Shrink wrapping

Eastey Relocates Production Operations to Big Lake, Minnesota

Eastey relocated its manufacturing operation to a larger building in Big Lake, MN. The building will be the new home for its sealer and tunnel production operations, including metal fabrication, welding, paint, assembly, product testing, and more.

August 1, 2022

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Sustainability

Honeywell Technology to be Used in Plastics Recycling Plant in China

Honeywell

China Tianying Inc. (CNTY) will apply Honeywell’s UpCycle Process Technology in its planned plastics recycling factory in Jiangsu Province.

August 1, 2022

Robotics

Robots Reduce Labor, Enhance Product Safety in Primary Food Packaging

OEMs introduce new delta robots engineered to meet IP69K ratings and with enhanced vision systems and end-of-arm tools to handle pick-and-place functions in food packaging applications.

August 1, 2022

Sustainability

Max Solutions Opens Manufacturing Facility in Pennsylvania

Max Solutions, Inc.

Max Solutions, Inc., a differentiated specialty packaging platform founded in 2021, announces the opening of its first facility in Bristol, Pa.

August 1, 2022

Contract packaging

Anheuser-Busch Budweiser Talks OEMs, Contract Packagers, Workforce

Ken VonderHaar, Global Director, Can Division at Anheuser-Busch and Budweiser discusses how he balances multipacks between in-house and contract packaging operations, then discusses needs from OEMs and more.

July 29, 2022

Sustainability

Procter & Gamble, Kraft, and Nestlé Improve Recycling Practices

ThePackHub

See a few examples of major companies' recycling improvements from ThePackHub’s July Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

July 31, 2022

Sustainability

Novolex Releases Sustainability Report

Novolex

Novolex's 2021 Sustainability Report highlights expanded new target for greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions from operations — 30% by 2030.

July 31, 2022

Sustainability

DS Smith Designs Out Over 313 Million Pieces of Plastics from Packaging

DS Smith Packaging Systems

Sustainable packaging company DS Smith has designed out over 313 million pieces of problem plastics in the last two years as part of its plastic replacement program.

July 30, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Giant Food and Loop Partner for D.C. Metro Launch

Giant Food has partnered with Loop to bring the company’s circular reuse platform to the D.C. metro area in fall 2022.

July 29, 2022

Conveying & accumulation

Multi-Conveyor Builds Product Settling Conveyor

Multi-Conveyor

The system is designed to settle small cups of individually packaged granulated beverage inside of open-flap cases to ensure a level sealing surface when the corrugated case reaches the final packing area ahead.

July 29, 2022

Robotics

Fanuc America Expands Michigan Campus to Accommodate Automation Demand

FANUC America

Fanuc’s West Campus expansion will expand its operational space in Oakland County, Mich., to nearly 2 million sq ft. The construction will include a 655,000 sq ft state-of-the-art facility to house manufacturing, engineering and R&D projects.

July 29, 2022

Cartoning

Stacy Schmeiser Hired as Western Regional Sales Manager for SOMIC Packaging

SOMIC Packaging, Inc.

Schmeiser is based in Phoenix and brings 30 years of experience to the job. He will report directly to CEO Peter Fox.

July 29, 2022

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Morrison Container Handling Solutions Host Build Day for PMMI's PACK Challenge

Morrison Container Handling Solutions

PACK Challenge, a real-world, end-to-end competition at PMMI produced PACK EXPO International 2022 (Oct. 23-26, McCormick Place, Chicago), continued momentum with a Build Day hosted at Morrison Container Handling Solutions on July 12.

July 29, 2022