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Mountain Dew announces new visual identity celebrating great outdoors

The official rollout of the new visual identity will debut next summer, with packaging hitting shelves as early as May 2025.  





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STōK Cold Brew Coffee Launches New Energy Drink

This latest offering packs a powerful mix of smooth, quality coffee, focus-boosting caffeine plus B-vitamins, ginseng and guarana into a single can to give you an extra kick when you need it most.




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The Coca-Cola Company Rolls Out 100% rPET 20-oz Bottles Nationwide

Company expects to avoid its use of new plastic by nearly 80 million pounds in 2024 – the equivalent of nearly 2 billion bottles.




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Waddington Europe and Produce Packaging Switch to 100% rPET Containers

Produce Packaging's new containers will be made with Waddington Europe's Eco Blend 100 material that consists entirely of a combination of post-consumer (PCR) and post-industrial (PIR) recycled PET (rPET).




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Compostable Bags Solution Ends Search for Fresh Produce Growers




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Agricultural Packaging Market to Grow

The market will grow over $7.12 billion by 2028 at a CAGR of 5.81%. 




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Piab Announces Release of Two New Suction Cup Products

 The two products are designed to properly handle eggs and various fruits, respectively. 




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MULTIVAC Roadshow Will Focus on Sealing, Labeling Fruit & Vegetable Trays

In addition to full-wrap labeling, MULTIVAC offers two other high-quality and sustainable packaging solutions for fresh produce trays. 




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Waddington Europe supplies easier-to-recycle punnets that use less plastic

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




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GPI: Bringing Fresh Produce Back to the Future with Fiber-based Packaging

While packaging undeniably offers utility in protecting and preserving products through the supply chain, the days of shrink film, oversized plastic bags, and non-recyclable plastic trays are surely over.




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MULTIVAC Roadshow Focuses on Sealing, Labeling Fruit & Vegetable Trays

From March onward in a live and convenient setting, customers will be able to learn all about MULTIVAC's innovative labeling and inspection solutions. This time the focus will be on high-quality and sustainable solutions for the closure sealing and labeling of fruit and vegetable trays.




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Meijer Reduces Plastic Packaging in New Partnership with Bolthouse Farms

Retailer is first nationwide to carry Bolthouse Farms' compostable bags for organic baby carrots.




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How a Chance Encounter Led to a New Discovery in Sustainable Packaging

In September, my wife and I did a half Ironman relay. While waiting for my wife to finish the swimming portion, I struck up a conversation with a cyclist who was with team Rockit™ Apple. Inevitably, the conversation eventually turned to packaging.




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TIPA Launches Packaging Made from Rice Waste amid Latest Plastic Bans

The trays originate from natural waste and are designed to return to the earth, fully decomposing into compost at the end of their lifecycle.




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New Research Gauges Consumer Understanding of Packaging and Food Waste Reduction

New white paper aims to illuminate the role that packaging can play in reducing household food waste while providing insight into consumer knowledge of packaging’s value.




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Can Packaging Help Solve America’s Massive Food Waste Problem?

In this article, AMERIPEN’s Dan Felton offers additional insights on a recent study gauging consumers’ understanding of the role of packaging in food waste reduction.




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New Technology Optimizes Coextrusion Films for Fresh Produce Packaging

NOVA Chemicals tested its ASTUTE™ plastomers against other blends and found it achieves higher oxygen transmission rates, clarity, and stiffness in breathable films, resulting in fresher food and reduced waste.




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Kroger Expands Our Brands Portfolio with Field & Vine™ Fresh Produce Line

The brand currently includes blueberries, blackberries, raspberries and strawberries.




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Bolthouse Fresh Foods™ Launches New Logo, Consumer Brand for Carrots

This bold rebranding, themed “Modern Roots,” disrupts the conventional produce market by combining modernity with authenticity, bringing a fresh, dynamic, and innovative spirit to their products.




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Fresh Inset Improves Produce Packaging with Vidre+ Technology

Vidre+ is revolutionizing the supply chain seamlessly without any reorganization of current operating practices, by making every existing type of fresh produce packaging and label functional and adaptable into a smart version with adjustable protection against the negative effects of ethylene.




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Ossid to Showcase Stretch Overwrapper at Global Produce & Floral Show

Ossid, a ProMach brand, is a leading manufacturer of sustainable, efficient tray packaging, flow wrapping, thermoforming fill seal, industrial scale and labeling machinery for the food, e-commerce and medical device industries.




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SABIC, Lamb Weston and OPACKGROUP Develop Biobased Packaging for Frozen Potatoes

The new Lamb Weston retail packaging has an overall renewable feedstock content of at least 60%, which is certified from the polymers to the film.




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Avantium, Royal Vezet to provide PEF-based packaging for Albert Heijn salad bowls

Avantium’s PEF (polyethylene furanoate) is a 100% plant-based, fully recyclable polymer and offers a renewable and circular packaging solution for Royal Vezet’s salad bowls.




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TAB Orbital Wrapping Machine Secures Chairs to Pallets


 Police Innovations LLC eliminates damage in transit with orbital wrapper.




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Sidel’s New Compact Palletizing Unit Combines Robotics and Cobotics

Company is expanding its palletizing range with the introduction of the high-performing RoboAccess_Pal S.




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TAB Industries LLC Earns Patent for Orbital Stretch Wrapping Machine

Wrapper prevents loads from sliding off the pallet and adds protection from damage in transit.




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MG Tech Unveils New Palletizer with Yaskawa Cobot and Rockwell Automation

Cobotics brings several advantages to palletizing: a small footprint on the ground, flexibility by the possible movement of the equipment, and easy start-up and use.




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PMMI Report: Labor Shortages, E-Commerce Growth Are Driving Warehouse Automation

CPG companies are turning to warehouse automation solutions such as palletizers and mobile robots, according to the PMMI report.




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Automated Equipment Holding expands portfolio with acquisition of Rethceif Packaging

Rethceif is a manufacturer of automated form-fill-seal packaging and robotic palletizing equipment.




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Several Key Developments Have Taken Place When it Comes to Palletizing

As suppliers are looking to be more efficient in their end-to-end solutions, a key area of focus has been finding innovative ways to improve the palletizing process.




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Piab Strengthens its Grip on Palletizing with the LBG-50

An unavoidable challenge when defining a new bag gripping system in a palletizing line is to get the exact measurements to align with the conveyor rollers for a smooth lifting and releasing process. Furthermore, additional solutions may have to be considered.




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Signode Adapts to Dairy Industry Needs with Endra Horizontal Strapping System

Strapping systems can be a great solution for packaging temperature-sensitive products by providing load breathability, which is essential for maintaining cold temperatures in transit.




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Palletizing, depalletizing equipment drives efficiencies in warehouses

Whether it's addressing labor shortages, increasing productivity or accommodating a growing SKU portfolio, the incorporation of palletizing and depalletizing systems has become vital for beverage warehouses.




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Wow Factor: 41 Winners of the German Packaging Award 2024

Awards were presented in the categories of Design, Functionality & Convenience, Logistics & Material Flow, Sustainability, and more. The awards are a precursor to the Gold Awards that will be announced in September.




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Robotiq's new AX20 & AX30 palletizers surpass weight & reach limits

New cobot palletizers can build pallets as high as 108 inches and handle packaging as heavy as 60 pounds.




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BW Flexible Systems debuts new palletizer for high-speed operations

SYMACH 3500S merges the original Thiele Master 3500 palletizer experience with the SYMACH palletizing platform.




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Rethink Robotics unveils new line of collaborative robots at IMTS

Rethink Robotics celebrates its comeback with a renewed company vision, aiming to serve the North American market with better, faster, and stronger products and solutions.




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PMMI Report: Brand Owners Rely on Contract Packaging, Contract Manufacturing

Hiring a CP/CM provider allows brand owners to access machinery/packaging formats not available in-house, test new packaging, offer customized packaging, and more.




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Premier Tech’s New TOMA Product Line Marries Palletizing with Automation

The first product under the TOMA™ brand – and its underlying mindset – is a palletizing solution featuring the most advanced interface on the market, bringing together industrial robustness and user-friendliness with collaborative robotics.




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ORBIS Introduces 60×48 Industrial Pallet for EV, Powertrain Applications

Manufactured through a process of Structural Foam Injection, the pallet boasts exceptional durability and reliability, making it an optimal choice for use within the industrial and automotive sectors.




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Flexicon Introduces Base Model Flexible Screw Conveyor

The only moving part contacting material is the inner screw, which self-centers as it rotates, providing ample space between the screw and tube wall to minimize or eliminate grinding.




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PACK EXPO Connects Preview Week Is Happening Now

The Preview Week event, Nov. 2-6, will kick-off with a webinar, Helpful Hints for Navigating PACK EXPO Connects, on Nov. 2, at 10 a.m. CT. It will provide tips and tricks for using the platform and offer Q&A with attendees to help them make the most out of their PACK EXPO Connects experience.




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Boost Profit by Gentle Conveying Without Air

Tubular cable conveyors can adapt to packaging needs while reducing product damage, energy use, noise and maintenance.




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Coval Designs New Vacuum Chamber

The CVGM series mini vacuum chamber was designed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.




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10 Things You May Not Know About Conveyor Construction

A conveyor is the critical lifeline that keeps your production moving — just like the veins in your body. It is just as vital to know the system you’re purchasing will meet or exceed your requirements, that it is built for longevity and that it can withstand the environment of your operation — perhaps even saving an expensive retrofit afterward.




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PMI KYOTO Develops New End-of-Line Packaging System for Bar Products

The complete EOL system is designed to eliminate bottlenecks and increase bar packaging efficiency.




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Key Technology Introduces New Conveying Systems for Robotic Pick-and-Place Packaging

Key manufactures conveyors and other equipment in both the U.S. and Europe, supports customers worldwide through its extensive sales and SupportPro service network and offers integration services, from pre-engineering to line start-up.




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Hygienic Improvements with Conveyors Allow Streamlined Packaging Process

As the packaging process becomes increasingly automated, a key area of focus for suppliers has been conveyors. One challenge is hygiene. Several companies are taking steps to mitigate this issue.




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Dorner and Garvey Showcase the AquaGard GT Conveyor at PACK EXPO Las Vegas

Dorner and Garvey, both Columbus McKinnon brands, recently showcased the AquaGard GT Conveyor at PACK EXPO Las Vegas.




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Bradman Lake to Showcase Flow Wrapper, End Load Cartoner at PMMA

Attendees are invited to visit stand C100 to witness the renowned FT120 Flow Wrapper in action, now featuring the latest integrated sealing module designed for horizontal sealing.