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ACMA to Showcase Sustainable Packaging, Machinery Designed for Confectionery Applications at PACK EXPO International

See it at PACK EXPO International, Booth 2501! ACMA, a Coesia company will exhibit its CW 800 wrapper for spherical chocolates equipped with OptiMate Premium (Coesia proprietary PLC) and Ecoshell sustainable packaging designed for confectionery markets.

September 6, 2022

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Sustainability

Cartoner Ushers Bumble Bee Out of Plastic Shrink, Into Paperboard Multipacks

An enterprise-wide focus on sustainability pushed Bumble Bee Seafood to reinvent multipacking in a more readily recyclable, paperboard format. A 'Rolls Royce' of a cartoner certainly helped.

September 2, 2022

Sustainability

DS Smith’s Research Progresses in Testing Boxes Made of Straw, Seaweed, and Flowers

DS Smith Packaging Systems

It is working to give new life to alternative fibers for paper and cardboard, including daisies, straw, grass, cocoa shells, and seaweed as part of its $140 million investment in research and development to accelerate its work in the circular economy.

August 25, 2022

Robotics

OEMs Bring the Benefits of Cobots to Palletizing

Higher payloads, an extended reach, ease of programming and operation, and greater security features allow new cobots to be used for palletizing operations.

August 23, 2022

Sustainability

WestRock to Acquire Remaining Interest in Grupo Gondi

Smurfit Westrock

WestRock entered into an agreement to acquire the remaining interest in Grupo Gondi. Upon completion of the transaction, Westrock will enhance its growth in Latin American containerboard, paperboard, and consumer and corrugated packaging markets.

August 11, 2022

Robotics

Ease-of-Use, Programming are Table Stakes for Palletizing Robots

Seventy-five percent of CPGs are now using robotics for end-of-line packaging operations. A new palletizer from Iris Factory Automation using a Kawasaki robot meets the growing need for robotics that are flexible and simple to operate.

August 10, 2022

Robotics

Case-Packing Robots Boast Flexibility, Efficiency, and Speed

Nearly half of CPGs in a new study report using robots for secondary packaging processes. New robot technology for club-store packaging and for case packing of containers and lids gives them new options.

August 8, 2022

Sustainability

Max Solutions Opens Manufacturing Facility in Pennsylvania

Max Solutions, Inc.

Max Solutions, Inc., a differentiated specialty packaging platform founded in 2021, announces the opening of its first facility in Bristol, Pa.

August 1, 2022

Sustainability

DS Smith Designs Out Over 313 Million Pieces of Plastics from Packaging

DS Smith Packaging Systems

Sustainable packaging company DS Smith has designed out over 313 million pieces of problem plastics in the last two years as part of its plastic replacement program.

July 30, 2022

Flexible packaging

Coffee Brands Perk Up Packaging

Three brands—Oakland Coffee Works, Dilworth Coffee, and Compound Foods—embrace storytelling in their package design to differentiate their products in the competitive coffee market.

July 28, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Plant-Based Fiber Tray for Gillette Razor is Green

New razor product for P&G brand Gillette is packed in a recyclable, plant-based inner tray that is colored a neon green.

July 25, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

P&G uses Life Cycle Assessment for Sustainable Packaging Design

Victoria Jung, Packaging Technology Leader for P&G’s Surface Care Portfolio, explains how the company uses LCA to guide its packaging design, using Swiffer, Mr. Clean, and Dawn as examples.

July 20, 2022

E-commerce/D2C packaging

8 Key Consumer Considerations for E-commerce Packaging

New Dotcom Distribution study of e-commerce consumers indicates that packaging for online orders generates more sales and customer retention, especially among eco-conscious consumers.

July 18, 2022