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Embracing Sustainability in Food and Beverage Processing

Tackling Ethical Consumption in a Growing World

January 23, 2019

As the Earth’s population is expected to grow by more than two billion people in the next 30 years according to a 2017 United Nations report, it will become more imperative to address the sustainability of food processing. Population growth translates to higher required food output and consumers—specifically millennials—have concerns surrounding the environmental impact of today’s food supply chain. This leads them to seek out brands that proactively address the matter.

Materials Technology: Rigid Containers

Rigid Packaging Suppliers Target Improved Supply Chains

The focus is on raw materials, manufacturing, transportation and consumer experience.

Ashish Saxena

January 8, 2019

Manufacturers of rigid plastics packaging are increasingly responding to the demands of brand owners and co-packers who seek nimbler, more efficient supply chains and are interested in new ways to differentiate their containers and improve the sustainability of operations and packaging.

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Automation Feature: Automation & Controls

HMI Advances: Is There a Perfect HMI for Every Packaging Machine?

With recent HMI hardware advances, today’s industrial touchscreens should provide key standard features while offering enough options to support wide-ranging applications.

Eric Reiner

January 8, 2019

Due to ongoing advances in HMI technology in terms of hardware and software, the range of options keeps growing — creating new solutions for specific machines or lines that will support safer, more modular designs and intuitive operation.

Filling and Sealing Machines Enable Quick Entry Into Cosmetics, Food Markets

December 26, 2018

The OPTIMA FM1 filling machine and the OPTIMA CM1 sealing machine enable quick entry into the cosmetics, food and chemicals markets. This is due to the machines’ short delivery time, plug-and-play design and low space requirement.

Market Trends: Beverage Packaging

3 Winning Elements Necessary in Wine Packaging

Among the stiff competition in the wine category, distinctive packaging and design is essential.

Joe Peleg

December 17, 2018

For the beverage industry, the power of packaging has never been more important — new entrants into the space can literally live or die by it. With the global marketplace becoming more crowded, the opportunity to get noticed on-shelf or online is more competitive than ever.

Gerhard Schubert GmbH’s Plant Receives Factory of the Year 2018 Award

December 14, 2018

For the first time ever, Gerhard Schubert GmbH took part in the Factory of the Year 2018 competition, and its Crailsheim site was awarded the top prize.

Ishida Designer Wins Kyoto Inventors Award

December 7, 2018

Toshiharu Kageyama, mechanical engineer with Ishida Research and Development in Japan, was awarded the 62nd Kyoto Inventors Award for an oval-shaped 18-head multi-head weigher.

tna Solutions Opens New Manufacturing Plant for Food Packaging

November 29, 2018

tna has officially opened a brand new, state-of-the-art Australian manufacturing facility to triple its production capabilities.

Drones Added to Filling Lines Help Reduce Bottle Breakage

November 27, 2018

With its recent acquisition of a significant share in Canada-based Smart Skin Technologies, German glass packaging manufacturer Schott aims to leverage drone technology to raise packaging quality and reduce breakage on filling lines.

Co-Packing: Go Beyond Packaging

Contract packers offer an all-around service as an extension of the customer’s workforce.

Rainer Schindler

November 13, 2018

Many companies outsource the filling and packing of their products to specialized service providers. While the profile of such a contract packer was previously limited to packaging alone, nowadays companies look for experts who can supply an all-in-one service.