PMMI's Technology Excellence Awards recognizes exhibitors’ innovative technology—newly developed and never seen before at a PACK EXPO International event. The deadline is July 11 to submit an application. Finalists receive editorial coverage in the show daily, an ad in the show guide, photo and summary of the new technology or product.
ProMach is opening a Southern California facility in Corona, Calif., as its new home for upgraded and expanded multi-brand manufacturing, customer support, aftermarket parts distribution, and factory acceptance testing (FAT) in the Western US.
Pregis LLC has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Free-Flow Packaging International, Inc. (FP International). The acquisition is expected to be finalized in the coming weeks.
Dorner has completed a major expansion of its facility in Germany, a project that doubles its production space, adds jobs and effectively positions the company to become more responsive to its customers throughout the region.
MULTIVAC Inc. chooses two industry veterans for new and important roles, continuing the succession plan that resulted from the recent appointments of Matt Malott to President/CEO and Jim Campbell to Chairman of the Board.
ALLIEDFLEX has released its newest machine for filling liquids, the FLX MonoSpout Pouch Filling and Capping machine for filling and capping popular pre-made spouted standup pouches.
The Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) launched a new campaign promoting the value of reusable transport packaging systems for the movement of food from farm, producer or processor to point of sale that includes a new website to serve as the central platform to communicate the total supply chain performance advantages of reusable transport packaging (RTP).
Many well-known brands and start-ups are introducing snack products. The accelerating pace of product introductions is creating opportunities in multiple packaging segments, ranging from flexible pouches to single-serve cups.
Package both loose-fill product and pouches into a single carton with the dual-infeed vertical cartoner from PMI Cartoning. The system is equipped with dual intelliFEED systems to handle packaged sauces, seasonings and stir-in ingredients.
CarbonLITE, a PET bottle-to-bottle recycling leader, plans to build a new plant in Pennsylvania. The facility will enable the company to increase the number of post-consumer PET beverage bottles it recycles annually by 50 percent, to more than 6 billion.