Cartoning

Shuttleworth Completes Expansion of Current Manufacturing Facility

Shuttleworth recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the completion of a 57,000+ sq ft expansion to its current manufacturing facility.

December 21, 2022

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Operational Excellence

Growing Pains in Direct to Consumer E-Commerce

With direct to consumer e-commerce expected to grow in the near future, manufacturers need to consider automation advancements that can help ease the process.

December 21, 2022

Packaging line integration

Barry-Wehmiller Design Group Opens Minneapolis Office to Expand Its Food Industry Presence

Barry-Wehmiller Design Group

Growing firm with expertise in manufacturing and technology saw record performance in 2022.

December 21, 2022

Protective/transport packaging

The ISTA Forum 2023 Program is Live, Featuring TransPack and TempPack

The agenda is now live for the 2023 ISTA Forum, which takes place May 1 to 3, 2023, in Houston. The event gathers industry professionals shaping the future of transport packaging.

December 20, 2022

Conveying & accumulation

Duravant Acquires Multiscan Technologies

Duravant

Duravant LLC expands its sorting, grading, and inspection equipment offering with the acquisition of Multiscan Technologies.

December 20, 2022

Plastics/resins

ExxonMobil Doubles PP Production at Baton Rouge Plant

ExxonMobil

ExxonMobil announces the startup of its new PP production unit at the Polyolefins Plant in Baton Rouge.

December 19, 2022

Cartoning

Carl Roeder Named Northwest U.S. Regional Sales Manager for JLS Automation

JLS Automation

In this role, Roeder is tasked with supporting and growing sales in the Northwest U.S. territory, working closely with Director of Sales of that region, Jim Jeffries.

December 19, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

PET Collection Rate for Recycling Reaches Highest Level Ever in 2021: NAPCOR Report

The rise in the U.S. PET collection rate for recycling, including for both PET bottles and thermoforms, points to a significant rebound in PET redemption after the roadblocks presented by the pandemic.

December 19, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Innovative Recycling Solutions Developed By Mondelez, Domino Printing Services, and TekniPlex Healthcare

ThePackHub

See a few examples of recycling innovations from Mondelez Australia, Domino Printing Services, and TekniPlex Healthcare from ThePackHub’s November Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

December 19, 2022

Robotics

Piab Acquires Joulin

Piab Group

With the acquisition, Piab will integrate three of Joulin's vacuum gripper ranges into its Kenos® portfolio.

December 17, 2022

Sustainability

Ecovative Acquires Lambert Spawn Europa

Ecovative LLC

The purchase of Lambert Spawn Europa B.V. gives Ecovative greater global vertical integration as it expands international production of mycelium materials in fashion, packaging, and food.

December 16, 2022

Sustainability

ABB Offers Playbook on How Companies Can Reduce Energy Costs and Emissions

ABB

In response to business leaders saying they lack guidance to reduce costs and emissions, ABB partnered with energy efficiency experts from the IEA, Microsoft, DHL Group, and other notable companies to publish the Energy Efficiency Movement Playbook.

December 16, 2022

Sustainability

Amcor Announces Deal With ExxonMobil to Drive Progress on Advanced Recycling Materials for Food and Healthcare Markets

Amcor Flexibles North America

Five-year deal to secure thousands of tons of high-performance, certified-circular material from ExxonMobil's advanced recycling plant.

December 16, 2022