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October 2022

Packaging World October 2022

PACK EXPO International: Follow-ups Transform the Future

What will your packaging operations look like in 2032?

October 27, 2022

On-Pack QR Attracts Students with Beats

Harvest Snaps, a plant-based snack and flagship brand of Calbee America, Inc., is launching a music-driven, TikTok-branded effect designed to attract and engage college students across the U.S. this fall.

October 13, 2022

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ASUS Laptop Box Converts to Computer Stand

Computer hardware/electronics company ASUS strives to meet its sustainable packaging goals with a new laptop box that uses 90% recycled pulp and can be reused as a computer stand.

October 12, 2022

The box for the ASUS ExpertBook B9 14-in. laptop can be folded for reuse as a computer stand.

Closed-Loop Corrugated Case Reuse Process Delivers Savings Through Cycles, Material Input Reduction

Wiring Solutions Plus (WSP) supplies wiring harnesses to manufacturer REDARC Electronics in suburban Adelaide, South Australia.

October 12, 2022

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Seventh Generation Unveils Its Largest Rebrand Ever

The new visual identity includes all of the brand’s touchpoints, including new packaging designs for 200 SKUs. Graphics include an evolved leaf logo and evocative, molecular-inspired illustrations.

October 10, 2022

New Baggers Keep Coffee Flowing at Co-Packer

Coffee Support installs two vf/f/s machines to produce pillow packs from 2.5 to 14 oz with maximum flexibility and minimal changeover time, as well as dependable support from the supplier.

October 7, 2022

The Mercury bagger is controlled by an Allen Bradley MicroLogix PLC system with a 7-in. color touchscreen.

Vertical Form/Fill/Seal 101: Key Considerations

As the name implies, vertical form/fill/seal (vf/f/s) machines form, fill, and seal packages in a vertical orientation.

October 5, 2022

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Visionary Angel Passes Leadership Torch to Web Pioneer Newcorn

In 1995, Dave Newcorn and Joe Angel were told not to mess with that "web s**t during business hours." But they did so anyway, creating PMG's digital footprint from scratch, and evolving it into the force it is today. Today, their roles are evolving, too.

October 5, 2022

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Grower Trials Grab-and-Go Paper Pack for Larger Apples

Tree fruit grower Stemilt designs a recyclable four-pack tray for larger-sized apples that encourages purchase of bulk fruit and makes retail merchandising easier in-store and online.

October 5, 2022

The EZ Band comprises a paperboard tray that holds four apples coupled with a paper band that encircles the tray top to bottom.

New Co-Packer Recurve Serves Booming Startup Market

New boutique co-packer Recurve helps startup brands, including those formed during the pandemic by individuals re-evaluating their work situation, to navigate the world of packaging.

October 3, 2022

Recurve addresses the needs of growing to medium-sized businesses for customized, flexible, small production-line co-packing and fulfillment services.

Ammunition Automation Overshoots Today’s Needs to Future-Proof Growing Business

Underwood Ammo skipped a few steps in its packaging equipment journey, opting to avoid a stepwise, incremental ramp up to full automation. Instead, it dove into the deep end with an advanced monobloc system for cartoning, case packaging, and palletizing.

September 30, 2022

Underwood Ammo produces about 350 different SKUs of ammunition that fall into 35 different carton and case formats, all of which will be programmed into the monobloc system.

Reuse is on the Rise, but ‘Much More Needs to be Done’

A new report from Smithers explores the dynamic reusable and refillable packaging market, detailing four reuse/refill strategies as well as new technology innovations that will help the market grow.

September 30, 2022

Unilever introduced its Dove refill-at-home deodorant package in early 2021.

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