Multipacks/handles/carriers

Graphic Packaging Named One of the World’s Most Innovative Companies in 2023

Graphic Packaging International’s passion for innovation lead to the fiber-based consumer packaging leader’s being on Fast Company’s list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2023.

March 6, 2023

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 313

Operational Excellence

Top 5 Robot Trends for 2023

The International Federation of Robotics identifies five trends that will shape automation and robotics in the coming year.

March 6, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Opinion: Do We Practice What We Preach?

Have you ever looked into the trash bin at a sustainable packaging conference? Prepare to be disappointed when you do.

March 3, 2023

Sustainability

Eco-Products Earns Industry First for Compostable Packaging

Eco-Products Inc.

Eco-Products’ Vanguard clamshell is the first molded fiber item made with no-added PFAS to be approved by the Compost Manufacturing Alliance.

March 3, 2023

Flexibles

Paper Packaging Expands to Reckitt’s Dishwasher Tablets

Reckitt develops a paper-based pouch for its Finish dishwasher tablets that replaces 75% of plastic with responsibly sourced paper while maintaining barrier properties to protect against moisture.

March 3, 2023

Digital Printing

Alwan Color Expertise Signs ColorConsulting as a Distributor for North America

Alwan Color Expertise

ColorConsulting USA will bring experience in commercial print as well as packaging, label, and specialty print segments.

March 3, 2023

Sustainability

H.B. Fuller Co. Joins RecyClass

H.B. Fuller

H.B. Fuller joined RecyClass, a comprehensive cross-industry initiative open to companies actively looking to improve the circularity of plastic packaging and contribute toward harmonization of recyclability and recycled content practices across Europe.

March 2, 2023

Flexible packaging

Charter Next Generation, Revolution Collaborate to Bring PCR to Food, Flexible Packaging Applications

Charter Next Generation (CNG)

Charter Next Generation and Revolution Sustainable Solutions are collaborating to drive market adoption of commercially available food-grade LLDPE post-consumer resins for food and flexible packaging applications.

March 2, 2023

Operational Excellence

Predictive Maintenance as a Solution to Supply Issues

Data collection advancements like smart sensors are allowing companies to be proactive about part replacement.

March 2, 2023

Conveying & accumulation

Conveyors Offer Precision Orientation from Heat Tunnel to Labeler to Palletizer

Multi-Conveyor

Multi-Conveyor recently built a series of four plastic belt conveyors designed to gap, rotate, transport, and right angle transfer single lane, wrapped and corrugated trays of canned goods.

March 2, 2023

Palletizing/depalletizing

Markus Schmidt Named CEO of Beumer Corp.

BEUMER Group

Schmidt's leadership style and commitment to excellence align perfectly with Beumer's vision and values.

March 1, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Eunomia to Conduct Cost Benefit Analysis of Compostable Packaging

Compostable Coalition UK

Compostable Coalition UK engaged the support of Eunomia to conduct the first of its kind cost-benefit analysis of the role compostable packaging can play in supporting a new plastics economy.

March 1, 2023

Cartoning

Triangle Announces New Regional Sales Team Members

Triangle Package Machinery Company

Triangle Package Machinery welcomes two new regional sales managers, Mark Freitas–West Coast and Justin Pike–Northeast.

March 1, 2023