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August 2022

Packaging World August 2022

Salary Power Shifts Toward Employees, Away from Employers

Results of the annual Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) Salary Survey are in, and salaries/wages are higher than ever for packaging industry workers.

September 9, 2022

Matt Reynolds, Chief Editor, Packaging World

COVID-19, Technology Advancements Drive Robot Adoption

Part I of Packaging World’s 2022 Robot Report explores how new challenges are driving the development of robot technologies for primary food and pharma packaging, case packing, and palletizing/depalletizing.

August 17, 2022

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Six-Axis Robots Gently Depalletize, Clean Cosmetics Bottles

Italian contract manufacturer Cosmint installs a new robotic depalletizing cell designed to clean and manipulate high-end, preprinted cosmetic bottles without leaving a scratch.

August 15, 2022

With the help of special grippers and high-resolution 2D cameras, the two NJ-40 articulated robots pick a series of bottles from the partitioned cases used for shipping.

Sustainable Packaging

Consumer Preference, not EPR, Driving U.S. Packaging

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, a circular economy “reduces material use, redesigns materials to be less resource intensive, and recaptures ‘waste’ as a resource to manufacture new materials and products.”

August 12, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Single-use Plastics are Public Enemy #1 in California (Canada, too)

California bonked plastics and packaging on the head with a new law in late June.

August 11, 2022

Eric F. Greenberg, Attorney-at-Law

Ease-of-Use, Programming are Table Stakes for Palletizing Robots

Seventy-five percent of CPGs are now using robotics for end-of-line packaging operations. A new palletizer from Iris Factory Automation using a Kawasaki robot meets the growing need for robotics that are flexible and simple to operate.

August 10, 2022

The RPZ-MAX, equipped with Kawasaki Robotics R series general-purpose robots, is a small-footprint, point-of-use palletizer with one or two pallet stations.

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Examining the Intricacies of Containerized Cargo

After the disruptions brought on by COVID-19, forward-thinking companies are asking whether they know enough about containerized cargo.

August 9, 2022

Shipping Containers

Case-Packing Robots Boast Flexibility, Efficiency, and Speed

Nearly half of CPGs in a new study report using robots for secondary packaging processes. New robot technology for club-store packaging and for case packing of containers and lids gives them new options.

August 8, 2022

Muller Technology’s solution pairs a six-axis case-packing robot equipped with vacuum EOAT with molding or thermoform machines.

Robots’ Hygienic Features, Precision Spur Pharmaceutical Applications

A number of new robotic technologies meet the pharma industry’s need for greater automation, offering solutions for capping, pick-and-place, and other processes.

August 3, 2022

Epson Robots new GX Series of SCARA robots have been designed for tasks such as assembly, pick-and-place, and intricate small-parts handling processes.

Robots Reduce Labor, Enhance Product Safety in Primary Food Packaging

OEMs introduce new delta robots engineered to meet IP69K ratings and with enhanced vision systems and end-of-arm tools to handle pick-and-place functions in food packaging applications.

August 1, 2022

The Harrier Bacon Draft Loading System from JLS Automation loads drafts of bacon into thermoform packaging.

Flexible packaging

Coffee Brands Perk Up Packaging

Three brands—Oakland Coffee Works, Dilworth Coffee, and Compound Foods—embrace storytelling in their package design to differentiate their products in the competitive coffee market.

July 28, 2022

Oakland Coffee worked with independent artists, including concert photographers, graphic designers, and studio artists, with each packaging design showcasing a different designer or artist collaboration.

Sustainable Packaging

New MAP Tray for Pasta Uses 91% Less Plastic than Clamshell

Grocery chain New Seasons Market moves to a MAP package made from a recyclable paper tray with film liner for its fresh pasta that increases shelf life and eliminates 120,000 plastic packs per year.

July 27, 2022

The PaperSeal tray is constructed of FSC-certified fibers and is made from a flat, precut paperboard formed on a G. Mondini machine that also applies a thin barrier-film layer in one step.

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