Cartoning

Bayer’s ‘Shamrock’ package cures design headaches

Cloverleaf-shaped strip-pack, customized machinery provide peel-open consumer convenience and market differentiation for fast-acting Bayer aspirin.

May 16, 2017

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Controls & Machine Components

Cognex: Laser profiler

Cognex has introduced the In-Sight laser profiler, an easy-to-use measurement system that verifies part dimensions; the profiler is an intuitive and highly reliable tool for obtaining height, gap, position, and angle measurements and detecting defects on the factory floor.

May 16, 2017

Containers

Mold-Rite Plastics named 2017 NACD Supplier of the Year

Mold-Rite takes home The National Association of Container Distributors Supplier of the Year award for the fourth time in six years.

May 16, 2017

Cartons and boxes

Simplicity Sells Booths’ Own Brand Teas

A redesign of the packaging for U.K. supermarket Booths’ own brand tea uses jewel-colored boxes with simple typography, forgoing photos and confusing category language.

May 15, 2017

Containers

Loadhog Limited: User-friendly, collapsible transit container

The collapsible container features an integrated divider system, allowing the user to divide package contents, and the new design provides significant strength to prevent damage.

May 15, 2017

Cartons and boxes

U.K. soap brand Pears plays up authenticity, quality

New packaging designed to reinvigorate the brand includes a textured finish, embossed images of the translucent soap, and a clean typeface that speak to the brand’s heritage and premium positioning.

May 14, 2017

Secondary Packaging

Virtually endless case-packing options at Barilla

Barilla America expands its Ames, IA, plant to include gluten-free pasta-making, equipping the area with secondary packaging machinery that can meet a wide range of retail customer requirements.

May 14, 2017

Flexibles

Unilever develops technology to tackle plastic sachet waste

Created with the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV in Germany, new technology channels plastic sachet waste back into the supply chain.

May 13, 2017

Controls & Machine Components

Rockwell Automation: Continuous duty servo motor

With the new line of Allen Bradley Kinetix VPC servo motors from Rockwell Automation, manufacturers can run machines at higher speeds and higher torque, significantly improving machine throughput.

May 12, 2017

Containers

R&D/Leverage promotes from within for Sales Director

Duncan Hardy has been named the new Director of Sales for R&D/Leverage.

May 11, 2017

Containers

R&D/Leverage promotes Mike Stiles to CEO

Mike Stiles was promoted to CEO of R&D/Leverage after his help in growing the company since 2000.

May 11, 2017

Controls & Machine Components

Report indicates strong growth in continuous manufacturing

The increasing adoption of continuous technologies by pharmaceutical manufacturing companies and CMOs seeks to address the challenges related to product quality, drug supply and operational costs.

May 11, 2017

Sustainable Packaging

Conagra honors employees' commitment to sustainability

From introducing more energy-efficient light bulbs to completely reconfiguring packaging and processes, the Sustainable Development Award projects have delivered $232 million in cost savings since 2009.

May 10, 2017