Sustainability

Smurfit Kappa Showcases eCommerce expertise With New Dominican Republic Store

Smurfit Kappa launches a new eCommerce store in the Dominican Republic. The store, created by Smurfit Kappa Todo Carton, will act as an online retail packaging boutique and serve the ever-growing packaging market in the Dominican Republic.

January 25, 2023

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Palletizing/depalletizing

Toyota Material Handling’s Kim Douglass Earns Gold Medal for Assembly in International Competition

Toyota Material Handling

Douglass made history by becoming the first woman to ever place in the Toyota Material Handling Group Global Skills Competition, earning a gold medal in the Assembly category during the annual international competition held last month in Takahama, Japan.

January 13, 2023

E-commerce/D2C packaging

E-Commerce Packaging Innovations by Avery Dennison, DoorBox, and Greenskin Wine

ThePackHub

See a few examples of e-commerce packaging solutions by Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials, DoorBox, and Greenskin Wine from ThePackHub’s November Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

January 2, 2023

Operational Excellence

Growing Pains in Direct to Consumer E-Commerce

With direct to consumer e-commerce expected to grow in the near future, manufacturers need to consider automation advancements that can help ease the process.

December 21, 2022

Robotics

Avenue Shops to Amplify Its Operations with Hai Robotics ACR System

Hai Robotics

The automated order-fulfillment and tote handling solution will be designed to ease hiring challenges, increase storage capacity by 4x – avoiding costs of a relocation, and increasing workflow speed and efficiencies.

December 8, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Refillable and Reusable Packaging Innovations by Walmart, Ball, and Bravo Sierra

ThePackHub

See a few examples of refillable and reusable packaging solutions from Walmart, Ball, and Bravo Sierra from ThePackHub’s November Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

December 6, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Blond and Dizzie, Olive, EcoEnclose Develop Sustainable E-Commerce Packaging Solutions

ThePackHub

See a few examples of e-commerce packaging innovations from Blond and Dizzie, Olive, and EcoEnclose from ThePackHub’s October Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

November 28, 2022

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Toy Fulfillment Center Streamlines Packaging Ops Via Material Handling

Find out how toy manufacturer schleich boosted packaging efficiency by implementing ergonomic, thoughtfully designed conveyance to accommodate more operators on a high-mix fulfillment center packaging line.

November 8, 2022

Home

Hear from PEI Attendees on the Hunt for Innovation

Discover what technology Grupo Herdez, Tricorbraun, and Varian Medical Systems were were looking for as they explored PACK EXPO International 2022.

November 7, 2022

Strapping

Signode Opens Global Flagship Facility in Illinois

Signode

The 360,000 sq ft facility is the new location for Signode’s Automation and Packaging Technologies (APT) division that will feature a state-of-the-art customer experience center, training facility, and expanded equipment manufacturing capabilities.

November 3, 2022

Home

Insulation Panels Maintain Cold Chain for E-Comm

These thermal insulation panels, ideal for the growing e-comm meal kit market, are entirely made of paper and are curbside recyclable.

October 31, 2022

Home

StorFast ASRS Extends Packaging Automation Beyond Palletiziation into Warehousing

The Automatic Storage Retreilval System from Signode works in concert with robotic palletizing to automate end-of-line and warehousing operations via moving pallets.

October 31, 2022

Home

Robotic Item Picker Takes Aim at E-comm, Electronics, and Pharma Segments

Debuting in November and previewed at PACK EXPO International, the ABB Robotic Item Picker is designed to pick smaller items that are variable in size, shape, and substrate.

October 31, 2022