E-commerce/D2C packaging

The Challenge of Package Design for Liquids in E-commerce

The e-commerce or direct-to-consumer supply chain is particularly challenging for liquid consumer packaged goods. A collaborative effort is working to solve this problem.

April 8, 2021

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 463

Flexible packaging

Jokey’s New Production Facility in Spain Operational

Jokey Group

Jokey Treplás moved into its new production facility where it will operate in the future under the name Jokey Iberica.

April 8, 2021

Flexible packaging

Pregis Joins Initiative to End Plastic Waste

Pregis

Pregis announced its partnership with Circular Great Lakes (CGL), a regional initiative focused initially on keeping valuable plastic materials out of the waste stream and the environment.

April 8, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Transparent PP Yogurt Cup with Reverse-Printed Paperboard Exterior is Fully Recyclable

Trimona Bulgarian Yogurt chose a yogurt container with an outer paperboard wrapper, easily removed for recycling, and an inner transparent PP cup. Paperboard is reverse printed for an impactful consumer communication experience inside the pack.

April 7, 2021

Controls & machine components

Motion Announces Director of Corporate Development

Motion

Jim May was promoted to Director of Corporate Development, effective April 1. He will continue his involvement in Motion’s strategic planning but will take on direct responsibility for advancing the company’s acquisition strategy and processes.

April 7, 2021

Sustainability

INX Earns Gold Level Material Health Certificate

INX International Ink Co.

INX International is the first and only ink company in the metal decorating segment to receive this certification from the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute (C2CPII), in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Encouragement Agency.

April 7, 2021

Robotics

Rōbex Launches Automation Education Series

RōBEX

RōBEX LLC, announces the launch of Automation For The NOW, a new educational video series on YouTube. Viewers will receive a firsthand look at how RōBEX is introducing robotic automation into the manufacturing workspace.

April 7, 2021

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Liquibox Upgrades Safety, Efficiency Features on Its Rotary Bag-in-Box Fller

Liquibox

Liquibox upgraded the safety and efficiency features of its Liquibox Orbiter six-head rotary bag-in-box filler.

April 7, 2021

Sustainability

Trivium Packaging Accelerates Long-term Climate Change Commitment

Trivium Packaging

To achieve the most ambitious aim of the Paris Climate Agreement, Trivium has pledged to set science-based targets to help reach that ambition in the short- and long-term.

April 6, 2021

Conveying & accumulation

NCC Names Director of Sales and Applications Engineering

NCC Automated Systems

Tom Luft joined NCC Automated Systems as Director of Sales and Applications Engineering. He will lead and align the team according to sales strategies, grow existing customer relationships, and support new opportunities.

April 6, 2021

Cartoning

Cama North America Expands Sales, Business Development Staff

Cama North America

Cama North America added Stuart Kenney as Regional Sales Manager for the Southeast region and hired Kim Magon-Haller as Business Development Manager.

April 6, 2021

Plastics/resins

Primitive Beer's Flat Lambic Launches Bag-In-Box Format Once Reserved for Wine

Primitive Beer, a small blending facility and taproom in Longmont, Colo., is putting its lambic-style ales in 1.5- and 5-L bag-in-box formats.

April 5, 2021

Plastics/resins

Carol Lowe Joins Novolex Board of Directors

Novolex

Carol Lowe, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of FLIR Systems Inc., joined the Board of Directors of Novolex.

April 5, 2021