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Shurtape Unveils Automated Equipment Line

The new automated case erector and case sealer use SureSeal technology.

October 31, 2022

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Contract Packaging

How General Mills Manages its CM/CP Suppliers on Sustainability, ESG

Mark McCullough, Director, Global Impact - Operations Integration, General Mills, spoke at the recent F4SS supply chain conference about co-manufacture/co-packer management techniques related to his company’s stated sustainability and ESG goals.

October 31, 2022

Sustainability

Planters’ New Peanut-Shaped Jar Uses Less Plastic, Too

A unique new package design for Planters’ 16-oz PET container for its Dry Roasted Peanut varieties results in 8% less plastic and another iconic asset for the brand.

October 31, 2022

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Easy-to-Use Interface for Cobot-Based Palletizer

ONExia, a robotics system integrator, has created PalletizHD as a drag-and-drop palletizing software integrated with a collaborative robot as an easy drop-in replacement for end-of-line workers.

October 30, 2022

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BellatRx Labeler Simplifies Operator Set Up

HMI synchronizes bottle dimensions entered to create recipe set up with visual cues for physical adjustments.

October 28, 2022

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Robotic Pick & Place Fills Autobagger in E-comm-Ready System

Designed with the needs of fulfillment centers in mind, this robotic e-comm bagging system automates previously manual process for variable, unsorted pick and place operations.

October 26, 2022

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HMC Products Highlights Pouchmaster FFS at PACK EXPO International

All-in-one horizontal FFS is a high-speed solution for powders and snacks in flexible pouches.

October 28, 2022

Flexible packaging

Dr. Chuck Xu Appointed to Michelman Board of Directors

Michelman Inc.

Xu is Vice President and General Manager of Strategy and M&A, Electronics and Industrial Segment, DuPont de Nemours, Inc. He will begin his term on Michelman’s Board of Directors in Q4 of 2022.

October 28, 2022

Plastics/resins

Gatorade Hydration App uses Wearable Sensor, Smart Bottle, & Refill Pod

PepsiCo’s Gatorade Brand unveiled a new smart hydration system for health and fitness consumers that features a durable bottle, a recyclable refill pod, a wearable patch, an LED closure, and a smartphone app to interact with the athlete.

October 28, 2022

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Recyclable, Long Shelf-Life Paperboard Foodservice Pack Used by Pret A Mange

ProAmpac's Fresh Food To-Go line combines recyclability, bilboard space, and a long shelf-life in a sealed, grab-and-go sandwich pack.

October 28, 2022

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Celebrate the 2022 Technology Excellence Awards Recipients

PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies

PACK EXPO International Spotlight’s Best and Brightest in Industry

October 27, 2022

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Tube & Syringe Labeling System with Automatic Tray Unloader

At PACK EXPO 2022, HERMA and Norwalt debuted a combined system that labels at 30 products/min and accommodates containers 12 to 30mm in diameter.

October 26, 2022

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Day Four Wrap-up from PACK EXPO

Recycle-ready PE films, pulsed light sterilization, automated tray unwrapping, and smart pitch indexing—it was all there at PACK EXPO International.

October 26, 2022