Sustainability

Diageo & Bacardi's Circular Spirits Format Emerges by Land, Sea, & Casino

The big spirits brands and their channel partners seek to eliminate tons of single-use packaging waste in bars, casinos, and even cruise ships with the disruptive ecoTOTE and SmartPour reusable packaging format.

December 7, 2023

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Laser Marking Systems Boast 2,000-Character/sec Speed

New 30-watt CO2 laser marking systems from Videojet mark sharp, complex codes at 2,000 characters/sec for food, beverage, cosmetics, pharma, and packaging applications.

December 7, 2023

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Enercon Unveils New Cap Seal Website

Enercon Industries Corp.

Enercon's cap sealers site is a resource for packagers to access easy-to-find product, application, and best practices information.

December 7, 2023

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100% Pouch-Seal Inspection System

PTI’s new Seal-Sensor PQX uses the company’s Seal-Sensor airborne ultrasound technology for 100% pouch-seal inspection at 350 mm/sec.

December 7, 2023

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Hybrid Printer is GS1 Digital Link Compatible

By combining piezo electric printing technology with small-character inkjet technology, the Super Piezo Inkjet from Markem-Imaje enables high-speed, high-quality dynamic printing on a range of substrates and shapes, including curved surfaces.

December 7, 2023

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Case Paper Promotes from Within

Case Paper

Melissa Culp, who's been with Case for over a decade, is named Senior Manager of Supply Chain Operations of the paper and paperboard distributor for the printing and packaging industries.

December 7, 2023

E-commerce

Reelables Launches Smart Shipping Labels

Reelables

Reelables printable 5G Smart Labels function as the tracking device and are connected to a cellular network so shipments can be tracked as they move through the supply chain.

December 7, 2023

Recycling

Bunting Appoints New Director of Sales and Global Marketing Director

Bunting

Tony Rampino returns to Bunting and Mark Friesen fills the position held by Michael Wilks, who's retiring after 23 years with the manufacturer of magnetic technology products.

December 6, 2023

E-commerce/D2C packaging

PMMI Report Reveals CPGs Investing in Automated Warehouses

PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies

PMMI report finds labor shortages and E-commerce growth are driving the need for warehouse automation solutions.

December 6, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

The Future of Plastic Recycling: Mechanical and Chemical Pathways

At the recent Advanced Recycling Conference, Dimitri Daniels of GreenDot outlined the company’s strategy for enhancing plastic recycling through mechanical and chemical processes.

December 6, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Superfresh Growers, Mont Blanc, and Tönissteiner Introduce Recyclable Packaging Innovations

ThePackHub

See a few examples of recyclable packaging innovations by Superfresh Growers, Mont Blanc, and Tönissteiner from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

December 5, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Column: Fairly or Unfairly, Unlocking Circularity Relies on Brands

CPGs bear an outsized responsibility for recycling due to their package design choices, the benefits that accrue to them alone via consumer perceptions of sustainability, and their unique connection with, messaging to, and influence over consumers.

December 5, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Free Packaging Recyclability Assessment Tool

The Recycling Partnership

The Recycling Partnership has launched a free tool to guide packaging designers, suppliers, brands, and retailers through a system-wide recyclability assessment of their packaging.

December 5, 2023