Flexible packaging

FPA Announces the 2025 Flexible Packaging Achievement Award Winners

FPA announced the 2025 Flexible Packaging Achievement Award Winners in a competition that emphasized sustainability and advancements in printing technology.

March 7, 2025

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Webinars

Future-Proofing Packaging: Adapting to Market Shifts with Scalable Automation

Discover how advanced automation solutions can help producers adapt to changing market needs, optimize production line configurations, and improve operational resilience.

April 8, 2025

Sponsors: R.A JONES

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Workforce

Fernando Callejon Joins Beckhoff USA as Product Marketing Leader

Beckhoff USA

Extensive engineering and product marketing experience make Callejon the ideal expert to guide the launch and promotion of breakthrough automation technologies from Beckhoff.

March 6, 2025

Recycling

Orkla's Panda Pilots Paper Wrapper, Joins Confectionery Trend

Finnish brand owner Orkla Snacks tapped UPM Specialty Papers to pilot a new paper wrapper for its Panda milk chocolate brand. It's yet another data point in a growing movement toward paper-based films in confectionery and on-the-go energy or granola bars.

March 6, 2025

Labeling

ProMach’s ID Technology Acquires Marking, Coding & Labeling Provider KelCode Solutions

ProMach

KelCode Solutions will join ProMach’s Labeling & Coding line as part of the ID Technology brand to expand the company's capabilities and customer support in North America.

March 6, 2025

Robotics

Rain Supercharges Throughput with Palletization, Automation

Alongside a host of other recent packaging automation improvements, cobot palletization has helped Rain Pure Mountain Spring speed up packaging line operations while allowing for labor reallocation.

March 5, 2025

Sustainability

Sustainability’s Impact on Packaging’s Future—Insights from Mars & Sonoco

At Clemson’s FRESH Summit, industry leaders dive into the future of sustainable packaging, emphasizing collaboration, innovation, and the critical role of storytelling in driving real change.

March 5, 2025

Sustainability

Fiber-Based Packaging’s Positive Sustainability Story

Experts at the Clemson’s FRESH Summit explore the growing potential of fiber-based packaging as a sustainable alternative, highlighting both its benefits and challenges.

March 4, 2025

Podcasts

unPACKed Podcast: The Evolution of Contract Packaging

Listen as Jorge Izquierdo, PMMI’s vice president of market development at PMMI, uncovers key findings from PMMI’s latest Contract Packaging report.

March 4, 2025

Case/Tray Packing

Once Upon a Farm Automates Case Packing for New Recycle-ready Pouches

This marketer of high-quality nutritious baby food and children’s snacks has found a way to improve case packing while also getting its toes wet in recycle-ready pouches.

February 28, 2025

Bio-based

Starbucks, Heavenly Tea, and Bioleather Introduce Bio-Based Innovations

ThePackHub

See a few examples of bio-based innovations from Starbucks, Heavenly Tea, and Bioloeather from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

February 28, 2025

Digital Transformation

6 Ways to Leverage Technology to Remedy Skills Gaps

Packaging and processing professionals share solutions they would implement to leverage technology to address employee skills gaps.

February 28, 2025

Robotics

OSARO Secures Patent for AI-Powered Robotic

OSARO

OSARO patents a machine-learning technique that allows robots to estimate object depth through physical interaction and image analysis.

February 28, 2025