Operational Excellence

‘Vets to WERC’ campaign aims to help solve labor shortage problem in the supply chain industry

Awareness campaign to align jobs in the supply chain field with the skill sets of military veterans.

May 30, 2016

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Sustainable Packaging

U.S. Glass Recycling Coalition formed

Nearly two-dozen beverage industry members across the supply chain form coalition to create an efficient system for glass recycling.

May 30, 2016

Sustainable Packaging

Sustainable plastics a $3.5 billion savings opportunity

New paper outlines environmental and financial opportunities for those companies using sustainable plastics and provides recommendations on overcoming barriers to their use.

May 29, 2016

Containers

Coca-Cola goes red, white & blue

Coca-Cola unveils a limited-edition, patriotic can design to honor the members of the military and commemorate the company’s 75-year partnership with the USO.

May 28, 2016

Controls & Machine Components

Encoder Products: Modular incremental encoder

The Model 30M from Encoder Products Co. is a compact, modular incremental encoder with advanced magnetic sensing and signal processing technology.

May 27, 2016

Converting equipment

Oscar Planas joins Xaar as Director of Sales America

Planas brings 30 years of international experience to his new role managing North American and South American sales.

May 27, 2016

Contract Packaging

Vision system assists blind workers

Bosma Enterprises, an Indianapolis-based organization serving the blind and visually impaired with employment opportunities, has for many years employed blind workers to package and ship surgical gloves from manufacturers to Veterans Administration hospitals around the U.S.

May 26, 2016

Flexibles

Printpack wins Gold DuPont Award for Packaging Innovation

Printpack won innovation-minded awards for a pouch package that replaces a tradition aerosol can.

May 26, 2016

Flexibles

DS Smith Plastics appoints Kevin M. Howard as a V.P. of Sales & Marketing

Howard’s Sales & Marketing role will be in the Rapak business in North America.

May 25, 2016

Secondary Packaging

Craft brewer quadruples 12-pack cartoning speeds

From a new brew house to a high-level depalletizer to a filling/seaming monoblock to automatic cartoning and sealing, Jack’s Abby Brewing Co. has got it going.

May 24, 2016

Contract packaging

Craft brewing—quick hits

As anyone who attended the recent Craft Brewers Conference can readily attest, craft brewing is a happening scene. Here’s a glimpse at developments now unfolding.

May 24, 2016

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Finding the right fit: Coding & marking for craft breweries

What does a craft brewer need to keep in mind where marking and coding are concerned? It’s an important question for both primary and secondary packaging.

May 24, 2016

Conveying & accumulation

Morrison’s Nancy Wilson earns National Women’s Business Enterprise Certification

Wilson has been CEO of Morrison Container Handling Solutions since 2012, and its sole owner since 2013.

May 24, 2016