Sustainable Packaging

Roberts PolyPro: Injection molded bottle handles deliver source reduction

Roberts PolyPro’s new line of injection molded bottle handles source up to 25 percent less material for greater sustainability.

August 10, 2016

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Toray Plastics packaging, label films selected for the HP Indigo Pack Ready program

Toray Plastics is the first U.S. manufacturer of extrusion-coated OPP, PET, metallized, barrier, and sealant print-web film technologies to join the HP Pack Ready ecosystem.

August 9, 2016

Plastics/resins

Convenience, smaller portions to boost cup and lid demand

Freedonia study projects cup and lid market demand to expand 3.9% annually to reach $10.6 billion by 2020.

August 9, 2016

Containers

Limited edition Jägermeister bottle

Herbal liqueur brand owner Jagermeister of Wolfenbüttel, Germany, and print/coating specialist PSL Hehlen have launched a limited-edition range for the iconic 0.7-L Jagermeister square bottle.

August 8, 2016

Secondary Packaging

Apple packing plant automates palletizing

Washington Fruit & Produce significantly reduces labor and product damage when it implements robotic palletizing systems at its two apple-packing plants.

August 8, 2016

Closures

Custom closure enhances convenience, freshness of fruit purées

A new base/actuator combination closure makes one-handed opening and pouring of fruit purées a more convenient and less messy process for bartenders, while keeping unused product fresh.

August 7, 2016

Secondary Packaging

Robots replace manual palletizing at Sargento Foods

A complex system comprising eight robotic palletizing cells with three lanes each replaces manual palletizing operations at Sargento’s Plymouth, WI, plant.

August 6, 2016

Conveying & accumulation

Dorner appoints Southern Mexico regional manager

In an effort to establish its brand and improve sales in Mexico, Dorner Mfg. Corp. hires Maria Guadalupe Sandoval as regional manager for Southern Mexico.

August 5, 2016

Material handling

BRC publishes revised Global Standard for Storage and Distribution

BRC Global Standards published its third issue of BRC Global Standard for Storage and Distribution on Aug. 1, with audits against Issue 3 to begin Feb. 1, 2017.

August 5, 2016

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Preventive maintenance kits assist Novo Nordisk

The company jointly develops kits with Bosch Packaging Services to reduce downtime and increase efficiency on its Clayton, NC vial filling line.

August 4, 2016

Operational Excellence

Pro Mach acquires Zarpac

Pro Mach adds global engineering services for packaging solutions with acquisition of Zarpac.

August 3, 2016

Cartoning

Safe Connections to Prevent Counterfeit Drugs

The Industrial Internet of Things Comes of Age for Pharmaceutical Manufacturers.

August 2, 2016

Converting equipment

Vitex hires national sales manager, sales and marketing specialist

Vitex Packaging Group hires national sales manager Tom Carlton, and sales and marketing support specialist Bethaney Tinto.

August 1, 2016