Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Unilever Dubai meets end-of-line challenges with automation

The largest personal care plant in the Middle East-Africa, Unilever Dubai handles product collation, shrink bundling, case packing, and palletizing of eight shaped bottle sizes at 350/min, with a 10-min changeover.

August 20, 2018

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Secondary Packaging

Icy, sweet treats case-packed at 300 cups/min

Plant producing frozen desserts for J&J Snack Foods takes the sting out of handling cold treat cups for operators, installing a robotic case packer that handles the icy packs with ease.

August 20, 2018

Containers

Private-Brand Label Design Translated for Kombucha Line

For a new line of seven kombucha drinks in exotic flavors, Fresh Thyme uses packaging graphics that align with its private-label brand while communicating drinks’ health benefits.

August 19, 2018

Containers

Olive oil’s provenance drives bottle redesign

Bertolli Olive Oil bottle gets a facelift that pays homage to its city of origin, Lucca, Italy, with an oval bottle that represents the heart of the city and label graphics that support its history of innovation.

August 13, 2018

Labels

Special Ops-tested laundry detergent tub exudes masculinity

Home cleaning products company targeting the specific needs of men selects a rugged container with military-inspired graphics on an in-mold label to introduce its laundry detergent pacs.

August 11, 2018

Plastics/resins

A cereal that says just add milk

Le Petit Déjeuner cereal from Greek company Tsakiris Family is a premium product that allows consumers to enjoy cereal on the go, without having to carry around a bowl and spoon.

August 8, 2018

Containers

Craft brew label supports niche within niche

When Kingfisher Beer launched the world’s first craft beer innovation designed specifically for Indian restaurants, brewed as an accompaniment to Indian food, it needed a label to help restaurant-goers make the connection.

August 6, 2018

Containers

‘Cool’ redesign for sub-zero, submicron-distilled spirits

A new brand identity for Underground Spirits uses a stylized map of Canberra and a snowflake shape to reference the brand’s provenance and its ultra-cold purifying ‘cryofiltering’ process.

August 6, 2018

Containers

Johnson’s Baby brand gets global restaging

Known all over the world as the brand parents trust when it comes to baby health and wellness, Johnson’s Baby just went through a reset that included a 70% reduction in the number of bottle and closure styles.

August 3, 2018

Converting equipment

Controller makes cup-forming machine stand out

Soon to be officially introduced at PACK EXPO International, the PMC 2500S features a PLC that permits unprecedented forming capabilities and rapid forming-tool changeover.

August 2, 2018

Containers

Ease of use, enhanced safety bode well for prefilled syringe market

Both glass and polymer-based syringes expected to make gains, according to a new report that cites biologics and injectables as factors in the growth of prefilled devices.

July 31, 2018

Sustainability

SaltWater Brewery opts for sustainable six-pack carrier ring

Company is reportedly the first to use the environmentally friendly E6PR ring. Made of barley and wheat ribbons used in the brewing process, it also provides the strength to hold cans through distribution.

July 24, 2018

Containers

Coffee creamer goes combidome

Building on the increasingly popular butter coffee creamer trend, Austin, TX-based Picnik has released its butter coffee creamer in convenient combidome 750-mL carton packs.

July 18, 2018