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

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Protective/transport packaging

The BoxMaker’s Kristi Duvall Receives Industry Award for Wide Format Printing

The BoxMaker, Inc.

Kristi Duvall, Vice President of Sales for The BoxMaker, received the 2021 Women in Wide Format Award from Big Picture Magazine.

October 1, 2021

Flexible packaging

GTCR Acquires PPC Flexible Packaging

PPC Flexible Packaging, LLC

GTCR, a private equity firm, acquired PPC Flexible Packaging, a manufacturer of flexible films, bags, pouches, and prototype packaging.

October 1, 2021

Controls & Machine Components

Air Flow Monitoring Supports Colgate-Palmolive’s Sustainability Initiatives

IIOT-enabled flow sensor helps consumer products company reduce the wasted energy from its pneumatic systems.

September 29, 2021

Secondary Packaging

Specially Designed Case Packer for GOYA Foods

SOMIC America announced at PACK EXPO Las Vegas that it has reached an agreement to provide GOYA Foods with a proprietary, end-of-line packaging machine for retail-ready packaging.

September 29, 2021

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Tunnel Vision: Labels, Sleeves, Bands

Different applications require different heat-shrink devices.

September 29, 2021

Secondary Packaging

Small-Footprint Robotic Case Packer has 1-Day Comission

Schubert Group’s compact lightline robotic case packer is a preconfigured machine that can erect, fill, and close cartons and cases in a range of formats.

September 29, 2021

Flexible packaging

Pet-food Bag-in-Box is Recyclable, E-comm Ready

Mondi’s FlexiBag in Box comprises a mono-material flexible pouch coupled with a corrugated box that is Amazon SIOC-approved for e-commerce, is compatible with existing pet-food packaging lines, and can be fully recycled.

September 29, 2021

Secondary Packaging

Easy-to-Use, Compact Robotic Palletizer

In partnership with Nova Automation, Kawasaki debuts its robotic palletizer that is both compact and modular and doesn’t require robotic programming knowledge to deploy.

September 29, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

New Formats for Pet Food Sector

Sustainable packaging initiatives were front and center at the booth of Mondi Consumer Flexibles in North America as the firm highlighted three new sustainability-driven packaging innovations aimed specifically at the pet food market.

September 29, 2021

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All-Paper Blister Pack

Starview Packaging and Rohrer have teamed up to introduce a rotary blister pack machine that actually erects a paper blank thanks to some extraordinary tooling and great precision in the scoring and die-cutting of the paperboard blister.

September 29, 2021

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Automated Application of Fiber-based Ring Carrier

The fiber-based ring carrier from E6PR has been a hit in multiple markets, and now from Tecma Aries there is machinery to apply it automatically. Three models are available, and the high-end model can 1,200 cans/min.

September 29, 2021

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AR Facilitates Preventive Maintenance, Boosts OEE

Augmented reality was front and center at the booth of CAMA, as Sales Engineering Manager Davide Di Lorenzo demonstrated how any operational benefits can be gained through this advanced technology.

September 29, 2021