Reusable/Returnable

Dr. Bronner’s Paperboard Cartons Refill rPET Bottles to Ace LCA

Paperboard cartons get high LCA marks, but break down when wet. Meanwhile, 100% rPET bottles are circular, work great in the shower, and if they're refilled, are not single-use. Dr. Bronner’s refillable carton leverages both formats' strengths.

May 3, 2024

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Cartoning

Fully Adjustable Gating System Reduces Cartoner Changeover Time

Econocorp’s lattice-style crank gating system meets customer demand for an easier, faster changeover option.

April 23, 2024

Cartoning

ProMach Launches Pet Care Solutions Group for Providing Dedicated Processing & Packaging Solutions to the Pet Care Industry

ProMach

New Group Offers Integrated Systems, Filling, and Processing Solutions for Optimal Pet Food Production (Booth #1106, Petfood Forum)

April 3, 2024

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Compact Horizontal Cartoner is 100% Servo-Driven

PMI KYOTO Packaging Systems

With a width of just over 5 ft and a length of just over 12 ft, the KC-100F from PMI Kyoto fits even in the smallest spaces while maintaining high speeds of between 120 and 240 packs/min.

March 19, 2024

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

Secondary Packaging

Cama North America Adds Carlos Yat to Sales Team

Cama North America

Yat's position as Sales Director, Central America, will include the territories of Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico.

March 4, 2024

Cartoning

Multipack Success at Maui Brewing Leads to New Line

Hawaii’s largest craft brewer installs a new high-speed canning line to complement new cartoning capabilities after a switch from plastic carriers to multipack cartons proves popular with consumers.

March 1, 2024

Secondary Packaging

Innovative New Machinery at PACK EXPO: Cartoning

PMG editors fanned out across PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2023 in search of packaging innovation. Here's what they found in Cartoning.

February 20, 2024

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Fully Integrated High-Speed Blister Transfer System

Pharmaworks and Serpa showcased the updated BTS, designed for transferring blister packs from blister machine to cartoner in pharmaceuticals, biotech, nutraceuticals, medical devices, and more.

November 29, 2023

Cartoning

SOMIC Opens Subsidiary in Bangkok

SOMIC Packaging, Inc.

In December 2023, German packaging OEM manufacturer SOMIC is expanding its sales, after-sales, and engineering expertise covering the South-East Asian markets from its newly founded subsidiary SOMIC Packaging Asia Pacific Co. Ltd. in Bangkok, Thailand.

November 27, 2023

Sustainability

WestRock, ENGIE Sign Agreement to Add Renewable Energy to U.S. Grid

Smurfit Westrock

Texas-based solar projects to support WestRock’s pursuit of science-based targets for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

November 15, 2023

Sustainability

R.A Jones to Install Rooftop Solar Panels at Its Manufacturing Facility

R.A JONES

More than 50% of R.A Jones’ Covington, Ky. plant will be powered by solar panels, helping to reduce carbon footprint and lower its annual electricity costs. It is the first Coesia company in the U.S. to power its facility with photovoltaic systems.

October 10, 2023

Cartoning

Dan Schmidt Appointed Vice President and General Manager for ESS Technologies

ESS Technologies, Inc.

In his new role, Schmidt will lead the overall operations of ESS Technologies, a Pacteon Co., with a focus on delivering to the Pacteon Promise to Make it Right.

October 6, 2023