Contract packaging

Paket Goes From Filling Shop to Full-Service CDMO

Family firm cites QC lab, adaptability in growth supporting personal care brands.

November 13, 2025

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Material handling

Duravant to Acquire Matthews Automation Solutions

Duravant

The acquisition of Matthews Automation Solutions aims to expand Duravant’s material handling capabilities with advanced WES/WCS technologies.

November 13, 2025

Coding & Marking

EPS and Tantec Partner to Deliver Innovative Integrated Single Pass Printing Solutions

EPS

The partnership aims to deliver solutions that combine Tantec’s advanced plasma and corona technologies with EPS’s high-speed inkjet systems.

November 13, 2025

Coding/marking

EPS

November 13, 2025

Recycling

Column: With Recycling at an Inflection Point, CPGs to Shape What Comes Next

The Recycling Partnership

The Recycling Partnership founder Keefe Harrison says that as new EPR laws reshape recycling, CPGs stand at a crossroads. By designing for recyclability, demanding recycled content, and investing in infrastructure, brands can transform a fragmented system into one that works, and one that lasts.

November 13, 2025

Workforce

Three Insights on Operator Training from CPG Leaders

Three CPG leaders shared about their efforts to upskill and empower operators, and how OEMs can better support that journey, at PMMI's Annual Meeting Tuesday.

November 13, 2025

Contract packaging

What Are You Waiting For?

Remember who succeeded during COVID? Take advantage of your time during slowdowns to seize opportunities that others may also be taking.

November 13, 2025

Controls & Machine Components

Linear Transport System Syncs 120 Axes for Ultra-fast Capping

A new cap applicator from Tetra Pak uses the Beckhoff XTS linear servo transport system to deliver 25,000 precisely sealed cartons per hour, tripling output over conventional portion-package cappers that run at 9,000/hour, while combining digital control with flexible, high-speed motion.

November 12, 2025

Multipacking/shrink bundling/banding

Recyclable Paper Bundling Replaces Shrink

CanopyWrap is paper alternative to shrink bundling film. Atlantic Packaging teamed up with the Nvenia division of Duravant, known for bundling, to make it possible to run paper wrap on what used to be a film bundler.

November 12, 2025

Bulk handling/filling equipment

Full Automated Drum and Tote Packaging System

For chemical and food industries where labor is an issue, key automated features include vacuum assisted bung removal and reinsertion based on a gantry with X, Y, and Z axes. Net weight and mass flow versions are available, depending on teh application.

November 12, 2025

Bio-based

Expanded Capacity for Recyclable Bio-based PE

Braskem America announces expanded production capacity for its I'm green bio-based PE, a drop-in, plant-based biopolymer suitable for multiple packaging applications.

November 12, 2025

Bagging & Pouching

Paper Bag for Scotts MiracleGro

ProAmpac showcases its curbside-recyclable fiber bag for Scotts, which offers a sustainable alternative to plastic grass seed packaging with strong moisture protection and full recyclability.

November 12, 2025

Form/fill/seal - horizontal

Smart Linear Servo Stacking System Elevates Waffle Packaging

Syntegon's Pack 202 hf/f/s with Beckhoff linear servo tech precisely stacks and packages waffles in dual portions. This reduces waste, improves flow control, and gives consumers convenient, portionable packs of fresh-tasting waffles.

November 12, 2025