Conveying & accumulation

Dual Lane Hand-Pack to Single File Merge Maximizes Production

Multi-Conveyor recently built a dual lane hand-pack line, made up of a series of small conveyor sections, all joined by seamless transfers, that manually feed a new merging section to further semi-automate for one of its customers.

December 1, 2020

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 377

Flexible packaging

Duravant Acquires Cloud Packaging Solutions

Duravant

Duravant LLC completed the acquisition of Cloud Packaging Solutions from its parent company, Hearthside Food Solutions LLC.

December 1, 2020

Thermoform/fill/seal

Harpak-ULMA Supports COVID-19 Manufacturing Initiatives

Harpak-ULMA Packaging, LLC.

Harpak-ULMA announced it is working with multiple medical device manufacturers commissioned to supply high volume syringe supplies as part of BARDA’s rapidly expanding COVID-19 Medical Countermeasure Portfolio.

December 1, 2020

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Matrix Launches Redesigned Website

Matrix Packaging Machinery

Matrix Packaging Machinery’s redesigned website features a professional, responsive design; placing the world of vf/f/s machines at the fingertips of users on the go.

December 1, 2020

Flexible packaging

Oishi Partners with Liquibox to Launch Green Tea Bag-in-Box Solution to KFC

Liquibox

With plans to enter all KFC restaurants across the country, Thailand-based Oishi found it needed a more efficient liquid packaging solution for the food service channel.

November 30, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

A More Sustainable Swiss Miss

Katya Hantel, Sr. Director of Sustainability for Conagra Brands, shares details on the company’s new Swiss Miss container how the design fits into the company’s larger sustainability efforts.

November 30, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Unilever Launches its Largest Ever Refill Trial

New Asda store in Leeds, U.K., pioneers sustainability store, offering a number of Unilever household brands available in reusable packaging through three refill models.

November 27, 2020

Robotics

Nestle Purina’s ‘Most Modern’ Packaging Operation

Sophisticated use of robotics is the key to this impressive cartoning and case-packing line for 85-g tins of cat food in 4, 8-, 12-, and 24-count cartons.

November 25, 2020

Material handling

NiceLabel’s Public Cloud Solution Helps Regulated Companies Remain Compliant

NiceLabel

NiceLabel introduces Label Cloud Compliance, a public, validation-ready cloud labeling solution designed to helps organizations of all sizes manage labeling in a regulated environment.

November 24, 2020

Cartons and boxes

Mystical Northern Lights Captured on Holographic Carton

Finnish spirits company uses unique holographic metallization effect on cartons for its Arctic Blue Gin for ‘a result that is as close to an actual northern lights flare as printed materials can accomplish.’

November 23, 2020

Sustainability

Pemcor Packaging Enhances Headquarters and Manufacturing Site

Pemcor Packaging

Pemcor Packaging announced significant enhancements to its head office and manufacturing facility in San Diego County, Calif.

November 23, 2020

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Keurig Dr Pepper Helps Guide CPGs Through Amazon Packaging Compliance

Having braved its own journey into Amazon’s Ships in Own Container (SIOC) certification demands, KDP packaging engineers explain what’s required to ready products for e-commerce delivery.

November 19, 2020

Converting equipment

Paper Machinery Corp. Announces New President and CEO

Paper Machinery Corp.

John Fortin was named President and Chief Executive Officer for Paper Machinery Corp.

November 20, 2020