Sustainable Packaging

Coca-Cola, Suntory Cross the 100% Plant-Based Bottle Finish Line

After more than a decade of rigorous R&D work and significant investments with their respective partners, Coca-Cola and Suntory each unveil first-of-their-kind beverage bottle prototypes made from 100% bio-based PET, ready for commercial scale-up.

April 25, 2022

Multipacking/shrink bundling/banding: Page 5

Sustainability

Co-packer Deploys Packaging Innovations for Brita Premium Purified Water

B Water & Beverages works with Brita to design sustainable packaging for its first retail bottled water product that includes a sturdy, striking, refillable, recyclable aluminum bottle and a plastic-free paperboard carrier that is also fully recyclable.

April 13, 2022

Secondary Packaging

Automation and Flexibility in EOL Equipment Needed for Expanding SKUs

As the trend of more variety, more sizes, more choices, and ultimately more SKUs increases, end of line machinery is keeping up by including more robots, cobots, and modularity.

February 24, 2022

Shrink wrapping

Texwrap Joins the Contract Packaging Association to Further its Connections with Contract Packagers

Texwrap Packaging Systems

Joining the CPA organization positions Texwrap to better communicate information, disseminate ideas, and share application expertise with its contract packaging customers.

February 1, 2022

Secondary Packaging

Future Looks Bright for End of Line Equipment Market

Four trends will affect continued growth on EOL machinery through 2026, with the food and beverage industries driving the majority of purchases.

January 25, 2022

Form/fill/seal - horizontal

Paxiom Opens New Facility in Las Vegas

Paxiom Group

Paxiom moved into its state-of-the-art 50,000 sq ft facility next to McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas.

December 22, 2021

Secondary Packaging

How Bumble Bee Seafood is Transitioning Multipack Shrink Wrap to Recyclable Cartons

The company produces 26 million multipacks each year, and saw an opportunity to transition to more readily recyclable packaging through a partnership with R.A Jones.

October 27, 2021

Controls & Machine Components

Bringing Flexibility to Breakpack Production

Advanced controls let this maker of banding equipment bring a whole new level of quick-change flexibility to manufacturers delivering ‘breakpacks’ to their retailer customers.

October 18, 2021

Home

Tunnel Vision: Labels, Sleeves, Bands

Different applications require different heat-shrink devices.

September 29, 2021

Home

Automated Application of Fiber-based Ring Carrier

The fiber-based ring carrier from E6PR has been a hit in multiple markets, and now from Tecma Aries there is machinery to apply it automatically. Three models are available, and the high-end model can 1,200 cans/min.

September 29, 2021

Secondary Packaging

Automatic and Semi-automatic Banding System

Banding equipment was a highlight at the PACK EXPO booth of Primark America Corp., but it was banding with an innovative added functionality.

September 28, 2021

Multipacking/shrink bundling/banding

R.A Jones to Showcase its Multi-packing Machine at PACK EXPO Las Vegas

R.A JONES

See it at PACK EXPO Las Vegas Booth #C-4400! R.A Jones will showcase its Meridian XR MPS-300 multi-packer for canned foods.

September 23, 2021

Beverage

Increase in Online Grocery Shopping Impacts Beverage Pack Sizes and Machine Needs

Manufacturers are being pressed to readjust strategies or accelerate previously made plans in order to address the e-commerce channel surge and meet related demands.

July 15, 2021