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A SCARA robot picks six tubs of dairy product from a conveyor and places them into a corrugated tray.
Secondary Packaging
End-of-line automation handles dairy tubs with care
Six robots on a new packaging line at Czech dairy Choceňská mlékárna quickly and gently case-pack and palletize tubs of product at 20,000/hr.
August 18, 2019

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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
The robot picks two rows of six 4-lb bags from a conveyor and transfers them to the display.
Secondary Packaging
Grape packer comes in from the fields, automates packaging
California grape grower breaks with tradition, bringing grape packing in-house and automating the process with semi-automated packing lines and robotic depalletizing and palletizing.
August 16, 2019
A six-axis articulated robot applies corner boards to the four edges of the pallet, after which it is stretch wrapped.
Secondary Packaging
Robotic Depalletizing Increases Line Uptime from 54% to 80% at Campbell Soup
Replacing a low-level depalletizer with a robotic one for loading glass jars onto an alfredo sauce line results in significant line uptime and reduced labor costs at Campbell Soup.
August 14, 2019
At a speed of 2.5 layers/min, the robot picks a full layer of jars from a pallet and places it on the filling line infeed.
Protective/transport packaging
Meat delivery service uses cornstarch-based insulated coolers
NIKU Farms uses bio-based, insulated coolers made from cornstarch that are backyard compostable and biodegradable to ship its farm-to-door meat subscription boxes in Canada.
August 9, 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
These granola packs made of a cellulose-based compostable structure are printed digitally by foxpak flexibles.
Containers
Graeter’s celebrates 150 years with new ice-cream pint design
The first package redesign in six years, the new graphics feature enlarged ingredient images that showcase the flavor profile and indulgence of each variety without being busy or overly designed.
August 7, 2019
This is the first packaging refresh since the brand last updated its pint design six years ago.
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
Justin’s new snack pack contains 40% PCR PE in the sealant layer, making it 25% of the package overall.
Filling/capping, dry
Cup filler makes quick work of thick, sticky cream cheese
J&L Food Specialties invests in a rotary piston filling and sealing machine that easily packages its viscous cream cheese spreads with speed and accuracy, resulting in a savings of $75,000 plus/yr.
August 4, 2019
J&L uses the rotary DOSOMAT to fill, seal, and cap its cream cheese spreads in 8-oz retail cups at 75 cups/min.
Cartons and boxes
Infant milk formula debuts in gas-tight composite can
DMK Baby saw this package, which is assembled on site at the food manufacturer’s facility, as the perfect format for a new line of powdered infant milk formula. Consumers are definitely taking notice.
August 1, 2019
In addition to this 800-g package, DMK Baby also produces an 1100-g and a 650-g package.
Recycling
Fresh Ramen's clear container differentiates from polystyrene predecessors
A transparent, artfully shaped thermoformed polypropylene container shows off fresh, never-frozen ingredients, communicating that this isn't the ramen you remember from the college dorms.
July 31, 2019
The new Fresh Ramen line from Pearson Foods Corporation
Soups/Condiments/Sauces/Spices/Dips/Dressings
Sugar producer installs its own digital press
Most observers of the digital print for packaging scene would agree that the later the printing is done in the supply chain, the easier it is for brand owners to deliver on whatever customization or personalization initiative they are trying to execute.
July 31, 2019
Novarese Zuccheri of Italy uses this digital press to customize single-serve sugar packets.
Sustainability
Sustainably-sourced chocolate packaged in equally green paperboard
Finnish confectionery selects lightweight paperboard with sensory properties from sustainably managed forests for its new line of premium chocolate bars.
July 31, 2019
NORDI 3.35-oz chocolate bars are available in four artisanal recipes.
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