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Paul Zepf, P.Eng., M.Eng., CPP

Primary packaging
Best practices for buffering and packaging line design
Whether or not to buffer a packaging line ranks right up there with Total Cost of Ownership as one of the most divisive issues pertaining to automated packaging lines.
April 9, 2012
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Berry’s closure for Coca-Cola is based on its patented CompactFlip hinge solution. It is the first to be used in conjunction with the new lightweight 26-mm GME30.40 neck, developed by the Cetie Single-Use Plastics Group.
Package Design
Coke Europe Adopts Tethered Closure, Follows EU Directive
A new tethered closure on Coca-Cola bottles makes the closure less likely to be littered, and more likely to be recycled. The Proxima tethered closure format recently won a Technology Excellence Award for Sustainability from PMMI at PACK EXPO.
Says Myro CEO Greg Laptevsky, 'A lot of people are referencing a ‘magic moment’ of turning tap water into body wash—all waste-free.”
Sustainability
Myro’s Body Wash Concentrate Creates a ‘Magic Moment’
Bower Collective uses an on-pack QR code to provide provenance information and directions to foster consumer engagement once scanned with a smartphone in the home. Meanwhile, for Bower, logistics and performance information is gleaned at each scan, both on the filling lines and upon collection as the empty pouches are mailed back, forming a reusable, refillable, circular system.
E-commerce
Bower Collective Uses Digital Passport for Circular Home Reuse/Refill Model
Ippe2023 Case Ready Lead
Materials & containers
Case-Ready Meat Continues Growth, Along With Digital Messaging
Bulk Bag Discharging: Control Dust and Eliminate Material Waste
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Bulk Bag Discharging: Control Dust and Eliminate Material Waste