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

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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

Converting equipment

Software helps packaging converter with FSMA compliance

Whether it involves maintenance management or management of customer artwork and the approval chain, this converter leverages software to comply with FSMA.

June 28, 2016

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Nosco is First to Install Second HP Indigo 30000 Digital Press

Installation of second HP Indigo 30000 in Bristol, PA facility extends Nosco’s ability to use digital printing for on-demand requirements.

June 17, 2016

Converting equipment

Glenroy wins five GLGA Awards for exceptional flexographic printing

The Great Lakes Graphics Association recognizes five separate projects by Glenroy Inc. in the 2016 Graphics Excellence Awards.

June 14, 2016

Converting equipment

Direct Print Powered by KHS wins prestigious printing technology award at drupa

Direct Print wins “Best Industrial Production Solution” at drupa for its digital decoration technology.

June 6, 2016

Converting equipment

drupa 2016: From Industry 4.0 to nanotech

Predictably enough, flashes of Industry 4.0 were in evidence at drupa 2016.

June 5, 2016