Flexible packaging

End of the Line Video Series: EPR Fees and Their Implications, a Biodegradable Face Mask, and More

Learn more about the EPR fee structure and why some companies are content in simply paying the fees. Also, a new face mask material that may aid in skin health.

November 2, 2026

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW)

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: Why Some Brands May Pay EPR Fees Instead of Redesigning Packaging

Is it smarter for big brands to pay EPR fees than to redesign packaging for every state?

November 2, 2026

Robotics

Forge Fest: iAutomation to Host Open House at Franklin, MA, Facility

iAutomation, a division of CAS Holdings

Tour the facility and see automation in action on Thursday, November 5.

October 30, 2026

Conveying & accumulation

Layton Systems Names Alan Hafner Vice President of Sales

Layton Systems

Experienced manufacturing and engineering leader to spearhead sales expansion, strengthen OEM partnerships, and support domestic and international growth.

October 30, 2026

Adhesives/tape

Shurtape Technologies Acquires Mavalus Brand

Shurtape Technologies, LLC

Strategic addition expands Shurtape Technologies, LLC's brand portfolio and supports continued investment in product innovation.

October 30, 2026

Form/fill/seal - vertical

CPG Innovator: PepsiCo’s Hayden Bivens

Bivens is a Technical Packaging Engineer at PepsiCo who led a huge project at the company. He offers insight into how AI and connected manufacturing will continue to shape the industry, and how a weight-verification system acts as the "handshake" between two scales.

October 30, 2026

Controls & machine components

EDGE Acquires Harvest Blade

EDGE Industrial Technologies

The combination expands EDGE’s resharpening reach across the U.S., strengthening its value-add service offering in the food processing industry.

October 29, 2026

Bagging & Pouching

FPA Launches Brand Owner Council, Welcomes Inaugural Members

Flexible Packaging Association (FPA)

New council brings together brand owners, converters, and suppliers to address shared challenges and advance innovation across the flexible packaging value chain.

October 29, 2026

PACK EXPO

Designing Packaging for Regulations That Keep Moving

A growing patchwork of state packaging laws is forcing material changes that ripple onto the line, often before anyone knows whether those laws will survive.

October 29, 2026

Containers & Closures

Arthritis Foundation and Tilt Beauty Announce Ease of Use Lab

New state-of-the-art facility in Atlanta will provide in-house lab and human factors evaluation as part of products and packaging certification program.

October 29, 2026

Workforce

Boxon Strengthens Swedish Leadership Team

Boxon

Björn Westberg joins as sales manager and Elin Torshed as customer fulfillment manager to improve collaboration across Boxon's sales, customer support and supply planning.

October 28, 2026

Coding & Marking

2D Barcodes Are Becoming the Package’s Compliance and Engagement Hub

As retailers prepare to scan 2D barcodes at checkout, brands are using the same code to handle disclosure rules and authentication.

October 27, 2026

Cartoning

Omori North America and PMI Kyoto Agree to Launch J-Packaging Solutions to Deliver Integrated Packaging Solutions Across North America

Omori North America Inc.

JPS will provide integrated primary and secondary packaging solutions, including flow wrapping, cartoning, case packing, robotics, palletizing, and conveying systems.

October 27, 2026