Sustainability

HP Introduces Molded Fiber Tooling Solution

HP unveils an innovative and environmentally-friendly tooling solution for molded fiber manufacturers that includes its new HP Molded Fiber Advanced Tooling technology.

September 18, 2020

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 513

Sustainability

Primex Design & Fabrication Employees Step Up for Pandemic Response

Primex Design & Fabrication

Primex Design & Fabrication has continued operating since April in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. It has been producing its PrimexProtect line of PPE and social distancing products for medical personnel, first responders, and more.

September 18, 2020

E-commerce/D2C packaging

New Package Ideas for the E-Commerce Space

Join Jim Chrzan, PMMI Media Groups' VP of Content, as he discusses disruptive e-commerce packaging ideas from around the globe at ISTA's Omni-Channel Packaging Strategies Webinar.

September 17, 2020

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

New Canning Line for Contract Filler Fuels Future Business

U.K. beverage co-packer Cawingredients installs canning line that achieves 99.9% performance and offers flexibility for a variety of can formats and secondary packaging.

September 16, 2020

Robotics

Robotics Special Report: Food-Safe Solutions Emerge

New opportunities for the direct and indirect handling of foods emerge as manufacturers begin developing robots for handling unpacked goods.

August 3, 2020

Robotics

Special Report: Robots Drive the Manufacturing Revolution

New innovations in robotics for the packaging industry enable greater flexibility, efficiency, productivity, and competitiveness for those CPGs looking to automate a range of applications.

August 12, 2020

Robotics

Robotics Special Report: Cobot-Placed Top Sheets Protect Frozen Foods

The installation of 12 robotic palletizers for frozen food products necessitates the addition of two cobot cap-sheet placers to keep the cases free from dust.

August 10, 2020

Additives, coatings & inks

INX’s Renee Schouten Named President of IMDPA

INX International Ink Co.

Renee Schouten, Director of Marketing, INX International, was named president of the International Metal Decorating and Packaging Association.

September 17, 2020

Plastics/resins

Swiss Miss is First in Cocoa with Recyclable Tub

The new, recyclable package uses a tapered, space-efficient cube design that reduces the package’s carbon footprint by 98 metric tons each year versus the previous round canister.

September 16, 2020

Digital Transformation

Banner Engineering Launches Business Unit

Banner Engineering Corp.

Banner Engineering launches new business unit, SmartSolutions, featuring easy-to install, integrated, and customizable IIoT kits of its sensors, wireless solutions, and LED lighting.

September 16, 2020

Filling/capping, dry

Spee-Dee Expands Sales Team

Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery, Inc.

Jessica Bartlett was named Regional Sales Manager, Midwest, for Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery.

September 15, 2020

Flexible packaging

Bold, Appetizing Packaging for New Tyson Product in Europe

The new range of 28 products for foodservice uses strong black branding for the Speciality tier and ‘confident’ red for the Core, along with mouth-watering photography and a clear window to the product.

September 15, 2020

Robotics

Yaskawa and Phoenix Contact Announce Partnership

Yaskawa America, Inc.

Yaskawa and Phoenix Contact announce an agreement to utilize PLCnext Technology from Phoenix Contact in the development of the next generation machine controller and PLC platform realizing the i3-Mechatronics solution concept lead by Yaskawa.

September 14, 2020