Converting equipment

'Packaging as art' approach guides Hello Products' oral care line

Suppliers partner to speed ‘seriously friendly' oral care products to market in innovative packaging that employs shapes, colors, and recycled materials.

December 5, 2013

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Controls & Machine Components

Festo: Bus node

One CTEU bus node with an adapter can control two valve terminals at the same time regardless of valve size for even greater flexibility and savings.

December 5, 2013

Containers

Christmas looks sweet in PET confectionery packs

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas thanks to festive packaging for Mondelēz International confectionery.

December 5, 2013

Secondary Packaging

Stretch wrapper drives efficiencies

This steel fabricator needed more productive shipping and receiving, and with this stretch wrapper that's exactly what they got.

December 4, 2013

Operational Excellence

H.R. 3204 bill signed into law

Establishes national track-and-trace/serialization system and brings more federal oversight to large-volume compounding pharmacies that custom-mix medications in bulk.

December 4, 2013

Sustainable Packaging

Is food residue a barrier to recycling foodservice packaging?

The Foodservice Packaging Institute conducts a study to understand if food contamination is a valid barrier to the recycling of foodservice packaging.

December 2, 2013

Sustainable Packaging

Global demand for biobased resins to rise 19% per year through 2017

The most rapid gains in demand are expected for biobased commodity resins such as polyethylene and polypropylene, which are just beginning to enter the commercial market.

December 2, 2013

Sustainable Packaging

PMMI joins SAVE FOOD initiative

PMMI to leverage its connections with the packaging and processing supply chain to help the SAVE FOOD initiative to create a more sustainable food supply.

December 2, 2013

Filling/capping, dry

Auger filling equipment trends and buying tips

What has most affected the design of auger filling equipment in the last year or two? It boils down to these trends:

November 29, 2013

Contract Packaging

Contract Packaging Association announces 2014 Annual Meeting, Feb. 27

The Contract Packaging Association’s (CPA) 2014 Annual Meeting, taking place February 27 - March 2 at the Omni Tucson National Resort, brings together the industry’s most innovative thinkers.

November 26, 2013

Contract Packaging

Both buyers and sellers benefit from CPA's expanded industry presence

The Contract Packaging Association’s presence at September’s 2013 Pack Expo in Las Vegas marked a new level in the association’s presence at this important annual event.

November 26, 2013

Contract Packaging

Three-Tier Deals: How to keep your balance during multi-party machinery installations

When a new machine is needed for a co-packing plant, the machinery supplier, co-packer and brand owner must balance their roles and responsibilities for the project to succeed, according to experts on the supply side...

November 26, 2013

Contract Packaging

What can we learn from Subaru of Indiana?

In September, through my work with the Foundation for Strategic Sourcing, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to tour the Subaru of Indiana (SIA) facility, and learn from its leaders.

November 26, 2013