March/April 2026

Packaging World March/April 2026

Pressure-sensitive Labeler

NJM's Bronco 4 is a servo-driven inline pressure-sensitive labeler capable of applying multiple label formats to various bottle shapes at speeds up to 250 bottles per minute.

February 23, 2026

NJM’s Bronco 4 pressure-sensitive labeler

Recyclable Release Liners for PSA Tapes

Ahlstrom's Acti-V RRF Natural is a double-sided silicone-coated release liner for Pressure Sensitive Adhesive applications that is designed to be recyclable with paper.

February 23, 2026

Bagging & Pouching

Metallized PCR Stand-Up Pouch Film

S-OneLP's 3.5mil Metallized PCR 36% Stand Up Pouch Web is engineered as a drop-in replacement for 4mil MET structures.

February 16, 2026

Post Consumer Recycled Film Blog

Containers & Closures

How Colgate-Palmolive Pushed a Familiar Resin Into New Territory

At The Packaging Conference this week, Polyplastics and Colgate-Palmolive detailed how high-Tg Cyclic Olefin Copolymer (COC) can enable HDPE bottles to run in ISBM at low concentrations, achieving 30% lightweighting while maintaining drop performance and recyclability.

February 13, 2026

Series of ISBM-molded HDPE/COC bottles produced at increasing preform reheat temperatures. The highlighted region (~131–137°C), near HDPE’s melting point, shows the optimal processing window where bottle formation is stable and wall distribution is uniform. Bottles outside this temperature range exhibit distortion or instability, illustrating the narrow thermal alignment required for successful HDPE/COC ISBM processing.

Sealstrip to Launch SealAcross for Trayed Products at PACK EXPO East 2026

Experience Sealstrip's SealAcross for Trayed Products in Booth 1103 to discover easy-open, resealable packaging designed for cookies, crackers, and other trayed products.

February 10, 2026

Sealstrip Seal Across Tray Unopened 2 10 26 jpg

Inspect/detect/checkweigh/x-ray

X-ray Inspection System

Eagle Product Inspection's Pack 430 PRO for FSMA-aligned inspection performance improves efficiency and detection consistency on complex, high-speed packaging lines.

February 9, 2026

Eagle Product Inspection's Pack 430 PRO

Heinz Fans Ready to Kick Off Game Day With Limited-Edition ‘KegChup’

Just in time for the Super Bowl, Heinz gives fans a new way to serve ketchup, swapping the squeeze bottle for a 114-oz keg designed to handle a full day of snacking.

February 6, 2026

Through its Instagram account, Heinz gave a select number of fans the opportunity to win the KegChup, an aluminum beer-keg-style ketchup container with a spigot, delivered in time for the Super Bowl.

Palletizing/depalletizing

Beverage Palletizing System

Columbia Machine's high-speed HL9200 BevMax Palletizer features intelligent pattern management, advanced servo-controlled automation, and Category 3 safety compliance.

February 5, 2026

Columbia Machine's HL9200 BevMax High Level Palletizer

PP Cups Reach ‘Widely Recyclable’ Status After Industry Collaboration

A coalition of brands, recyclers, and non-profits helps push PP to-go cups past the recycling tipping point, expanding curbside access to more than 60% of U.S. households.

February 2, 2026

Industry data show households generate roughly as much PP as high-density polyethylene, yet PP’s recycling rate remains about one third that of HDPE. Coalition members say closing that gap requires continued investment in infrastructure, education, and end markets.

Digital Transformation

Smart Shrink Sleeve Label

Sleever and Avery Dennison launch INVENTRA, an intelligent shrink sleeve label with integrated RFID technology that enables item-level traceability, anti-counterfeiting, and inventory accuracy for beauty products without compromising design or efficiency.

February 2, 2026

Sleever and Avery Dennison's INVENTRA

Palletizing/depalletizing

Robotic Order Picking System for Beverages

NūMove Robotics & Vision and KPI Solutions unveil RAPTOR, a vision-guided dual-robot system that automates depalletizing, buffering, and mixed-SKU repalletizing to improve speed, flexibility, and efficiency in high-volume beer and beverage order preparation.

January 29, 2026

RAPTOR: A dual-robot system for order preparation, where one robot depalletizes products by SKU into buffer lanes, while the other builds precise mixed-SKU order pallets from that buffer

AI Recommends Bio-based Paper Wrap for Vegan Ice Cream Bar

Czech ice cream producer Rawito partners with one.five to apply AI to material selection, resulting in a recyclable paper wrapper that meets consumer expectations and product requirements.

January 27, 2026

One.five’s AI process recommended using Hazelsun, a paper-based barrier material made from agricultural byproducts rather than wood pulp for Rawito’s ice cream bar wrapper.

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