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Cup/tray filling/depositing/sealing

Magnetic Rail System Reinvents Tray Sealing Efficiency

Harpak-ULMA’s G. Mondini Trave Sinfonia uses a software-controlled magnetic rail system to move trays independently, delivering faster throughput, greater flexibility, and a smaller machine footprint than traditional mechanical tray sealers.

November 12, 2025

Recycling

MCC Receives APR Recognition for recycLABEL its Roll-fed Label on PET Bottles

Multi-Color Corporation (MCC)

MCC’s recycLABEL recognition confirms its compatibility with PET recycling streams while enhancing operational efficiency and supporting a sustainable, circular packaging system.

November 12, 2025

Labeling

ID Technology Announces Facility Expansions to Support Growing Demand and Continued North American Growth

ID Technology, a ProMach product brand

Strategic expansions in Fort Worth, Texas; York, Pennsylvania; and Edmonton, Alberta aim to increase production capacity, enhance manufacturing capabilities, and strengthen customer support for ID Technology’s labeling, coding, and marking solutions.

November 12, 2025

Stretch wrapping/load stabilization

Lantech Expands Louisville Manufacturing to Include CS300 and CS1000 Case Sealers

Lantech

Lantech now is producing its CS300 and CS1000 case sealers at its Kentucky facility—previously manufactured only in the Netherlands—enhancing North American production capacity, reducing lead times, and strengthening regional customer support.

November 12, 2025

Package Design

Independent Can Company Captures IMDPA Award of Excellence

Independent Can Company

The IMDPA Award of Excellence in Specialty Packaging for the “Santa with Reindeer” tapered pail recognizes Independent Can's print quality and design innovation within the metal packaging industry.

November 12, 2025

Sustainability

Keefe Harrison

November 12, 2025

Bagging & Pouching

Wada Farms, Walmart Roll Out 30% PCR Potato Bag

This partnership between Walmart, Wada Farms, and Emerald Packaging places food-contact recycled film in the retail produce aisle.

November 11, 2025

Recycling

Recycling Falters as Companies Retreat from Plastic-Waste Pledges

An article from Chemical & Engineering News reveals how weak markets for recycled plastic are undermining both corporate pledges and recycler viability.

November 11, 2025

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: Logitech Switches to Paper for Mouse Packaging

How has online shopping changed the needs of packaging? Computer peripherals and software company, Logitech, has nearly completed a transition from plastic clamshells to paper-based packaging for its hallmark computer mice. The switch comes after online shopping and environmental concerns grew in its customer base, meaning customers have less of a desire to see the product while in the packaging.

November 11, 2025

Flexibles

P&G, General Mills Step Up to Make Flexible Film Recycling Economically Viable

General Mills and P&G outline how brand owners are going beyond EPR compliance by subsidizing film recovery via USFFI and CalFFlex, investing in new technology, and collaborating with converters to build the infrastructure flexible packaging needs for true circularity.

November 10, 2025

Recycling

Henkel, Amcor, and a collaboration of German companies design recyclable packaging

ThePackHub

See a few examples of recyclable packaging from Henkel, Amcor, and a collaboration of German companies from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

November 10, 2025

Flexibles

EPR at the Intersection Between Brands and Flexible Packaging Converters

As extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws take hold across the U.S., the Circular Action Alliance (CAA) is helping producers navigate their new obligations. Converters, though not obligated as “producers” under these laws, play a crucial supporting role, providing the data and packaging intelligence brands need to comply and reduce fees.

November 7, 2025