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Containers

Can-One USA

August 3, 2026

Package Design

Amid Energy-Aisle Sameness, El Jefe Treats Cans as Collectibles

In a category where most brands lean on big color blocking and sideways logos, founder Ryan Marsh bet that dense, tattoo-style illustration could stop shoppers mid-aisle. Getting that layered artwork onto aluminum meant hand-picking physical color swatches, formulating custom rose shades, and halving standard trapping to protect the fine linework.

August 3, 2026

Recycling

Community Poll: Smart Codes and Digital Watermarks to Improve Sorting

Answer to see where your peers land on QR codes and digital watermarks for recycling.

August 3, 2026

Consumer packaged goods

End of the Line Video Series: Reducing Labeling Waste, Cyclosporiasis Outbreak, and CPG Industry Feedback

Watch as some of the PMG editors sit down and talk about trends, insights, and the cool things that pass by our desks.

August 3, 2026

Recycling

Emirates, Maison Piver, and Returpack Demonstrat Support for Recycling Initatives

ThePackHub

See a few examples of recycling initiatives from Emirates, Maison Piver, and Returpack from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

August 3, 2026

Contract packaging

Why Co-Packers Are Automating Print Inspection

How one co-packer automated print QA — and kept its people.

July 31, 2026

Recycling

PET Thermoform Recovery Rises, but Circularity Gap Widens

NAPCOR reports record PET thermoform recovery in 2024, but declining recycled-content use exposes processing challenges and weak domestic demand.

July 31, 2026

Sustainability

Why Packaging Machinery Is Holding Back CPG Sustainability Goals

More than half of end users say equipment limitations are stalling their sustainability progress, and the gap between what CPGs want and what machines can deliver is widening rather than closing.

July 31, 2026

Robotics

Quest, a ProMach product brand

July 30, 2026

Workforce

Butler Automatic Names Justin Kirkpatrick Vice President of Sales

Butler Automatic

The former SupplyOne, PAC Machinery, and Econocorp executive brings more than 15 years of global sales leadership to support Butler Automatic's growth and OEM partnerships.

July 30, 2026

Controls & Machine Components

Adding a Plant Vitality Score Could Strengthen Automation ROI

A proposed Plant Vitality Index would pair traditional payback calculations with a score for line condition, flexibility, workforce readiness, and strategic priorities.

July 30, 2026

Package Printing

Zavida Coffee Roasters Bets On Digitally Printed Corrugated

For Canadian roaster, a risky move into a new format becomes a best-in-class shipper for pods.

July 30, 2026