Sustainable Packaging

Dell does it again: Building a supply chain for ocean plastic

Computer giant Dell is renowned for its adoption of cutting-edge sustainable packaging technology. Here, Oliver Campbell, Dell’s Director of Procurement & Packaging Innovation, shares news on Dell’s progress toward its environmental goals and its latest packaging project: ocean plastics.

June 18, 2017

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 580

Closures

Raepak: Dosing cap

Dosing caps give out the exact amount of liquid for consumer products, allowing packaging to be smaller and concentrated liquids to be used for a range of products.

June 16, 2017

Containers

Professional hair-care products relaunch with minimalistic, modern design

The new design of Goldwell’s Dualsenses and StyleSign packaging is punctuated by minimalistic inspirations and showcases modernity and high performance.

June 15, 2017

Sustainable Packaging

As You Sow puts pressure on McDonald’s to eliminate EPS

A third of McDonald’s Corp.’s shareholders support a proposal from As You Sow urging the fast-food franchise to phase out EPS in foreign markets.

June 15, 2017

Plastics/resins

Tactile flow wrap film on display at EXPO PACK

Bemis Tactile Packaging give Kellogg's bars an artisanal look and feel for appeal to millennials in the USA and in Latin American markets.

June 14, 2017

Conveying & accumulation

Monitor packaging lines on mobile devices using the new Beumer app

Beumer Group develops a mobile app for monitoring the operation of entire packaging lines.

June 14, 2017

Controls & Machine Components

icotek: Universal brush strip

icotek introduces its gland plates for dust-proof cable entries into Hoffman enclosures.

June 14, 2017

Sustainability

PET-coated case for fish wins WorldStar Award

The EcoFishBox replaces polystyrene with PET, making it completely recyclable.

June 14, 2017

Material handling

Apace accelerates track-and-trace operations

New solid-dose bottling line increases capacity, reduces labor costs and achieves Level 4 serialization and Level 3 aggregation.

June 13, 2017

Sustainable Packaging

World Wildlife Fund organizes around reuse of materials

WWF convenes industry stakeholders to develop strategies to help businesses and industry source secondary materials. Coca-Cola, Nestlé, McCormick, and Target among members.

June 13, 2017

Conveying & accumulation

Meyer Industries acquired by Precision, Inc.

The more than 75 full-time engineering, customer service, and skilled-trade employees will continue to work at the San Antonio plant. Customers and vendors are not expected to experience any disruptions during the transition.

June 13, 2017

Sustainable Packaging

Promising news in bioplastics?

Development of materials to help CPGs meet their sustainability goals is well underway, but major barriers to widespread adoption still exist.

June 12, 2017

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Thermoformed trays allow for customized kids’ lunches

Eat Pak’d, a new online service that delivers fresh, healthy lunch items for kids, introduces modular, thermoformed packaging that lets parents mix and match the food components.

June 12, 2017