Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Revolution Brewing is All In On Cans

Though glass bottles were once a part of the mix at this well-known Chicago craft brewer, recently it’s been all about aluminum cans in multiple sizes.

March 20, 2020

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 547

Converting equipment

Glenroy Achieves “AA” Grade for BRCGS Packaging Certification

Glenroy, Inc.

Glenroy Inc. received an “AA” grade for its Brand Reputation through Compliance Global Standards (BRCGS) Certification for Packaging and Packaging Materials.

March 19, 2020

Cartoning

Craft Brewing—Quick Hits 2020

The steadily growing popularity of aluminum cans in the craft brewing segment has some brewers mothballing their glass bottling lines altogether.

March 19, 2020

Operational Excellence

PACK EXPO East: From the Floor

Did you miss PACK EXPO East? See what Packaging World Editor Matt Reynolds had to say in the “PACK EXPO Rewind Show Floor Findings” podcast with PMMI’s Sean Riley.

March 19, 2020

Robotics

Soft Robotics Webinar: Handling Variation in Food Packaging

Oxipital AI

Soft Robotics, Inc. will host a free webinar on March 26 at 12 p.m. EDT that will help integrators and manufacturers successfully launch food and consumer packaged goods to market.

March 18, 2020

Closures

Tecnocap Announces Joint Venture with Oricon Enterprises

Tecnocap

Tecnocap entered into a joint agreement with Oricon Enterprise to manufacture lug caps.

March 18, 2020

Flexibles

2020 FPA Silver Winners

List of the 2020 FPA Silver Winners.

March 18, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Solutions for a Circular Plastics Economy

The Packaging Conference takes on sustainability, in particular the war on plastics, shedding light on the monumental challenges facing the packaging industry and how they are being addressed.

March 16, 2020

PMMI News

Record breaking PACK EXPO East 2020 Exceeds Industry Expectations

More expansive show floor welcomes record-shattering 7,100 attendees

March 6, 2020

Flexibles

Limited-Edition Pouch for Tour de France Features 10,000 Unique Designs

Digital printing has emerged as the primary tool for creating personalized packaging for limited editions, helping Consumer Packaged Goods companies better engage and connect with consumers and generate excitement around their brands.

March 16, 2020

Flexibles

“4D” Bag Combines Best of Rigid, Flexible

Landing itself a Gold Award for Shelf Impact, global film manufacturer Uflex Limited developed a brick-shaped, all panel registered bag/pouch with a handle and re-closable option that can either stand on a shelf or lie down in a stack or on a pallet.

March 13, 2020

Controls & machine components

B&R Signs New Distribution Channel Partner

B&R Industrial Automation, A member of the ABB Group

B&R Industrial Automation announced that Automation Distribution, Inc. (ADI) will serve as its distribution channel partner for Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey (South), and Delaware.

March 12, 2020

Flexibles

Colorful Seal Verification Technology for Medical Device Packaging

Winning an FPA Gold Award in Technical Innovation, Insura™ Seal Verification technology from Amcor Healthcare Packaging offers a “colorful” option for the countless medical device packages that undergo visual inspection.

March 12, 2020