Plastics/resins

Projecting growth for the antimicrobial plastic market

Packaging and healthcare applications to help drive demand for these products, with MarketsandMarkets forecasting their worth to reach $3.6 Billion by 2020.

April 19, 2015

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Material handling

CombiMatrix selects Cryoport as logistics partner

Clinical diagnostic laboratory CombiMatrix teams with Cryoport for the distribution of its new CombiPGS™ genetic screening test.

April 19, 2015

Controls & Machine Components

Bell-Everman: Sealed linear actuators for lighter loads

Bell-Everman is now offering a compact model of its SLS sealed linear stage that keeps contamination such as manufacturing debris, particulate or liquid contaminants outside of the stage housing.

April 17, 2015

Contract packaging

All-natural cocktail mixers adopt aseptic carton packaging

‘A revolution for the cocktail mixer category,’ according to Powell & Mahoney, a new aseptic carton for the company’s products preserves the mixers’ clean, authentic flavor...with help from co-packer Leahy-IFP

April 17, 2015

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Domino and Datalase help 3C! Packaging think outside the (black) box

3C! Packaging creates folding cartons for healthcare customers. They needed to find a way to print serialization coding without the "black box" panel. This four-minute video, narrated by managers at 3C!, reveals how partners Domino and DataLase Ltd. provided the ink formulations and laser technology allowing the company to solve this dilemma in a groundbreaking new way.

April 17, 2015

Closures

What’s behind rising cap and closure demand?

Freedonia report cites global market gains, more sophisticated closures for pharmaceutical and beauty products.

April 16, 2015

Sustainable Packaging

Study makes the case for recycling grocery rigid plastics

A new economic overview of recycling grocery rigid plastics reveals a 1,000-lb bale of recycled rigid plastic can be worth $100 to $200, making it a good source of revenue for grocers.

April 15, 2015

Coding, Printing & Labeling

World Wide Gourmet Foods produces labels in-house using Primera's CX/FX1200

World Wide Gourmet Foods is a food manufacturer of anything from smoked salmon, salts, soup mix, confectionary products, and so much more. They produce labels for their own products and are now private labeling for customers. Primera's CX1200 Color Label Press and FX1200 Digital Finishing system allow them to print and cut virtually any size or shape label for the variety of products they offer.

April 15, 2015

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Pure Integrity Candles produces labels in-house on Primera's LX900

Pure Integrity Candles needed the flexibility of printing their labels in-house, as they have over 500 SKU's. They are now only printing their labels on Primera's LX900 Color Label Printer. They are only printing labels when they need them, with no minimums or lead times.

April 15, 2015

Secondary Packaging

See a complete end-of-line solution with robotic case packing

Increase your productivity with customized robotic case packers and palletizers from Premier Tech Chronos.

April 14, 2015

Controls & Machine Components

QA1: Quick connect/disconnect ball joints

QA1 Precision Products, Inc., has released quick connect/disconnect style ball joints for the industrial market; the design is ideal for applications requiring rapid assembly and disassembly of the ball joint.

April 14, 2015

Sustainable Packaging

P&G joins Flexible Film Recycling Group

As part of its efforts to reduce its environmental footprint and that of its consumers, P&G has joined a self-funded group established to increase the recovery of flexible PE film, wraps, and bags.

April 13, 2015

Secondary Packaging

Maximize product sales with automated hang tag applicators

Engage consumers, promote product launches, and drive sales for your brand with Graphic Packaging's hang tag applicators. Click to view five videos that demonstrate applying hang tags to various products. We have a machine solution for virtually any hang tag style or shape to help meet your promotion objectives.

April 13, 2015