Sustainability

Barilla, Tesco, and Landliebe Molkereiprodukte Offer Recycling Innovations

See a few examples of packaging adjustments for improved recyclability and recycled content from Barilla, Tesco, and Landliebe Molkereiprodukte from ThePackHub’s February Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

February 26, 2023

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New Stretch Seal for Trays

By sealing only to the flange of the tray, Point Five’s new machine addresses the problem of leaky trays of protein products.

November 10, 2022

Flexible packaging

Amcor Wins Flexible Plastic Pack of the Year at the UK Packaging Awards

Amcor Flexibles North America

Amcor was recognized for its PrimeSeal™ Ovenable Flow Pack, a sustainable package for meat, fish, and seafood that is 50% lighter than other solutions in the market.

November 3, 2022

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Roll-to-Sheet System for Non-Easy-to-Feed Materials

The machine has a high loading capacity for materials traditionally difficult to separate on a friction feeder, such as sheets, film, plastic wrap, soaker pads, and packaging labels at PACK EXPO International.

November 1, 2022

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Flow Wrapper for Trayless Ground Meat Packaging

Debuting in the U.S., the FW3710B wrapper from Formost Fuji eliminates the non-recyclable PS tray from ground meat packaging, reducing shipping, labor, and additional packaging equipment.

October 25, 2022

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Powdered Product Bagger Ensures Clean Seal & Accurate Dosing

The VLR-B bag filler meets the hygienic requirements of products like milk powders or baby food.

October 23, 2022

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Formost Fuji to Exhibit at PACK EXPO International

Formost Fuji Corporation

See it at PACK EXPO International, Booth S-2766! Formost Fuji will exhibit solutions for wrapping and bagging a variety of products and will showcase its ground meat system designed to package meat without a tray.

October 6, 2022

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FANUC to Demonstrate Robot and Cobot Solutions at PACK EXPO International

FANUC America

See it at PACK EXPO International, Booth N-6116! FANUC America will highlight its latest robot and cobot solutions for picking, packing, and palletizing.

October 5, 2022

Bakery/Snack

Southern Recipe Small Batch Modernizes Pork Rind Package Design

Southern Recipe Small Batch’s new pork rind package design touts flavor and dietary benefits to attract both new and traditional consumers.

September 21, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

‘World-first’ Recyclable Paper Pack for Frozen Food

Seafood producer Iceland collaborated with sustainable, flexible packaging specialist Parkside to deliver one of the world’s first paper recyclable packaging solutions for frozen food.

September 7, 2022

Sustainability

Cartoner Ushers Bumble Bee Out of Plastic Shrink, Into Paperboard Multipacks

An enterprise-wide focus on sustainability pushed Bumble Bee Seafood to reinvent multipacking in a more readily recyclable, paperboard format. A 'Rolls Royce' of a cartoner certainly helped.

September 2, 2022

Robotics

Robots Reduce Labor, Enhance Product Safety in Primary Food Packaging

OEMs introduce new delta robots engineered to meet IP69K ratings and with enhanced vision systems and end-of-arm tools to handle pick-and-place functions in food packaging applications.

August 1, 2022

Sustainability

Wax-Free Cases: Mountaire Farms’ Win is Landfills’ Loss

Poultry processor’s switch to recyclable, food contact-safe cases prevents 87,000+ wax-coated cases from ending up in landfill in first year.

July 7, 2022