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PACK EXPO Show Preview

Get Ready for the Show: Pack Expo International 2018

Tips to master the Pack Expo International floor.

September 11, 2018

PACK EXPO International and the co-located Healthcare Packaging EXPO take place October 14–17 in Chicago. The show will bring together more than 2,500 exhibitors and 50,000 packaging industry professionals covering 1.2 million net square feet of exhibit space.

PMMI Announces Finalists for Technology Excellence Awards

September 10, 2018

Twenty-one Technology Excellence Awards finalists in seven categories will be highlighted during PACK EXPO International and Healthcare Packaging EXPO 2018 with show attendees serving as the ultimate final judge.

PMMI Technology Excellence Awards Deadline Extended

July 3, 2018

PMMI's Technology Excellence Awards recognizes exhibitors’ innovative technology—newly developed and never seen before at a PACK EXPO International event. The deadline is July 11 to submit an application. Finalists receive editorial coverage in the show daily, an ad in the show guide, photo and summary of the new technology or product.

Bosch to Sell Packaging Business

June 29, 2018

Bosch has decided to look for a buyer for its packaging machinery business (PA), more specifically the pharmaceuticals and food units of the Packaging Technology division.

Market Trends: Packaging Sales

4 Key Sales Challenges on the Horizon for the Packaging Industry

Move to the next level with customer retention, the right staff, technology and the economy.

Kevin McGirl

May 18, 2018

The packaging industry is growing. The value of the global packaging services market is forecast to grow from $33.7 billion in 2017 to $50 billion in 2022, according to research from Smithers Pira.

Registration Opens for PACK EXPO International

May 9, 2018

PACK EXPO International and co-located Healthcare Packaging EXPO (Oct. 14–17, 2018; McCormick Place, Chicago) registration is now open. Produced by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, the shows feature more than 1.2 million net square feet of exhibit space.

Sniff Seal Technology Enables Scent Permeation Through Packaging Closure

May 3, 2018

Tekni-Plex Inc. has developed Sniff Seal technology, the first liner to enable scent permeation through an induction seal closure liner without affecting the seal or compromising the contents.

A Primer on the Remote Capabilities of the Internet of Things

Jessica Wettstein

January 27, 2018

Videojet recently surveyed engineers and plant managers in North America about both their understanding of remote capabilities and the benefits of using them. The results point to the need to clarify what remote capabilities are and how they can help keep lines and plants running more smoothly and predictably by today’s standards and the growing trend toward the IoT.

Market Trends: Blow Molding

In-House Blow-Molding Offers Advantages

Advances make container molding more attractive for beverage operations.

Kathie Canning

January 15, 2018

Numerous processors of drinkable yogurts, other ready-to-drink (RTD) dairy beverages and RTD nondairy beverages rely on blow-molded bottles for their products. In many cases, these bottles are produced elsewhere and delivered to the processing facilities.

F4 robots at the Destrooper-Olivier installation

Machinery Technology: Filling & Closing

Packaging Robots Offer Gentle Handling for Star Product

Belgian biscuit manufacturer Destrooper-Olivier relies on packing technology from Gerhard Schubert GmbH for its flagship Almond Thins.

Georg Koutsogiannis i.A.

January 11, 2018

Family owned Destrooper-Olivier, a well-known manufacturer of Belgian bakery products worldwide, was looking for a packaging solution for its award-winning almond biscuits which, in addition to high efficiency, would ensure gentle handling of the fragile baked goods.