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Machinery Technology: Conveying

Matching Conveyors with Applications

Follow these tips for a clear path to the best return on investment

Stacy Johnson, senior marketing manager, Dorner Mfg.

November 12, 2018

How much do you really know about conveyors? When it comes to specifying a conveyor system to be integrated into a new project, do you know the right questions to ask up front?

Hot New Non-Alocoholic Beverage Hits Shelves

Hot New Non-Alcoholic Beverage Hits Shelves

November 11, 2018

Chillio is a startup brand created by three friends. Bored with mainstream adult drinks, the trio set out to find an interesting product that would challenge the soft drink category.

Cover Story: Household Packaging

Putting the Home in Household Packaging

Packaging for the household sector is becoming greener, more functional and more transparent.

Kristen Kazarian

November 9, 2018

When we think of household packaging we often think of laundry pods, disinfectant spray bottles, and surface cleaners in aluminum cans or rigid containers that include a trigger spray or aerosol. Not anymore.

Market Trends: Snack Food Packaging

5 Trends Pushing Snack Food Packaging

Consumers find balance and satisfaction through mindful snacking.

Kristen Kazarian

November 8, 2018

When it comes to snack food choices, consumers know what they want and how to buy them. E-commerce packaging for snacks is showing fast growth in the U.S., according to “Snack Foods – Packaging and Processing Market Assessment and Trends 2018,” by PMMI Business Intelligence.

Vision Inspection System Uses AI to Increase Accuracy

November 8, 2018

Acquire Automation’s new Q Series CapQ vision inspection system features 360-degree inspection of capped beverage and consumer good containers. The system inspects for cap height, cap skew and raised or missing cap, and integrity of the tamper-evident band.

Organic Baby Food Brand Refreshes Packaging

November 7, 2018

Healthy Times — a premium, verified non-GMO, organic brand for babies and toddlers — is now appealing to a new generation of parents that are seeking quality options for their children’s nutrition.

Smart Workstation Combines Manual Production System with App Platform

November 7, 2018

The Smart Workstation combines Bosch Rexroth’s manual production system with Tulip’s Manufacturing App Platform to increase operator productivity through a powerful Industry 4.0 workstation.

StePak Produce Packaging Offers Added Functionality, Sustainability

Produce Packaging Offers Added Functionality, Less Plastic

November 6, 2018

StePac L.A. Ltd. has launched Xflow, a flowpack solution for blueberries that reduces waste through the supply chain, saves labor costs and uses leaner plastic packaging.

Kombucha Brand Believes in Power of Positive Addiction

November 5, 2018

Kombucha start-up brand FIX8 recently launched with an identity appealing to core kombucha consumers with a commitment to health that goes above and beyond the norm.

Distillery Moves from Artisinal Spirits to Perfume

The Art of Distillery Used to Create Perfume

November 2, 2018

La Distillerie de Paris distillery is run by two brothers who have been creating artisanal gins, vodkas, brandies, aged spirits and whiskeys. Now, they have launched their very first eau de parfum.