E-commerce

RRD Survey Reveals Differences in Consumer Expectations and Marketer Priorities in 2021

The study released by R.R. Donnelley reveals that traditional marketing channels, including word of mouth, direct mail, and in-store signage, are largely untapped by marketers.

October 6, 2021

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Robotics

Mobile Industrial Robots Teams with CSi palletising to Automate Material Transport Within CPG Facilities

Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR)

The first offering includes CSi palletising’s infeed layer palletizer integrated with Mobile Industrial Robots' (MiR) new MiR1350 autonomous mobile robot to help fully automate the transport of heavy pallets of materials within CPG/FMCG facilities.

October 6, 2021

Weighing/combination scales

Feeder Plays Integral Role in Automated Pre-Roll Cannabis Equipment

Just as it is affecting many other verticals, a tight labor market is also impacting the emerging cannabis industry, especially in typically manual processes like pre-roll production. Lately, automation is becoming more sophisticated to fill the gap.

October 5, 2021

Sustainability

Ranpak Makes Strategic Investment in Creapaper GmbH

Ranpak

Ranpak Holdings Corp. invested in Creapaper GmbH, the inventor of grasspaper and provider of grasspaper products.

October 5, 2021

Retail display packaging

Rohrer Corp. Acquires Coburn Carton Solutions

Rohrer Corporation

Rohrer Corp., a retail-packaging designer and manufacturer, acquired Coburn Carton Solutions, a printer and folding carton converter.

October 5, 2021

Secondary Packaging

Fully Fiber-based Tray, Carton Wrap, and RRP Case Packing Line Makes its Case on Material Savings

An innovative solution for food manufacturers, the Cluster-Pak® (CP) eMerge™ Combo is WestRock’s newest fully integrated system that enables a wide range of bowl and tray formats from primary tray packaging to tertiary SRP or RRP case packing.

October 5, 2021

Controls & machine components

Regal Beloit Completes Merger with Rexnord PMC Creating Regal Rexnord Corp.

Regal Rexnord Corporation

The new company will bring an expanded range of product and digital solutions aimed at helping increase customers’ efficiency and productivity.

October 5, 2021

Secondary Packaging

Cartoner Enables High-Speed, Recycle-Ready Packaging for Bumble Bee Tuna

This new paperboard packaging solution will help The Bumble Bee Seafood Company further its commitment to reducing ocean waste without sacrificing product quality.

October 4, 2021

Robotics

Cobot miniPAL 2.0 has 25% Greater Payload, Added Safety Features

Columbia/Okura upgraded its miniPAL® with the enhanced UR10e cobot arm by Universal Robots, increasing the payload to 12.5 kg (27.55 lbs) as well as replacing pressure sensitive safety mats with area safety scanners.

October 4, 2021

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Print & Apply Labeler Improves Print Quality Without Sacrificing Line Throughput

ID Technology, a ProMach product brand, used PACK EXPO Las Vegas to officially introduce its new Model 258 print & apply label applicator with CrossMerge™ technology.

October 4, 2021

Digital Transformation

Specright CEO Matthew Wright Publishes Book on the Evolution of Products and Packaging

Specright

Wright documents his 20 year journey as a packaging executive and the monumental shifts that affect the industry still today—and how professionals can prepare for what’s next.

October 4, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Packaging EPR: Idea Trending; Implementation Moot

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging is trending. But it’s unlikely to work in the U.S. marketplace as we know it. Here’s why.

October 4, 2021

Sustainability

The Rise of Refillable

Michael Rutchik, Creative Director of the OLIKA brand of hydrating hand sanitizer, answers PW questions about his brand’s pivot to durable, refillable packaging.

October 1, 2021