Controls & Machine Components

Clippard: 7 mm valves

These new direct actuating valves, now in a 7mm cartridge package, offer an extremely fast response time for accurate dosing of minute volumes with the same long life of Clippard's EV line of electronic valves.

March 29, 2016

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Flexibles

DS Smith Plastics names Peter Lamb Managing Director of Rapak Asia Pacific

Lamb will be responsible for Rapak business development in Thailand, Australia, and New Zealand.

March 29, 2016

Sustainable Packaging

Toolkit offers resources for foodservice packaging recovery

The Foodservice Packaging Institute introduces a free toolkit that offers step-by-step guidance for implementing an in-store recycling and/or composting program.

March 28, 2016

Conveying & accumulation

Dynamic Conveyor Corp. celebrates 25-year anniversary

The manufacturer of custom conveyor systems for manufacturing and food processing remembers key conveyor innovations.

March 28, 2016

Flexibles

What lies ahead for high-barrier pouches?

A new report forecasts the future of the high-barrier pouch market from 2015 to 2020, including details on new opportunities and applications.

March 27, 2016

Containers

Updated spirits packaging blends heritage with modernity

Buchanan’s Scotch whisky bottle gets a facelift, retaining those design elements that speak to the brand’s legacy, while adding touches that convey a premium product.

March 26, 2016

Containers

New cup is a cool solution

A multilayer on-the-go cup for a new ready-to-drink iced coffee comes from one of the fastest growing coffee shop brands in the world.

March 25, 2016

Protective/transport packaging

Tekni-Plex to acquire Sancap Liner Technology

Ohio’s Sancap is a leading producer of heat-seal, pressure-sensitive, and gasket-sealing liners for pharma and food.

March 25, 2016

Operational Excellence

First FDA-Approved Med Using 3D Printing Now Available

Aprecia Pharmaceuticals’ SPRITAM® tablets to treat seizures maintain integrity within unit-dose packaging.

March 24, 2016

Sustainability

Dow’s sustainability policies recognized with award

UPM Raflatac honors Dow with the 2016 Label Life Award for initiatives such as The Dow Sustainability Footprint Tool.

March 24, 2016

Material handling

Clinical Trial Supply and Logistics for Pharma 2016-2026

New report provides analysis of manufacturing, packaging, cold chain and supply chain management services supporting clinical trials.

March 23, 2016

Labels

Klöckner Pentaplast expands film production in Gendorf, Germany

The expansion at Gendorf will have multiple polymer capabilities to meet growing shrink label demand.

March 23, 2016

Converting equipment

Martens Brewery goes direct print on PET again

First came PET bottles with direct digital print for Martens' Dagschotel "talking bottles." Now comes a PET bottle capitalizing on this advanced new printing technology on Martens' own Pils.

March 23, 2016