Packaging Digest
Food-Safe rPET Packaging Closes the Loop in Ireland
Waddington Europe and Shabra Plastics are working together to transform post-consumer plastic into new thermoformed food packaging. …
Late Summer’s Burning Trends in Packaging
August’s hottest packaging news highlighted flexibles, snacks, cannabis, digitization, and one major beverage brand owner. …
Conveyor with Tight Turning Radius Boosts Line Flexibility
Dorner’s new conveyor option lets manufacturing engineers gets creative with line layout when plant space is limited. …
GPS Trackers Help Police Find the Thieves Who Stole Them
Crooks liberated the package of trackers from a carrier’s pick-up box, unaware that the contents of the box were showing investigators the location of the package — and thieves — in real time. …
WestPack 2021 Performs an Encore
On the heels of a successful in-person show and conference, the planned West+ virtual event gives the packaging community even more opportunities to network, learn, and advance their projects. …
Plastic Aerosol Containers Ready for Prime Time
Metal-based aerosol cans can expect healthy competition from PET alternatives that offer molding and consumer advantages. …
New PET Blister Packaging Film Is Recyclable
Klöckner Pentaplast’s kpNext blister film that can be recycled in #1 PET stream is a drop-in replacement for conventional materials. …
Do’s and Don’ts to Tap Today’s Retro ‘Memphis Design’
A resurgence of the 1980s popular bold design trend is finding its way into brand packaging, but in a modern way. Here’s how you can leverage the consumer nostalgia for your own products. …
How to Easily Integrate Packaging Robots and Conveyors
Not every conveyor is designed for robotic automation. Use the right type, and then think about these five considerations when adding robots to your packaging operation. …
Redesigned Capping Head Offers Tool-Free Torque Adjustment
Fogg Filler’s new design simplifies torque changes. Adding the feature to existing capping heads is quick and easy. …