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Announcing the Winners of WorldStar Packaging Awards 2021

January 12, 2021

Though the WPO (World Packaging Organisation) turned to virtual judging for WorldStar 21 with two rounds of judging taking place, WPO members, representing 34 countries from all around the world, spent hours going through 345 submissions before meeting via the Zoom platform for final deliberations to choose the 194 winners of WorldStar Packaging Awards 2021.

Robopac's Role in Packaging and Transportation of COVID-19 Vaccine

December 17, 2020

End-of-line packaging and technology partner to Pfizer, Robopac will be guaranteeing the vaccine's packaging and transport safety following its contribution to the development of solutions for the packaging of pharmaceutical products made by the pharma company.

Vericool to Launch Vaccine Recyclable and Compostable Shipping Cooler

November 30, 2020

Vericool, the inventors of the world’s first recyclable/biodegradable cooler, has developed a worldwide sustainable thermal solution for shipping COVID-19 vaccines that is both recyclable and compostable.

Metsä Board’s New Pharma Packaging Offers Tamper-Evident Features

November 17, 2020

In order to demonstrate different tamper-evident features, Metsä Board’s packaging design team produced two samples using MetsäBoard Pro FBB Bright folding boxboard.

EDL Launches Improved Double Tight Wrap DTW 25 Shrink Bundling System

November 10, 2020

The DTW 25 shrink-wrapping machine applies two perpendicular bands of LDPE film to tightly unitize and totally enclose multipacks of packaged products. The new system uses servo controls to manage the sealing of up to 25 bundles per minute.

IoPP Announces 2020 AmeriStar Package Award Winners

November 5, 2020

There were 27 winners, including six student award winners, selected as recipients of a 2020 AmeriStar Package Award, one of the packaging industry’s most prestigious design awards programs,produced by IoPP, The Institute of Packaging Professionals.

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Congress Sets Sights on Puerto Rico for Pharma Supply Stream

Walt Berghahn

November 3, 2020

The same government that destroyed Puerto Rico’s economy and the domestic pharmaceutical industry by repealing Section 936 in 2006 is now going to tell you what heroes they are by reviving that industry. It might be easier said than done.

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Sanitary Equipment Design for the Times

Two companies offer tips on what to look for in sanitary equipment and how it can help to reduce product recall and improve productivity.

Kristen Kazarian

November 2, 2020

Sanitary equipment is used in food, pharmaceutical, meat and dairy packaging applications religiously. In times like these — during a pandemic or other situations that threaten food safety — it is of utmost important to know what you need.

Reliable Packaging Tape Is More Critical Due to the Increase of Ecommerce

November 2, 2020

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, eCommerce and online shopping have been on the rise and is expected to grow by 18% by the end of 2020. As stores have been forced to close due to economic conditions and social distancing orders have been put into place, more consumers are making their purchases online.