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Pat Reynolds

Pat Reynolds HeadshotWith nearly 40 years of experience as a packaging journalist, Pat has traveled the world to cover new technologies as they are put into practice. Though now happily retired, he keeps a hand in the business on occasion as Contributing Editor.

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It’s the age of the adaptive machine
The next frontier in packaging equipment is the adaptive machine, where machines are able to adapt to each product instead of running batches that conform to a fixed setup.
June 13, 2019
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Coke launches mixers in throwback glass bottle
Coca-Cola Signature Mixers, designed to pair with premium dark spirits, will be sold exclusively in the U.K. starting next month in sleek Hutchinson glass bottles—a nod to the silhouette of the first-ever Coca-Cola bottle from 1894.
May 24, 2019
Coke's mixers come in a Hutchinson glass bottle.
Sustainability
A new contender in the paper bottle segment
Paper bottle requires just 5 g of plastic, 75 percent of the materials used are made from renewable resources and are compostable, and the five parts of the pack separate easily for recycling.
April 23, 2019
The 3EPak container is the newest paper bottle concept.
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TE closure offers one-step opening
Featured at the ProFood Tech booth of Tetra Pak was WingCap 30, the newest generation of Tetra Pak’s closures that offer one-step opening.
March 28, 2019
Tetra Pak showed off its WingCap 30 at ProFood Tech.
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New take on TE
On display at ProFood Tech 2019 was a newly developed tamper-evident feature for cartons commonly used for popular brands of ice cream.
March 27, 2019
New TE lid from Huhtamaki.
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Wireless distributed I/O
SMC at ProFood Tech is showing an Ethernet/IP automation solution featuring wireless distributed I/O.
March 27, 2019
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Kroger digs retail-ready
Featured at Delkor's ProFood Tech booth was the news that Kroger has standardized on the Turbo Case for yogurt and sour cream.
March 27, 2019
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Clever carton for rice
Seen at ProFood Tech was a windowed carton for rice that is now rolling out in supermarkets across the country.
March 27, 2019
Ralston Family Farms has launched this windowed carton for rice.
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Shelf stable coffee shots
Coffee shots from Forto Coffee, on display at ProFood Tech, are said to be selling like hot cakes.
March 26, 2019
Coffee shot is shelf stable.
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Pulsed light decontamination news
The leading proponent and developer of pulsed light sterilization announced at ProFood Tech that it has formed two new partnerships.
March 25, 2019
Claranor's pulsed light sterilization is suitable for Silgan caps.
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