Workforce

Barry-Wehmiller Announces the Passing of Chairman Bob Chapman

The company’s former CEO and acclaimed author died March 19.

March 23, 2026

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Logistics/Supply Chain

Big Things Are Happening Inside Signode’s Customer Experience Center

Signode

Signode expands its CEC in Roselle, Illinois, adding the Octopus Prestige automatic rotary ring stretch wrapper and the Little David LDX-RC random case opener to its showroom for testing and validating transit packaging solutions.

March 12, 2026

Stretch wrapping/load stabilization

MD Packaging Forms Partnership with ProMach Brand Texwrap in Canada

MD Packaging, part of the Tessera Group

Partnership aims to elevate Canadian manufacturing, combining MD Packaging’s local expertise with Texwrap’s advanced side sealers and turnkey shrink-packaging technologies.

January 29, 2026

Stretch wrapping/load stabilization

Lantech Expands Louisville Manufacturing to Include CS300 and CS1000 Case Sealers

Lantech

Lantech now is producing its CS300 and CS1000 case sealers at its Kentucky facility—previously manufactured only in the Netherlands—enhancing North American production capacity, reducing lead times, and strengthening regional customer support.

November 12, 2025

Strapping

Robotic Infeed De-Strapping System

Safely de-strap pallets of cans or other containers in a robotic cell directly ahead of depalletizing operations.

October 2, 2025

Case/Tray Packing

Cyklop Italy Earns Brand Reputation Compliance Global Standards Certification for Food Packaging Materials

Cyklop

The certification validates Cyklop's adherence to global standards for product safety, quality, and operational criteria in food-contact packaging.

July 30, 2025

Workforce

Duravant Appoints Dean Ekkaia as Director of Product Management for Optical Sorting

Duravant

In this role Dean Ekkaia will manage global activities that support development and sales of advanced sorting technologies that help food processors and packers optimize product quality.

July 30, 2025

Stretch wrapping/load stabilization

Combi Launches Mobile Robotic Stretch Wrapper

The Siat BeeWrap+ semi-automatic stretch wrapper, designed to increase productivity while prioritizing safety and ease of use, is now available to the North American market.

November 6, 2024

Sustainability

Together for Sustainability: pester pac automation and Solutum Offer Eco-Friendly Packaging Solution

pester pac automation

Solutum’s film functions like traditional plastic wrapping film, but at its end of life, it can be composted or will fully biodegrade in soil or water, leaving no environmental impact.

October 28, 2024

Stretch wrapping/load stabilization

Five Ways to Stabilize Pallet Loads

Watch this quick video outlining the different solutions that keep pallet loads secure during storage and transport.

October 23, 2024

Flexibles

SEE and Ossid Partner to Offer New Sustainable Tray Overwrapping Total Solution

Ossid, a ProMach brand

New collaboration offers case-ready processors complete solutions, combining Ossid machinery with SEE's sustainable trays & films for protein packaging.

April 10, 2024

Home

Range of Collaborative Palletizers Feature Integrated Stretch Wrapping

Pacteon Group

Pacteon brands ESS Technologies and Phoenix Wrappers combine to demonstrate a FANUC CRX-25iA collaborative robot with 30-lb payload and stretch wrapping, all in one turnkey solution.

March 19, 2024

Sustainable Packaging

Stretch Wrap Recycling: A Sustainable Solution for the Packaging Industry

Facilities such as plants and distribution centers that receive palletized loads secured with stretch wrap have two choices regarding that material: disposal or recycle.

January 26, 2021