Beverage

Matcha powder stays fresh with cap-dispensing system

Beverage-bottle cap dispensing systems that keep powdered ingredients dry until the time of use have become a popular way to preserve the potency of some products.

January 6, 2017

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Beverage

Light-blocking label opens up package design possibilities

The innovative Pentalabel eklipse label substrate from Klöckner Pentaplast blocks light so brand owners can use PET bottles instead of HDPE. The shrink-sleeve label increases shelf life, frees up design and provides a more environmentally friendly packaging option.

December 14, 2016

Beverage

Mars Drinks rethinks Freshpack design

After a Life Cycle Assessment of its single-serve Freshpack pouch for coffee and tea, Mars Drinks make changes that reduce the carbon footprint of the package by 31%.

December 13, 2016

Beverage

Holographic cold-brew coffee label pays homage to Texas roots

A mosaic-‘tiled’ lizard printed with metallized inks and earth-tone colors inspired by the artisan spirit of Austin, TX, creeps across labels for Chameleon Cold-Brew coffee.

December 12, 2016

Beverage

Compact end-to-end solutions for PET beverage bottles

The SMI Group offers end-to-end packaging solutions designed to cover every beverage market, specializing in turnkey systems that start with PET blow-molding and end with automated palletizing.

December 2, 2016

Beverage

3D printer taps out a beer carrier

Lightweight craft beer carrier is still strong enough to hold a six-pack.

November 30, 2016

Beverage

Premium tea and coffee in a portable, brew-in-the-bag pouch

Coffeebrewer Nordic engineers a stand-up pouch for its premium tea and coffee products. An integrated coffee/tea filter allows consumers to brew the products right in the bag for on-the-go convenience.

November 29, 2016

Beverage

A compact cartoner handles a wide range of beverage container sizes

The Quikflex 300 multipack cartoner from Graphic Packaging International is targeted for beer and beverage companies looking for a small-footprint, continuous motion solution. The highly adjustable machine features quick, tool-less changeovers for multipacks of two to 12 containers of heights from 3.5 inches to 11 inches.

November 29, 2016

Conveying & Product Handling

A floor-level accumulator offers true first-in-first-out feeding

The new DYNAC 6300 multi-lane accumulator from Hartness is a patent-pending floor-level system with a unique racetrack profile, providing pressureless single-file accumulating that outputs bottles sequentially just like customary vertical machines.

November 17, 2016

Beverage

An integrated case/tray packer for craft beer cans

The 1210 Combo machine from WestRock combines a DuoDozen secondary packaging machine with a corrugated tray packer to handle 4-packs, 24-packs and virtually any configuration in between at 600 cans per minute.

November 17, 2016

Beverage

Basket carrier erector

From Wayne Automation Corp. comes the WBC Basket Carrier Erector, which is only 6 feet long and erects paperboard carriers in an upright position to simplify insertion into corrugated cases.

November 17, 2016

Beverage

Portable, shelf-stable cocktails

A two compartment snap-fit package from Plastic Technologies, Inc. brings the party wherever customers are.

November 8, 2016

Beverage

Shrink label film blocks light, extending shelf and protecting contents’ flavor profile

Klöckner Pentaplast’s new Pentalabel® eklipse™ shrink label film, aimed at the dairy market and beyond, introduces maximum light blocking properties into the film process and satisfies a long-standing market need.

November 8, 2016