Sustainable Packaging

Fit4style spray revs sports nutrition market

Portable energy spray in a replaceable pouch/sachet helps boost stamina during high-endurance workouts and sports activities.

March 5, 2019

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Sustainability

Flat wine bottle gets complementary case

London-based Garçon Wines, inventors of the eco-friendly Flat Wine Bottle, has launched an innovative 10-count corrugated case that will significantly cut carbon emissions and logistics costs from the supply chain of wine.

March 5, 2019

Flexibles

America loves its coffee, but you can kick grandpa’s coffee can down the road

Flexible packaging totally dominates the whole bean and ground coffee categories, according to Euromonitor.

March 4, 2019

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

HPP paired with bottle filling proves to be a powerful combination

Stay Fresh Foods finds success in the rapidly expanding High Pressure Processing market, then adds bottling services to provide healthy-beverage customers with a one-stop shop.

March 3, 2019

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Report: Consumer confidence drives e-commerce growth

As consumer confidence grew in 2018, so too did e-commerce sales, at 35.4%. Although top sellers were non-food items, report predicts significant growth for fresh and frozen products.

March 2, 2019

Filling/capping, dry

MAP tray for nuts is reclosable, too

In a sophisticated factory in the Turkish province of Sakarya, Aydin Kuruyemiş produces high-quality nuts and dried fruits in various pack styles.

March 1, 2019

Controls & Machine Components

Antaira Technologies: Industrial wireless device

Antaira Technologies introduces the AMS-2111 Series industrial wireless device designed for industrial and enterprise wireless access applications. Based on IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, the access point supports high-speed data transmission of up to 150MBps.

March 1, 2019

Controls & Machine Components

JW Winco: Expanded range of rod end bearings

JW Winco, Inc., a Ganter Co., offers an expanded range of rod end bearings, including GN 648.1/GN 648.2 steel zinc-plated, tapped type, or with threaded stem and GN 648.5/GN 648.6 stainless steel, tapped type, or with threaded stem.

February 27, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

Walmart commits to aggressive plastic waste reduction goals

The new initiatives are aimed at advancing the sustainability of the retailer’s private brand packaging and promoting consumer-friendly recycling labels

February 26, 2019

Material handling

Shippers deliver early-stage clinical trial samples

Celerion helps its pharmaceutical manufacturer clients safely and swiftly deliver products in environmentally friendly, temperature-sensitive shipping containers.

February 26, 2019

Operational Excellence

Cold chain management connects pharma to food

In this First Person Q&A, Anthony Dellumo, Product Specialist at QProducts & Services, discusses thermal packaging needs in these two markets, and the booming e-commerce business and its cold chain implications.

February 26, 2019

Controls & Machine Components

Piab: Vacuum generator with IO-link

piCOMPACT®23 SMART is an IO-Link-ready vacuum generator platform from Piab that offers operation with either standard 24V IO or IO-Link.

February 25, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

Design for Recycled Content Guide introduced

Free resource provides specific, practical recommendations to help brands use more recycled content in the packaging designs.

February 25, 2019