Rick LingleFlexiblesBoxed benefitsA colorful box complements EcoTraction’s innovative stand-up pouches. Earth Innovations vp of operations Marc Appleby says the self-merchandising boxes hold six 5-lb bags.April 5, 2009Flexibles5-lb bag offers handle and spoutRetailers’ requests result in a smaller, value-added bag for EcoTraction from Earth Innovations.April 5, 2009Coding, Printing & LabelingLiquids, metals, and RFIDIt’s been long known due to the physics involved that the use of RFID around liquids or metal products or packages results in poor read performance.April 5, 2009Conveying & accumulationRobots cement bagging operationsSometimes the best 'person' for the job is a robot, especially when the job is hefting 80-lb of cement.April 4, 2009Contract packagingSelecting a contract packagerMore than 150 packaging professionals shared their advice about selecting a contract packager (CP), aka a co-packer or private-label manufacturer, in a 2009 Packworld.com online survey.March 31, 2009HomeMaximizing your packaging assetsMore than 200 industry professionals respond to the question, “In what creative ways is your company making use of underutilized personnel or machinery?”March 6, 2009HomeGreener in Europe: Coke slims contour bottlesThe Coca-Cola in the U.K. reduced the weight of its iconic 330-mL glass Contour Bottle by 20%.March 5, 2009HomePackaging professionals weigh in on the recessionOur survey on the economy delivers unsurprisingly sobering news.March 5, 2009Coding, Printing & LabelingJAGs, STAR, and WalmartMore bits from EPC Connection, including a CPG panel discussion.March 1, 2009Sustainable PackagingMSU to establish Center for Packaging Innovation and Sustainability$400,000 from The Coca-Cola Co. will help create think tank center.March 1, 2009Previous PagePage 6 of 74Next PageTop StoriesPMMI NewsFinding Skilled Workers Remains a Major Challenge That May WorsenOEMs that modernize equipment design and training/support models will be best positioned to help close workforce gaps plaguing CPG firms.Case/Tray PackingNew Line Runs Party Drinks and Pickle PotionsDigital TransformationThrough the Line Podcast: Top Episodes of 2025, #4: AI Chat-enabled Packaging Machine CopilotsBio-basedTwenty Years of Bioplastics: EUBP Reflects, Regroups, and Looks AheadSponsor ContentSide-entry Liquid Mixer Improves Solids Suspension in Large Tanks
