Coding & Marking

Top Articles of 2024, #16: Paper Maker Meets Walmart's RFID Mandate

The #16 most clicked article of 2024: Paper converter Paris Corp. develops a strong RFID program that includes custom-designed inlay encoding and label printing and application equipment and custom encoding software to meet Walmart’s RFID tagging mandate.

December 21, 2024

Machinery: Page 23

Package Design

Duracell's All-Paper Blister Paves Way for New Walmart Battery Display

The new perforated paper blister replaces the thermoformed plastic tray with paperboard backing. Features include a flat bottom and messaging hierarchy on front and top of pack that enable a unique retail display and shopping experience at Walmart.

December 19, 2024

Coding & Marking

"Tattooed" Fruits Grab Attention, Save Plastic with Laser Date Coding

Laser etching directly onto suitably thick-skinned fruits like mangos and avocados lets Westfalia Fruit eschew plastic price look-up tags with date codes, while standing out on the shelf. Possibilities for unique designs, even 2D codes, abound.

December 18, 2024

Robotics

CMES Robotics to Showcase AI-Powered Depalletizing Solutions at PACK EXPO 2024

CMES Robotics Inc.

See live demonstrations at Booth N-5378 of CMES Robotics’ Layered Bag Depalletizing and Palletizing Solution and Random Case Depalletizing Solution.

December 18, 2024

Labeling

WLS Promotes Breanna Behr to Regional Sales Manager for the Northeastern United States

WLS, a ProMach product brand

Behr will leverage her engineering expertise to help manufacturers in health care, personal care, beverage, and more implement advanced labeling systems.

December 9, 2024

Robotics

Formic Announces Strategic Leadership Additions to Power Business Growth & Finance Infrastructure

Formic

Formic appoints Joel Onyshuk as VP of Sales to scale the company's business footprint and Todd Plotner as its first General Counsel to strengthen finance infrastructure.

December 13, 2024

Robotics

NūMove Owns a New Center of Excellence Displaying Warehouse Automation Technologies

NūMove Robotics & Vision

NūMove Robotics & Vision is building a 20,000-sq-ft center in Montreal to showcase its automated warehouse solutions, including the NūBotik MixPal and InnoPick, and allow clients to test their products within a simulated warehouse environment.

December 13, 2024

Bagging & Pouching

Cannabis Distributor Supercharges Packaging Efficiency with Automation

A combination scale, bagger, checkweigher, and coding and marking operations accelerated packaging production efficiency to 300 parts per labor hour, up from 40 parts per labor hour.

December 4, 2024

Recycling

Danone Adds Refreshed How2Recycle with Dynamic, Localized Recycle Check

Truth in labelling laws and recycling infrastructure changes prompted GreenBlue's How2Recyle to refresh its iconography for any potential future. An adaptable, interactive datamatrix label based on The Recycling Partnership's Recycle Check is a big shift.

December 9, 2024

Labeling

RRD Releases Packaging & Labels Insight Report

RRD (R.R. Donnelley & Sons)

RRD's 2024 Packaging & Labels Insight Report: Amidst inflation, companies adjust design, focus on functionality, safety and sustainability.

December 6, 2024

Containers & Closures

Enercon Honors Richard Bull’s Legacy

Enercon Industries Corp.

Industry veteran and co-founder retires after nearly four decades of service.

December 5, 2024

Flow wrapping

Revolution Flow Wrapper for Med Device

Integrating desiccant insertion, date coding, date code inspection, and cutting into a single flow wrapper.

December 5, 2024

Contract Packaging

How MattPak Rose From the Ashes

After a devastating fire, Illinois co-packer stays resilient and innovative in niche markets without losing its commitment to customers.

December 5, 2024