Thermoform/fill/seal

Ball-shaped yogurt pots thermoformed in-house

French yogurt producer shows how open-mold thermoforming technology can be used to produce custom-shaped yogurt containers for the same cost as straight-walled cups.

December 14, 2015

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Plastics/resins

DuPont and The Dow Chemical Company to merge

The merged company will eventually split into three separate entities—Agriculture, Material Science, and Specialty Products.

December 11, 2015

Additives, coatings & inks

AIMCAL Awards entry deadline is December 18

Multiple entries are allowed in Coated Product, Technology of the Year, and Sustainability categories.

December 11, 2015

Controls & Machine Components

Matrox: Machine vision software

Matrox Imaging has announced that its Design Assistant machine vision software now supports DENSO’s binary control access protocol (b-CAP) robot interface; it can be used to implement vision-based guidance of DENSO robots without the need to directly program a DENSO robot controller.

December 11, 2015

Plastics/resins

Klöckner's Intertrans Carrier Company becomes V3-Certified for veteran hiring

The Virginia Department of Veterans Services recognized Intertrans Carrier as a leader in the state.

December 11, 2015

Sustainable Packaging

Plastic bottle recycling in U.S. tops 3 billion pounds

Increases in recycling are recorded for PET, HDPE, and PP bottles in the 25th annual National Post-Consumer Plastics Bottle Recycling Report.

December 11, 2015

Material handling

Fisher Dishes on Global Clinical Trials Markets

Technology is advancing so fast that unless you have full-time people keeping track of it, a company's capabilities can become quickly obsolete and they will fall behind their competitors.

December 10, 2015

Sustainable Packaging

Biodegradability additives may cause environmental harm: SPC

The SPC takes a formal stance against biodegradability additives for petroleum-based plastics noting a lack sustainable advantages and the potential for environmental harm.

December 9, 2015

Contract Packaging

The Package Development Company remembers John Murphy

Murphy was instrumental in growing the fledging Package Development Company.

December 9, 2015

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Danaher acquires track-and-trace solutions provider Laetus

Change of ownership will significantly enhance Laetus’ growth opportunities through increased scale and access to complementary capabilities.

December 8, 2015

Plastics/resins

‘Knockout’ package design earns WorldStar Award

TricorBraun recognized for fist-shaped package for Roar Ambition’s fat-burning supplement.

December 7, 2015

Flexibles

Charter NEX acquires Optimum Plastics

Charter NEX completes acquisition of Optimum Plastics to expand its specialty films portfolio.

December 7, 2015

Containers

Space-Saving Tub Serves Up New Country Crock Recipe

Country Crock introduces a new and more convenient rectangular package and adjusts its buttery spread recipe with simpler ingredients.

December 7, 2015