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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.

Case/Tray Packing
Versatile Wraparound Case Packing Meets Private-label Demands
A new wraparound case packer helps Virginia Artesian handle multiple bottle formats and private-label requirements, enabling fast changeovers while shifting from shrink wrap to more sustainable corrugated packaging.
April 28, 2026
One group of 24 bottles has just been swept onto a corrugated case while the next group is collated and ready to be swept onto the next case.
Coding & Marking
Coding is a Key to Egg-packing Upgrade
Steady growth meant that this Ontario company, dedicated to truly fresh and locally sourced eggs, needed faster throughput. ‘We couldn’t keep up anymore,’ says the owner.
February 10, 2026
The side of each carton gets a clean, readable lot and date code.
Case/Tray Packing
Top 15 of 2025, #1: Once Upon a Farm Automates Case Packing for New Recycle-ready Pouches
The #1 most clicked article of 2025: This marketer of high-quality nutritious baby food and children’s snacks has found a way to improve case packing while also getting its toes wet in recycle-ready pouches.
January 4, 2026
When eight pouches are in the flights of the lamella chain, all eight are pushed into a forming cassette where the case is formed around them.
Recycling
Top 15 of 2025, #6: Energizer Gears Up for Paper-based Recyclable Packaging
The #6 most clicked article of 2025: To get to plastic-free packaging on its broad range of battery types and pack formats, Energizer and a key machinery partner started with a clean slate on both machines and materials.
December 30, 2025
Stacked Energizer MAX AA16 battery packs with pink bunny mascot
Filling, Capping & Closing
Top 15 of 2025, #13: New Canning, In-house Shrink Sleeve Labeling, Distinguish Craft Brewer
The #13 most clicked article of 2025: The Shop Beer Co. decommissioned one canning line and replaced it with another. Also part of its manufacturing mix is an in-house shrink sleeve labeling operation just down the street.
December 23, 2025
Changeover on the cartoner from 4-count to 12-count takes about 40 minutes.
Bagging & Pouching
Jiffy Mix Modernizes Packaging With Flexible, Compact Cells
Chelsea Milling Co. found a way to replace 18 filling lines with brand new equipment with no interruption in meeting consumer demand and without laying off any of its valued employees.
December 17, 2025
Four of the five new packaging cells are dedicated to the 8.5-oz carton while one cell can do either 40-oz or 8.5-oz cartons.
Case/Tray Packing
New Line Runs Party Drinks and Pickle Potions
Specialty Blends runs three different PET bottle formats on a new line that culminates in a tray packing/shrink bundling system featuring the first application of single-point lane adjustment.
December 9, 2025
The new line is fully capable of handling three very different container formats.
Labeling
Shrink Sleeve Labeling Brings Savings and More
Installed originally to solve a problem with decorating costs on one bottle size, Tap Magic found its new in-house shrink sleever brings big advantages where two other sizes are concerned.
December 5, 2025
Shrink sleeving at Tap Magic
Inspect/detect/checkweigh/x-ray
THS210 Metal Detector
New metal detector uses advanced multi-spectrum technology and features IP67K for heavy-duty washdown.
October 17, 2025
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High-speed Bagger
Introduced by Heat&Control was a high-speed Ishida bagger capable of 220 bags/min where bags contain typically 1-oz of product.
October 17, 2025
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