November 2020

Fortress Technology is unveiling its expansion into checkweighing with the launch of its Raptor “smart” weigher series. …

Startup that sterilizes pouches of high-quality food at 140°F to reduce energy use and processing costs has some familiar backers. …

Digital watermarks are referred to as the Holy Grail 2.0 enabler of plastic packaging recycling, but what is it, what’s happening, and what brands are involved? …

Class I medical device companies have work to do, despite the UDI enforcement delay. …

The pandemic-related challenges faced by manufacturing are varied. Some shops shut down and reopened. Others never closed but had to adjust for social distancing. …

My enjoyable conversation with packaging enthusiast Adam Peek starts with a quick review of my 38-year career as a packaging media journalist before jumping into COVID-19 impacts, sustainability focuses, ecommerce and supply chain shifts, sourcing challenges, new design trends, and the packaging job market. …

The latest flexible packaging materials and machines will be showcased during Pack Expo Connects 2020, November 9 to 13. …

Economic and environmental support continues for Loop, the shopping platform built around reusable packaging, even during uncertainties of the COVID-19 global pandemic. And its founder contemplates a future that might even leverage Internet of Things (IoT) technologies. …

The plastic packaging provider discloses sustainable innovations in designs and polymers for beverage cups, caps, and closures. …

New England Biolabs’ new ClimaCell cold-chain shipper maintains a strict temperature-controlled environment to protect the company’s sensitive biological materials, which are sent to life-science researchers across the country. …