Contract Packaging

PMG’s President of the Future and What It Means for CM+P

November 19, 2022

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 337

Labels

Amid Beer Sticker Craze, Can Labels Become the Sticker

A peel-off brewery sticker is affixed to every can, making each label a durable, collectible keepsake, and improving the cans' recyclability.

November 17, 2022

Robotics

Epson Robots Launches Robot Certified Training Centers for Customers and System Integrators Nationwide

EPSON Robots

Epson’s certified courses offer students standardized training on implementing, programing, and operating automation systems quickly and effectively.

November 17, 2022

Sustainability

Specright Announces Business Milestones

Specright

It doubled year-over-year revenue and platform user growth managed via its cloud-based Specification Data Management™ platform and was granted a patent for a platform that enables companies to digitize specifications and improve sustainability reporting.

November 17, 2022

Cartoning

Multi-Conveyor Builds Conveyors Featuring Several Technologies from Two Cartoners to One Case Packer

Multi-Conveyor

Using slug accumulation, Micropitch and 90° transfers, curves, and more, Multi-Conveyor built a series of independently powered conveyors to reorient various size cartons of product for inspection, fed from two cartoners, merging to a single case packer.

November 17, 2022

Protective/transport packaging

Refrigerant Gel Packs in Recycle-Ready Film

At PACK EXPO 2022, Lifoam's widely established Propak gels have a new recyclable film package. Applications for the gel bags range from consumer food deliveries to pharmaceutical shipping—anywhere water-based gels are being used.

November 17, 2022

Operational Excellence

Predictive Maintenance Solutions Trending Among Companies

Packaged goods companies are implementing or considering a variety of predictive maintenance technologies, and OEMs are looking for ways to match demand.

November 14, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

WestRock, Lactalis Nestlé, and Mitsubishi Hitec Paper Add Sustainability with Recycled Materials

ThePackHub

See a few examples of recyclable material packaging from WestRock, Lactalis Nestlé, and Mitsubishi Hitec Paper from ThePackHub’s October Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

November 14, 2022

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Parts Reduction on Case Erector

The design of a SCARA robot on this case erector from INSITE® Packaging Automation brings a dramatic reduction in parts.

November 14, 2022

Flow wrapping

Mike Alexander Promoted to Sales Manager, Eastern United States and Canada for Formost Fuji

Formost Fuji Corporation

Alexander will continue to support the customers in his current territory as the Northeast Regional Sales Manager in the U.S. but will start his dual role as Sales Manager, Eastern United States and Canada this month.

November 14, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Reusable and Refillable Packaging is a Global Opportunity

ThePackHub

Reusable and refillable packaging solutions make up a growing share of the sustainable initiatives tracked by ThePackHub's Innovation Zone, but brands must overcome hurdles like convenience and consumer incentive for successful adoption.

November 11, 2022

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Fortuna Machine for Paperboard Can Holders

The CanCollar Fortuna machine from Westrock demonstrated its modularity and flexibility across the CanColllar family of paperboard can holders.

November 10, 2022

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Magic Gripper Vaccum Pickup

Vmeca showed a vacuum pickup end-of-arm tooling whose decentralized vacuum brings new reliability.

November 10, 2022