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Packaging World
April 2021
In This Issue
Primary Packaging
QC Boost Through X-ray Inspection
This high-quality pet product company cares deeply about what’s in the packages it ships, so management made x-ray inspection part of a recent plant expansion.
April 1, 2021
Protective/Transport Packaging
A Chain of Changes
In this column, we will check in with several topics, and as it happens, the topics flow from one to the next like a chain of crucial information for packagers.
March 31, 2021
COVID-19
Speed-to-Market in the Wake of COVID-19
A full-speed-ahead approach should include a well-defined destination and the avoidance of speed bumps.
March 30, 2021
Package Design
Amped-up Paper, Other Materials Make Inroads on Rigid Plastics
It’s too soon to say if all the anti-virgin plastic rhetoric from environmental critics will have a lasting impact on the packaging materials mix.
March 26, 2021
Materials & Containers
Post-Consumer Recycled Material Getting Traction
Argentine dairy producer Mastellone Hnos of Buenos Aires positions its La SerenĂsima Original milk brand as a natural product.
March 25, 2021
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Case Coding Replaces Manual Operation
TruFood Manufacturing is a co-manufacturer specializing in protein bars and chocolate products. A recent installation automated case printing of key information such as best-by date, customer name, flavor, bar code, etc.
March 25, 2021
Flexibles
Emirates Printing Press Wins Three Gold Awards from Flexible Packaging Association
Of the 11 Gold Achievement Awards handed out in the 2021 FPA Awards Competition, three were won by Emirates Printing Press of the United Arab Emirates.
March 21, 2021
Primary Packaging
Hartz Mountain liquid filling line upgrade features unscrambling through case packing
From unscrambling straight through to case packing, this versatile new line features filling and capping out of Italy and a small-footprint case packer from Germany for a variety of pet shampoo SKUs.
March 20, 2021
Flexibles
Dual Chamber Pouch Keeps Medical Devices Safe
The FPA honored Amcor with a Gold Award in Technical Innovation for its Dual Chamber Pouch, a specialty multi-layer pouch consisting of a peelable medical device chamber and a non-peelable desiccant chamber.
March 20, 2021
Sustainable Packaging
Heinz UK Launches Recyclable Paperboard Multipack to Replace LDPE Shrink
The new Heinz Eco-Friendly Sleeve design features a robust and convenient handle that enables consumers to carry multiple cans of Heinz Soups, Beanz, and Pasta products without plastic shrink film.
March 16, 2021
Primary Packaging
Utah Distillery Opts for Bottling Upgrade
From hand filling and labeling to a fully enclosed rinse/fill/cork solution with a ‘de-dusting’ component, High West Distillery is making its mark in the whisky category.
March 15, 2021
E-commerce/D2C packaging
Subscription D2C Supplement Brand Makes Sustainable Impression at Unboxing
A new-to-science fatty acid supplement promises to improve longevity. Seraphina Therapeutics created a sustainability-minded D2C packaging and unboxing experience to align with and amplify the discovery.
March 12, 2021
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