This year’s PACK EXPO, which is making its biennial pit stop in Las Vegas at the Las Vegas Convention Center from September 25-27, is poised to deliver on that experience in ways that it has never done before.

For about the past decade, Providence, Rhode Island-based Admiral Packaging – a fourth-generation family-owned printer/converter – has made it a point to focus on lean manufacturing as a means of streamlining efficiency and removing waste from its operations.

According to researchers, a caterpillar that’s been bred for commercial fishing purposes has demonstrated the ability to biodegrade polyethylene. In a controlled experiment, about 100 of these insects were placed in a plastic bag.

In the July installment of Roundtable, we sit down with Todd Blumsack from Bobst North America Inc., and Giancarlo Caimmi from Nordmeccanica.

Flexible Packaging recently caught up with Roman Barski Jr., Kuraray America’s senior director of sales, for an overview on how Kuraray resins and raw materials are continuing to impact the packaging industry.

Flexible Packaging recently caught up with Oliver Stauffer, vice president and COO of Packaging Technologies & Inspection (PTI), to discuss the benefits of non-destructive testing, the science and chemistry involved in packaging and why inspection/testing equipment shouldn't be an afterthought.

In the June installment of Roundtable, we sit down with Lin Lin from Smith Corona Corporation, and Todd Hunt from Franklin Adhesives & Polymers.

Here’s a closer look at some of these products and innovations. Think of it as a little sneak peek of what to expect at the Forum this June.

From a greenfield operation to a growing, thriving converter, USC Bag Manufacturing LLC has come a long way in a relatively short period of time.

In the May installment of Roundtable, we sit down with Scott Fuller- CMD Corp., Danford Anderson- Hudson-Sharp Machine Co., Sanjay Amin- Mamata Enterprises, Inc., James Russell- Modern Manufacturing, Raul Matos- Karlville Development, and Mike Greely- Totani America.