Plastics/resins

3D-printed package styles proliferate at Anita’s Balm

Since introducing a 3D-printed, PLA balm jar in 2014, Anita’s Balm has developed a number of new 3D-printed packaging designs for its own use and for sale to other brands.

January 8, 2016

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Protective/transport packaging

Internet shopping boosting protective packaging demand

Yet gains will moderate and offshoring of durable goods manufacturing presents a challenge to local packaging providers, says Freedonia report.

January 7, 2016

Sustainable Packaging

Reduce, reuse, recycle is the theme for GreenerPackage.com’s top 10 of 2015

Most-read articles center around commercial applications that reduce the use of petroleum-based plastics, the reuse of packaging materials, and recycling.

January 5, 2016

Contract packaging

In-house HPP replaces toll processing

This Houston startup sees a bright future for refrigerated ready meals with a ‘clean label’ thanks to High Pressure Processing. One unit is in and another will soon be paired with it.

January 5, 2016

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Japan Pack—the search for perfection

Where better to go than Japan Pack to get a taste of the Japanese packaging machinery sector’s focus on the delivery of a perfect final product to the end consumer?

January 5, 2016

Contract Packaging

Product giveaway reduced from 6% to 0.4%

By going from a manual to an automated method of putting crispy potato slices into trays, this leading UK potato processor has greatly reduced the amount of product given away.

January 4, 2016

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Home-delivered meals

The latest trend in home-delivered meals is to have pre-portioned uncooked gourmet foods delivered along with an established recipe so that consumers cook the food themselves.

January 4, 2016

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The teaching of package design in Sweden

Mats Olsson, package design instructor at Sweden’s Broby Grafiska—College of Cross Media, talks about how students move through this innovative package design program.

January 4, 2016

Plastics/resins

Report: Coatings for paper and board packaging on the rise

Growth attributed to a sustained demand for paper-based packaging materials prompted by urbanization, population growth, and the expansion of emerging economies.

January 4, 2016

Containers

Lufthansa bottle takes off in style

Lufthansa, Germany's largest airline, and Warsteiner, one of Germany's largest and privately owned breweries, marked Lufthansa's 60th anniversary with a limited-edition beer bottle.

December 29, 2015

Controls & Machine Components

Streamlining Integration with Pack ML

Lack of standardization in packaging lines—and manufacturing as a whole—results in time-consuming and expensive integration processes during line upgrades. More integrated manufacturing systems using PackML are benefitting not only end users, but OEMs, integrators and technology providers.

December 24, 2015

Conveying & accumulation

Natures Organics’ compact packaging meets retailer needs

Case packing and palletizing line with robotics and Transmodul transport conveyor system reduces footprint, increases output, and meets shelf-ready retailer needs.

December 22, 2015

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Intertape Polymer Group unveils new AUTO H2O Uniform Semi-Automatic Water-Activated Case Sealer

Intertape Polymer Group Inc. (“IPG” or the "Company"), a leading manufacturer of industrial tapes and films, has added a new uniform semi-automatic water-activated case sealer, called the AUTO H2O, to its line of Interpack brand complementary packaging systems.

December 17, 2015