Recycling

Mars’ MasterFoods Pilots New Paper-based Squeeze-on Packs in Australian First

Australian tomato sauce brand MasterFoods, a Mars company, is piloting Australia’s first paper-recyclable single-serve tomato sauce packs that use 58% less plastic than the original packaging.

November 11, 2024

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Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

SÜDPACK MEDICA wins the Swiss Packaging Award with PharmaGuard

SÜDPACK Medica

The polypropylene-based recyclable blister concept was recognized for sustainability.

November 11, 2024

Controls & Machine Components

Norwalt Launches New Corporate Umbrella Company, Norwalt Automation Group, and Introduces Four Specialized Divisions

Norwalt Automation Group

New divisions strategically align company to better suit target markets in automation.

November 11, 2024

Coding & Marking

Continuous Inkjet Printer Runs Two Jets for Faster Printing in Larger Print Area

Designed to print 2D codes, Markem Imaje system is launched just in advance of GS1 Sunrise 2027 market transformation.

November 11, 2024

PACK EXPO

Compact Cartoner Makes its Debut

The Spartan M-Pro is a super compact cartoner designed chiefly for the cosmetics, nutraceuticals, and pharmaceutical industries that features a two-stage pick and erect system.

November 11, 2024

Form/fill/seal - horizontal

Spouted standup pouch made from recycle-ready film

At Effytec a horizontal f/f/s machine was running monomaterial recycle-ready film and featured a special Dukane welding station to attach pour spouts to each pouch.

November 11, 2024

Bagging & Pouching

Ultra-Compact Bagger Reaches Speeds of 300 Packs/min

Measuring less than 1 m wide, the new SVX Compact from Syntegon can produce flat bags up to 270 mm wide as well as pillow, gusseted, and flat bottom styles at 300 /min for snack, confectionery, and bakery products.

November 11, 2024

Robotics

CMES Robotics Highlights AI-Powered Case Depalletizer

Random case depalletizing solution offers a fast and versatile solution for mixed SKU depalletizing.

November 11, 2024

Recycling

Mono-material, Aseptic, Food Contact HDPE/rHDPE Carton

Fully recyclable HDPE mono-material barrier packaging range as a ‘sustainable alternative to beverage cartons.'

November 11, 2024

Flexibles

Flexible Packaging e-book

Dive into the world of flexible packaging equipment and package development. Discover expert advice for equipment success, and how to choose between premade bags and an f/f/s system.

November 11, 2024

PACK EXPO

Lanzatech, Plastipak Partner to Produce World’s First PET Resin Made from Carbon Waste

A resin unveiled at PACK EXPO International claims to be the world’s first PET resin made from carbon emissions. The resin suits food, personal care, pharmaceuticals, and other non-packaging applications.

November 8, 2024

Inspect/detect/checkweigh/x-ray

Thermal Imaging for Induction Seal Inspection on Bottles

Yoran Imaging's groundbreaking technology can detect induction seal integrity through the cap at high production speeds, generating high-resolution images to detect errors and increase traceability.

November 8, 2024

Case/Tray Packing

Compact Vial Tray Loader Touts High Speeds

The standalone unit can count and load up to 700 vials per minute.

November 8, 2024