Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Placon Wins WorldStar Awards

Placon won three WorldStar awards from the World Packaging Organization.

December 18, 2019

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 562

Conveying & accumulation

Key Technology Expands Customer Service Offerings

Key Technology, Inc., a Duravant company

Key Technology, a member of the Duravant family of operating companies, announces the rebranding of its customer service organization to SupportPro.

December 18, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

New Materials, Market Pressures to Drive the Global Growth of Bioplastics

New data from European Bioplastics indicates dynamic growth of the bioplastics market through 2024, driven by an increasingly eco-conscious environment and the development of innovative new materials.

December 18, 2019

Digital Printing

Bringing Packaging Production 4.0 to Life

At Bobst of Switzerland, lean thinking in the world of digital production 4.0 includes using a digital twin to ensure quality and an optimized process that will control cost and waste.

December 18, 2019

Sustainability

Bring package printing in-house?

TCI Co. Ltd, a global provider of health food and skincare products, is adopting HP Indigo digital printing to expand packaging production with a more flexible, customizable, and sustainable solution for its worldwide brand customers.

December 17, 2019

Operational Excellence

Ease of Use, Recyclability Push Growth of Flexible Plastic and PET Bottles in Western Europe

In 2018, food packaging accounted for a 55% share of the market in the region, followed by 37% for beverage packaging. Both the food and beverage categories saw the demand for smaller, lighter, and easy to store and handle pack sizes.

December 16, 2019

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

IIoT Gives Cosmetics Packaging a Makeover

We asked C&BC packaging veteran Dave Hoenig to scour the aisles of PACK EXPO Las Vegas to see what trends he felt were notable. Industry 4.0 and connected packages stood out as potentially leaving a mark on the industry.

December 13, 2019

Converting equipment

Stretch Blow Molding Machines

FlexBlow

FlexBlow launches the Beauty series two-stage stretch blow molding machines. Machines offer quick changeovers from oval narrow neck cosmetic bottles to shallow wide-mouth jars in 30 min.

December 16, 2019

Coding/marking

Sato Forms New Company in Mexico

SATO America

Sato, a manufacturer of auto-ID and labeling solutions, announced the launch of a new group company, Sato Productivity Solutions Mexico S.A. de C.V., (Sato Mexico), Guanajuato, Mexico.

December 16, 2019

Plastics/resins

‘Haircare for Foodies’ Gets Equally Appetizing Packaging

A clever custom bottle in a vintage milk-bottle style speaks to the fresh food ingredients found in the Sauce Beauty line of haircare products.

December 6, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

Packaging Policy Update & 2020 Outlook

Extended Producer Responsibility, single-use packaging bans, recycling challenges, and other issues related to current and future legislative policy are discussed in this Q&A with AMERIPEN.

December 6, 2019

Secondary Packaging

Horizontal Bucket Conveyor Designed for Bakery Application

Multi-Conveyor

Multi-Conveyor recently built a dual strand, roller chain conveyor with bucket-style attachments to transport loaves of bread—ultimately ending up at a robotic pick zone.

December 13, 2019

Sustainability

Second Blow/Label/Fill Block for Water Bottler

Kane Richmond, CEO of Silver Springs Bottled Water, was so pleased with his first InnoPET TriBlock in Mississippi that he wasted no time in procuring a second one for his plant in Florida.

December 13, 2019