Sustainability

A Method to its madness

With a wind turbine and solar panels helping to produce energy for its in-house bottle molding and packaging lines, Method is demonstrating its commitment to sustainability at its new LEED Platinum-certified facility in Chicago’s historic Pullman district.

August 11, 2015

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Filling/capping, dry

VSP for seafood

Carefully engineered system facilitates retailers’ ability to buy fish frozen, thaw them, and sell them in a refrigerated state in the same packaging without product deterioration.

August 5, 2015

Case/tray packing

Byrne Dairy breaks into yoghurt

Widely known as a technology leader in the fresh and ESL areas of dairy production and packaging, Byrne Dairy hears the call of Greek yoghurt and answers in a big way.

August 4, 2015

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Boehringer Ingelheim raises the bar in biopharmaceutical production

Filling and isolator equipment brings a whole new level of flexibility to the manufacturing of biopharmaceuticals, meeting today's requirements as well as tomorrow's.

June 22, 2015

Filling/capping, dry

Fowler appoints Franck Vidal new V.P. of Sales

Fowler Products has appointed Franck B. Vidal to Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

May 11, 2015

Weighing/combination scales

Get your foot in the door with entry-level weigh and pouch sealer

This introductory system from All Packaging Machinery is designed for start up companies, and is therefore competitively priced at less than $15,000. Features include a vibratory scale that weighs dry flowing products, and a sealing machine that can comfortably achieve 10 packages per minute

March 5, 2015

Flexible packaging

Complete fresh pet food meals in MAP SUPs

Freshpet pioneers refrigerated pet food segment and embraces the challenge of imaginative packaging options.

March 2, 2015

Cartoning

Novartis benefits from flexible pharmaceutical filling line

Filling and packaging line in Cairo, Egypt accommodates different products and packaging formats.

February 23, 2015

Filling/capping, dry

Governor Scott Walker visits UK's Fords Packaging site

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker tours Bedford facility of Fords Packaging Systems during trade mission.

February 20, 2015

Labeling

From MAP to VSP/HPP—and linerless labels along the way

This Houston startup now has a line of fresh, refrigerated ready meals that look good, taste great, and emphasize nutrition. High Pressure Processing extends shelf life.

January 9, 2015

Filling/capping, dry

Seasonings filled accurately and fast

Germany’s Maggi replaces outdated jar transport and filling system for its instant dry seasoning products to eliminate glass breakage, and improve dosing accuracy and speed.

January 8, 2015

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Hovione, MG2 partner to develop inhalation drugs

FlexiLAB capsule filler delivers 100% low dosages and extreme precision in-process net weight control for specialty inhalation drug production.

December 1, 2014

Weighing/combination scales

New VSP plus linerless labels

Using revolutionary skin pack technology from Harpak-Ulma and Sealed Air, a Mondini vacuum skin pack machine yields 30% material savings because there is no lidding scrap.

November 17, 2014