Converting equipment

The eyes have it: Snowfox Vodka bottle enhanced with cold foil

Canadian vodka brand Snowfox gets an updated label that uses cold foil to emphasize the icy blue stare of its namesake, a Canadian snow fox, along with a striking silver logo with paw print.

October 14, 2017

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Secondary Packaging

Latest packaging tech for coffee, tea capsules

Mitaca S.r.l., a coffee producer and marketer based just outside Milan, brings compression molding of PP coffee capsules in house and radically improves wrapping of tea capsules.

September 5, 2017

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Morris Packaging adds capacity with new pouch machine

The company ordered a Hudson-Sharp 750SGBS Pouch Machine and B&B - MAF Side Gusseted Bag Machine SFB 8E –L as an expansion to its converting operations facility in Jefferson City, Missouri.

August 30, 2017

Converting equipment

Foodservice packaging Industry survey reveals continued volume, profit growth

Greatest areas for market expansion include fast-casual sector, convenience and grocery stores, catering, and delivery services.

May 31, 2017

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Industry event examines digital package printing advances

Known for its short-run prowess, fast job turnaround, and customization, digital printing presents further opportunities, as revealed at the Digital Printing Spectrum 2017.

May 24, 2017

Converting equipment

Pack Ready Lamination ready for commercial launch

Announced at interpack: an intriguing converting technology that first debuted at drupa 2016 is now commercially available and ready to serve brands having urgent time-to-market needs.

May 7, 2017

Converting equipment

Digital press for corrugated packaging announced at interpack

HP unveils a new digital press for direct-to-board printing for shippers and high-quality cases, allowing HP to play in what is forecast to be a $269 billion industry by 2021.

May 6, 2017

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

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