Packaging
Innovative Bottle Design Recognized
Berry's tethered closure design received an award for Technological Excellence from the Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies.
Read MoreBockatech Pushes New Boundaries at K 2022
Three years after debuting at K 2019, Bockatech’s EcoCore technology is boasting faster cycle times and lighter containers with greater properties as it targets more verticals and broader brandowner adoption.
Read MoreAll-rPET Bottles with Glued-in Handles Save Material
At K 2022, KHS is showing a 2.3 L PET bottle with glued-in handle that offers 10% material savings and other advantages over clip-in handles. Bottle and handle are both 100% rPET.
Read MoreSidel Opens New R&D Hub to Study Design for Recycling PET Packaging
Sidel’s small-scale recycling line in France will study different PCR materials for bottle-to-bottle rPET recycling.
Read MoreDual-Mode Portable Thickness Gauge for Packaging
Hand-held “pen” measures sheets, containers, panels, large parts with magnetic or capacitance mode; controlled by Bluetooth phone app.
Read MoreMold Opaque White PET Bottles – Without Pigment
Trexel and Husky are cooperating on molding recyclable opaque white preforms for PET bottles, which provide a light barrier using foam instead of pigment.
Read MoreK 2022: High-Performance Bucket Mold Targets Faster Cycles
Heavy-wall container molds, coinjection for post-consumer recyclate and more on tap from Top Grade Molds in Düsseldorf.
Read MoreArtificial Intelligence Enables Smarter Sourcing
Westfall Technik has adopted Arkestro’s predictive procurement software to wring savings and more reliable deliveries from a historically challenging supply chain.
Read MoreRecyclable All-PP Barrier Pouch Goes Retortable
Toppan adds retortable packaging to its all-PP GL Barrier lineup, and also introduces all-PE barrier packaging for boiling sterilization.
Read MorePregis Announces Senior Management Changes
Kevin Baudhuin advances to chairman and CEO, Laurin Darnell promoted to COO, Joey Phister assumes role as president of Pregis Protective Products.
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