Controls & Machine Components

ERP solution keeps cheesemaker lean

Züger, a Swiss supplier of mozzarella and other cream cheese specialities, began using an end-to-end software solution from industry IT and software company CSB-System to keep processing and packaging at its factory as lean as possible.

July 9, 2018

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 531

Contract Packaging

Co-Pack/Co-Man Industry is ‘Vibrant, Strong, and Growing’

The Contract Packaging Association’s fourth State of the Industry Report depicts a contract packaging/contract manufacturing industry growing at double-digit numbers, despite massive market changes.

July 9, 2018

Contract Packaging

CPA selects PMMI to provide association management

The CPA Board has decided to partner with PMMI – The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies for management support going forward.

July 8, 2018

Sustainability

Sustainable packaging materials: worth the cost?

One of the biggest challenges for producers of environmentally-friendly packaging is to convince consumers that these sustainable materials are worth the cost.

July 7, 2018

Controls & Machine Components

Banner Engineering: Software enables custom indication

The Pro Editor software from Banner is an easy-to-use graphical user interface that is used to program compatible RGB indicator lights with a variety of pre-defined colors and animations, which allows users to customize indication to match their processes.

July 6, 2018

Controls & Machine Components

Thermoformers leverage advanced controls

For one maker of thermoforming equipment, servos have replaced hydraulics and pneumatics, while at another a new control system means nimbler equipment.

July 6, 2018

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Amazon’s Dash may disrupt

Amazon recently opened up to third parties its Dash Replenishment Services (DRS), and the move may have far-reaching implications for brand owners.

July 6, 2018

Plastics/resins

Dairy products advancing rigid plastic food container demand

Growth for rigid plastic container demand will be driven by characteristics such as light weight, low cost, crush and shatter resistance, and design flexibility and graphics capabilities.

July 6, 2018

Containers

Sleek aluminum for Nivea

Nivea, one of the world’s most popular deodorants, has a new look for its female range in a tall, sleek, and shaped aluminum aerosol can.

July 6, 2018

Controls & Machine Components

Applied Motion: Stepper drives

Applied Motion Products expands its family of STR stepper drives with the STRAC2, which provides up to 2.2 A/phase and the STRAC8, which provides up to 8.0 A/phase. The AC-powered units are designed for use in industrial applications powered by AC supply voltages.

July 3, 2018

Flexibles

T-shirt-shaped bags promote FIFA World Cup in Switzerland

Resembling team jerseys, the bags play to fan enthusiasm for the international event, drawing attention to the snack tomatoes within them that appeal to health-conscious consumers.

July 3, 2018

Flexibles

Sports nutrition packaging captures ‘The Force of Nature’

New branding and packaging draws a link between the potency of Tribe’s all-natural sports nutrition products, the joy of the outdoors, and the overwhelming power of the natural world.

July 2, 2018

Containers

Plastic makeup jar is stackable, portable

London makeup company Trinny devises a mix-and-match makeup collection enabled by 5-mL plastic pots with click-fit functionality that allows them to be stacked for portability.

July 1, 2018