Packaging

pet

Indorama and Evertis Collaboration Aims for PET Film From Recycled Trays

Indorama and Evertis announced they will collaborate to make food packaging film from recycled PET trays.

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Blow Molding

Trexel & W. Müller Team Up on Multilayer Foam Blow Molding

MuCell technology gains new momentum in blow molded packaging through this partnership of a leader in physical foaming with supercritical gases and a leader in coex blow molding hardware and controls.

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Construction

Plastics Machinery Shipments Rose in 2022’s Final Quarter

The Plastics Industry Association’s (PLASTICS) Committee on Equipment Statistics (CES) reported that injection molding and extrusion machinery shipments totaled $432.7 million in Q4.

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Faster Neck Changes Add Flexibility to Aseptic PET Blow Molding

KHS machines now can change neck sizes and associated components in one-third the former time.

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Packaging

Life Cycle Assessment Describes Advantages of PET Containers Over Glass and Aluminum

Lighter impacts from PET than glass or aluminum across impact categories and disposable container sizes.

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plant tour

Generation Gap? Not at Packaging Personified

Started at a kitchen table and now in its third-generation of family involvement, this vertically integrated supplier of flexible packaging traces its success to closely aligning with customers and continually investing in new technology across its films, printing and converting operations.

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Packaging

Amcor Announces Coatings Research Effort With Nfinite Nanotechnology

Project will test use of nanocoating technology for recyclable and compostable packaging.

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Automation

Cobot Case Packer for Containers

Compact, mobile system with collaborative robot eases labor shortage for container packing.

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Automation

Smart Container Design Reduces the Need for Containers

Clorox household cleaning product incorporates principles of reuse and reduce.

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Packaging

Magic North America Adds Showroom Machine

New model all-electric shuttle blow molder available for demonstrations.

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