Flexibles

FlexPack Recovery Challenge open for submissions

The competition invites innovators, entrepreneurs, and startups to submit new ideas for reprocessing technologies capable of beneficially recovering multi-material flexible packaging waste.

November 7, 2018

Flexible packaging: Page 62

Flexible packaging

Spouted pouch filler

On this machine from Torr Industries, 750-mL to 1.5-L spouted pouches can be filled.

October 30, 2018

Flexibles

A holistic view of flexible packaging in a sustainable world

Alison Keane, President and CEO of the Flexible Packaging Assn. describes the sustainability benefits of flexible packaging.

October 29, 2018

Flexibles

Natural supplements brand gets a transformative redesign

Quantum Health swaps drug-store efficacy cues with a focus on nature for the packaging design of its natural health supplements, resulting in double-digit sales growth for the brand.

October 27, 2018

Flexible packaging

Highly-versatile vertical form fill seal (VFFS) bagger

Watch how this continuous motion, high-speed bagger accommodates a variety of bag types in a single footprint. By rotating its jaws, the machine can construct pillow bags, block-bottom bags, stand-up gusseted bags, and more.

October 25, 2018

Flexibles

U.K. retailer debuts recyclable film for fresh veggies

New polyethylene film for fresh vegetables sold at U.K. retailer Co-op is recyclable while also providing the same functional features as a non-recyclable film.

October 25, 2018

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Steam-cooked by microwave oven

Sweet Baby Broccoli is the newest addition to an extended line of fresh produce from Ocean Mist that can be steam-cooked in its own microwavable bag.

October 24, 2018

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Beverage pouch for alcohol hits it out of the park for the Washington Nationals

As the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers meet in Major League Baseball’s 2018 World Series, the Nationals championed packaging for alcohol-based beverages.

October 23, 2018

Flexibles

QuadFlex pouch recycles

Flat-bottom design combines exceptional on-shelf stability with five panels of branding billboard space.

October 15, 2018

Flexible packaging

Flexible, 24/7 vertical pouch feeder

System feeds difficult-to-handle bags and pouches as well as auto-bottom cartons to downstream labeling or printing conveyors.

October 15, 2018

Flexibles

Child-resistant zipper and flexible valve solutions

Zip-Pak has officially entered into the liquids category with the debut of ValvPakTM, while also introducing its new child-resistant package.

October 15, 2018

Flexibles

CMD unveils stand-up pouch system

Machine reduces setup and changeover time while keeping operation simple.

October 14, 2018

Flexibles

Flexible pack behaves like rigid bottle

The winner of the Diamond Award in the 2018 Dow Awards for Packaging Innovation uses compressed air inflated into its edges to bring remarkable rigidity and ease of handling.

October 12, 2018