Controls & Machine Components

Phoenix Contact: Industrial PCs for simple applications

Phoenix Contact introduces VL2 1000 industrial PCs, equipped with Intel Atom Bay Trail processors for fast processing time in simple applications; these entry-level box and panel units feature an optional CAN interface, screen sizes from 7 to 21.5 in., and easy customization.

April 28, 2017

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Secondary Packaging

Blueprint Automation hires Northwest regional sales manager

Nathan Lee will manage customers in the areas of tray and case packing, product conveyance, and accumulation systems as well as palletizing and stretch wrapping systems.

April 28, 2017

Sustainability

Pantene bottle helps save water

P&G introduces a limited-edition shampoo bottle in Southern California that uses an innovative addition to its packaging to help remind consumers to spend less time in the shower.

April 27, 2017

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Exploring the hidden challenges of serialization

Part I of a three-part series looks at decoding and verifying serialization to meet the FDA’s Drug Supply Chain Security Act.

April 27, 2017

Closures

Bottled water is the category with the largest packaging growth opportunity around the world

For some regions of the world, bottled water remains a convenience or a healthy alternative to sugar drinks. But in other regions, distrust of the local water supply drives growth. New study from PMMI Business Intelligence spans the globe.

April 27, 2017

Sustainable Packaging

Aseptic cartons provide sustainable packaging for organic canned tomatoes

Pacific Foods launches a line of organic tomatoes packaged in aseptic cartons.

April 27, 2017

Plastics/resins

Bergen Plastics: ISO 8317 compliant packaging for liquid, powder pouches

Ideal locking abilities, combined with an integrated lid, increases child-resistant abilities, but most of these features are hidden from plain view, resulting in a streamlined and sleek design.

April 27, 2017

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Tekni-Plex Gallazzi granted ISO 15378:2015 certification

Tekni-Plex Gallazzi’s pharmaceutical film production facility in Tradate, Italy demonstrated its ability to consistently apply Good Manufacturing Practice requirements.

April 27, 2017

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Lab automates serialization efforts

A serialization system helps a laboratory meet DSCSA requirements in a small footprint, handling cartons or flat blanks.

April 26, 2017

Filling/capping, dry

Amazing things

Touring packaging operations has always been the thing I like most about my job.

April 26, 2017

Cartoning

Coffee capsule lines extraordinaire

Close collaboration between Barrie House Coffee & Tea and a dedicated core of packaging machinery OEMs yielded four sophisticated lines each capable of running 300 single-serve coffee capsules/min.

April 26, 2017

Sustainability

Kleincepts, Inc.: Eco-innovation reduces waste from plastic water bottles

New multiple re-use Eco Connect Bottles® let consumers turn empties into practical items like tables, toys, storage cubes and trash bins.

April 25, 2017

Contract packaging

New Horizon supplements nutraceutical quality with metal detection

Equipment provides filling accuracy, easy changeovers, line uptime benefits for this custom blending and packaging services firm.

April 25, 2017