A selection of specialty brews canned and packaged for the Craft Brew Conference last year.
Beer
How Craft Brewers Are Thriving in a Plateauing Market
The craft brew boom is plateauing at long last. But according to Bart Watson, president and CEO of the Brewer's Association, savvy brewers are finding ways to thrive. Stand-out packaging design and aptitude with packaging automation are proven strategies.
February 25, 2025

Multipacking

Filling, Capping & Closing
Cristalia Implements PET Bottle with Integral Handle
This bottled water producer says it differentiated itself on the shelf, improved its appearance, added supply chain-friendly robustness, and upgraded its sustainability profile, all without sacrificing the integral handle consumers love.
October 4, 2024
Cristalia's new PET 1-G bottle with integral handle is making a splash in Puerto Rico.
Multipacking
Timing Screws are Key to Blue Bell's Multipacking
From mass conveying to single-filing to stacking to a short ride down an elevator and finally to controlled indexing of six-high stacks into a sleever, this system is a wrap for Blue Bell.
September 27, 2024
The final set of Morrison timing screws is a stacked screw system that guides stacks of cups forward with just the right spacing so that the Tripack shrink sleever can drop sleeves over paired stacks.
Cartoning
Candy Cartoning Gets a Big Boost
Three new cartoning systems bring a whole new level of throughput to Just Born’s headquarters, while corrugated tray packing also gets a makeover.
August 6, 2024
Shown here in the tray packer are one 12-count group of cartons in the flap compression station, another in the tray load station, and a third that is about to be pushed into the tray load station.
Robotics
AI-based RaaS Packaging Handles CPG Exporter's High-Changeover
At PACK EXPO, LuLu Group company Y International discovered and put to good use an AI-based robotic secondary packaging offering that's uniquely able to handle the ultra-high changeover and throughput of a high-mix, high-volume CPG export operation.
July 11, 2024
Y International operators say they were able to financially and technically de-risk robotics.
Multipacking
EDL Breaks Ground on New Facility in Wisconsin
EDL Packaging, a Massman Company
EDL Packaging, a Massman Company, celebrates groundbreaking of 45,000-square-foot facility in DePere focused on employee wellness and custom automation equipment.
May 28, 2024
Edl
Emerging Brands
What are the Different Types of Multipacking Equipment?
In 5 minutes, learn about the types of multipacking equipment used in packaging for club stores and beyond.
March 28, 2024
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Cartoning
Multipack Success at Maui Brewing Leads to New Line
Hawaii’s largest craft brewer installs a new high-speed canning line to complement new cartoning capabilities after a switch from plastic carriers to multipack cartons proves popular with consumers.
March 1, 2024
With its new cartoner, MBC is creating 12- and 24-ct variety packs, a format it learned early on was popular among tourists.
Multipacking
Top 10 of 2023 – No. 6: Filler, Seamer Lets Contract Brewer Keep D.O. Low
To contract craft brewer The Brutalist and its owner King State Beer, dissolved oxygen is four-letter word. A new filler and seamer combo keeps D.O. low and the beer quality high, while paperboard multipacks help to make an impact on the shelf.
December 28, 2023
From left, Aric Parker and Pete Lewis of King State and The Brutalist, Tegan Foster and Amanda King of Hawthorne Bottle Shoppe, and Vinny Giusto of King State and the Brutalist.
Conveying & accumulation
Morrison Container Handling Solutions Announces Key Promotions in Leadership Team
Morrison Container Handling Solutions
The individuals promoted are Kristin Geiger – Director, Business Operations; Seth Licke – Director, Assembly Operations and Service; Garrett Sudicky – Director, IT; and Allison Wagner – Director, Marketing and Business Strategy.
November 9, 2023
Left to Right: Seth Licke, Kristin Geiger, Allison Wagner, and Garrett Sudicky
Cartoning
BluePrint Automation Announces New CEO, Reaffirms Core Values
BluePrint Automation (BPA)
After more than three decades at BPA, including 23 years as CEO and 8 years as president of the U.S. division, Martin Prakken is stepping down as CEO, and effective October 2, Gijsbert Dezaire will assume the role of CEO .
October 4, 2023
Gijsbert Dezaire
Conveying & accumulation
Morrison Container Handling, Tronics Forge Transcontinental Partnership to Expand Container Handling Product Lines
Morrison Container Handling Solutions
Morrison Container Handling Solutions announces the expansion of its brand into Australia, through a new partnership with Tronics, an Aldus brand.
September 20, 2023
Kevin Redmond (left) and Dustin Lee (right).
Home
Sleek Robotic Stretch Bundler Speeds Up Bottle Wrapping
Pester USA highlights robotic wrapper that eliminates the need for a shrink tunnel.
September 14, 2023
Pester USA's new stretch bundler eliminates the need for a shrink tunnel.
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