Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: Nextloopp is Solving America's Polypropylene Recycling Puzzle

How can polypropylene, one of the most widely used plastics in consumer packaging, be diverted from landfills or incinerators? Packaging World Senior Editor, Anne Marie Mohan, sits down with Professor Edward Kosior, CEO and founder of Nextek and Nextloopp. They discuss how the Nextloopp initiative is uniting stakeholders across the packaging supply chain to enable the closed-loop recycling of food-grade PP.

November 18, 2025

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Digital Transformation

Chef Robotics and ILPRA Partner to Deliver Flexible Automation for Meal Assembly and Packaging

Chef and ILPRA's solution uses AI-enabled meal assembly robotics and advanced packaging systems to handle high-mix production, improve throughput, and reduce labor demands.

November 14, 2025

Material handling

Duravant to Acquire Matthews Automation Solutions

Duravant

The acquisition of Matthews Automation Solutions aims to expand Duravant’s material handling capabilities with advanced WES/WCS technologies.

November 13, 2025

Coding & Marking

EPS and Tantec Partner to Deliver Innovative Integrated Single Pass Printing Solutions

EPS

The partnership aims to deliver solutions that combine Tantec’s advanced plasma and corona technologies with EPS’s high-speed inkjet systems.

November 13, 2025

Coding/marking

EPS

November 13, 2025

Controls & Machine Components

Linear Transport System Syncs 120 Axes for Ultra-fast Capping

A new cap applicator from Tetra Pak uses the Beckhoff XTS linear servo transport system to deliver 25,000 precisely sealed cartons per hour, tripling output over conventional portion-package cappers that run at 9,000/hour, while combining digital control with flexible, high-speed motion.

November 12, 2025

Multipacking/shrink bundling/banding

Recyclable Paper Bundling Replaces Shrink

CanopyWrap is paper alternative to shrink bundling film. Atlantic Packaging teamed up with the Nvenia division of Duravant, known for bundling, to make it possible to run paper wrap on what used to be a film bundler.

November 12, 2025

Bulk handling/filling equipment

Full Automated Drum and Tote Packaging System

For chemical and food industries where labor is an issue, key automated features include vacuum assisted bung removal and reinsertion based on a gantry with X, Y, and Z axes. Net weight and mass flow versions are available, depending on teh application.

November 12, 2025

Form/fill/seal - horizontal

Smart Linear Servo Stacking System Elevates Waffle Packaging

Syntegon's Pack 202 hf/f/s with Beckhoff linear servo tech precisely stacks and packages waffles in dual portions. This reduces waste, improves flow control, and gives consumers convenient, portionable packs of fresh-tasting waffles.

November 12, 2025

Conveying & accumulation

Palletizer Infeed Designs Enhance Package Handling Precision

Regal Rexnord showcases its advanced high-level palletizer infeed solutions, including the 1533 low-pressure chain, ModSort flexible divert technology, and a reinforced roller apron design that together improve package handling, load distribution, and adaptability across diverse product types.

November 12, 2025

Cup/tray filling/depositing/sealing

RFID System for Tray Sealer Prevents Tooling Errors, Damage

JBT Proseal introduces RFID-enabled IntelliTool technology for its GT1e tray sealer that automatically verifies and aligns tooling components, preventing mismatches and protecting trays and equipment from damage.

November 12, 2025

Cup/tray filling/depositing/sealing

Magnetic Rail System Reinvents Tray Sealing Efficiency

Harpak-ULMA’s G. Mondini Trave Sinfonia uses a software-controlled magnetic rail system to move trays independently, delivering faster throughput, greater flexibility, and a smaller machine footprint than traditional mechanical tray sealers.

November 12, 2025

Labeling

ID Technology Announces Facility Expansions to Support Growing Demand and Continued North American Growth

ID Technology, a ProMach product brand

Strategic expansions in Fort Worth, Texas; York, Pennsylvania; and Edmonton, Alberta aim to increase production capacity, enhance manufacturing capabilities, and strengthen customer support for ID Technology’s labeling, coding, and marking solutions.

November 12, 2025