Filling, Capping & Closing

Top 15 of 2025, #13: New Canning, In-house Shrink Sleeve Labeling, Distinguish Craft Brewer

The #13 most clicked article of 2025: The Shop Beer Co. decommissioned one canning line and replaced it with another. Also part of its manufacturing mix is an in-house shrink sleeve labeling operation just down the street.

December 23, 2025

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Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: Top Episodes of 2025, #2: Packaging Trends in Maturing Craft Brew Market

The number 2 most downloaded episode of 2025: Making craft beer stand out among an industry plateau. Packaging World Editor-in-chief, Matt Reynolds sits down with Bart Watson, president and CEO of the Brewer's Association, to discuss how brewers are utilizing packaging design and automation as strategies.

December 23, 2025

Beer

Top 15 of 2025, #14: Brewery Builds Runway for Growth into Tight Space

The #14 most clicked article of 2025: With a new rotary filler/rotary seamer at its heart, a nearly all-new packaging line is now humming along at 100 cans per minute. Future-proofing the line meant building in a lot more capacity than is needed—for now, at least.

December 22, 2025

Bio-based

SayHay, My Sweet Salad, and Incredible Eats Design Bio-based Packaging

ThePackHub

See a few examples of bio-based packaging from SayHay, My Sweet Salad, and Incredible Eats from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

December 22, 2025

Bio-based

Top 15 of 2025, #15: Used Cooking Oil Powers Lamb Weston’s Potato Bag

The #15 most clicked article of 2025: Lamb Weston launches an industry-first bag for its frozen potatoes that’s made from used cooking oil, cutting its packaging’s carbon footprint by 30%.

December 21, 2025

Containers

Go-Pak Group

December 19, 2025

Workforce

Rychiger Canada Names New Financial Controller

Rychiger

Claudio Di Placido brings over 15 years of finance experience to Rychiger Canada.

December 18, 2025

Recycling

Charter Next Generation Expands MDO Capabilities with New 9-Layer and 5-Layer Lines

Charter Next Generation (CNG)

Investment in flexible packaging technologies aims to increase capacity for recycle-ready, high-barrier solutions across dry goods, pet food, confections, and specialty markets.

December 18, 2025

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

IWK Packaging Systems, Inc.

Fairfield, NJ

December 18, 2025

Bagging & Pouching

Jiffy Mix Modernizes Packaging With Flexible, Compact Cells

Chelsea Milling Co. found a way to replace 18 filling lines with brand new equipment with no interruption in meeting consumer demand and without laying off any of its valued employees.

December 17, 2025

Robotics

Automation Aligns Around Standards, AI, and Real-World Use

An A3 webinar brings together industry leaders to explain why automation is becoming easier to deploy and harder to delay.

December 17, 2025

Robotics

SCIO Automation

December 16, 2025

Filling, Capping & Closing

Marchesini Group and AST Announce Strategic Partnership to Strengthen Aseptic Production Capacity and Expand Global Market Presence

Marchesini Group

Partnership aims to deliver more advanced, integrated aseptic fill-finish solutions for pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturers worldwide.

December 16, 2025