Coding, Printing & Labeling

Bag printing gets a digital upgrade

Digital thermal ink-jet printing system has brought a sizeable improvement to bag-printing at this North Carolina seed company.

July 24, 2012

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Secondary Packaging

Best practices for selecting case packing equipment

Here are a few things to look out for when selecting case packing equipment, as excerpted from the 2012 End-of-line Equipment Playbook.

July 23, 2012

Operational Excellence

Package-testing laboratories occupying new niches

Pre-shipment package testing performed objectively by a laboratory contributes to a competitive advantage.

July 23, 2012

Sustainable Packaging

Facial wipes in 'green' packs

Emerging organic skincare company Ecocare says it has launched eco-friendly facial wipes in eco-friendly packaging.

July 23, 2012

Protective/transport packaging

Protective packaging cushions priceless piece of NASA history

Military-grade foam packaging is used to help safely transport a portion of the wooden flight simulator used to train NASA astronauts to its final home in Seattle.

July 20, 2012

Cartons and boxes

Melitta brand in Brazil debuts single-serve cartons

Coffee-flavored milk drinks from Melitta are packaged for on-the-go consumption in easy-to-grip, single-serve liquid cartons—a first in Brazil.

July 20, 2012

Contract Packaging

Which co-packaging luminary could win the World Triathlon Championships?

Hint: He's a CEO, software whiz and director of the Contract Packaging Association.

July 20, 2012

Sustainable Packaging

New, 'greener' Starbucks cup sleeve uses adhesives innovation

New cup sleeve allows for reduction in material and greater PCR material, with no degradation in quality, through proprietary adhesive/converting technology.

July 20, 2012

Secondary Packaging

Pallet operations upgrade pumps up production by 30%

Bay State Milling adopts versatile, low-maintenance palletizer and stretch hood packaging system to secure pallet loads of bagged grain products.

July 20, 2012

Controls & Machine Components

Omron Automation and Safety: Pushbuttons, selector switches

A22R 22-mm diameter pushbuttons and selector switches from Omron Automation & Safety are cost-effective options that allow configuration changes to match contact requirements, and are quickly serviced with plug-in replacements.

July 20, 2012

Contract Packaging

Coregistics: New name reflects synergy of major contract packaging merger

Former Wilpak team and newly-acquired Market Resource Packaging join forces under a new name to reflect expanded capabilities.

July 19, 2012

Flexibles

Brawny pack supports Wounded Warrior Project

Limited-edition wrapper for Georgia-Pacific’s Brawny paper towels support injured service members and their families across the U.S.

July 19, 2012

Controls & Machine Components

Nestle articulates PackML's benefits

Nestle’s Bryan Griffen delivered an update on OMAC Packaging Workgroup initiatives at the Automation Conference, held in Chicago May 22-23, providing a view of the benefits to come with the new standard.

July 19, 2012