Sustainable Packaging

Annie's Organics and Post-Consumer Recycled Content

Pat Keenan, organic snack producer, talks with Matt Reynolds about his brand, Annie's, and the journey to achieve sustainable cereal bag liner using post-consumer recycled content.

February 2, 2021

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Converting equipment

PCMC Appoints Business Development Manager

Paper Converting Machine Co.

Andy Piotter was appointed Business Development Manager, Packaging Systems for Paper Converting Machine Co. (PCMC)—a division of Barry-Wehmiller.

February 1, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Loop Reusable/Returnable Packaging Platform Launches in Canada with Retail Partner Loblaw

Loop’s global expansion continues, bringing waste-free shopping for a range of food and household products, including Loblaw own-brand items, in reusable packaging to Canada

February 1, 2021

Flexible packaging

Paper-based Diaper Pack Makes Recycling Easy

Drylock Technologies, a global hygiene products manufacturer and producer of baby diapers, approached packaging and paper supplier Mondi to create a more sustainable alternative to its existing plastic diaper packaging.

January 29, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Dove’s Sleek New Refillable Deodorant Pack

The global health and beauty brand launches new deodorant packaging that is circular by design, with a reusable stainless-steel case that can be refilled with deodorant sticks.

January 28, 2021

Controls & Machine Components

Indicators Facilitate Changeover

Reliable operator guidance for size changeover on end-of-line packaging machinery is provided by AP05 electronic position indicators

January 27, 2021

Robotics

FANUC Launches CRX Cobot Website

FANUC America

FANUC America launched a new e-learning website to educate manufacturers and industry about its CRX collaborative robot.

January 27, 2021

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Serac Hires Western Regional Sales Manager

Serac Inc

Rudy Molinar was hired as Regional Sales Manager for Serac Inc. He will report directly to Ken Norman, Managing Director.

January 27, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Plasma Gasification Promises Holistic Solution to Waste Management Circular Economy in Seven-Minute Video Report

The U.S. recycling infrastructure is failing, and public participation is ebbing. University of Florida is developing a litter and waste management solution to transform recycled trash into syngas.

January 27, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Import Tariffs Apply to One Thing or Another

Questions recently arose about whether a specific shape of pasta was actually a drinking straw.

January 27, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

To Regulate or Not to Regulate?

As power changes hands in Washington, some change in federal policy toward sustainability is also expected, and that might involve packaging, especially plastics.

January 27, 2021

Labels

Great Lakes Label Launches New Website

Great Lakes Label

Great Lakes Label’s new website was updated to reflect the constant innovation of the company.

January 27, 2021

Cartoning

Pharmaworks Appoints Director of Sales

Pharmaworks

Chad Tyler was appointed Director of Sales for Pharmaworks, part of ProMach Pharma Solutions.

January 27, 2021