E-commerce/D2C packaging

Smart Supplement Shipper is Letterbox-Friendly, Sustainable

Brain health company Heights launches its D2C supplement product in a unique bottle and shipper made from bio-based materials that together measure less than one inch deep.

May 15, 2020

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 536

Form/fill/seal - horizontal

Harpak-ULMA Announces Packaging Design & Prototyping Services

Harpak-ULMA Packaging, LLC.

Harpak-ULMA announced a new suite of packaging design and prototyping services to help producers more rapidly and cost-effectively develop and operationalize innovative packaging concepts.

May 14, 2020

Recycling

Breakthrough in Direct Digital Can Printing

Tonejet’s electrostatic drop-on-demand can printing technology has taken some time to mature since it first burst onto the scene. That makes this SoluCan installation awfully interesting.

May 14, 2020

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Boombox-Inspired Shippers Reinforce ‘Soda with Soul’ Proposition

With the COVID-19 lockdown, U.K. craft soda company Dalston’s unveils new shippers for its growing online sales that pay homage to its music roots, while introducing new consumers to the brands’ values and personality.

May 13, 2020

Sustainability

Machine Efficiency and the Impacts of Sustainable Packaging

Many primary packaging lines are no longer dedicated to a single product as SKUs increase, impacting line efficiency. Sustainable material changes may also create challenges.

May 13, 2020

Converting equipment

Huhtamäki Decreases Plate Production Time with Flint Group Equipment

Huhtamaki

When Huhtamäki’s existing plate making equipment was reaching the end of its life cycle, it invested in a Flint Group plate making solution.

May 12, 2020

Flexible packaging

Tekni-Plex Names Vice President of Market Development

TekniPlex Consumer Products

Michael Reed joined Tekni-Plex, Inc. as Vice President of Market Development.

May 12, 2020

Controls & Machine Components

Pre-assembled Torque Limiter Sprockets

U.S. Tsubaki

U.S. Tsubaki launches the torque limiter sprocket, a complete assembly providing both a torque limiter and sprocket together as one unit.

May 12, 2020

Sustainability

Supply Chains Race to Match Shifting COVID-19 Consumer Behavior

Abe Eshkenazi, CEO of the Association for Supply Chain Management, discusses what retailers can expect in terms of changing consumer behavior—namely a shift away from commercial/foodservice, and toward e-commerce and retail.

May 12, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Sugarcane and Corn: ‘Ingredients Matter’ in New Deodorant Packaging

Vegan, cruelty-free deodorant from Each & Every introduces primary packaging made from sugarcane-based plastic and a corn-based bioplastic shipping envelope.

May 11, 2020

Conveying & accumulation

Bunting-Elk Grove Village Stays Strong Despite COVID-19 Disruptions

Bunting

Bunting-Elk Grove Village’s online retail website, BuyMagnets.com, has been able to maintain business as usual despite COVID-19 disruptions in other states.

May 11, 2020

E-commerce/D2C packaging

PepsiCo Opens Two New E-Commerce Outlets

PepsiCo launches new direct-to-consumer offerings to deliver food and beverage products and meet increased demand amid pandemic.

May 11, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Quest for a Plastic Packaging Circular Economy

Eliminating unnecessary plastic, sustainable innovation, and circulating plastic within the economy are the three goals of more than 450 global partner companies seeking to keep plastic waste out of the environment.

May 11, 2020