Gretchen Edelbrock

Sonoco acquires Weidenhammer Packaging Group

Sonoco, global provider of a variety of consumer packaging, industrial products, protective packaging, and displays, and packaging supply chain services, has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Weidenhammer Packaging Group (WPG), one of Europe's leading providers of composite cans, composite drums, and rigid plastic containers, for approximately $360 million.

November 1, 2014

Secondary Packaging

AFA Systems: Wrap around case packer

AFA Systems Ltd.

The CP-WCP Wrap Around Case Packer from AFA features a gantry robot case erector system and Flat Stack Magazine to erect the wrap around cases, and includes servo driven changeover technology for the case magazine.

October 31, 2014

CP-WCP Wrap Around Case Packer

Protective/transport packaging

Pregis: Hybrid void-fill system

Suitable for traditional void-fill applications as well as dimensional-weight pricing, Pregis’ new AirSpeed Axis machine coupled with its new line of AirSpeed HLX hybrid low-density polyethylene void-fill pillows is capable of producing several different inflatable pillow patterns on one machine.

October 30, 2014

Pw 74233 Pregis Axis Hlx

Morrison Container Handling Solutions partners with Manufacturing Careers Internship Program to provide valuable internship experiences

Morrison Container Handling Solutions, an active supporter of work force development, is pleased to partner with the Manufacturing Careers Internship Program and provide quality learning experiences to the young adults taking part in this program.

October 29, 2014

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Barcom Industries invests in Esko software and hardware to complete in-house flexo facility

Mumbai-based Barcom Industries Limited, producer of security labels and food safety compliant labels with ISO 22000 certification, has recently invested in Esko’s PackEdge, FlexoTools, and FlexRip (used to drive the CDI 4835 imaging device for producing flexographic plates) to give the company complete in-house flexo plate production.

October 29, 2014

Lenze Americas appoints Doug Burns director of business development

Lenze, manufacturer of electrical and mechanical drives, motion control and automation technology, has announced the appointment of Doug Burns as director of business development for Lenze Americas.

October 29, 2014

Markem-Imaje hires Evan Segalowitz new manager of Canadian office

Markem-Imaje, product identification and traceability solutions provider, has announced that Evan Segalowitz is the new Country Manager for Canada.

October 29, 2014

Intelligrated appoints Kevin Roach new executive VP and GM for software group

Intelligrated, automated material handling solutions provider, has announced the appointment of global software veteran Kevin Roach as executive vice president and general manager Intelligrated software group to drive enterprise-level software growth.

October 29, 2014

Braskem to hold groundbreaking ceremony for new Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) plant

Braskem, thermoplastics resins and biopolymers producer, which recently announced its plans for the construction of an Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) plant at its site in La Porte, TX, has broken ground at a ceremony held to officially launch construction of the new plant this month.

October 29, 2014

Conveying & accumulation

FlexLink: Wide belt conveyor is clean, quiet, safe

FlexLink, a Coesia company

See it at PACK EXPO, Booth #2501c! FlexLink Systems’ new WLX wide belt conveyor is a quiet machine that provides improved cleanliness with less cleaning time, as well as safety for line operators.

October 29, 2014

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Under the 2018–2025 Global Commitment, participating brands reduced virgin plastic use, tripled recycled content, and cut 775,000 tonnes of problematic packaging — avoiding the use of one barrel of oil every second.

With EMF’s New 2030 Plastics Agenda Targets, Signatories Pivot from Ambition to Scale

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s new 2030 Plastics Agenda, released today, turns lessons from earlier shortfalls into a pragmatic blueprint for scale. It aims to trade isolated ambition for collaboration, policy alignment, and systems change. Nearly a decade after setting (a maybe too) ambitious 2025 plastics reduction goals, global brands and CPGs are rethinking what real progress looks like.

Nextloop Americas Receives FDA LNO, Develops AI Sorting

The scheme eliminates the use of single-use beverage cups across all fan zones, clubs, and suites, replacing them with a closed-loop system involving more than 42,000 reusable cups.

Bold Reuse, Wype, and Tubex Design Reusable and Refillable Packaging

(l. to r.) Tom Szaky and Jen Eichorst of TerraCycle and Aurora, Ill., Mayor John Laesch cut the ribbon at the grand opening of TerraCycle’s new North American Operations Center in Aurora.

TerraCycle Launches Aurora, Ill., Operations Center

Semi-automatic Liquid Drum Filler Increases Operator Efficiency

Semi-automatic Liquid Drum Filler Increases Operator Efficiency