PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2023
Compact Rotary Filler
Spee-Dee introduced at PACK EXPO its Compact Rotary Filler, a 12-pocket that does away with timing screws and star wheels on infeed and outfield to greatly reduce cost.
September 27, 2023
Compact Rotary Filler
PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2023
Automatic Film Splicing
At the TNA booth it was all about automatic splicing of roll stock being fed into a TNA vf/f/s bagger.
September 27, 2023
Automatic Film Splicing
PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2023
Shrink Sleeve Application System
Tripack was demonstrating a twin-pack operation on its HSA-250 continuous motion shrink sleeve applicator.
September 27, 2023
Shrink Sleeve Application System
Workforce
Robotics Work/Study Co-Op Pays Off
A visit to the FANUC booth at PACK EXPO Las Vegas led Packaging World to engineering manager Jessica Juhasz, who has a fascinating work/study backstory that’s more like what we see in Germany than what we see in the U.S.
September 21, 2023
Fanuc's Jessica Juhasz at PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2023.
PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2023
Automatic Cleaning of Labeler Head
GLU/ECO from Langguth is a push-button approach to automated cleaning of gluing assembly change parts.
September 14, 2023
Automatic Cleaning Of Labeler Head
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The 12-oz (355-mL) and 16.9 oz (500-mL) products packaged with the durable, easy-to-hold carriers will be distributed throughout Liberty’s multi-state territory.
Materials & Containers
Paper-Based Carriers Help Coca-Cola Bottler Replace Plastic Multipacks
This Coca-Cola bottler says it will replace 200,000 lb. of plastic a year with the addition of a paper-based mulitpack solution. Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages partnered with WestRock to replace plastic multipack rings with paper in this application.
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Contract Manufacturing and Packaging
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Sustainability
Charting a Course for Chemical Recycling in Europe
The Outlook Group facility in Neenah, WI.
Contract Manufacturing and Packaging
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