U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue indicated that issuance of the GMO labeling rule will be delayed until later this year, missing its July deadline. The USDA is still taking comments from other federal agencies and may incorporate some guidance prior to release.
World Packaging Organization (WPO) members, representing 20 countries, will participate in the 100th WPO Board Meeting, scheduled May 1st. The week long event alos includes WPO Working Groups – Education, Marketing and Sustainability – joining to discuss the ongoing projects and propose new actions in the subsequent Board Meeting.
Elif’s new Elif2Pouch pre-made pouch solution combines sustainability, convenience, performance and cost-efficiency. The company claims its neo-eco packaging solution is the next step in how sustainability is addressed in packaging innovation.
The new Inspyre protective packaging brand includes a spectrum of color possibilities to help enhance the customer experience with a different unboxing experience, and provide visual support for cause marketing and/or charitable campaigns.
Rapid advances in Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) technology is bringing connected devices, systems and people together to deliver actionable results and improve safety, productivity, sustainability, efficiency and reliability. Coupled with the emergence of IIoT is a continuous evolution of standards to help original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) build safer machines and likewise, help machine users and manufacturers improve the ease of maintenance while minimizing operational downtime. Today, machine users and manufacturers not only want to ensure new and existing machines are safe, but that they are connected for diagnostics, flexible in design, reliable and ready for now as well as the future.
A new partnership has formed between S-One Labels & Packaging and VerifyMe Inc., a technology solutions company that markets a broad patent portfolio and proprietary products that provide identifiers and serialization for authenticating, tracking and tracing functions for labels, packaging, and products.
In partnership with ABB and the University of Lincoln, OAL Group presents the second Food Manufacturing 2030 Conference. The event brings together retailers, manufacturers, and robotic and automation experts to discuss, debate and demonstrate the industry's future surrounded by the very latest in technological, robotic and automation advances transforming food handling and processing.
GlobalVision has released the new C8 cylinder scanner for companies requiring high quality scans of bottles, tubes or cans to ensure error-free packaging.