Sustainability

No Surprise Who is Leading Sustainable Packaging Charge

Shoppers 18-34 are willing to pay more for sustainable packaging, according to an ALPLA survey.

March 8, 2024

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Case/Tray Packing

Gentle Case Packing Cures Broken Bottle Blues

The ascendancy of contract packaging means that once-neglected bottling lines are coming back strong. Here’s how Yards Brewing switched drop pack operations to pick and place, reducing scrap to the minimum, both for its own and its contract customers.

March 8, 2024

Sustainable Packaging

Kellanova, PepsiCo, and LUSH Introduce Recycling Innovations

ThePackHub

See a few examples of recyclable packaging innovations by Kellanova, PepsiCo, and LUSH from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

March 7, 2024

Sustainable Packaging

Mattress Company Moves to Paper for Roll-Packed Products

A successful switch from PE to paper for organic mattress and bedding company Naturepedic is a case study in CPG and machinery supplier collaboration.

March 7, 2024

Robotics

Amazon Invests in AI-Powered Packaging Sortation Robots for MRFs

Glacier gets $7.7M in funding from Amazon among others. The AI-based robotic tech improves sortation at recycling centers, promising actionable insights to companies like Amazon that both package products, and consume recycled materials in their packaging

March 6, 2024

Sustainability

Provisional EU Law to Cut Most Single-Use Packaging

Europe also follows the FDA's lead in eliminating PFAS in packaging for food contact.

March 6, 2024

Conveying & accumulation

Start-up Distillery Uses Mass-Flow, Reflow, & Single Lane Accumulation

Multi-Conveyor

Multi-Conveyor designs a system navigating pasteurizers, labeling, and packing for a unique 'bourbon shine' beverage.

March 5, 2024

Containers & Closures

Califia Farms Moves to 100% rPET Bottles

Plant-based beverage producer Califia Farms switches all its refrigerated milk, creamer, coffee, and tea products to from bottles made from virgin plastic to 100% rPET packaging.

March 5, 2024

Sustainability

DS Smith Boosts Efficiency at UK Paper Mill

DS Smith Packaging Systems

Company to upgrade fiber preparation line driving improved efficiency, sustainability, and reliability at its Kemsley Paper Mill in England.

March 4, 2024

Digital Transformation

Mettler-Toledo to Showcase Product Inspection Systems at PACK EXPO East

METTLER TOLEDO Product Inspection

Visit Booth 1502 at PACK EXPO East, where Mettler-Toledo will exhibit the X12 X-ray system, C35 AdvancedLine checkweigher/vision system, M31R metal detector, and ProdX software.

March 4, 2024

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Jones Family of Companies Announces Growth and New Developments

Jones Family of Companies

Third-generation leader becomes majority shareholder as company expands production, acquires consulting firm, and enters automotive market.

March 4, 2024

Controls & Machine Components

Weber and Numina Forge 'Ultimate Packaging Partnership'

Weber Packaging Solutions

Collaboration between Weber Packaging Solutions and The Numina Group aims to enhance efficiency, speed, and customer confidence in automation solutions.

March 4, 2024

Sustainable Packaging

FDA Ends Sales of Food Packaging Containing PFAS

A voluntary phaseout of PFAS chemicals in U.S. food contact packaging has been fulfilled, eliminating a significant source of dietary exposure to the substances for consumers.

March 4, 2024