Bakery/Snack

J&J Employs Versatile X-Ray for Mixed Snack Foods

To maximize detecting capability, J&J Snack Foods recently installed three x-ray systems from Mettler-Toledo Safeline, including an X33 model in 2017 and another X33 and a two-lane X36 model last year.

January 12, 2020

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Secondary Packaging

Horizontal Bucket Conveyor Designed for Bakery Application

Multi-Conveyor

Multi-Conveyor recently built a dual strand, roller chain conveyor with bucket-style attachments to transport loaves of bread—ultimately ending up at a robotic pick zone.

December 13, 2019

Retail display packaging

50 Years On, Moon Landing Occasions Inspiring Tin Pack

To help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing, Independent Can and MoonPie partnered with the Kennedy Space Center for a unique treat.

December 5, 2019

Flexibles

Kellogg, Bear Naked’s Stand-Up Pouch Takes Circular Route to Recyclability

Confronted with questions around sustainability, the flexible packaging industry is working to make recyclable pouches a reality in support of a more circular economy, using the How2Recycle label.

November 1, 2019

Flexibles

V/f/f/s Makes Maintenance a Breeze

Wheeled, hinged electrical cabinet is on rails, making for easy maintenance access, among other features of the fast, snack food-aimed, 500 bag/min dual mandrel system.

September 25, 2019

Flexibles

Zipper Reclosure for Fresh English Muffins

A PACK EXPO highlight in the Upper South hall of Amcor was a package of English muffins from Dave’s Killer Bread, a firm based in Milwaukie, OR.

September 23, 2019

Secondary Packaging

Robots enable value-added packaging for sugar

Michigan Sugar Company adds robotic palletizing for bundled trays and display pallets that offer flexibility and high-efficiency picking.

August 17, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

Digital print on compostable barrier substrate

Digital printing news on the flexible film front comes from Ireland’s foxpak flexibles.

August 7, 2019

Flexibles

Justin’s new snack pouch contains 25% PCR plastic

Flexible package for new nut butter-covered nuts from Justin’s is one of the first commercial pouches to use such a high proportion of PCR plastic.

August 5, 2019

Secondary Packaging

Cartoning cookies at 330/min

Italian cookie company stays competitive through investment, with its latest purchase a robotic monoblock case former/loader/sealer coupled with an automatic wraparound case packer.

July 20, 2019

Flexibles

Pouch graphics put an end to ‘sad snacking’

New popped lotus seed snack gets packaging graphics that epitomize the fun of healthy snacking, with bold illustrations, bright colors, and brand mark typography that has a ‘cheeky bounce.’

June 29, 2019

Flexibles

Thinsters are truckin’ this summer with the Grateful Dead

A limited edition bag featuring the iconic Dancing Bear and a history of the Grateful Dead brings music and cookie lovers together.

June 26, 2019

Bakery/Snack

Tortilla inspection upgrade

In response to customer requirements, X-Ray inspection technology has been added to some of the packaging lines at this Minnesota producer of tortillas.

June 21, 2019