October 2024
What is EPR-Forward Food Packaging & Why Do You Need It?
As more states introduce extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws, brands must rethink their packaging designs to meet new eco-friendly standards and avoid costly fees. Is your packaging ready for these changes? …
Lewisburg Printing Co. Hosts First TICCIT Program With Local Students
Robert E. Heithaus Sr. and his team at Lewisburg, Tennessee based Lewisburg Printing Company announced their participation in their very first Trees Into Cartons, Cartons Into Trees (TICCIT) event this week with over 50 local middle-school science students participating. The Paperboard Packaging Council’s TICCIT program not only teaches students about the…
Carolina Container Invests In Göpfert HBL Rotary Die Cutter
High Point, North Carolina based Carolina Container has completed the installation of a new state-of-the-art Göpfert HBL rotary die cutter with top and bottom printers at its facility in Laurinburg. As an independent, privately-owned company with over 90 years of experience, Carolina Container has been a leading innovator in the packaging…
MPS Systems Partners With imPRESSions Worldwide
MPS Systems has formed a collaboration with imPRESSions Worldwide (iW) as exclusive sales and service partner for Western USA. The partnership between MPS Systems and imPRESSions Worldwide aims to bring an increased sales presence and service support to narrow web label printers on the West Coast. …
Big Brand Moves in Packaging
7UP, Eli Lilly, Coca-Cola, Oreo, Hormel Foods, and Crystal Geyser made news last month with some surprising decisions about packaging design. …
Digital Print Partners Introduces Press, Offerings At Open House
Digital Print Partners (DPP), the newest player in the Midwest’s competitive digital printing market, held an Open House on Wednesday, September 18, in its new 102,000-square-foot facility in Bolingbrook, Illinois, about an hour from downtown Chicago. At the event welcoming more than 40 to its massive operations base, DPP introduced the…
XSYS Appoints Polyprint As Distributor For Nyloprint Plates In Colombia
XSYS has appointed Polyprint as the distributor for nyloprint printing plates in Colombia. This strategic partnership will enhance the availability and support of XSYS’s nyloprint plates in Colombia. With this partnership, Polyprint will serve segments such as packaging for tubes, cups, and cans, label printing, pad printing and security printing. …
The Digital Evolution of Packaging Machines
As packaging machines face pressure to keep pace with digital transformation, standard Ethernet TSN networking can futureproof them across successive control and automation upgrades. …
AICC Elects New Slate Of Officers At SuperCorrExpo In Orlando
AICC, The Independent Packaging Association, announced the election of a new slate of officers held September 10 during SuperCorrExpo. The new leadership team will guide AICC through the year, continuing to uphold the it’s commitment to education, advocacy, and innovation within the independent packaging sector. AICC’s Officers and Directors for 2024-2025…