August 2020

Packaging World August 2020

Brands Keep Pace by Eliminating Racist Packaging Imagery

Many brands are retiring controversial brand mascots in order to better reflect the consumers they serve. Here’s a glimpse into their calculus.

July 29, 2020

Robotics Special Report: Case Packer for Croutons Saves Dough on Corrugated

Specialty food products manufacturer installs a robotic case packer for croutons that can keep pace with the rest of the packaging line, while saving costs on shelf-ready packaging, as well.

July 28, 2020

The MSP-200 features semi-automated changeover, which allows it to convert to different case configurations in less than 10 minutes.

Packagers Stay the COVID-19 Course

Packaging pros adjusted fast to the ‘new normal’ of a pandemic, and have been maintaining for months now, a new Packaging World survey reveals. Three months on from our first survey, we see improvements in CAPEX freedom and a reduction in hiring freezes.

July 27, 2020

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Volatility Breeds Leaps Forward

I may have mentioned it here before, but one of the advantages of reading every issue of Packaging World from cover to cover is the speed at which I can pick up on trends or recurring themes.

July 27, 2020

Redefining the Packaging Organization of the Future

Packaging is in a transformational state, driving disruptive innovation across the industry.

July 27, 2020

A Line Designed for Container Variety

When your growing contract packaging business has you using one line for filling glass and plastic in eight sizes and applying both lug and CT caps, that line had better be versatile.

July 23, 2020

The shrink-sleeve labeler features servo drive technology and applies either a full-body or a neck label (shown left).

Ice Age-Era Water Taps Mother Nature for Product, Packaging

Finnish natural mineral water Vellamo combines glass packaging with a transparent, wood-based polypropylene label to complement its brand story and sustainability goals.

July 15, 2020

Moxie Cannabis Makes Move from Plastic to Paper—at a Cost

Company replaces plastic and paper sleeves for its range of cannabis products with more costly FSC-certified, chlorine-free paper, as part of its vision to become the first fully-integrated, carbon-negative cannabis company.

July 14, 2020

Moxie live resin

Reduced Material E-comm Play for N.A.E., Henkel's Organic Beauty Brand

Henkel’s organic-certified beauty brand N.A.E. (Naturale Antica Erboristeria) is piloting an Amazon-backed e-commerce project that features reduced packaging material and optimized supply chain methods.

July 7, 2020

Aluminum Pneumatic Cylinder

Emerson Industrial Automation offers the Aventics TM5 TaskMaster aluminum pneumatic cylinder designed to increase reliability and productivity and reduce vibration and noise.

July 6, 2020

28760 Tm5 Cylinder

Five U.S. Packaging Bills Under Consideration

While each one of the five proposed bills taps into elements valuable to advancing a circular economy for packaging, none provides a complete strategy across the entire recycling system.

July 6, 2020

High Speed Spouted Pouch Filling, Capping System

The Bossar BCF-2 linear system can handle a variety of products and spouted pouch formats as a dual lane linear system filling and capping at 120 to 140 PPM.

July 2, 2020

Bossar Bcf 2 Spouted Pouch Fill Cap Press Photo

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