Conveying & accumulation

Christina Caccamo Appointed Business Development Manager for NCC Automated Systems

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

November 18, 2021

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 311

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

Robotics

Chris Gallagher Appointed VP of Sales for Pearson Packaging

Pearson Packaging Systems

He will be responsible for accelerating the company’s growth and expansion plans.

November 17, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

L’Oréal Pioneers Bottle Made from Industrial Emissions

The prototype HDPE package is the result of a partnership with LanzaTech and TotalEnergies that converts carbon waste from emissions from a steel mill into recycled polyethylene with the same properties as virgin plastic.

November 17, 2021

Capping

Shibuya Corporation Appoints New President and Chairman

Shibuya Hoppmann Corporation

Shibuya Corp. appointed Hidetoshi Shibuya, President and Mitsutoshi Shibuya, Chairman.

November 17, 2021

Cartoning

Triangle Package Machinery Adds George Reschke as Central Regional Sales Manager

Triangle Package Machinery Company

Reschke brings with him a strong background in sales and engineering, which includes over 14 years of sales experience with three different major packaging equipment companies.

November 16, 2021

Sustainability

New Absolut Bottle Design Pays Tribute to Brand’s Credentials

In the biggest design refresh since 1979, Absolut Vodka’s new bottle graphics emphasize the brand’s Swedish provenance and showcase the community and culture driving the brand forward.

November 16, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Packaging as a Business Asset: Loop Case Study

Loop’s prefill reuse model of sustainability has evolved since its development in 2017, and it’s growing as more retailers sign on to owning their own refillable packaging.

November 15, 2021

Secondary Packaging

DTC Creates New Challenges for Secondary Packaging

Direct-to-consumer models require more durable secondary packaging, and considerations such as security, click-and-pick, and branding, also come into play.

November 12, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Getting Noticed: KFC Changes its Colors and Asics Delivers Shoes in Blister Pack

ThePackHub

See four examples of sustainable and eye-catching packaging from ThePackHub’s November Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

November 11, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

2020 PET Recycling Rate Drops, While Demand for rPET Surges

Annual report shows that while the U.S. demand in 2020 for rPET was strong, the collection of PET bottles decreased by approximately 2.3% to a recycling rate of 26.6%.

November 11, 2021