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January 2021

Packaging World January 2021

Brenda Chamulak Named President, Tekni-Plex Packaging Products

Brenda Chamulak joined Tekni-Plex as president of its newly created Packaging Products division that includes Action Technology, Tekni-Films, Tri-Seal, Flexible Healthcare Packaging, and Dolco Packaging businesses within Tekni-Plex.

October 12, 2020

Tekni Plex Brenda Chamulak

Placon Focuses on Sustainability with Solar Energy Partnership

Placon is collaborating with MG&E to purchase locally generated, carbon free solar energy from the O’Brien Solar Fields.

October 2, 2020

Cells Remain Upright in Floating Spherical Shipper

Fragile 3D microtissues for drug development and testing must remain upright in transit. This sphere-on-water system takes cues from boats while keeping products in temperature range.

September 24, 2020

4-part shipper keeps fragile microtissues in plates upright.

6-Axis Robots for Confined Spaces

ABB extends its line of small six-axis industrial robots with the launch of the IRB 1300 designed for use in small spaces and available in three versions, 11 kg/0.9 m, 10 kg/1.15m, and 7 kg/1.4 m.

September 16, 2020

Processing Equipment

Mpac Group plc Acquires Switchback Group Inc.

Mpac Group plc, a global packaging solutions group, has acquired Switchback Group Inc., a provider of packaging machinery and automation solutions to the food and beverage and healthcare markets.

September 10, 2020

Recycled-Content Copolyester

Eastman offers Tritan Renew copolyester with up to 50% certified recycled content for a variety of products, including reusable sports bottles, food-storage containers, and cosmetics packaging.

June 26, 2020

White Top Kraftliner

BillerudKorsnäs launches Pure Performance, a white top kraftliner that offers packaging material reduction due to its 3-ply construction.

June 24, 2020

Billerud Korsnäs

Recyclable PET Canister

Ring Container Technologies offers the SmartCAN, a100% recyclable PET canister.

June 22, 2020

Ring Container Smart Can

Inline Barcode Verifier

The DataMan 475 inline barcode verifier from Cognex provides automated high-speed verification and quality reporting for 1D, 2D, and direct part mark (DPM) codes.

May 22, 2020

Wraparound Labeler

Herma US’s compact 362E wraparound labeler is fitted with two Herma 500 applicators that, in two-sided operations, can label up to 200 products/min.

April 28, 2020

Large-parcel Singulator

MHS launches the Activated Roller Belt (ARB) large-parcel singulator designed to keep automated sortation systems running smoothly, transforming a bulk flow of packages into a single-file stream, critical for high-throughput operations.

April 20, 2020

Shrink-Wrapping Machines

EDL’s Double Tight Wrap shrink-wrapping machines use two perpendicular bands of LDPE film that are fused during heat shrinking to tightly unitize and totally enclose multipacks of packaged pet foods.

April 15, 2020

Edl Double Tight Wrap System

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