Sustainability

Sleeve Labels Power POW’s Natural Energy Water Launch

Powerful Water Co.’s move into 100% recyclable bottles and labels shows in its packaging for a range of new products said to represent the first natural energy water launched in the U.K. and Ireland.

March 1, 2016

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Operational Excellence

Packaging value chain

The wide variety of package types available throughout the world is due to the evolution of related supply channels.

March 1, 2016

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Peel, reseal labeling system

Greene Farm Foods, West Meath, Ireland, specializes in precooked, pre-seasoned, sliced and shredded beef, chicken and turkey products, marketed across Ireland and in some other retail locations in the UK.

March 1, 2016

Labels

Digital ink-jet a perfect fit

SixB Labels Corp. is a label converter with an aversion to imposing minimum-order quantities on its customers.

March 1, 2016

Operational Excellence

Crowdsourcing for modern day packaging innovation

Crowdsourcing evolved as part of the Internet revolution and was first used in 2005.

March 1, 2016

Controls & Machine Components

Siemens: Gear motor drive

Siemens introduces the Sinamics G110M, a motor-integrated drive for Simogear gear motors, offering flexible control, integrated safety, simple installation, and a space-saving design.

March 1, 2016

Secondary Packaging

Rovema hires new Director of Project Management

Rovema North America hires Ken Place as Director of Project Management for all new equipment orders.

March 1, 2016

Secondary Packaging

PaperWorks announces two senior-level promotions

PaperWorks Industries Inc. names Karl Broderick V.P. of Sales and Peter Jesus V.P. of Packaging Development.

February 29, 2016

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Thermal ink-jet coders provide 60% savings

All-natural dressings and condiments company Tessemae’s switches to thermal ink-jet printers for bottle labels and sachets, cutting its costs by 60% and improving uptime.

February 27, 2016

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Microwave pasteurization in South Korea

Daesang Corp., a leading food producer in South Korea, launched chilled ready meals last December under the Whistling Cook brand.

February 26, 2016

Controls & Machine Components

Nexen: Precision ring drive indexer

Nexen Group, Inc. introduces the precision ring drive indexer (PRD): a highly flexible, durable and efficient alternative to direct drive motors, capable of 2X faster indexing than other indexing options.

February 26, 2016

Conveying & accumulation

Dynamic Conveyor hires Jeremy Loyselle to support conveyor sales

Dynamic Conveyor hires Loyselle as an additional inside sales person to assist with growing sales of DynaCon and DynaClean Conveying Systems.

February 26, 2016

Operational Excellence

Revealing Shortfalls in Third-Party Logistics Management

Firms not using 3PLs to their full advantage, according to Kenco/University of Tennessee on study.

February 25, 2016