Sustainability

DS Smith Designs Out Over 313 Million Pieces of Plastics from Packaging

Sustainable packaging company DS Smith has designed out over 313 million pieces of problem plastics in the last two years as part of its plastic replacement program.

July 30, 2022

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Sustainable Packaging

Giant Food and Loop Partner for D.C. Metro Launch

Giant Food has partnered with Loop to bring the company’s circular reuse platform to the D.C. metro area in fall 2022.

July 29, 2022

Conveying & accumulation

Multi-Conveyor Builds Product Settling Conveyor

Multi-Conveyor

The system is designed to settle small cups of individually packaged granulated beverage inside of open-flap cases to ensure a level sealing surface when the corrugated case reaches the final packing area ahead.

July 29, 2022

Robotics

Fanuc America Expands Michigan Campus to Accommodate Automation Demand

FANUC America

Fanuc’s West Campus expansion will expand its operational space in Oakland County, Mich., to nearly 2 million sq ft. The construction will include a 655,000 sq ft state-of-the-art facility to house manufacturing, engineering and R&D projects.

July 29, 2022

Cartoning

Stacy Schmeiser Hired as Western Regional Sales Manager for SOMIC Packaging

SOMIC Packaging, Inc.

Schmeiser is based in Phoenix and brings 30 years of experience to the job. He will report directly to CEO Peter Fox.

July 29, 2022

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Morrison Container Handling Solutions Host Build Day for PMMI's PACK Challenge

Morrison Container Handling Solutions

PACK Challenge, a real-world, end-to-end competition at PMMI produced PACK EXPO International 2022 (Oct. 23-26, McCormick Place, Chicago), continued momentum with a Build Day hosted at Morrison Container Handling Solutions on July 12.

July 29, 2022

Flexible packaging

Coffee Brands Perk Up Packaging

Three brands—Oakland Coffee Works, Dilworth Coffee, and Compound Foods—embrace storytelling in their package design to differentiate their products in the competitive coffee market.

July 28, 2022

Flexible packaging

Essentra Tapes Steps Up to Flexible Packaging Sustainability Challenge

Essentra

Essentra Tapes, manufacturer of easy-open tear tape solutions, announces it is stepping up its efforts to improve sustainability across the flexible packaging sector.

July 27, 2022

Plastics/resins

Mark Turano Appointed Senior Director of Sales, Lumirror Division®, For Toray Plastics

Toray Plastics (America), Inc.

Turano will oversee sales, contribute to long-term planning, and coordinate scheduling and logistics.

July 27, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

New MAP Tray for Pasta Uses 91% Less Plastic than Clamshell

Grocery chain New Seasons Market moves to a MAP package made from a recyclable paper tray with film liner for its fresh pasta that increases shelf life and eliminates 120,000 plastic packs per year.

July 27, 2022

Flexible packaging

EndFlex Offers New Customizable Robotic Pick & Place Cells

EndFlex LLC

Flexible case packing options now include both gantry and delta robots.

July 26, 2022

Flexible packaging

Eco Flexibles Supports the British Plastics Federation’s Statement on Recycling infrastructure Investment

Eco Flexibles

As a business with an oversight of flexible packaging sustainability and the drive for better plastic waste and recovery paths, Eco Flexibles shares the belief that bolder investment in infrastructure is what will kickstart change on a societal level.

July 25, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Plant-Based Fiber Tray for Gillette Razor is Green

New razor product for P&G brand Gillette is packed in a recyclable, plant-based inner tray that is colored a neon green.

July 25, 2022