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Castrol Partnering with Pulpex for Paper Bottles

The lubricant maker aims to reduce its plastic footprint by incorporating Pulpex’s paper-based packaging.

Younger Generations Leading Momentum for Sustainable Packaging

Despite the pandemic disruption, 83% of consumers among younger generations (<44) showed a willingness to pay more for sustainable packagin…

Amcor Rigid Packaging Appoints Two Personnel

Rodrigo Lecot as Vice President and General Manager of Latin America and Dan Murphy as Vice President of North America Operations.

Spartech Joins The Association of Plastic Recyclers

The company says its membership shows its focus on sustainable plastics.

Report: Beverage Cans Market worth $31.2 billion by 2026

The non-alcoholic beverages application segment among the other beverage type is expected to hold one of the largest share in the beverage …

NatureWorks and IMA Announce New Partnership for Compostable Coffee Pods

The partnership aims to accelerate the availability of a turnkey solution for K-Cup compatible compostable coffee pods in North America.

Plastic Caps and Closures Market to Grow

The market experienced moderate growth during the pandemic, and that growth is expected to continue through 2022.

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Machinery

J. Skinner Baking Automation is a Piece of Cake

Thanks to a modular machine system, a complex classic dessert is packaged with accuracy and speed. …

Flexible Packaging

Flexible Packaging Makes Sense

Sam Paul

The benefits of music-related mass gatherings usually always outweigh the negatives, but imagine thousands of people a day throwing away plastic bottles and cups into a limited number of receptacles. …

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Materials

What the Future Holds for Packaging

William J. Madl

The future of packaging is in these five areas and trends. …

Coronavirus Coverage

What’s So Appealing About SCARA Robots?

Dean Elkins

Manufacturers are reevaluating their production capacity and implementing new technologies to deal with the uptick in demand. …

Brand Packaging

How to Choose the Right Packaging for Your Business

Miriam Brafman

This two-step process breaks down the options to create a packaging that stands out and creates an enjoyable experience with consumers. …

Packaging News

4 Fresh Produce Applications Where Retail-Ready Packaging Is Gaining Ground

A new Freedonia Group analysis projects retail-ready boxes to be one of the fastest growing packaging types used in the fresh produce industry through 2024. …

Brand Packaging

Oscar Mayer Rebrands Entire Product Line

Oscar Mayer is unveiling a new look, packaging and creative platform called “Keep It Oscar”—built to unite the brand’s entire portfolio of products and bring the iconic American brand into …

Summer Suncare Line Up

Kristin Joker

Spring in Michigan can be freezing one day and sweltering the next. If you're lucky enough to be in Michigan throughout March and April, there is a good chance you will need both gloves and sunscreen. Having the fairest skin of all, I have officially begun sorting through the sunscreen bin.

Case Forming/ Packing/ Sealing

Schur Star Offers Double and Triple Bagging of Sterile Products

The SchurStar Packaging Machine offers fully automated bagging of pharmaceutical items.

Classifieds

VentPerf Needling Tools & Systems

Improve ventilation or moisture release
For paper, film, laminates, wallpaper
Hole sizes adjustable on the fly
Perforation density up…

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Blogs

What I Learned from My Freezer

By Stephen Dombroski

Like most people around the world, my family and I have been doing whatever we can to adjust to life under the restrictions that have been put in place to address the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the first things we did was determine what supplies we needed to buy to prepare ourselves for a world where we might not be able to leave our house. The first task was to go through our inventory of frozen food.

Speed and Agility — the Engines Behind the New Normal

By Tom Newmaster

Cannabis Industry Ignites Job Market for Design and Packaging

By Tom Newmaster

Personal Care Packaging

Solutions to Maximize Oxygen Protection in Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Products

Airnov’s Oxynov Barrier Bottles and Pharmakeep are designed to protect oxygen-sensitive products.

Machinery

Muller In-Mold Labeling Automation System for 5-Gal Pails

The new IML system is designed to offer major improvements over standard pressure-sensitive and printed systems.

Sustainable Packaging

RSVLTS Switches Gears to Eco-Friendly Packaging

The new 100% compostable packaging marks a rollout for all future releases.

Inspection/Detection/Vision

Antares Vision Introduces Label & Print Layout Quality Control System

AV Print Inspector offers whole-label inspection, including image matching, code reading and color detection, at speeds up to 80 meters/minute.

Packaging Strategies

2021 May

Flexible packaging continues its rise. Delve deeper into the reasons why in this issue. We also explain the latest buzzword in food packaging as well as why counting may make more cents for you than weighing. (See what we did there?)

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