Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

A Line Designed for Container Variety

When your growing contract packaging business has you using one line for filling glass and plastic in eight sizes and applying both lug and CT caps, that line had better be versatile.

July 23, 2020

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 524

Contract Packaging

Core Values Translate to Project Success

Co-packer Bonded Pac puts the company’s core values into play to bring on the capabilities needed to produce print-registered club-store multipacks for Coke-Consolidated in record time.

July 22, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Intimations of Sustainability

I’ve always told anyone who would listen that the main reason I’ve so enjoyed being a packaging journalist for all these years is because my job consists of talking with some of the smartest problem solvers on the planet.

July 22, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Compostable Overwrap for Tea Bags

Listening to the stakeholders behind this determined effort is a vivid reminder of how many factors must be weighed before a compostable film can be commercialized.

July 21, 2020

Flexible packaging

Packaging Pioneer John Bitner Passes Away

Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP)

John Bitner, global packaging expert and IoPP Past President, passed away May 14, 2020 in Fort Myers, Florida. He was 75.

July 21, 2020

Flexible packaging

ePac Flexible Packaging Continues to Expand Operations

ePac Flexible Packaging

ePac Flexible Packaging announced an expansion in operations to serve its rapidly growing customer base.

July 21, 2020

Sustainability

Climate Change Interest Isn’t Ideology, It’s Economics

Reusable Packaging Association (RPA)

Economics is the new driver of climate change initiatives, according to Reusable Packaging Association. Attention to packaging selection and management can not only help reduce negative sustainability impacts, but also create new value streams.

July 20, 2020

Additives, coatings & inks

Penn Color Announces New Appointments

Penn Color

Penn Color announced the appointment of Vicki Irons to Key Account Manager and Simon Clarke to European Industry Manager, Packaging.

July 17, 2020

Plastics/resins

Pretium Packaging Announces Expansion of its PET Manufacturing Facilities

Pretium Packaging

Pretium Packaging made a $5 million dollar investment in PET stretch blow molding equipment and infrastructure in 6 of its 19 manufacturing locations.

July 17, 2020

Controls & machine components

Allied Electronics & Automation Adds New Product Lines

RS

As part of the continuous expansion of its range of ready-to-ship products, Allied Electronics & Automation is adding product lines from RichTech, StarTech.com, Schmersal, Klüber Lubrication and OkDo.

July 17, 2020

Plastics/resins

Nexeo Plastics Expands Inside Sales Center

Nexeo Plastics

Nexeo Plastics announced the completion of a reorganization and expansion of its North American inside sales operations.

July 17, 2020

Robotics

Sick’s Laser Scanner Receives Robotics Innovation Award

SICK, Inc.

Sick, Inc. was awarded a Robotics Innovation Award from the Robotics Business Review for its nanoScan3 safety laser scanner.

July 16, 2020

Plastics/resins

Berlin Packaging Welcomes New President and CEO

Berlin Packaging

Berlin Packaging welcomes Bill Hayes as President and Chief Executive Officer. He will be based out of the company’s Chicago headquarters and will serve on its Board of Directors.

July 16, 2020