Sustainability

Ranpak Paper Packaging Products Receive FSC Certification

Ranpak Holdings’ European manufacturing facilities obtained a Chain of Custody certification from the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). All Ranpak packaging products produced for the European, Middle East, and Asia-Pacific markets will be FSC certified.

March 24, 2021

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Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Hartz Mountain liquid filling line upgrade features unscrambling through case packing

From unscrambling straight through to case packing, this versatile new line features filling and capping out of Italy and a small-footprint case packer from Germany for a variety of pet shampoo SKUs.

March 20, 2021

Secondary Packaging

Tray Sealer Brings Benefits to Berry Packaging

By eliminating a rigid, domed, snap-fit lid in favor of a clear flexible film applied by a new tray sealer, this German berry grower scores sustainability points and more.

February 24, 2021

Cartoning

Schubert North America Offers Virtual Web-Seminar Series in 2021

Schubert North America

As Covid-19 continues to cause the cancellation of in-person events, Schubert will bring its innovations to its customers virtually during live web-seminars.

February 23, 2021

Robotics

Columbia/Okura Celebrates 25th Anniversary

Columbia/Okura LLC

February 2021 marks a milestone 25th Anniversary for Columbia/Okura a manufacturer of end-of-line automated palletizing and material handling solutions.

February 22, 2021

Shrink wrapping

Lantech Wins 3M 2020 Supplier of the Year Award

Lantech

Lantech won the 2020 3M Supplier of the Year Award in recognition of the company’s contribution to improving 3M’s competitiveness.

February 18, 2021

Case erect/seal

WestRock Earns Top Marks in HRC’s 2021 Corporate Equality Index

Smurfit Westrock

WestRock earned 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s annual assessment of LGBTQ workplace equality.

February 8, 2021

Cartoning

ProMach Acquires Serpa Packaging Solutions

ProMach

The acquisition of Serpa Packaging Solutions expands ProMach’s secondary packaging solutions for pharmaceutical applications and enhances its turnkey line integration capabilities.

February 2, 2021

Controls & Machine Components

Indicators Facilitate Changeover

Reliable operator guidance for size changeover on end-of-line packaging machinery is provided by AP05 electronic position indicators

January 27, 2021

PMMI News

Report: Innovative New Machinery at PACK EXPO Connects

PMMI Media Group editors—covering a virtual event instead of an in-person exposition—divided and conquered to collectively take in as much of PACK EXPO Connects as possible. Here’s what they saw in the machinery category.

January 25, 2021

Flexible packaging

ProMach Acquires KHS Bartelt

ProMach

The acquisition includes the assets of Bartelt, Scandia, and Kayat from KHS USA which will expand ProMach’s portfolio of solutions in pouch packaging, cartoning, and shrink packaging in North America.

January 22, 2021

Conveying & accumulation

Duravant Launches nVenia, a Duravant Operating Company

Duravant

Duravant launches nVenia, LLC, a new operating company within its Packaging Solutions Segment formed by combining Arpac, Hamer-Fischbein, and Ohlson into a single entity.

January 20, 2021

Secondary Packaging

Case Packer, Palletizer Meet Increase in Demand

It was one thing when this Tennessee producer of fertilizer products was focused on one niche market. But when it broadened its marketing message, automation was required.

January 18, 2021