Cartoning

Pentawards Shares Top 10 Packaging Design Trends for 2021/2022

After evaluating 2,000 entries in its annual packaging design competition, Pentawards pulls out 10 prominent trends drawn from the winning work, compiling its first trends report.

January 24, 2022

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Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Ryan Schuelke Promoted to Chief Sales Officer for Enercon Industries

Enercon Industries Corp.

In this newly created position, Schuelke will be responsible for leading Enercon’s Cap Sealing, Object Treating & Web Treating Sales teams, as well as Parts & Customer Support Teams.

January 20, 2022

Sustainability

Michelle Bryson Appointed Global Sustainable Packaging Leader for BW Packaging Systems

BW Packaging (a Barry-Wehmiller Company)

Bryson will lead the development of sustainable solutions for BW Packaging and collaborate with team members and customers on the usage of responsible materials, recyclability, packaging design, waste, carbon footprint reduction, and more.

January 14, 2022

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Maker’s Mark Ups Its Packaging Game

When it came time for a packaging line upgrade, this well-known producer of bourbon tackled filling and capping first—coding, inspection, and case sealing quickly followed.

January 5, 2022

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Tetra Laval Donates 10 Million Euros to Support UNICEF

Tetra Laval

The donation will aid UNICEF’s efforts to strengthen global vaccine equity, especially in lower-income countries.

December 22, 2021

Controls & Machine Components

Linear Servo Track System Allows Production-on-Demand for Liquid Filling

With the help of a track system from B&R, this Polish OEM is building machines that make it practical for liquid products CPGs, like cosmetics or pharma companies, to plan for short and specialized product runs.

December 20, 2021

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Synerlink Joins European Hygienic Engineering and Design Group (EHEDG)

By joining (EHEDG), Synerlink, a Barry-Wehmiller Packaging Systems company, will bolster its ability to identify and pursue top hygiene and food safety practices on behalf of its customers.

December 15, 2021

Contract Packaging

Pet Food Co-packer is First with Retort Cartons

One of the engineers who developed Tetra Pak’s retort carton platform, Pawel Marciniak has built his co-pack/co-man business for premium pet food NaturPak Pet on the technology—with considerable success.

December 9, 2021

Sustainability

Iraqi Beverage Producer Efficiently Quenches Baghdad's Thirst with High-Speed PET Water Line

From Baghdad, Iraq, where keeping hydrated in an arid, sunny climate is essential, comes an interesting high-speed, high-efficiency water-bottling project. With a speed of 48,000 bottles/hour (bph), the line, installed by Sidel, achieves 96% OEE.

December 1, 2021

Flexible packaging

ProMach Acquires CL&D Graphics and CL&D Digital

ProMach

The addition of CL&D expands ProMach’s portfolio of flexible and rigid packaging systems and strengthens its ability to provide complete machinery and material solutions for a variety of packaging applications.

November 3, 2021

Flexible packaging

Matrix Joins Other ProMach Brands in Creating New Blog on Flexible Packaging Equipment Solutions

Matrix Packaging Machinery

The new blog will connect readers with helpful information and guidance on packaging equipment solutions around ProMach’s Flexibles and Trays business line.

November 1, 2021

Capping

Apex Filling Supports Empowering Women in Manufacturing

Apex Filling Systems

Apex Filling Systems CEO Alicia Cannon will be the keynote speaker for an upcoming N.E.W (Non-Traditional Employment for Women) Conference.

October 18, 2021

Capping

Hirotoshi Shibuya, President of Shibuya Corp. Passes Away

Shibuya Hoppmann Corporation

Shibuya Hoppmann announces the passing of Hirotoshi Shibuya the president of its parent company, Shibuya Corp.

October 15, 2021