E-commerce/D2C packaging

What Post-COVID-19 Supply Chains Portend for Packaging

The relationship between supply chains and packaging will change in some respects but remain unchanged in others.

January 7, 2022

Machinery: Page 148

Conveying & accumulation

Buffy Hagerman Appointed Marketing Communications Manager for Key Technology

Key Technology, Inc., a Duravant company

She will be responsible for advertising, public relations, trade show exhibits, and other marketing initiatives that will build awareness of Key Technology’s high performance digital sorting, conveying, and process automation solutions worldwide.

January 7, 2022

Filling/capping, dry

Apex Shares New Blogs on Whiskey and Craft Spirits

Apex Filling Systems

Apex’s new blogs discuss the recent growth of the craft spirits industry.

January 6, 2022

Flexible packaging

Formost Fuji Announces Changes to its Service Department

Formost Fuji Corporation

Formost Fuji Corp. promoted Derek Dietrich to Service Manager and David Korsmo to Assistant Service Manager. Bob McHenry will fill a new position within the department as Service Resource Specialist.

January 6, 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

Controls & machine components

Motion Industries Acquires Kaman Distribution Group

Motion

The addition of Kaman will boost Motion’s concentration in core industrial products and services as well as in the growing technical/automation arenas, including precision engineering.

January 4, 2022

Flexible packaging

Bernie Lerner, Founder of Automated Packaging Systems, Passes Away

Automated Packaging Systems

Bernie Lerner passed away on December 11, 2021 at his home in Chagrin Falls, Ohio.

January 4, 2022

Weighing/combination scales

Mettler Toledo Publishes Process Analytics Catalog

METTLER TOLEDO Product Inspection

The new Process Analytics Catalog for 2022-23 provides a comprehensive overview of solutions for analytical measurements in liquid process applications, pure water monitoring and gas-phase measurement.

January 3, 2022

Cartoning

Top 2021 Video: Trend Toward Paperboard Can Handles Leaps From Craft Brew to Major Food/Bev Multipacks

What started as a craft brew trend toward paperboard replacing its plastic can handle multipacks is now being seen in brands like Coca-Cola and Heinz UK. Watch this "Take Five with Packaging World" video to learn more.

May 7, 2021

Flexible packaging

Spartech Acquires Crawford Industries

Spartech Corporation

Spartech, a manufacturer of engineered thermoplastics and custom packaging solutions, expanded its plastics conversion capabilities through the acquisition of Crawford Industries, L.L.C.

December 22, 2021

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

Conveying & accumulation

Slideways Offers Tutorial on Measuring Curves for Flat Top Chains

Slideways, Inc.

Slideways’ 10-minute video tutorial “How to Measure Curves for Flat Top Chains” features step-by-step instructions on how to measure existing conveyor corner tracks for retrofit or repair.

December 22, 2021

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