In February, the packaging world collectively turned its head toward the announcement of LOOP, a revolutionary and potentially disruptive paradigm shift in the way major brands provide high-quality packaging while simultaneously putting recycling and waste reduction front and center.

The partnership will allow SICK to provide customers with a combined package of SICK’s innovative sensor technology and ACS’s software platform.

Hamer-Fischbein, a world leader in bag closing technology and packaging solutions, announced the appointment of Thurman Melson, formerly from Honeywell International to the position of president. 

Golden West Packaging Group LLC, a holding company for packaging businesses announced it has acquired  Allpak Container LLC, a Pacific Northwest-based packaging provider. 

Piab has introduced piLIFT SMART, a more energy-efficient, quieter, ergonomic vacuum lifter that uses the same principles of physics as all vacuum lifters and is the market’s first Industry 4.0-ready vacuum lifter. 

Comprising 90 different packaging designs across multiple categories, the unique Jack's store-brand range is rolling out across a number of stores.

PTI, a global leader in plastic packaging development, has named Sumit Mukherjee as chief technology officer.

Liqui-Box has agreed to acquire DS Smith plc’s Plastics Division to create a comprehensive, innovative leader in flexible and rigid packaging.

“We eat first with our eyes.” This is a saying with various origin stories. It doesn’t really matter who said it first, because modern science has proven that it is true.