Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Sacmi Group Posts Record Revenues

Consolidated revenues of more than 1.53 billion euros, up almost 40% on 2020, with sales and orders returning to pre-COVID levels.

May 17, 2022

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 261

Conveying & accumulation

Slideways Names R.C. Turk its Florida Representative

Slideways, Inc.

Slideways, manufacturer of custom and standard plastic components for packaging machines and conveyor systems, named R. C. Turk its representative for Florida.

May 16, 2022

Robotics

RōBEX’s Robotic Automation Expo a Success

RōBEX

Cal Bowers, VP of Growth for RōBEX, estimated that 270 manufacturing customers, potential clients, industry partners, educators, and students attended the 3rd annual 2-day technology demonstration at RōBEX headquarters in Perrysburg, Ohio.

May 16, 2022

Operational Excellence

Three Tips for Chief Procurement Officers Navigating Packaging Shortages

Gartner, Inc. provides tactics for chief procurement officers attempting to deal with packaging material shortages amidst supply instability and rising costs.

May 16, 2022

Flexible packaging

PCMC, Hudson-Sharp Install Packaging Equipment at Aspen Press & Packaging

Paper Converting Machine Co.

Utah packaging company invested in a Fusion C flexographic printing press from Paper Converting Machine and two Ares 400-SUP standup pouch machines from Hudson-Sharp.

May 16, 2022

Flexible packaging

Ecolean Rated in Top 1% in Sustainability by EcoVadis

Ecolean

For the second year in a row, Ecolean was awarded the Platinum EcoVadis medal, placing the company’s sustainability work in the top 1% of assessed companies globally in 2022.

May 12, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Kraft Heinz Explores Potential of Paper-Based Ketchup Bottle

The company aims to become the first brand to use Pulpex’s patented recyclable, paper-based bottle technology for a sauce product.

May 12, 2022

Shrink wrapping

PAC Machinery to Exhibit at EXPO PACK México

PAC Machinery

PAC Machinery (PAC) will showcase its Rollbag R785 automatic bagger at Booth 2236.

May 11, 2022

Coding/marking

Video Focuses on Domino's Customers Financing Program

Domino North America

Domino North America's RELAX Financing program was developed with the express purpose of helping customers upgrade their date coding technology without impact to capital budgets.

May 11, 2022

Weighing/combination scales

Newtec Shares Buyer’s Guide for Investing in Food Weighing and Sorting Machinery

Newtec

Newtec realizes the purchase of industrial weighing and sorting machinery for food packhouses is a high capital investment that needs to be carefully researched and considered.

May 11, 2022

Cartoning

Bradman Lake Ltd. Receives The Queen's Award for Enterprise

Bradman Lake Inc.

The company received the award in the International Trade category.

May 11, 2022

Flexible packaging

LasX, Karlville Launch Configure-to-order Equipment for Flexible Packaging Converters

LasX Industries

To help flexible packaging converters respond quickly to changing consumer demands and customer requirements, LasX developed FreshFocus, a configure-to-order, laser-based system for creating easy-open and breathable features in packaging films.

May 10, 2022

Sustainability

Amcor Launches Lift-Off Initiative for Innovative Start-ups

Amcor Flexibles North America

Amcor’s Lift-Off is an open-call initiative aimed at supporting seed stage start-ups focused on innovative packaging solutions and related technologies. Winners will receive $250,000 as well as operational guidance, to take their ideas to the next level.

May 10, 2022