Filling, Capping & Closing

Mary Kay Hits the Sweet Spot on Speed with Mascara Packaging Line

To boost mascara and other tube production at Mary Kay’s Lewisville, Texas facility, it turned out that intermediate speeds and intermittent motion were the right mix of speed, sophistication, and throughput.

July 26, 2024

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Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

JCS Process & Control Systems Awarded Contract for California Dairies' New Milk Processing Plant

JCS Process & Control Systems

State's largest farmer-owned dairy coop selects JCS for design, engineering, and processing technologies for ultra-high temperature and extended shelf-life milk bottling facility.

July 12, 2024

Containers & Closures

How Baileys Paper-Based Bottle is Made

An extraordinary network of inventors, developers, OEMs, and stakeholders emphasize ‘progress over perfection’ as they commercialize a breakthrough bottle.

July 8, 2024

Filling, Capping & Closing

JCS to Open UltraPhil Center for Aseptic Excellence

JCS Process & Control Systems

The New York beverage facility, which pays tribute to JCS Process & Control Systems' founder, will be the first small-scale, bottle-based pilot aseptic R&D and production center.

July 8, 2024

Filling, Capping & Closing

Pietro Cassani Appointed President & CEO of Sidel

Tetra Laval

The Tetra Laval Group Board appoints Pietro Cassani after Monica Gimre steps down following more than five years as President and CEO of Sidel.

June 25, 2024

Sustainability

BW Packaging Pledges 25% Emissions Cut by 2030

BW Packaging (a Barry-Wehmiller Company)

Barry-Wehmiller’s packaging machinery group sets climate targets to drive sustainability vision of net zero.

June 20, 2024

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Nonprofit Civica Installs New High-value Filling Lines for Essential Medicines

Civica is on a mission to deliver quality generic medicines—including insulin—at low cost. A new isolator-integrated vial filling line and nest filling line allow them to produce many different forms of injectables to pivot based on greatest need.

May 28, 2024

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

TurboFil Upgrades Syringe Filling System

TurboFil Packaging Machines

Now capable of handling up to 80 syringes per minute, TurboFil's TipFil Syringe Filling & Assembly Machine offers a fully automated start-to-finish process.

May 23, 2024

Recycling

Refresco to Disrupt with Mono-material, Aseptic, Food Contact HDPE/rHDPE Carton

Expected to be on shelves by Q3 is a game-changing new aseptic carton format. While brands swap plastic for paper, reZorce flips the script with circular, mono-material HDPE/rHDPE for paper. Finishing validation, CM/CP Refresco will be first to market.

May 16, 2024

Reusable/Returnable

Dr. Bronner’s Paperboard Cartons Refill rPET Bottles to Ace LCA

Paperboard cartons get high LCA marks, but break down when wet. Meanwhile, 100% rPET bottles are circular, work great in the shower, and if they're refilled, are not single-use. Dr. Bronner’s refillable carton leverages both formats' strengths.

May 3, 2024

Filling, Capping & Closing

Krones Acquires Injection Molding Technology Company Netstal

Krones, Inc.

Acquisition bolsters Krones circular PET capabilities and opens doors to the medical & personal care sectors.

April 25, 2024

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Dr. Stefan König is New CEO of the OPTIMA Group

OPTIMA

König takes over the role at packaging machine manufacturer OPTIMA from Hans Bühler, who moves to the position of Chairman.

April 24, 2024

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Fogg Filler's Mike George Awarded ProMach's Superior Performance Award

Fogg Filler

Customer care manager recognized for going above and beyond during major machine installation.

April 17, 2024