Representatives from 20 packaging associations, members of the World Packaging Organization (WPO), met in Jinan, China, for the judging of the WorldStar Packaging Awards. There were 319 packaging projects from 35 countries that entered.
Charter NEX Films has opened a new facility at the Carolina Pines Industrial Park in Blythewood, South Carolina. The facility will house state-of-the-art production technologies to manufacture blown films, which are a critical component in food, medical, and protective packaging.
On September 28, 2018, AMERIPEN and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation brought together more than 20 thought leaders from across the U.S. packaging value chain to discuss how to navigate the ever-changing packaging landscape and harness innovation and scale to achieve lasting improvements.
Comexi’s Manel Xifra Boada Technology Center, or Comexi CTec, is expanding its training programs for 2019 to include a new course focused on flexo presses.
M&As have brought together many plants producing a variety of work flows and packaging requirements. Flexo presses should be tailored to each individual plant’s requirement and niche market
Most machinery manufacturers design, engineer and build equipment according to how they perceive the overall market, and then competition follows suit. It is the old cookie-cutter approach.