Flexo machine and equipment provider TRESU and mounting tape manufacturer Lohmann have collaborated to show how flexo printing can efficiently meet brand-owners’ expectations for high-quality, impactful folding carton packaging.
Flexo machine and equipment provider TRESU and mounting tape manufacturer Lohmann have collaborated to show how flexo printing can efficiently meet brand-owners’ expectations for high-quality, impactful folding carton packaging.
On 29 October, the UK Government announced a potential tax for plastic packaging products that contain less than 30% of recycled content. The proposed tax is credit negative for plastic packaging manufacturers because it disincentivizes the use of plastic packaging and as such has the potential to reduce industry growth rates. Moreover, the required use of at least 30% recycled content to avoid the tax could drive up raw material prices for recycled materials and negatively affect the profitability of plastic packaging firms.
Koch Membrane Systems (KMS), a global leader in the development and manufacture of membrane-based filtration technologies, announces the commissioning of a PURON® PLUS packaged MBR system in Saskatoon, a city within the province of Saskatchewan, Canada.
Graphic Packaging International (GPI), a leading provider of paper-based packaging solutions for food, beverage, foodservice and other consumer products, won the prestigious Folding Carton of the Year award at the 2018 Paperboard Packaging Council's carton competition, held on October 25 in Atlanta, Georgia.
JUST Water, the innovative global water brand from the United States, has received the 'Best Packaging Solution' award at the 2018 Global Bottled Water Congress with its unique Tetra Top® carton bottle.
Futerra and The Consumer Goods Forum today launch The Honest Product Guide, revealing new rewards for product transparency on social, health, environmental and safety issues
100% of the Family Company's Plastic Packaging to be Recyclable, Reusable or Compostable by 2025
Today, SC Johnson is announcing a series of commitments to further reduce its own plastic footprint, by boosting recycled plastic content in its packaging, supporting reuse of plastic bottles through concentrated refills, and launching an effort to make Ziploc® bags recyclable at curbside.
Creating opportunities for converting companies in packaging exhibitions taking place in emerging South-East Asian countries: this is the mission of PRINTECH, the brand – and format – created by Acimga in partnership with UBM Allworld. This industry-focused approach promotes dialogue with the business community, consistently with the policy pursued by the Italian manufacturers association of machinery for the graphic, converting and paper industry.
Ettlinger, part of Maag and Dover (NYSE: DOV), will show high-performance solutions in the field of melt filtration involving different levels of contamination at the Fakuma 2018 trade fair, taking place October 16-20, 2018, in Friedrichshafen, Germany. The exhibit will focus particularly on Ettlinger's ECO filter systems, which were originally developed for compounding and filtering gels and agglomerates, but are also very popular in PET applications for removing aluminum, paper, silicone or PVC from bottle regrind. ECO melt filters are now available with a 60µm screen size, and together with the ERF filter series – the version for higher contaminant levels – this product family enhances the Maag Group's broad portfolio, which also includes pumps, strand and underwater pelletizing systems and pulverizers.
Not one week passes where we are not exposed to news about e-commerce developments. In 2017, an estimated 1.66 billion people worldwide purchased goods online and the trend is accelerating and expanding into new goods which till now mainly relied on traditional retail – e.g. frozen food and home decoration.
Epson Robots Expert to Lead Sessions for Robot Automation Beginners
Adents DispaX allows all supply chain stakeholders to verify, decommission, and aggregate serialized products.
Leading serialization and track & trace solutions provider Adents has introduced a new mobile application developed for pharmaceutical warehouses, wholesalers, distributors and dispensers (such as pharmacies and hospitals) for improved traceability throughout the supply chain.
Automation solutions provider Omron is ready to demonstrate why it is the industry's foremost trusted partner in packaging with a series of technology demos at the upcoming PACK EXPO 2018. These demos will include advanced solutions in traceability, flexible manufacturing, customization and more.