Dorner’s SmartFlex Pallet System conveyors are now available in D-Tools, Dorner’s online conveyor configurator that includes 2D and 3D CAD libraries and other functions. Using D-Tools, project engineers, plant managers and others can now design a SmartFlex Pallet System conveyor to fit their exact application in a matter of minutes.
Art of Tea recently launched its fresh line of individually wrapped Eco Pyramid Teabag sachets, completing the company's rebranding efforts. The sachets, which are available in both bulk cases and retail-ready packaging, now feature the same striking patterns as the company's Artisan Tea Tins and Glass Canisters.
Our digital world makes it easier than ever for marketers to adjust and optimize campaigns in nearly real-time. Brands today can test, optimize and personalize marketing like never-before on an ongoing-basis. But what about the “marketing material” the product comes in (i.e. its packaging)? There’s a permanence associated with packaging once the product goes to market.
Fort Dearborn Company has completed its acquisition of NCL Graphic Specialties Inc. The combination enhances Fort Dearborn’s leadership position in the decorative label and packaging marketplace by broadening the company’s geographic footprint, capacity and capabilities.
With the majority of global consumers already recycling, demand for environmentally friendly packaging will increase further in response to heightened publicity around plastics ending up in the ocean, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
Stand-up pouches(SUPs) is now one of the fastest growing flexible packaging formats with global demand expected to pass 90 billion units in 2017, according to a report from AMI. The favorable development of the total supply chain cost of stand-up pouches and their stronger proposition to promote sustainability compared with rigid packaging alternatives will continue to be the key drivers of demand.
Harmless Harvest, an organic coconut water producer, has released limited edition packaging for the holiday season. The festive bottles feature whimsical and bright snowflakes, and a case of 12 bottles includes a bow and gift tag. These shareable case packs are also perfect to stock up for holiday events.
From start to finish, and at every stop along the way, the familiar corrugated box perpetually excels as the world’s most renewable packaging option. Corrugated is a recycling success story that just keeps getting better, with a stellar 2016 annual U.S. recovery rate of 93%.
Attendees gained insight on flexible packaging sustainability, brand success stories and more through nearly two days’ worth of education and networking at the event. From the opening keynote to a special panel discussion on materials for standup pouches, sustainability and the future of flexible packaging recyclability were two topics discussed to at least some extent in nearly every presentation.
According to Persistence Market Research, the global flexible plastic packaging market has witnessed healthy growth. As the study states, the market is projected to witness a high 6.7% CAGR during the period assessment of 2017-2022.