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April 2023

Packaging World April 2023

Controls & Machine Components

Maintenance Safeguarding System

The Key-in-Pocket maintenance safeguarding system from Pilz protects against restart and tampering.

February 22, 2023

Kathleen Stark Named Controller for Mid America Paper Recycling

In this newly created position, Stark will oversee financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, auditing, and other strategic initiatives.

February 21, 2023

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Robotics-enhanced Packaging Line for Cosmetics

Shemesh Automation’s TKS-C60 packaging line is designed to handle the feeding, filling, capping, labeling, case packing, and palletizing for cosmetics products of all shapes and sizes at a rate of 60 bottles/min.

February 21, 2023

Pr13a Shemesh Cosmetics Line

Pactiv Evergreen, AmSty Launch Circular Polystyrene Food Packaging Products

Pactiv will offer its customers foam polystyrene packaging products made with AmSty’s post-consumer recycled content derived from advanced recycling technologies.

February 20, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

2023 Excellence in Reusable Packaging Awards Call for Entries

The Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) announces a call for entries for the 12th Annual Excellence in Reusable Packaging Awards. Submissions are due by May 1.

February 15, 2023

Conveying & accumulation

A&E Conveyor Systems Announces Strategic Merger With Bieffeco Inc.

The merger of the two companies brings together two globally focused organizations that will be greatly beneficial to all their current and future clients.

February 15, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Alterra to License Technology to Freepoint for its Advanced Plastics Recycling Facility

Alterra announces its license arrangement with a subsidiary of Freepoint Eco-Systems Holdings LLC for a proposed 192,000 tons per annum advanced plastics recycling facility to be sited in the Gulf Coast region.

February 15, 2023

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Digital Transformation

Specright Names Former Colgate-Palmolive CIO Mike Crowe to Board of Directors

Crowe brings more than 30 years of consumer goods and global information technology experience.

February 13, 2023

Retail display packaging

James Kotek to Retire as Menasha President, CEO; Christopher Drees Appointed Successor

Kotek will retire from his position in March. The Menasha Corp. Board of Directors appointed Christopher Drees to succeed Kotek effective March 13, 2023. Drees will join the Menasha Corp. board on that date.

February 9, 2023

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Flexible packaging

Standup Pouch VF/F/S Machine

AlliedFlex offers the Velteko Standup 360 vf/f/s machine designed to produce standup/zipper style packaging from pre-printed rollstock at speeds of up to 80 ppm.

February 8, 2023

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Operational Excellence

Plastic Use Grows Slightly in 2024 Projections

Plastic packaging is here to stay across global categories and is even expected to increase in use by 2024.

February 7, 2023

Plastic's share in food packaging is expected to hit 72% by 2024.

Sidel Expands Its Labeling Technologies with the Acquisition of Makro Labelling

With this acquisition, the Sidel Group will expand its state-of-the-art labeling technologies and broadens its reach in key market segments, and it will ignite a further phase of international development for Makro Labelling.

February 6, 2023

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