Contract Packaging

Westrock Coffee Poised for Growth in RTD Coffees

Launched originally as a means of aiding Rwandan coffee farmers, Westrock Coffee just opened an Arkansas manufacturing plant that includes three sophisticated packaging lines.

September 5, 2024

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Controls & Machine Components

Future-Proof Controls are Key when Custom Equipment Goes Standard

Custom lip balm packaging equipment from Lehnen was a big hit as it filled a previously unseen market need between entry-level and high-volume production. They decided to sell more, but to standardize the ProFill SF, it needed future-proof controls.

July 30, 2024

Filling, Capping & Closing

ProMach Acquires Italy-based MBF

ProMach

Acquisition strengthens ProMach's position in the wine and spirits market and expands its bottle-filling and closing capabilities.

July 30, 2024

Filling, Capping & Closing

Mary Kay Hits the Sweet Spot on Speed with Mascara Packaging Line

To boost mascara and other tube production at Mary Kay’s Lewisville, Texas facility, it turned out that intermediate speeds and intermittent motion were the right mix of speed, sophistication, and throughput.

July 26, 2024

Filling, Capping & Closing

Spee-Dee Promotes Jaime Schultz to COO

Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery, Inc.

Learn who the packaging machinery manufacturer tabbed to oversee operations and drive strategic growth initiatives.

July 17, 2024

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

JCS Process & Control Systems Awarded Contract for California Dairies' New Milk Processing Plant

JCS Process & Control Systems

State's largest farmer-owned dairy coop selects JCS for design, engineering, and processing technologies for ultra-high temperature and extended shelf-life milk bottling facility.

July 12, 2024

Containers & Closures

How Baileys Paper-Based Bottle is Made

An extraordinary network of inventors, developers, OEMs, and stakeholders emphasize ‘progress over perfection’ as they commercialize a breakthrough bottle.

July 8, 2024

Filling, Capping & Closing

JCS to Open UltraPhil Center for Aseptic Excellence

JCS Process & Control Systems

The New York beverage facility, which pays tribute to JCS Process & Control Systems' founder, will be the first small-scale, bottle-based pilot aseptic R&D and production center.

July 8, 2024

Filling, Capping & Closing

ProMach Expands Zalkin Capping & Cap Handling Facility in France

ProMach

Expansion increases production capacity by 100,000 square feet and reduces lead times for Zalkin's capping and cap handling equipment.

July 2, 2024

Filling, Capping & Closing

Pietro Cassani Appointed President & CEO of Sidel

Tetra Laval

The Tetra Laval Group Board appoints Pietro Cassani after Monica Gimre steps down following more than five years as President and CEO of Sidel.

June 25, 2024

Filling/capping, dry

Syntegon Announces Acquisition of Telstar

Syntegon

Acquisition will boost Syntegon's pharmaceutical processing and packaging portfolio and provide seamless solutions for lyophilized vial filling from a single source.

June 10, 2024

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

TurboFil Upgrades Syringe Filling System

TurboFil Packaging Machines

Now capable of handling up to 80 syringes per minute, TurboFil's TipFil Syringe Filling & Assembly Machine offers a fully automated start-to-finish process.

May 23, 2024

Reusable/Returnable

Dr. Bronner’s Paperboard Cartons Refill rPET Bottles to Ace LCA

Paperboard cartons get high LCA marks, but break down when wet. Meanwhile, 100% rPET bottles are circular, work great in the shower, and if they're refilled, are not single-use. Dr. Bronner’s refillable carton leverages both formats' strengths.

May 3, 2024