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September 2022

Packaging World September 2022

Bud Talks Multipacks, OEM Payment Terms, and Can/Bottle Mix

Ken VonderHaar, Global Director, Can Division at Anheuser-Busch, works closely with OEM and machine builder partners. Packaging World visited Anheuser-Busch headquarters recently as part of PMMI’s Roadshow Series, hosted by nearby Barry-Wehmiller, and sat

August 30, 2022

Ken VonderHaar, Global Director, Can Division at Anheuser-Busch

Operational Excellence

New Changeparts Approach has Beam Suntory in High Spirits

By centralizing changeparts storage and management, tasking individuals to be responsible for changeparts inventory and maintenance, and rethinking changeover practices to be leaner and more efficient, operators at Beam Suntory are enjoying significantly

August 29, 2022

Cleaned, organized changepart racks in storage, prior to being deployed to their designated packaging line and filling application.

AMRs Offer Transport Efficiency in Packaging Operations

Autonomous mobile robots are making inroads into packaging plants, where they are being used to transport materials and load machines; some can even be integrated with cobots.

August 29, 2022

The combination of ROEQ’s TMS-C500 Ext top module and its S-Cart500 Ext cart increases the payload of the MiR250 AMR from 250 to 500 kg.

Advanced EOATs and Easier Changeover Speed Robot Adoption

Versatile suction-cup and human-like gripping end-of-arm tools, as well as a solution for quick EOAT changeover are among the newest components advancing robotics in packaging.

August 27, 2022

Soft Robotics’ mGripAI software incorporates proprietary 3D vision, AI, and soft-grasping technology to pick, place, and sort delicate, variable, and bulk food products.

Flexible packaging

Four Ways Forward for Sustainable Pet Food Packaging

Pet owners seek sustainable pet food packaging, but packagers find meeting their wishes isn’t easy. Is it best to reuse, compost, mechanically recycle, or maybe in the future, chemically recycle? We’ll look at all the possibilities.

August 26, 2022

Open Farms Pet Foods’ Freeze-Dried Raw Recipes use durable, reusable packaging hosted through TerraCycle’s Loop platform.

Protective/transport packaging

Bike Brand is Riding High with an 85% Drop in Plastic Wrap

German bicycle maker Diamant replaces plastic bubble wrap with recyclable kraft paper to protect its bikes' handlebars during transportation, eliminating 16 metric tons of plastic per year.

August 22, 2022

The bags were designed by Mondi and Diamant to provide increased protection for the handlebars of all of the company’s mountain and trekking bikes.

Sustainable Packaging

IoPP’s AmeriStar Awards Highlight 2022 Packaging Achievements

Sustainability remains a primary packaging innovation driver, but function, user-friendliness, consumer experience, aesthetics, and convenience don’t take a back seat in this year’s crop of award winners.

August 12, 2022

Blue Buffalo Use This One

Weighing/combination scales

Automating Cannabis Pre-Rolls Supercharges Production

Cannabis producers are becoming more sophisticated just to keep up with demand. Nature’s Grace and Wellness took the pre-roll automation route to vault from 5,000 to 100,000 pre-rolls per week, and saved a lot of labor in the process.

August 11, 2022

John Lamm, Juana Roll Technician Lead (left), and Elijah Streadwick, Assistant Manager (right), both of NGW, with product in front of the JuanaRoll eight-channel automatic pre-roll machine, available in models with from one to eight channels.

Sustainable Packaging

Dow Award Finalists Reduce Waste, Increase Recyclability

These innovative packaging solutions bring uncanny and never-before-seen solutions to food and beverage, health and hygiene, agriculture, and other industries.

August 10, 2022

The list of Diamond Winners recognized by Dow’s 2021 Packaging Innovation Awards, revealed earlier this year in 2022, features solutions in design, sustainability, user experience, and increased product shelf life.

Sustainable Packaging

Coca-Cola Bottler Unveils ‘U.S. First’ Paperboard Multipack

Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages today unveiled a paperboard packaging system that replaces the plastic ring holders on can multipacks, the first of its kind in the United States according to the company.

August 9, 2022

Schubert to Expand North American Headquarters

To enhance customer support, Schubert North America is expanding its North American headquarters in Charlotte, N.C.

August 9, 2022

03 Schubert North America Future Headquarters Front Be Print Cmyk

Print and Apply Labeling System with Tamp Applicator

See it at PACK EXPO International, Booth #S-2042! Videojet will introduce the Videojet 9550 print and apply labeling system with a new 6-in. tamp option. It offers more flexibility when labeling pallets, bundles, and cases of variable heights.

August 8, 2022

Video Jet 300 T 158

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