Clear Lam Packaging and Triangle Package Machinery Co. have announced a North American equipment manufacturing licensing agreement for the PrimaPak program.
food waste is where the real sustainability agenda lies
‘There’s no getting away from the fact food manufacturers have a lot on their plate right now, from how to balance being more cost efficient, productive and competitive and investing in more sustainable line equipment.
KapStone Paper & Packaging has confirmed workers from AWPPW Local 153 (the Association of Western Pulp & Paper Workers) have gone on strike, effective yesterday (August 27).
Fresno, CA is the food processing king, followed by Omaha-Council Bluffs and Lancaster, York, according to a Top 10 list of mid-sized US Food Processing employers, compiled by Business Facilities, which educates corporate executives on issues related...
Lotte Confectionery, part of Lotte Group, South Korea, has allegedly been found guilty of copying a Japanese snack maker's package design, according to a hearing at Seoul Central District Court.
The US Department of Justice has reached a $200k settlement with Nebraska Beef, meat processing and packaging company, based in Omaha, Nebraska, for unfair employment practices.
A clear description of what NIAS (Non Intentionally Added Substances) are and how the risk assessment should be performed for the many different types of NIAS that exist is missing, according to ILSI Europe (International Life Sciences Institute).
More companies are switching from traditional hard wired systems which are labor intensive, to a quick disconnect design to reduce downtime when cables or connectors need to be replaced, according to Mencom Corporation.
IoPP (Institute of Packaging Professionals) has recognized TricorBraun Package Consultant Terri Sheppard with the Lifetime CPP (Certified Packaging Professional) Certification.
Wellspring Capital Management has officially announced the creation of a flexible packaging company through the merger of Prolamina Corporation and Ampac Holdings.
Polylactic acid (PLA) is already a part of our everyday lives in biodegradable drinking cups and vegetable wrapping foil but it is not yet considered a full alternative to traditional petroleum-based plastics, because it costs so much to produce.
Alexandra Slagle from Michigan State University, US, has won a $2,000 Richard C. Ryan Packaging Education Scholarship in association with PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies and Dorner Manufacturing.
Inspired by nature, where evolution has allowed animals to adapt their physical shapes to survive in a variety of environments (ie to live on land instead of under water), a group of scientist have applied the same morphology to see if a robot can evolve...
KM Packaging Services has extended its KPeel range of lidding films, which it claims prevent breakage and seal failure, reducing food waste and spoilage.
Sonoco will raise the price for all grades of uncoated recycled paperboard (URB) products by $45 per ton, effective with shipments in the US and Canada from August 31, 2015.
‘Soup is a great healthy product that is being somewhat ignored on the shelf. And with the right champion on it and the right investment made to get that story out, there is an opportunity there’, says Silgan.
Roy Fowler, founding member of UPM started the company in 1975 from a bedroom in his house where he imported equipment from manufacturers in Denmark and Italy.
Paradise Tomato Kitchens has improved its overall operational efficiency by installing Aptean’s Factory MES to gain more visibility over three processing plants; two in Louisville KY, and one in Los Banos CA. in the US.
PaperWorks Industries will close its Baie D'Urfé, Québec, Canada manufacturing facility at the end of February 2016, to optimize its folding carton production across its network of nine North American converting facilities.
The US Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC), is testing high-barrier, non-foil materials, for military ration packaging and food packaging that supports space missions for NASA.
Roberts Mart has invested £2m to install a BOBST 20SIX eight-color printing press, Nordmeccanica Super Simplex Laminator and Proslit Slitter Rewinder at its Aire Valley factory in Leeds, UK.
Bio-on and Cristal Union have partnered to create France's first facility for the production of PHAs bioplastic from sugar beet co-products, in the same week TerraVerdae BioWorks announced it will scale-up production of its biodegradable PHA bioplastics...
Aluminum foil, imported from Russia to countries in the EU, will be subject to a provisional anti-dumping duty, according to the Official Journal of the European Union.
'RFID technology will continue to grow, and the food industry will be one of its biggest users'
Avery Dennison Retail Branding and Information Solutions (RBIS) is running pilot programs on its RFID technology with retailers to trace fresh food, such as meat and poultry, throughout the supply chain.
The Gulf of Maine Research Institute in Portland (GMRI) has partnered with The Nature Conservancy, Ecotrust Canada, and Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association to develop an app that tells people the history of a piece of fish by using their smartphone.
‘Informed lubricant choices can improve equipment efficiency and reduce maintenance costs but grease selection is often an overlooked aspect of industrial production, according to ExxonMobil.
Bosch Packaging Technology has redesigned its Delta robotic (D3) packaging portfolio to give food producers a more simplified platform design, faster changeovers and ease of use.
Solvay’s application to expand use of MVE to manufacture fluoro- and perfluoropolymers has been backed by a panel of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
Thermo Fisher Scientific is seeing a shifting preference toward fresh versus packaged food which means a growing number of its customers (food processors) will need inspection equipment that is specifically engineered for those types of applications.
Munksjö has expanded its range of release papers for silicone coating and face-stock label papers, debuting them at LabelExpo Europe in Brussels, Belgium, (September 29-October 2).
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The four largest national organisations representing the plastics packaging industry in Europe, Elipso (France), IK (Germany), BPF and PAFA (UK) have urgently called for polymer producers to accelerate restoration of normal supply conditions to plastics...
Fortress Technology has moved its Brazil manufacturing facility into larger premises of 3000m², after an increase in demand thanks to new norms in the Brazilian market which has forced companies to include metal detection in their production lines.
