Conveying & accumulation

Scott Blais, Jr. Promoted to Sales and Business Development Manager for mk North America

Blais will assume the sales and business development manager role vacated by Eugene Shaw. He will report to Andreas Haussmann, president, and will lead all North American inside and outside sales activities.

November 7, 2023

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Sustainable Packaging

The Evolving Landscape of MRFs

At the Packaging Recycling Summit 2023, attendees learn about today's challenges and advancements in the material recovery facility sector, that include contamination issues, technology's role, and the need for improved consumer education.

November 7, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

The Microplastics/Human Health Connection

Tru Earth’s Anita Spiller shares results from a survey assessing consumer awareness of the link between single-use plastics and negative impacts to human health.

November 2, 2023

Controls & machine components

Festo’s Power Up Initiative Aims to Transform Food and Beverage Machine Building

Festo Corporation

Festo's products, productivity tools, and an automation platform, can contribute to the widespread adoption of electric automation.

November 2, 2023

Events

9 Takeaways on Real-Time Monitoring in Pharma Logistics

At the 2023 ISTA European meeting, pharma brands and suppliers discussed trends in data logger technology.

November 1, 2023

Capping

Cap & Closure Star in The Glenlivet's Twist, Mix, and Pour RTD Cocktail

Pernod Ricard Chivas Brothers’ whisky brand The Glenlivet unveils a pair of instant mix, ready-to-serve cocktails that consumers prepare simply by opening the bottle. A twist of the aluminum shell cap releases pressurized cocktail mix ingredients.

October 31, 2023

Recycling

Cup Noodles Moves to Microwavable Paper Cup

Ramen noodle mainstay Cup Noodles has made the switch from a polystyrene to a paper cup that allows consumers to quickly microwave the product and aligns with the company’s sustainability goals.

October 31, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Portland Trail Blazers Offer Fans Compostable Packaging

Portland’s NBA team supports the use of compostable foodservice packaging throughout its arena that is collected on-site and used by a local composting firm to create nutrient-rich soil.

October 31, 2023

Conveying & accumulation

TNA Opens Confectionery Manufacturing Facility in Sydney, Australia

TNA Solutions

Alongside the its existing Sydney site, the new facility in Wetherill Park, NSW, will help TNA meet the demands of the global confectionery and nutraceuticals sectors.

October 31, 2023

Cartons and boxes

Packaging Innovation Conjures a Gin Bottle Inside an Ice Block

Expertly executed printing techniques on a crisp white bleached paperboard bring to life a unique graphic design of a bottle frozen inside an ice block for Finland-sourced 1000 Lakes gin.

October 30, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Procter & Gamble, Unilever, and JDE Peet's Introduce Paper-Based Packaging Innovations

ThePackHub

See a few examples of paper-based packaging innovations by Procter & Gamble, Unilever, and JDE Peet's from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

October 29, 2023

Operational Excellence

CPGs Outsource Logistics for Flexibility and Scalability

About half of CPG direct-to-consumer shipping is being outsourced, and companies are finding a host of benefits from these services.

October 27, 2023

Flexibles

Baggers Add Flexibility to Automated Pork Rind System

This pork rind line represents a seamless transition between processing and packaging, turning raw pig skin ingredient at the infeed into a finished packaged product at line's end, with fully automated connective tissue between processing and packaging.

October 27, 2023