Containers

PET for new yogurt

For a new all-natural and spoonable yogurt in Argentina, Danone has come up with premium-looking packaging that is durable and sustainable.

January 16, 2019

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 498

Sustainable Packaging

PepsiCo closing in on recyclability goals for North American beverage packaging

PepsiCo has a stated goal that by 2025, 100% of its global packaging will be recyclable. The North American beverage side of the business is about 95% recyclable right now, according to Kathleen Niesen, Director of Recycling and Sustainability at PepsiCo North American Beverages and Quaker.

January 15, 2019

E-commerce

Paperboard folding carton growth predicted through 2022

New study reports that tariffs on China will factor into the equation. Meanwhile, e-commerce is expected to boost corrugated and paperboard box demand.

January 15, 2019

E-commerce

P&G launches an e-comm first

‘We have designed a package e-comm-back.’ That’s how Procter & Gamble describes the process behind its launch this month of the Tide Eco-Box.

January 15, 2019

Controls & Machine Components

Report: Innovative new controls at PACK EXPO

Covering 1.2 million net sq ft of exhibit space and drawing 2,500 exhibitors, PACK EXPO International brought 50,000 attendees to the biggest packaging event of the year. Here is our report on new controls.

January 15, 2019

Controls & Machine Components

Carlo Gavazzi: Solid state relays

Carlo Gavazzi launches the three-phase RGC3.…48 Series solid state relays. It is a 48 AAC per phase-rated device available with line voltage ratings up to 600 VAC, either DC or AC control, with optional system monitoring featuring electromechanical relay alarm and auxiliary output.

January 14, 2019

Sustainability

Report: Plastic bottle recycling declines slightly in 2017

Industry challenges include changing export markets, a 3.6% drop in material collection, and increases in single-stream collection, resulting in greater contamination of recyclables.

January 14, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

New resource reviews global packaging frameworks, standards, and definitions

As more and more brands commit to packaging goals around reusability, recyclability, compostability, etc., it is becoming more important to clarify and align definitions.

January 12, 2019

E-commerce/D2C packaging

E-commerce in packaging

A collection of e-commerce coverage for the packaging and packaging machinery industry

January 11, 2019

Containers

Beer packs cannabis punch

Some cannabis-based beverages introduced recently are intentionally low in THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana that produces the feeling of being high; that is not the case with CERIA Grainwave Belgian-Style White Ale.

January 11, 2019

Conveying & accumulation

Single-pass RFID insertion improves job turnaround times

Canadian label printer installs a ‘smart label’ system that provides traceability and reduces human error in material handling and inventory operations.

January 10, 2019

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Dr. Pharm: Complete packaging line solutions

Dr. Pharm®, Inc. offers complete packaging line solutions consisting of bottle unscrambling, tablet/capsule counting, cotton/desiccant insertion, capping, sealing, and labeling machinery.

January 9, 2019

Coding/marking

PACK EXPO International 2018 Innovations Report: Machinery

Covering 1.2 million net sq ft of exhibit space and drawing 2,500 exhibitors, PACK EXPO International brought 50,000 attendees to the biggest packaging event of the year.

January 9, 2019