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Pasta Brand Switches Oil- for Plant-based Film
The new PBR material is RIC1 approved so it is identified as PET in typical sorting processes; it can be recycled along with the PET without issue.
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FANUC and Rockwell Automation Form Coalition to Address Manufacturing Skills Gap
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Gary Tantimonico Named President of PDC International
Sustainability
Czech Craft Brewer Adopts Paperboard Can Handle System
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PepsiCo Launches New Canned Cocktail Mixers
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Amcor’s Carmen Becker Appointed to IDFA’s Fluid Milk Board
The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) appointed Carmen Becker, Vice President and General Manager of Specialty Containers at Amcor Rigid Packaging (ARP), to its Fluid Milk Board.
E-commerce
Lenox Optimizes Wine Glass Packaging for Amazon Shipping
A packaging redesign for tableware brand Lenox for its red wine glasses hits the sweet spot, providing both enhanced sustainability and greater product protection for Amazon’s Frustration-Free Packaging requirements.
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Check out The Cobot Spot from Universal Robots
Looking for automation solutions for packaging and palletizing? This is your destination for all things cobot. Whether it’s webinars, video case studies or product information, you’ll find it all in this one spot.
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Predictive Maintenance 101
What does it mean, and why is it important? Learn more from a new PMMI Business Intelligence report.
Sustainability
Unilever Japan's Lux Luminique Joins Mono-Material Movement
The company chose this PET mono-material, which comes from the GL Barrier range of films by Toppan Printing, after successfully collaborating with the converter on quality tests.
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Pregis to Open Pennsylvania Manufacturing Facility
Pregis is opening a 300,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Bethel, Penn., to produce lightweight, recyclable all-paper cushioned mailers to support demand in the Northeastern region of North America.
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Novolex Appoints Chief Financial Officer
Dennis Norman was appointed Chief Financial Officer. He succeeds Paul Palmisano, who has elected to retire after more than eight years at Novolex.
COVID-19
Avoid the Sidelines—Invest in Yourself During Pandemic
Jane Chase from IIoP reports on the sharp uptick in packaging professionals who sought online education and certification to improve their prospects while laying low during the pandemic.
E-commerce
Cannabis, CBD Sagas About to Get Real
If you have been waiting and hoping for a federal change in law or policy about cannabis and CBD products, it’s OK to start holding your breath now, because real changes are likelier than ever during 2021.
Sustainability
New D2C Cleaning Products: Refillable, Non-Toxic, and Counterworthy
Blueland takes its first step toward transforming consumer shopping habits, with elegant, reusable bottles for cleaning products sold in a concentrated tablet format through e-commerce.
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Domino Announces Digital Printing Service Engineer
Samuel Frist joins Domino North America as Digital Printing Service Engineer.
Sustainability
Extended Producer Responsibility Legislation Update
Nearly a dozen proposals for packaging producer responsibility have been brought forth already this year. Learn how they differ and how they are alike in their strategies.
Sustainability
Another Brand Adopts Post-Consumer Recycled Packaging
Founded in 1953, green-minded home improvement and construction brand HAGA specializes in natural and organic building materials, such as lime or clay plaster.
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2021 Excellence in Reusable Packaging Award Call for Entries
The Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) announced a call for entries for the 10th annual Excellence in Reusable Packaging Award. This year RPA added an award category for Business-to-Consumer Reusable Transport Packaging.
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Empathy & Authenticity Steer Bumble Bee through CHAOS
New unPACKed with OEM podcast debuts with Jan Tharp, president and CEO of the 120-year old company.
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Automation Trends in Food Processing and Packaging: vFAT
Watch part three of this three-part series on top automation trends impacting food processing and packaging today.
Contract packaging
Contract Packaging Association and Nulogy Bring Online Training to Contract Packagers/Manufacturers
Nulogy University provides CP/CMs with the training and education to navigate CP/CM industries, as well as software applications and shop floor best practices.
COVID-19
FDA & CDC: No Transmission of COVID-19 Through Food or Food Packaging
FDA and CDC continue to underscore that there is no credible evidence of food or food packaging associated with or as a likely source of viral transmission of COVID-19.
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PTI Awarded its Waldner Business to WNA Packaging Technologies
The existing Waldner sales, service, and engineering teams at PTI will continue to operate under WNA Packaging Technologies.
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Novolex Adding Recycling Instructions Labeling to Plastic Products
In addition to expanding its capacity to recycle store drop-off items, Novolex is adding How2Recycle instructions to a variety of plastic bags.
Sustainability
Coke To Test Paper Bottle
The Coca-Cola Company’s first-ever paper bottle prototype is transitioning from the lab to the marketplace this summer through a limited online trial in Hungary.
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NuTec Employs Epson Cleanroom SCARA Robots to Automate Medical Syringe Manufacturing, Including a COVID-19 Medical Application
NuTec’s Syringe Coating Machine Includes Four Epson G6 Cleanroom SCARA Robots to Precisely, Efficiently, and Cost-Effectively Automate Syringe Manufacturing.
