Cartons and boxes

Package is part of product in coal briquette box redesign

The new box, for Spanish charcoal supplier Carbones Fergon, features an inner ‘cage’ and outer box that allows consumers to light the coals directly in the cage, eliminating packaging waste.

August 12, 2017

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Flexibles

Steady growth forecast for PET films in food applications

Meat, poultry and snack food packaging represent major use for PET, says new report, although competition will come from high-barrier resins such as nylon and PVDC.

August 10, 2017

Labels

Sun Chemical to display narrow web, tag, and label solutions during Label Latinoamerica 2017

Visitors of Sun Chemical’s booth #46 will be introduced to Sun Chemical’s new UV flexo technology platform for food and non-food applications.

August 8, 2017

Flexibles

Morris Packaging’s converting facility receives SQF level 3 certification from AIB International

In addition to SQF Level 3 certification, Morris Converting achieved a “Superior” rating.

August 8, 2017

Controls & Machine Components

AutomationDirect: CPUs for PLCs

AutomationDirect has added two new feature-enhanced CPUs to its DirectLOGIC DL405 programmable logic controller product line.

August 8, 2017

Cartons and boxes

Study examines the future of liquid paperboard packaging to 2022

Significant growth is expected, with liquid paperboard packaging for dairy products, including alternative-milk beverages, leading the market, followed by packaging for juice.

August 7, 2017

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Domino partners with R+D Custom Automation to provide custom validation systems

This maker of custom machinery primarily for customers in the life sciences and pharmaceutical industries relied on Domino’s F-Series Fibre Laser to satisfy a special request from an important customer who needed to mark small vials at up to 250 parts/min.

August 7, 2017

Containers

Nestlé Pure Life relaunches brand

Relaunch includes new packaging that emphasizes the role water plays in consumers’ lives and the company’s family-centric values.

August 5, 2017

Controls & Machine Components

Wago: Panel-mount adapters

New panel-mount adapters and strain relief plates for the WAGO 831 Series Multi Connection System are now available.

August 4, 2017

Controls & Machine Components

Pepperl+Fuchs: Rotation speed monitor now with restart inhibit

The SC-System's family of signal conditioners by Pepperl+Fuchs can now be used even more comprehensively: the single rotation speed monitor with just a 6 mm installation width processes digital input signals of all binary sensors currently on the market and is now fitted with a restart inhibit.

August 4, 2017

Plastics/resins

Cosmo Films: PSA labeling films

These films are ideal for PS self-adhesive labeling, as well as direct thermal printable top coated films and universal printable synthetic paper for labeling applications.

August 4, 2017

Operational Excellence

Serialization implementation improves Par Pharma’s efficiency

Par Pharmaceuticals benefits by employing analytics-based OEE tracking system that digitizes formerly manual data collection processes on multiple packaging lines.

August 3, 2017

Adhesives/tape

Tekni-Plex acquires adhesive tape substrate business from Alfatherm, Italy

The acquisition will be integrated into the company’s Tekni-Films Gallazzi operation located nearby in Gallarate, Italy.

August 2, 2017