Sustainability

Iraqi Beverage Producer Efficiently Quenches Baghdad's Thirst with High-Speed PET Water Line

From Baghdad, Iraq, where keeping hydrated in an arid, sunny climate is essential, comes an interesting high-speed, high-efficiency water-bottling project. With a speed of 48,000 bottles/hour (bph), the line, installed by Sidel, achieves 96% OEE.

December 1, 2021

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 299

Sustainable Packaging

Sustainability by the Numbers

Industry veteran Ben Miyares shares a column that numerically maps the world of packaging, old and new, as it pertains to sustainability.

December 1, 2021

Digital Printing

PCMC Opens Packaging Innovation Center

Paper Converting Machine Co.

Paper Converting Machine Co. (PCMC), part of Barry-Wehmiller, opened a new Packaging Innovation Center, at its headquarters in Green Bay. It will serve as a hub for demonstrations, training, education, industry trials, and research and development.

December 1, 2021

Flexible packaging

AeroFlexx Awarded the “Made for Recycling” Seal From Interseroh

AeroFlexx

AeroFlexx’s liquid package is one of the first packages to receive this recognition for multiple countries across Europe. It is a flexible package containing an air frame that provides rigid qualities throughout the entire package lifecycle.

December 1, 2021

Contract Packaging

Got Capacity? Need Some?

In light of current supply chain disruptions, both CP/CMs and their clients must be more realistic than ever about estimating capacity for new business opportunities.

December 1, 2021

Cartoning

Michael Small Named Director of Operations for Triangle Package

Triangle Package Machinery Company

He will oversee Triangle’s production, manufacturing, and assembly departments and use his 30 years of expertise to improve overall manufacturing and production efficiencies while expanding capacity within its existing manufacturing facility.

December 1, 2021

Case erect/seal

Former WestRock CEO Steven Voorhees Awarded PPC’s Lifetime Achievement Award

Smurfit Westrock

The Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) presented its Robert T. Gair Award for lifetime achievement, to former President and CEO of WestRock, Steven C. Voorhees.

November 30, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Kraft Heinz Ketchup Packaging Adopts New Dispensing Valve Tech

Iconic Heinz Ketchup recently received a valve closure makeover. An award-winning valve system, the recyclable SimpliCycle from Aptar Food and Beverage, will be found in several Kraft Heinz brands by the end of the year.

November 30, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Paper Can for Sangria is the Full Package

Imported from Spain, Pulpoloco Sangria not only has beautiful branding, but its aseptic paper can is shaped like a traditional beverage can, while using 30% less material than aluminum or PET.

November 30, 2021

Conveying & accumulation

Regal Rexnord Acquires Arrowhead Systems

Regal Rexnord Corporation

Regal Rexnord’s strategic acquisition of Arrowhead Systems will expand its conveyor offerings into sub-systems, palletizing.

November 30, 2021

Conveying & accumulation

RH Brown Co. Joins Bastian Solutions

RH Brown Co.

RH Brown Co., a fourth-generation family-owned material handling solution provider is the newest Bastian Solutions, a Toyota Advanced Logistics company, member company.

November 30, 2021

Secondary Packaging

Automation Drives Danone Variety Multi-packs in Mexico

Festo and Hybernya Industrial develop an end-of-line automated packaging solution for multi-packs for Danone and Danup yogurts in Mexico.

November 29, 2021

Sustainability

Retailers, Brands Ride the Wave of Ocean-Bound Plastic

Ocean-bound plastic is gaining small but significant traction within the packaging sector, particularly from those in the rPET market.

November 2, 2021