Gretchen Edelbrock

WS Packaging Group acquires Consolidated Products Inc., Boelter Industries, Inc.

WS Packaging Group, Inc., printing and label converting operator in Green Bay, WI, has acquired Consolidated Products Inc., a label converting company located in Knoxville, TN., and Boelter Industries, Inc., a full-service folding carton company located in Winona, MN.

July 27, 2012

Conveying & accumulation

Cermex Inc: Continuous lane divider with guiding arm provides speeds up to 350 products/min.

DiviArm from Cermex is a continuous lane divider with guiding arm for distributing primary packaging such as bottles, containers, cans, and cartons into lanes.

July 27, 2012

Pw 43003 Visuel Divi Arm Cmjn 300 Dpi

Mitsubishi Electric Automation: Servo amplifier has EtherCAT connectivity

Mitsubishi’s MR-J3-xA-RJ158, offered as part of the MELSERVO MR-J3 family, is an AC servo drive designed to provide users with connectivity to Mitsubishi Electric high-performance servo amplifiers over EtherCAT communication.

July 26, 2012

Pw 42988 Ether Cat Solution

Multivac launches Direct Packaging Solutions (DPS) business unit, headed by Brett Cockrum

Multivac, Inc. has announced the launch of Direct Packaging Solutions (DPS) business unit geared to the unique requirements of small and mid-sized food processors and packagers as well as food service operations throughout the United States.

July 26, 2012

Bosch Packaging Technology to acquire Ampack Ammann

In a move that will complement it's existing product portfolio of technologies for packaging liquid and paste-like foodstuffs, Bosch Packaging Technology has announced plans to acquire German manufacturer Ampack Amman.

July 25, 2012

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

APACKS: Automatic linear piston fillers for any viscosity liquid

E-Pak Machinery Inc.

Designed for the cosmetic, food service, specialty chemical, pharmaceutical, and personal care industries APACKS’ automatic linear piston filler provides accuracy, efficiency, quick and easy changeover, customization, versatility, and variable fill rate control.

July 25, 2012

Pw 42933 Automatic Piston Filling Machine3

Shipload of Oshenite ultra-pure renewable performance mineral arrives for plastics industry

U.S. Aragonite Enterprises is now making available to the plastics industry commercial quantities of the world’s only renewable performance mineral satisfying market interest generated over the past 12 months.

July 24, 2012

Ossid Corporation: Label/barcode validation machine

Running up to 140 units/min., TVS 1000 label and barcode validation machine from Ossid, powered by Pro Mach, is designed to ensure that package contents, labels, and barcodes are perfectly matched.

July 24, 2012

Pw 42920 Tvs1000 jpg

Portola Packaging, Inc: Tamper-evident linerless plug closures

Silgan Containers Corp.

Portola Packaging’s Steri-Shield 38mm closure is its first tamper-evident (TE) linerless plug closure for extended shelf life (ESL) and aseptic beverage packages.

July 23, 2012

Pw 42892 Portola Te Linerless Plug Closure 0

Beckhoff Automation establishes new subsidiary in New Zealand

Beckhoff Automation has strengthened its commitment in the Asia-Pacific region with the establishment of a new subsidiary in Albany, the new technology center of Auckland, New Zealand.

July 23, 2012

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Lightweighting continues to drive measurable progress in packaging reduction. Coca-Cola’s redesigned bottles, shown here across several brands, lower PET weight from 21 g to 18.5 g for key sizes, a 12% reduction expected to cut PET use by 3 megatons by 2025.

CPGs Reduce Packaging Weight by 5 MMt Since 2019, Report Finds

A joint industry report finds that companies are reducing packaging weight through lightweighting, redesigns, and material shifts while balancing recyclability goals and product protection.

Instead of shrink film, the bottles are held together using strategically placed adhesive dots, paired with a recyclable cardboard handle for carrying.

Coca-Cola, Patrón, and Mondi Design Packaging with Reduced Materials

Sortation on a belt at a material recovery facility (MRF).

Column: With Recycling at an Inflection Point, CPGs to Shape What Comes Next

CPG leaders offered their own strategies to empower operators at PMMI's Annual Meeting.

Three Insights on Operator Training from CPG Leaders

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