Sustainability

Eggs nestle in new ryegrass and paper carton

A new egg carton from U.K.’s Waitrose made from 50% ryegrass and 50% recycled paper is expected to save approximately 85 tons per year of wood/recycled paper.

October 20, 2015

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Cartons and boxes

PaperWorks appoints Brandon Clairmont as Senior V.P.

As Vice President of Packaging Sales, Clairmont will apply two decades of food manufacturing expertise.

October 16, 2015

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Digital workflow reshapes carton converting

At the LasX booth was a system that can bring digital workflow and laser cutting to the carton converting process from digital print to digitally driven laser cutting to robotic removal of cartons to a folder/gluer.

October 13, 2015

Coding/marking

Aggregation right through to palletizing

Serialization solution shown by OCS Checkweigher focuses on aggregation of bottles in multilayer cases. Aggregation is finalized when cases go onto a pallet.

October 6, 2015

Cartons and boxes

Taylor Swift fragrance carton wins award for Diamond Packaging

Textured, felt paperboard, gold foil-stamped medallion, and rich palette of watercolors on carton complement primary bottle inside.

September 24, 2015

Cartons and boxes

Function meets fashion in new hair styling tools

A new hair dryer line under the Rampage clothing brand gets packaging that showcases the appliance’s hi-tech functionality while bringing the fashion-forward style Rampage is known for.

September 4, 2015

Sustainability

Spring water uses more than just a bottle

Spring water company JUST Beverages selects a hybrid package that offers the environmental benefits of a paper carton along with the functionality of a plastic bottle.

September 1, 2015

Secondary Packaging

PaperWorks announces $9 million investment

PaperWorks will invest $9 million-plus in equipment over the next 12 months in its Boehmer Box facility.

August 28, 2015

Cartons and boxes

Outlook for global liquid paperboard market is bright

Non polymer-based coating technology will have a marked impact on the growth of liquid paperboard, three fourths of which is used for the dairy industry.

August 20, 2015

Coding, Printing & Labeling

On the front lines of serialization

Successful implementation requires interconnecting packaging equipment, materials, and components so they are dependent upon each other.

July 24, 2015

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Digital printer ‘XAPS’ would-be counterfeiters

Digital carton printing company OTC Group helps its customers thwart counterfeiting and theft with Xerox tracking system.

July 24, 2015

Cartons and boxes

SaladPower debuts in aseptic packaging

One hundred percent natural, 100 percent non-GMO, lower calories and sugar, more vitamins and vegetables first – that’s what new super premium vegetable juice SaladPower® delivers, and more.

July 14, 2015

Contract packaging

One Source Industries expands on West Coast

A second California facility will add secondary co-packing for West Coast customers.

July 13, 2015