Sustainable Packaging

Coca-Cola, Suntory Cross the 100% Plant-Based Bottle Finish Line

After more than a decade of rigorous R&D work and significant investments with their respective partners, Coca-Cola and Suntory each unveil first-of-their-kind beverage bottle prototypes made from 100% bio-based PET, ready for commercial scale-up.

April 25, 2022

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Robotics

Paul Kling Named Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing for Soft Robotics

Oxipital AI

Kling will lead all Soft Robotics' sales and marketing strategies globally.

April 25, 2022

Cartoning

Standout Innovations from PACK EXPO East

From compact and modular cartoners to entry-level pouch baggers, these PACK EXPO East innovations cater provide flexibility.

April 22, 2022

Sustainability

Co-packer Deploys Packaging Innovations for Brita Premium Purified Water

B Water & Beverages works with Brita to design sustainable packaging for its first retail bottled water product that includes a sturdy, striking, refillable, recyclable aluminum bottle and a plastic-free paperboard carrier that is also fully recyclable.

April 13, 2022

Cartoning

Ralph Hernandez Retires from Triangle Package Machinery

Triangle Package Machinery Company

Ralph Hernandez, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, will retire after 7 years with the company.

April 13, 2022

Workforce

Jessica Zasadni Named Director of Human Resources for JLS Automation

JLS Automation

In line with JLS’ goal of making the world a better place, as Director of HR, Zasadni is tasked with further strengthening the company's culture in order to continue to make it a great place to work.

April 11, 2022

Flexible packaging

Colgate-Palmolive and Walmart Shake Up the Dish Soap Category

New Palmolive Shake & Clean Dish Soap features a reusable bottle and a concentrated gel packaged in a flexible pouch for 75% less plastic waste.

April 11, 2022

Conveying & accumulation

Eriez® Celebrates 80 Years in Business

Eriez

The Eriez story began in 1942 when founder O.F. Merwin installed a permanent magnet in a grain mill. Today, the company has a workforce of more than 900 individuals located throughout 12 wholly owned international subsidiaries on six continents.

April 7, 2022

Conveying & accumulation

Customized Conveyor System

Multi-Conveyor

Multi-Conveyor recently built a complex, yet small footprint, custom conveyor system that uses a servo transpositor retract and two stacked servo merges to transport bags of chicken from three baggers to two case packers, with X-ray scans in the process.

April 1, 2022

Robotics

High-Speed Pick & Place is Washdown Ready

The Orics DS Series robot is constructed from stainless steel, designed to withstand harsh washdown water and steam environment in the food, chemical, and medical industries.

March 23, 2022

Containers

KHS Debuts Retrofits for Existing Packaging Machines

KHS USA, Inc.

The new packaging line retrofits from KHS wrap beverage cans in paper instead of film and can be retrofitted to existing Innopack machines.

March 28, 2022

Robotics

Onexia's HD Palletizer for Heavy Lifting

Demonstrated at PACK EXPO East, the collaborative robot can lift up to 38 pound payloads.

March 24, 2022

Robotics

Cartoning and Coding Line Delivers COVID-19 Vaccine Vials

Equipment for cartoning, serializing, and case packing vials was designed and delivered in just a few short months.

March 23, 2022