E-commerce/D2C packaging

Fit-to-size automated packing machine saves on shipping costs

E-tailer Mason Companies alleviates DIM weight costs, reduces labor, and optimizes shipping processes with a new box-making system that produces cases on-demand sized to fit each order.

April 29, 2017

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Converting equipment

Label converter invests in new technology

Meyers, a Minneapolis-based label, card, signage, and display company, has once again reinvested in cutting-edge technology.

January 20, 2017

Converting equipment

Servo Drives Deliver Benefits for High-Cavitation Molds

OEM Application Note: Technology enables a more effective arrangement of mold drive shafts, belts and pulleys in cleanroom applications.

January 17, 2017

Coding, Printing & Labeling

A short-run ink-jet printer for corrugated flats and folded RSCs

The Excelagraphics 4800 ink-jet printer from Xante allows small manufacturers to handle short-run jobs. The fast digital flatbed printer prints on corrugated flat sheets, die-cut flats and RSCs that are already folded and glued.

December 14, 2016

Converting equipment

Canada’s first N610i digital UV ink-jet label press purchased

Factor Forms and Labels of Edmonton, Alberta, has purchased the N610i digital UV inkjet label press, thus becoming the first in Canada to do so.

December 8, 2016

Secondary Packaging

Compact end-to-end solutions for PET beverage bottles

The SMI Group offers end-to-end packaging solutions designed to cover every beverage market, specializing in turnkey systems that start with PET blow-molding and end with automated palletizing.

December 2, 2016

Converting equipment

Label converter buys its first digital press

Argent Tape & Label, a label printer converter serving the automotive, medical, food & beverage, and industrial markets, has purchased its first digital press.

October 27, 2016

Converting equipment

Thiele hires sales director for Latin America region

Thiele Technologies, Inc. hired Anthony Colquitt as a sales director for the Latin America region in response to growing global demand.

October 14, 2016

Plastics/resins

Preform deduster adds quality for German mineral water producer

Gerolsteiner Brunnen places deduster upstream of its inspection equipment to keep potential foreign bodies from entering PET preforms prior to stretch blow-molding.

September 29, 2016

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Co-packing and the rise of digital printing

Digital printing's getting easier, so when should brands bring it in-hosue vs. hire a co-packer?

September 12, 2016

Labels

Flexo catches up to offset, digital

Koeze Company switches from digital to flexo printing for its peanut butter labels, lured by the higher quality and cost-competitiveness achieved with new flexo technology.

August 17, 2016

Converting equipment

Vitex hires national sales manager, sales and marketing specialist

Vitex Packaging Group hires national sales manager Tom Carlton, and sales and marketing support specialist Bethaney Tinto.

August 1, 2016

Converting equipment

API Group acquires Hazen Paper Company’s paperboard lamination facility

With API Group’s acquisition of paper converter Hazen Paper Company’s paperboard lamination facilities, the company will concentrate on custom Holography and specialist paper converting.

July 29, 2016