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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.

Robotics
Unique Gripper Shines in Robotic Cookie Multi-pack Automation System
Ten delta-style robots use unique, easily changed end-of-arm tooling to stack cookies into slugs and then place slugs into plastic trays at 700 cookies/min with a 99% performance guarantee.
February 16, 2025
COOKIEBOT and SLUG GRIPPERS
Bagging & Pouching
Video: Coffee Producer Mayorga Adds a Bagger to Meet Surge Demand
Mayorga Organics, a family-owned coffee company built on strong relationships with family-owned coffee growers in Latin America, relies on automation to optimize efficiency.
February 5, 2025
Mayorga uses its newest pouch filling system to produce whole bean and ground coffee in both 2- and 5-lb sizes.
Containers & Closures
Top Articles of 2024, #8: How Baileys Paper-Based Bottle is Made
The #8 most clicked article of 2024: An extraordinary network of inventors, developers, OEMs, and stakeholders emphasize ‘progress over perfection’ as they commercialize a breakthrough bottle.
December 29, 2024
Behind the latest paper bottle by Baileys.
Bagging & Pouching
Top Articles of 2024, #12: Cannabis Brand Supercharges Packaging with Automation
The #12 most clicked article of 2024: A combination scale, bagger, checkweigher, and coding and marking operations accelerated packaging production efficiency to 300 parts per labor hour, up from 40 parts per labor hour.
December 24, 2024
lbs. distribution was founded in 2017 by a group of cannabis entrepreneurs with the goal of creating a robust and efficient supply chain of legal cannabis throughout California.
Containers & Closures
Top Articles of 2024, #17: Recyclable Coffee Pack Breakthrough
The #17 most clicked article of 2024: Having commercialized compostable single-serve coffee packaging, Club Coffee continues its sustainability journey with AromaPak® paper-based canisters featuring Boardio® technology for whole bean and ground coffee.
December 20, 2024
One of the steps in making the container is a perforation process for ease of opening in the consumer’s hands.
Contract Packaging
Top Articles of 2024, #18: Westrock Coffee Poised for RTD Growth
The #18 most clicked article of 2024: Launched originally as a means of aiding Rwandan coffee farmers, Westrock Coffee just opened an Arkansas manufacturing plant that includes three sophisticated packaging lines.
December 19, 2024
This graphic mockup illustrates the kinds of containers Westrock can fill for its private-label customers.
Flow wrapping
Revolution Flow Wrapper for Med Device
Integrating desiccant insertion, date coding, date code inspection, and cutting into a single flow wrapper.
December 5, 2024
Campbell
Bagging & Pouching
Cannabis Distributor Supercharges Packaging Efficiency with Automation
A combination scale, bagger, checkweigher, and coding and marking operations accelerated packaging production efficiency to 300 parts per labor hour, up from 40 parts per labor hour.
December 4, 2024
lbs. distribution was founded in 2017 by a group of cannabis entrepreneurs with the goal of creating a robust and efficient supply chain of legal cannabis throughout California.
PACK EXPO
Compact Cartoner Makes its Debut
The Spartan M-Pro is a super compact cartoner designed chiefly for the cosmetics, nutraceuticals, and pharmaceutical industries that features a two-stage pick and erect system.
November 11, 2024
Econocorp
Form/fill/seal - horizontal
Spouted Standup Pouch Made from Recycle-ready Film
At Effytec a horizontal f/f/s machine was running monomaterial recycle-ready film and featured a special Dukane welding station to attach pour spouts to each pouch.
November 11, 2024
Effytec Usa
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Top Stories
Old Bay Seasoning in tin: McCormick’s Old Bay returns to its classic printed tin canister—iconic blue-and-yellow graphics with a red lid—shown here with front panel and back label (nutrition facts/recipes).
Containers & Closures
McCormick's Old Bay Leads Charge of Spices Back to Tin
McCormick's Old Bay, and newer clean-label players, are bringing spices back to printed tin, pairing shelf impact and vintage charm with potential sustainability upside as EPR pressures grow.
CVS store brands are expanding and localizing assortments, adding pressure on private-label teams to manage packaging, suppliers, and outsourced manufacturing at scale.
Contract Packaging
How CVS Store Brands Handles Refreshing a 5,000-item Private Label Portfolio
Spanish juice producer García Carrión is using Tetra Pak’s paper-based barrier technology for aseptic cartons for its flagship brand, Don Simón.
Cartoning
Spanish Juice Brand Debuts Aseptic Pack with Paper Barrier
Insidethe Workforce Gap
Digital Transformation
Automation’s Catch-22: CPGs Eye Expansion, But Costs and Constraints Persist
Semi-automatic Liquid Drum Filler Increases Operator Efficiency
Sponsor Content
Semi-automatic Liquid Drum Filler Increases Operator Efficiency