Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Tetra Laval Donates 10 Million Euros to Support UNICEF

The donation will aid UNICEF’s efforts to strengthen global vaccine equity, especially in lower-income countries.

December 22, 2021

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 305

Conveying & accumulation

Slideways Offers Tutorial on Measuring Curves for Flat Top Chains

Slideways, Inc.

Slideways’ 10-minute video tutorial “How to Measure Curves for Flat Top Chains” features step-by-step instructions on how to measure existing conveyor corner tracks for retrofit or repair.

December 22, 2021

Form/fill/seal - horizontal

Paxiom Opens New Facility in Las Vegas

Paxiom Group

Paxiom moved into its state-of-the-art 50,000 sq ft facility next to McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas.

December 22, 2021

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Langguth's new wet glue technology for pre-cut labels

Langguth has developed recently a new wet glue technology for pre-cut labels which marks a new reference point in savings, cleanability and sustainability. This is reflected in up to 50% savings in glue consumption when compared to conventional methods

December 21, 2021

Sustainability

Ease-of-Use Packaging: Drink Cooler Packs, Olay's Accessible Lid Prototype, and Family Size Aseptic Cartons

ThePackHub

See a few examples of packaging innovations making life easier from ThePackHub’s December Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

December 21, 2021

Controls & Machine Components

Linear Servo Track System Allows Production-on-Demand for Liquid Filling

With the help of a track system from B&R, this Polish OEM is building machines that make it practical for liquid products CPGs, like cosmetics or pharma companies, to plan for short and specialized product runs.

December 20, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Blueland Adds to Plastic-Free Laundry Products Lineup

Further advancing its plastic-free packaging mission, non-toxic household cleaning products company Blueland introduces a laundry booster powder packed in a compostable pouch, with a reusable steel tin for storage.

December 20, 2021

Retail display packaging

Rohrer Corp. Acquires Jay Packaging Group

Rohrer Corporation

This acquisition will strengthen the combined capabilities of both companies in the areas of high-end printing and decorating, carded blister, thermoformed, and folded carton packaging.

December 20, 2021

Sustainability

Advanced Recycling Yields Virgin-Quality Recycled Plastic; P&G on Board

Advanced recycling, a complementary new technology to mechanical recycling, uses otherwise hard-to-recycle materials to create virgin-quality plastic. Big brands like P&G are early adopters.

December 17, 2021

Sustainability

Syntegon Develops Paper-based Food Packaging as Part of Sustainable Packaging Project

Syntegon

As part of an EIT-funded project, Syntegon, together with partners from industry and research, is implementing the EIT project PACK4SENSE (Paper packaging for SENSitive foods) to develop a sustainable food packaging concept.

December 17, 2021

E-commerce

Narvar Acquires Packaging and Printing Marketplace Lumi

Narvar

The acquisition will drive transparency and better decisioning across the supply chain, enabling brands to deliver optimized customer experiences, online and off.

December 17, 2021

Flexible packaging

Michelman Announces Executive Leadership Changes

Michelman Inc.

Effective January 1, the following executive leadership changes will position the company for continued success and reinforce its commitment to its Triple Bottom Line of People, Planet, & Profit.

December 17, 2021

Plastics/resins

Chris Nothnagle Appointed Senior Director, New Business Development for Toray Plastics

Toray Plastics (America), Inc.

Nothnagle will replace Ken Chang, who is retiring after 25 years of service. He will be responsible for managing the company’s R&D team and continue to oversee Toray’s Corporate Marketing Group.

December 17, 2021