February 2021

This must-see video takes you into a Lipton Tea packaging operation to see how robots cut 30% of manual labor. …

Got packaging knowledge? Your expertise is welcome by professors and students at the packaging schools scattered across the country and in Canada. …

Medical device manufacturers and contract sterilizers are working with regulators to reduce ethylene oxide (EO) emissions and develop alternative sterilization methods, while assuring product availability. …

Top headlines in the pharmaceutical packaging community include … coopetition speeds coronavirus vaccine supply; prediction of an 8% annual market growth trajectory; new marketer joins pharma packaging machinery business; small-batch contract packager emerges; and natural supplement firm rebrands. …

A look at macro trends in trucking, IT, and banking reveals areas where minor packaging shifts could make major contributions to a company’s profitability in what will be a difficult year financially. …

A recycling promotion from the American Beverage Association was seen huddled among the buzz-worthy ads on Sunday during a lopsided football game. …

Flexicon introduces a wear-resistant flexible screw conveyor with carbon steel conveyor tube, heavy-duty flexible screw, and heavy-gauge floor hopper and discharge housing. …

Even though polyvinylidene chloride (PVdC) has been used for pharmaceutical packaging for many years, new grades of this polymer with improved barrier properties have been introduced only recently. Ultrasafe from ACG is an ultra-high barrier thermofo …

The global packaging manufacturer has created a new healthcare division dedicated to advancing drug delivery. …

An expert reveals six takeaways that will help ensure success when conducting a Life Cycle Assessment for packaging. …