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

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 310

Closures

A Look at Metal Lug Closures

Also known as lug lids, lug caps, and twist caps, lug closures are the choice for a variety of products that are heat-processed and hot-filled in glass jars.

November 23, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Paperboard Fruit Carriers

Canada’s Niagara Orchard & Vineyard Corp., located in Virgil, Ontario, just completed its first season-long trial of paperboard carriers in place of thermoformed PET containers for fresh fruit.

November 22, 2021

Conveying & accumulation

Intralox Announces $60 Million Plant Expansion

Intralox

Intralox is expanding operations at its Hammond, La., location. It is more than doubling its footprint, and the expansion will create 425 direct jobs as it expands its molding and assembly operations.

November 19, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Avocado Cartons and Pet Food SIOC Among New Formats for E-Comm Packaging

ThePackHub

See new trends in e-commerce packaging from ThePackHub’s November Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

November 19, 2021

Robotics

Future-Proof: Design Your Packaging with Robotic Automation in Mind

As robot usage increases, package design should take into mind ease-of-use for this technology, in all points of a product’s life cycle.

November 18, 2021

Robotics

Epson Signs Gibson Engineering as Distributor for the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Regions

EPSON Robots

Epson Robots signed Gibson Engineering, a solutions provider for manufacturers of industrial automation products, as an official distributor of Epson Robots automation solutions.

November 18, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Own Brand Proves Paper-Pack Concept for Store Brands

Built on selling into retail private label, Sofidel recently launched a consumer brand of its own, Nicky, to serve as a proof of concept and market testing brand for a unique paper-pack solution for bath tissue and paper towel packs.

November 18, 2021

Sustainability

Graham Packaging Earns ISCC PLUS Certification

Graham Packaging

This certification for its Evansville, Ind. location will help Graham meet its long-term goal of incorporating an average of 20% PCR across all bottles by 2025.

November 18, 2021

Conveying & accumulation

Christina Caccamo Appointed Business Development Manager for NCC Automated Systems

NCC Automated Systems

She will be responsible for new business development, key account management, and OEM relationship growth and development.

November 18, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Big Boost for Compostable Molded Pulp?

Transitioning away from single-use plastic packaging is now widely accepted as a global imperative, and that transition may have gotten a big boost thanks to a recently announced collaboration.

November 17, 2021

Flexible packaging

Liquibox Celebrates 60th Anniversary

Liquibox

Liquibox employees traded balloons and streamers for steel toe boots and hairnets for an inspiring week celebrating 60 years of dedication and commitment.

November 17, 2021

Robotics

Motion Controls Robotics Joins Mobile Industrial Robots’ Certified System Integrator Program

Motion Controls Robotics, Inc. (MCRI) forms partnership with Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) as certified integrator for MiR's autonomous mobile robots (AMRs).

November 17, 2021