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

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 506

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

Cartons and boxes

Jell-O brings family creativity and play to the food aisle

A new package design for a line of Jell-O desserts that combine the gelatin product with molds and cutters for creative play balances cues from the food aisle with those from the toy aisle.

February 24, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

EU glass packaging recycling rate is stable at 74%

This represents a 12-million-ton figure, which FEVE The European Container Glass Federation says should be set to rise, according to the latest industry data.

February 23, 2019

Containers

Fork included in new tuna pack

Chicken of the Sea® has begun the national roll-out of Infusions™, a resealable, single-serve recyclable cup of wild-caught tuna with a built-in fork perfect for a convenient meal or snack.

February 22, 2019

Contract Packaging

Live at CPA: Contract packagers must offer (and advertise) reverse logistics capabilities

Dave Mabon of Ongoing Value thinks the many contract packagers that are capable of reverse logistics services, often simply by virtue of their software, are leaving money on the table by not advertising it as part of their value proposition.

February 22, 2019

Controls & Machine Components

Nord Gear: Industrial gear units

Nord Gear launches the MAXXDRIVE® XT series of industrial gear units available in power ranges of 67 to 2,000 HP with speed ratios of 6.3 to 22.4. Output torque ranges from 132,000 to 660,000 lb-in.

February 22, 2019

Contract Packaging

Live at CPA: Address differences between generations in your marketing

Generations are formed by economic, technological, and historical events that happen during formative years, and they create like-thinking cohorts. Awareness of the differences and similarities between them can inform how narrowly (or widely) you target with packaging design and messaging.

February 21, 2019

Controls & Machine Components

Nuremberg SPS/IPC/Drives event signals TSN, OPC UA adoption

Stefan Hoppe of the OPC Foundation recently announced that work is beginning on its “OPC UA including TSN down to the field level” initiative. Dave Greenfield of Automation World attended the event and advises how this stands to affect packaging machinery builders and end users.

February 21, 2019

Operational Excellence

Supply chain issues call for track-and-trace technologies

New report forecasts nearly 19% CAGR for these solutions to improve security and drug traceability.

February 21, 2019

Containers

Just for Valentine’s Day

The Monsieur Big Valentine’s Day Limited Edition mascara packaging (bottle and cap) transforms the Lancôme brand’s traditional design into a pearly pink thanks to a varnish and red love hearts screen-printed top to bottom.

February 20, 2019

Controls & Machine Components

Pro-face America: Module for industrial PCs

Pro-face America announces the PS5001B Atom Box module that includes an Intel® Atom CPU and can be easily mounted to any Pro-face PS5000 series display providing high-performance and durability for multiple iPC applications.

February 19, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

Environmental reporting gains priority for pharmaceutical industry

During Pharmapack Europe 2019, Lorax Compliance COO Michelle Carvell urged the pharmaceutical industry to prioritize its environmental reporting obligations for packaging or risk high financial penalties.

February 18, 2019