Weighing/combination scales

Report: Innovative New Inspection Machinery at PACK EXPO Las Vegas

PMMI Media Group editors fanned out across the many booths at PACK EXPO Las Vegas to bring you this Innovations Report. Here’s what they saw in the inspection category.

February 15, 2022

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 401

Sustainability

Keith Edwards Appointed Vice President of Business Development for Danimer Scientific

Danimer Scientific

In this role, Edwards will focus on growing market opportunities for Danimer’s biodegradable alternatives to traditional plastic as the it continues to expand its manufacturing capacity.

February 15, 2022

Sustainability

Unique Distinctions, One Tree Planted Create New Packaging Program

Unique Distinctions Inc.

Unique Distinctions Inc. announces an exclusive new packaging program; Package & Plant, in partnership with Vermont-based non-profit company One Tree Planted.

February 15, 2022

Sustainability

Putokšnis Rebrands as DOLOOP

DOLOOP

The new name reflects the company's focus on sustainable production and zero-emission packaging solutions.

February 14, 2022

Secondary Packaging

Report: Innovative New Cartoning Machinery at PACK EXPO Las Vegas

PMMI Media Group editors fanned out across the many booths at PACK EXPO Las Vegas to bring you this Innovations Report. Here’s what they saw in the cartoning category.

February 14, 2022

E-commerce/D2C packaging

PetPlate Personalizes Unboxing Experience

New personalized marketing technology lets e-comm pet food company PetPlate directly engage with its customers through an insert with feeding instructions customized to their dog included in the customer’s first order.

February 14, 2022

Flexible packaging

Overnight Labels Installs New Digital Flexible Packaging Press

Overnight Labels, Inc.

New digital flexible packaging options poised to shakeup the packaged goods industry.

February 14, 2022

Secondary Packaging

Report: Innovative New Case Packing Machinery at PACK EXPO Las Vegas

PMMI Media Group editors fanned out across the many booths at PACK EXPO Las Vegas to bring you this Innovations Report. Here’s what they saw in the case packing category.

February 13, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Coke Announces Industry-Leading Target for Reusable Packaging

The Coca-Cola Company today announced an industry-leading goal to significantly boost its use of reusable packaging.

February 10, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Bold but Implausible Plan Pinpoints U.S. Role in Global Ocean Plastic Waste

Americans, we are told, generate more plastic waste both by weight and per person than any other country—42 million metric tons (MMT) yearly—or 287 pounds per man, woman, and child, at least as of 2016.

February 10, 2022

Cartoning

JLS® Announces Facility Expansion for its Headquarters in York, PA

JLS Automation

The project will focus exclusively on expanding production space to accommodate rapidly growing consumer demand for large automated packaging systems as well as traditional JLS equipment.

February 9, 2022

Package Design

Walmart Brand Leans in to ‘Humanization’ of Pets

A redesign and line extension for Walmart’s own-brand super-premium pet food, Pure Balance, uses ingredients and packaging design cues that follow the trend of humanizing products for pets.

February 9, 2022

Flexible packaging

BW Flexible Systems Reduces Carbon Emissions in its Italy Facilities

BW Flexible Systems

BW Flexible Systems, a Barry-Wehmiller Packaging Systems company, reduced carbon emissions at its Italian facilities by 92% via a partnership with E.ON, one of Europe’s largest operators of energy networks.

February 9, 2022