Three experts recently shared with Packaging Strategies their perspectives on how automation can improve the efficiency of packaging operations.

When it comes to developing sustainable package printing, Sun Chemical follows the five R’s – reuse, reduce, renew, recycle and redesign.

Sidel helped Coca-Cola Europacific Partners implement tethered caps and lighter necks to its bottles. 

Sidel aims to facilitate a smooth and efficient market switch to recycled PET by establishing a ‘no fear’ one-stop shop for rPET- the RePETable™ offer.

Designed for sandwiches and wraps, this groundbreaking package introduces the concept of modified atmosphere packaging to a fiber-based format.

Soft-fruit containers made with MONOAIR™ cushion technology now include square, large rectangular and standard versions.

HC Renew PCR reduces carbon emissions by 40%, fossil fuel usage by 65%, and water usage by 70% compared to cushioning film made with virgin resin, according to a life cycle analysis.

Since 1992, Tek Pak has provided the medical, electronics, and consumer markets with quick-turn rapid prototyping and short- to long-run production thermoforming.

TotalEnergies Corbion notes that the bioplastics are derived from sugarcane, an annually renewable resource, and are among the few types of bioplastics that are both biobased and biodegradable.

Packaging Strategies recently spoke to three heavyweights in the area of form/fill/seal equipment, TNA Solutions, Viking Masek Packaging Technologies, and Formost Fuji Corp., regarding their responses to a variety of new demands including sustainability and new food trends.