Secondary Packaging

Automated end-of-line system for eight container styles, three case sizes

A small-footprint system at Ring Container Technologies’ blow-molding plant operates 24/7 case erecting/sealing, tumble packing, palletizing, and stretch wrapping.

July 31, 2017

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Containers

The new ancient art of glass-making

The permanence of glass as a packaging material never has been “fragile” and now can be said to be “unbreakable.”

July 11, 2017

Recycling

Humanitarian initiative wins top DuPont Award

An innovative water vest that brings huge benefits to people living in developing countries was the winner of the Diamond Award in this year’s DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation.

July 5, 2017

Sustainability

Locked4Kids’ interlocking carton provides CR, usage flexibility

Child-resistant, senior-friendly reclosable pharmaceutical package with internal blister tray earns top honor in IoPP’s 2017 AmeriStar Package Awards Competition.

June 29, 2017

Sustainable Packaging

Dell does it again: Building a supply chain for ocean plastic

Computer giant Dell is renowned for its adoption of cutting-edge sustainable packaging technology. Here, Oliver Campbell, Dell’s Director of Procurement & Packaging Innovation, shares news on Dell’s progress toward its environmental goals and its latest packaging project: ocean plastics.

June 18, 2017

Sustainable Packaging

World Wildlife Fund organizes around reuse of materials

WWF convenes industry stakeholders to develop strategies to help businesses and industry source secondary materials. Coca-Cola, Nestlé, McCormick, and Target among members.

June 13, 2017

Sustainable Packaging

Promising news in bioplastics?

Development of materials to help CPGs meet their sustainability goals is well underway, but major barriers to widespread adoption still exist.

June 12, 2017

Reusable/Returnable

Breit Technologies: Textured finishes

Cast & Cure decorative patterns can be applied to a variety of packaging substrates to create both a visual and a tactic splash.

June 7, 2017

Sustainability

Locked4Kids carton earns AmeriStar ‘Best of Show’ Award

IoPP reveals the winners of the 2017 AmeriStar Package Awards Competition, with the top award going to a child-resistant, senior-friendly reclosable pharmaceutical package.

May 26, 2017

PMMI News

Healthcare Packaging EXPO 2017 leads the way in pharma packaging innovation

Co-located with PACK EXPO Las Vegas, the event is the successor to the most comprehensive pharma event in years.

May 24, 2017

Reusable/Returnable

Water Vest wins DuPont Diamond

This year’s Diamond Award, the highest honor in the annual Dupont Award for Packaging Innovation, was awarded to the Fritz™ Water Vest, which allows people in developing countries to carry up to 20 pounds of water easily and safely.

May 22, 2017

Material handling

How an increasingly patient-centric approach is impacting cold chain

The custom nature of patient-centric treatments introduces new questions for pharmaceutical manufacturers and stakeholders in the pharma and biologics cold chain.

May 17, 2017

Containers

Loadhog Limited: User-friendly, collapsible transit container

The collapsible container features an integrated divider system, allowing the user to divide package contents, and the new design provides significant strength to prevent damage.

May 15, 2017