Beverage

Paper Bottle for Wine

With the launch of its 3Q Sangiovese red Italian wine, Italian vineyard Cantina Goccia is the first to commercialize an innovative new paper bottle.

July 10, 2020

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 526

Flexible packaging

Ingredient ‘Explosion’ Puts Muesli Taste Front and Center

A blast of fruit, nut, and oat photography splashes across the packaging for a new muesli offering from U.K. brand Lizi’s to highlight flavor and taste.

July 10, 2020

Case/tray packing

Somic Equipment Installed at Food Processing Plant

SOMIC Packaging, Inc.

Two new high-speed Somic wraparound case packers are in the final stages of installation at OH SNAP! Pickling Co.’s Wisconsin facility.

July 10, 2020

Controls & machine components

Beckhoff USA Appoints West Region District Manager

Beckhoff USA

Hank Lee was hired as West Region District Manager for Beckhoff Automation USA.

July 10, 2020

Robotics

Universal Robots Hosts Virtual Cobot Expo

Universal Robots, part of Teradyne Robotics

Universal Robots will host a Virtual Collaborative Robot Expo and Conference on July 28-30, 9am-4pm EDT.

July 9, 2020

Protective/transport packaging

Mold-Rite Plastics to Expand Ohio Facility

MRP Solutions

Mold-Rite Plastics recently broke ground to begin construction on an addition to its manufacturing facility in Twinsburg, Ohio.

July 9, 2020

E-commerce/D2C packaging

E-comm Consumer Study

Annual study shows that when it comes to picking which brands they want to shop with, consumers say that sustainable packaging is a key factor.

July 9, 2020

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

ProMach Acquires Modern Packaging

ProMach

ProMach’s acquisition of Modern Packaging, a manufacturer of filling and sealing solutions for the food and dairy industries will expands ProMach’s filling machinery product range with additional capabilities for viscous food and dairy products.

July 9, 2020

Cartoning

Douglas Machine Offers Replacement Parts Program

Douglas Machine Inc.

Douglas Machine designed the PartsPlus proactive parts program to help maintain maximum performance in packaging equipment and avoid costly downtime.

July 9, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

TC Transcontinental Introduces Sustainability Web Section

TC Transcontinental Inc.

TC Transcontinental Packaging’s website now features a section on sustainability. It offers steps that brands and CPGs need to know to achieve their sustainability objectives.

July 8, 2020

Containers

Kombucha Calls on Champagne Bottle for Sophistication

Kombucha maker L.A Brewery launches a new variety that is ‘reminiscent of a wildflower champagne’ in taste and in its packaging aesthetic.

July 8, 2020

Robotics

Mobile Industrial Robots Appoints New President

Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR)

Denmark-based Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) appointed Søren Nielsen president. Effective August 1, Nielsen, will take over the responsibilities of MiR co-founder and CEO Thomas Visti.

July 8, 2020

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Nanographic Press Arrives in California

It appears that Landa Digital Printing is making good on its promise that this will be a year for multiple installations of its innovative S10 Nanographic press.

July 8, 2020