Labels

A Healthy Try at Simplifying Food Labels?

At the risk of overdramatizing, the food label is a continuing cauldron of controversy.

April 26, 2022

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Conveying & accumulation

Columbia PSI, LLC Acquires Control Design and Manufacturing

Columbia Machine, Inc.

Columbia continues to invest and grow its Denver operations with this acquisition. CD&M will become part of Columbia PSI, LLC.

April 25, 2022

Sustainability

IMA Group Launches OPENLab

IMA Group

On April 22, in honor of Earth Day, IMA officially launched OPENLab: its network of cutting-edge technological laboratories and testing areas, dedicated to the research of sustainable materials, technologies, and production optimization processes.

April 25, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Coca-Cola, Suntory Cross the 100% Plant-Based Bottle Finish Line

After more than a decade of rigorous R&D work and significant investments with their respective partners, Coca-Cola and Suntory each unveil first-of-their-kind beverage bottle prototypes made from 100% bio-based PET, ready for commercial scale-up.

April 25, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Sustainable Packaging TODAY: Answers to Industry's Most Common Eco-Friendly Questions

Greenwashing, chemical recycling, and how to pick most sustainable packaging material for your product—all explained by U.K. sustainable packaging expert Paul Jenkins of the PackHub and Packaging World’s Matt Reynolds.

April 25, 2022

Robotics

Paul Kling Named Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing for Soft Robotics

Oxipital AI

Kling will lead all Soft Robotics' sales and marketing strategies globally.

April 25, 2022

Cartoning

Standout Innovations from PACK EXPO East

From compact and modular cartoners to entry-level pouch baggers, these PACK EXPO East innovations cater provide flexibility.

April 22, 2022

Sustainability

Compact Bra Alternative Gets Luxe Packaging with Detailed Printing

Nuudii System offers grab-and-go 'boobwear,' or bra alternative, that gives women an option between wearing a bra and going braless.

April 22, 2022

Controls & machine components

Force Control Industries Offers Made in America Industrial Clutches and Brakes

Force Control Industries, Inc.

This family-owned company designs, manufactures, inventories, and services industrial clutches and brakes. It has been manufacturing domestically for over 50 years, supplying cost-effective Buy American Act-compliant industrial products.

April 21, 2022

Contract Packaging

Co-Packing for a Cause

Nonprofit co-packer provides secondary packaging services and offers employment opportunities to adults with disabilities.

April 20, 2022

Flexibles

Plant-Based Cheeses Improve Formulation and Packaging to Stand Out on Shelves

GOOD PLANeT Foods rebranded its entire line of plant-based cheeses ahead of a large growth projection in 2022

April 20, 2022

Sustainability

Aveda’s Recyclable Paper Sample Packet Replaces Multilayer Foil Sachets

Sampling is a big category for The Estée Lauder Companies. Aveda and its supplier partners found a way to sample product more sustainably, using curbside recycle-ready (or -certified, depending on locale) paper packets to replace multilayer foil sachets.

April 19, 2022

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Irish Spring Rebrands, Emphasizing Products’ ‘Smell from a Nice-Smelling Place’

Looking to appeal to a younger male consumer, Irish Spring updates its look, with a sleek new bottle shape that provides a canvas for travel poster-like images highlighting the refreshing destinations of Irish Spring.

April 19, 2022