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Stand-up pouch for salami snack

A striking packaging format can make all the difference in the world when it comes to impulse purchases, and this stand-up pouch for a new chicken salami is striking indeed.

June 4, 2018

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Regulators coordinate to protect kids from controversial products

Controversy has its limits.

June 4, 2018

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Vision system speeds syringe filling

Designed to aid compounding pharmacies in precise robotic picking of loose syringes, this Smart Table vision system is more than just an accessory.

June 4, 2018

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Pharma patent cliff paves the way for new growth

Patent expires and the rise of drug launches are expected to stimulate growth in the pharmaceutical industry with consequent demand for packaging machinery.

June 4, 2018

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Zero-loss mentality fuels continuous improvement

In part two of this discussion, Scott Spencer, Vice President of Engineering, Nature’s Bounty, explains how a simple shift in mindset away from budgeted losses can be a spark for continuous improvement.

June 4, 2018

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Industry Watch—June 2018

A quick look on the latest supplier news, mergers, expansions, and people as listed in the June 2018 issue of Packaging World.

June 4, 2018

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Top Considerations for Selecting the Optimal Packaging Tape

In this video, Matt Reynolds, editor for Packaging World, talks with Bradley Dunlap, Shurtape’s product marketing manager for packaging tapes, about the importance of picking the right packaging tape for automated case sealing projects to ensure cost efficient and precise performance while minimizing downtime and limiting waste. The video offers key factors to review, including a project’s environment, pace and box type, as well as the tape’s grade, quality, shear strength and adhesiveness.

June 3, 2018

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Novel vf/f/s machine at Ipack Ima

Center stage at the Ipack Ima booth of one Italian packaging machinery OEM was a vertical form/fill/seal machine producing vacuum packaged rice or beans or grains, etc.

June 2, 2018

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Pretium wins three Ameristar awards

Pretium Packaging won three Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) Ameristar packaging awards, including “Best of Show”, for its SureHandle™ polyethylene terephthalate (PET) container that features an integrated handle.

June 1, 2018

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PET jars lend fun for kids’ chocolate vitamin supplements launch

Good Day Chocolate introduces children’s supplements, using playful, smiling graphics for this ‘chocolate delivery system.’

June 1, 2018

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Markem-Imaje and Cognex collaborate to evolve Mark & Read technology

Markem-Imaje and Cognex are deepening their existing partnership to develop the next generation of Mark & Read applications for global fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies.

June 1, 2018

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Pregis invests $6 million in Grand Rapids facility

Pregis announced it is investing an additional $6 million in its Pregis Films facility located in Grand Rapids.

June 1, 2018

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Universal Robots’ co-founder and CTO was awarded the Engelberger Robotics Award 2018

The American Robotic Industries Association (RIA) announced that Esben Østergaard is the recipient of the Engelberger Robotics Award 2018.

June 1, 2018