Cartons and boxes

NFC functionality comes to cereal carton

Battle Creek, MI-based Kellogg Co. and Nintendo of America have teamed up on an application of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology on a limited release of Super Mario Cereal.

February 2, 2018

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 550

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Packaging professionals need to define and understand e-commerce better to respond to challenges posed by online grocery ordering

It’s easy to get swept up in the recent reports about the astonishing growth of e-commerce. How grocery sales will be affected, and the ramifications for food and beverage CPGs as well as makers of packaging materials and machinery, are harder to pin down.

February 1, 2018

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Pressurized closure delivers at time of consumption

Vessl Inc. has the worldwide master license to a patented closure technology that could upend the very way we think about bringing a wide variety of liquid products to market.

February 1, 2018

Coding, Printing & Labeling

InkJet, Inc. expert to present technical paper at The Inkjet Conference

InkJet, Inc. will participate in the inaugural United States version of The Inkjet Conference scheduled for April 12-13 at The Westin O’Hare hotel in Chicago, IL.

February 1, 2018

Controls & Machine Components

Primera Technology: Disc duplicators

Primera’s Bravo-Series Disc Duplicators and AutoPrinters are designed for a wide variety of disc publishing jobs and are widely used at most levels of federal, state, and local government.

February 1, 2018

Closures

Bottled water advances global demand for caps and closures

New Freedonia study also notes that threaded plastic caps and closures will dominate this market through 2021.

February 1, 2018

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Can unit-dose packaging reduce opioid abuse?

Though not a mandate, FDA Commissioner Gottlieb recognizes that blister packaging could help alleviate addiction, abuse and overdosing of medications such as opioids and loperamide.

January 31, 2018

Flexibles

Video highlights value of paper sack recycling

As part of a recycling awareness campaign, The Paper Shipping Sack Manufacturers’ Assn. releases a video highlighting the benefits of recycling clean, unlined shipping sacks with OCC.

January 31, 2018

Converting equipment

Meyers adds hybrid press

“With this new hybrid press, we feel that we have something unique that gives us a competitive edge in the marketplace.”

January 31, 2018

Controls & Machine Components

Encoder: Mounting bracket for shaft encoders

Encoder Products introduced a bracket that fits all of its Size 25 shaft encoders with 2.5" flange mounts, including absolute and programmable encoders.

January 31, 2018

Controls & Machine Components

Exair: Cabinet cooler systems

Exair’s small 316 stainless steel cabinet cooler systems with ETC (Electronic Temperature Control) keeps electrical enclosures cool with 20 F (-7 C) air while maintaining the NEMA 4X rating of the enclosure and resisting the heat that could adversely affect the internal components.

January 31, 2018

Plastics/resins

New insulin delivery device employs COC cartridge

Valeritas Holdings, Inc. launches wearable patch-like device for Type 2 diabetics, eliminating the need to take multiple daily shots.

January 30, 2018

Controls & Machine Components

Tsubaki: Backstops

Tsubaki launched BS-F external backstops. The improved labyrinth seal design extends the life of the product by minimizing the ingress of dust and contaminants. Backstops are designed with the smallest envelope dimensions available in the market, which is said to ensure quick and easy field installation when replacing other backstops.

January 29, 2018