Shrink wrapping

Engage Technologies Named Top Workplace in Minnesota

Engage Technologies Corp. was named one of the Top Workplaces in Minnesota by the Star Tribune.

June 24, 2021

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 335

Flexible packaging

Evertis Ibérica Receives ISO 14001 Certification

Evertis

Evertis Ibérica received official certification to ISO 14001:2015 (Environmental Management System Standard).

June 24, 2021

E-commerce/D2C packaging

A Year of Reckoning for Grocery E-Commerce

Digital Commerce 360

Grocery retailers must continue to increase their e-commerce offerings to meet continuing online demand in 2021. This is no time to ease off.

June 24, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

How To Re-use Corrugated Shippers 20 Times

Two Australian manufacturers are trialing an innovative system for the return and reuse of corrugated cases.

June 22, 2021

Material handling

Crocs Selects Bastian Solutions for New Automated DC in Ohio

Bastian Solutions

Casual footwear company Crocs, Inc. partnered with Bastian Solutions to develop a new storage facility and fulfillment center in the Dayton, Ohio area.

June 22, 2021

Retail display packaging

Jennifer Wulf Joins Vanguard Companies as Vice President of Sales

Vanguard Packaging

Wulf will be responsible for leading Vanguard’s commercial organization and for growing its sales team to better support new and existing customers as well as grow into new products and services.

June 22, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Global Call Launched for Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging

More than 100 businesses in the packaging supply chain publicly recognize the need for EPR for packaging via a live launch and statement, led by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.

June 22, 2021

Flexibles

Bagger, Combination Weigher Improve BBQ Wood Chip Production by 118%

With labor being tight and unreliable, improved automation was the answer for this popular BBQ wood chip brand. But it took a special combination of bagger and weigher to withstand the hot Texas heat, and stand up to a less-than-free-flowing product.

June 22, 2021

Sustainability

PakTech Named One of the Top Innovative Food Companies to Watch in 2021

PakTech

PakTech Named One of the Top Innovative Food Companies to Watch in 2021 by CIOCoverage magazine.

June 21, 2021

Sustainability

Diaper Balm Tube Enables Mess-Free Application, Inspires Children’s Creativity

A fully recyclable push-up paperboard tube not only allows both parent and toddler to easily apply product, but also encourages play and can be reused in clever ways.

June 21, 2021

Flow wrapping

BW Flexible Systems to Open Technical Center in EMEA

BW Flexible Systems

BW Flexible Systems, a Barry-Wehmiller Packaging Systems company, will open a new Technical Centre of Excellence in Nottingham by the end of June to expand its presence across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA).

June 18, 2021

Robotics

New Era of High-Performance Actuation to Enable Simpler, Safer, and More Productive Robots and Machines

This direct-drive actuator combines high torque density, cleanliness, and reliability to improve performance and lower total cost of ownership, the company says.

June 18, 2021

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Kellogg Says Embracing E-Commerce Helped it Weather the Pandemic

Digital Commerce 360

Kellogg says its ecommerce investments over the past two years helped it respond quickly and seize opportunities when lockdowns related to COVID-19 sent online grocery sales to record levels.

June 18, 2021