Converting equipment

Hybrid press broadens converter’s capabilities

Meyers, a forward-thinking and progressive provider of labels as well as signage and displays, is utilizing technology and innovation to deliver more value to brand owner customers while allowing those brand owners to differentiate from their competitors.

November 22, 2017

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Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Cotton inserter doubles fill rate, halves labor costs

Nutritional supplement maker Lifeplus meets market demands while improving its filling and packaging line productivity.

November 21, 2017

Containers

Tekni-Plex appoints new general manager for China operations

The announcement follows the successful production start-up of the company’s new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Suzhou, China, near Shanghai, which has been supported by a $15 million investment.

November 21, 2017

Containers

Coffee vault is next step in La Colombe’s ‘obsessive innovation’

Pre-portioned, ground coffee in a petite pressurized aluminum can keeps La Colombe’s ground coffee fresh until opening.

November 19, 2017

Plastics/resins

Paw-friendly ice melt gets beefed-up package

Morton Salt redesigns the container for its Safe-T-Pet Ice Melt product to provide greater stability, reducing package damage as well as the need for corrugated during pack-outs.

November 18, 2017

Sustainable Packaging

Biodegradable plastics: good for recycling?

Biodegradable plastics facilitate separate collection of bio-waste and help to divert organic waste from other recycling streams, new study confirms.

November 17, 2017

Containers

SOPO: Eco-friendly HBA lotion dispenser

SOPO dispensers will unclutter sink tops, vanities, bathroom showers, and tubs, while eliminating the array of HBA products typically scattered through the average home.

November 16, 2017

Operational Excellence

Solid growth predicted for global pharma processing and packaging machinery

Report says generic and OTC meds increase demand for equipment, and improve pharmaceutical production in an era of automation and technology.

November 16, 2017

Sustainable Packaging

Plastic bottle recycling dips in 2016

A decline of 2.4% is attributed to a slight drop in material collected for recycling, changing export markets, and increased contamination of recyclables.

November 16, 2017

Additives, coatings & inks

INX International to exhibit at ExpoPrint Latin America

With a significant worldwide presence supported by parent company Sakata INX of Japan, INX will display its strength and global reach by showcasing a complete line of inks and coatings products at ExpoPrint Latin America.

November 16, 2017

Sustainable Packaging

‘No Waste’ coffee capsules

San Francisco Bay Coffee Co. unveils its No Waste OneCup coffee capsule packaging, comprising a compostable pod, a compostable mother bag, and a recyclable carton.

November 15, 2017

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Barry-Wehmiller to enhance focus on flexible packaging and end-of-line integrated systems

The company's two new divisions, BW Flexible Systems and BW Integrated Systems, will debut Jan. 1.

November 14, 2017

Sustainability

Men’s skincare brand debuts sugarcane-based tubes

A new line of flexible tube packaging for Bulldog Skincare for Men uses polyethylene made from sugarcane.

November 14, 2017