Beer

How Craft Brewers Are Thriving in a Plateauing Market

The craft brew boom is plateauing at long last. But according to Bart Watson, president and CEO of the Brewer's Association, savvy brewers are finding ways to thrive. Stand-out packaging design and aptitude with packaging automation are proven strategies.

February 25, 2025

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Wrapping

Polypack Brings Shrink-Wrap and Corrugated Solutions to PACK EXPO International 2024

Polypack Inc.

From compact machines to sustainable materials, Polypack will display its packaging solutions for a wide range of products in Booth S-2147.

October 14, 2024

Filling, Capping & Closing

Cristalia Implements PET Bottle with Integral Handle

This bottled water producer says it differentiated itself on the shelf, improved its appearance, added supply chain-friendly robustness, and upgraded its sustainability profile, all without sacrificing the integral handle consumers love.

October 4, 2024

Multipacking

Timing Screws are Key to Blue Bell's Multipacking

From mass conveying to single-filing to stacking to a short ride down an elevator and finally to controlled indexing of six-high stacks into a sleever, this system is a wrap for Blue Bell.

September 27, 2024

Robotics

AI-based RaaS Packaging Handles CPG Exporter's High-Changeover

At PACK EXPO, LuLu Group company Y International discovered and put to good use an AI-based robotic secondary packaging offering that's uniquely able to handle the ultra-high changeover and throughput of a high-mix, high-volume CPG export operation.

July 11, 2024

Wrapping

Texwrap Names Western Regional Sales Manager

Texwrap, a ProMach product brand

Tracey Fikes brings 20 years of packaging experience to new role at Texwrap.

July 9, 2024

Cartoning

WestRock & Smurfit Kappa Complete Merger as Smurfit WestRock

Smurfit Westrock now operates in 40 countries with over 100,000 employees working across 500+ packaging converting operations and 63 paper mills.

July 8, 2024

Multipacking

EDL Breaks Ground on New Facility in Wisconsin

EDL Packaging, a Massman Company

EDL Packaging, a Massman Company, celebrates groundbreaking of 45,000-square-foot facility in DePere focused on employee wellness and custom automation equipment.

May 28, 2024

Cartoning

Wexler Packaging Products’ Owner Pattie Wexler Inducted Into NJPEC Hall of Fame

Wexler Packaging Products, Inc.

Packaging leaders honored at NJPEC ceremony, with Wexler Packaging's Pattie Wexler among the inductees.

May 28, 2024

Multipacking/shrink bundling/banding

What are the Different Types of Multipacking Equipment?

In 5 minutes, learn about the types of multipacking equipment used in packaging for club stores and beyond.

March 28, 2024

Multipacking

Top 10 of 2023 – No. 6: Filler, Seamer Lets Contract Brewer Keep D.O. Low

To contract craft brewer The Brutalist and its owner King State Beer, dissolved oxygen is four-letter word. A new filler and seamer combo keeps D.O. low and the beer quality high, while paperboard multipacks help to make an impact on the shelf.

December 28, 2023

Conveying & accumulation

Morrison Container Handling Solutions Announces Key Promotions in Leadership Team

Morrison Container Handling Solutions

The individuals promoted are Kristin Geiger – Director, Business Operations; Seth Licke – Director, Assembly Operations and Service; Garrett Sudicky – Director, IT; and Allison Wagner – Director, Marketing and Business Strategy.

November 9, 2023

Cartoning

BluePrint Automation Announces New CEO, Reaffirms Core Values

BluePrint Automation (BPA)

After more than three decades at BPA, including 23 years as CEO and 8 years as president of the U.S. division, Martin Prakken is stepping down as CEO, and effective October 2, Gijsbert Dezaire will assume the role of CEO .

October 4, 2023