Leakage-preventing, e-commerce-friendly dispenser pump
By preventing leakage in the e-commerce channel, this new Dow award finalist pump closure for personal care products delivers a better consumer experience and protects brands against negative associations. Continuing with its e-commerce strategy, Diamond Award Finalist Rieke developed its latest polypropylene dispenser pump to address the e-commerce channel challenges of the last mile in […]
Seventh Generation first to use 100% PCR cap, naturally
The plant-based household and personal care products producer overcomes the challenges with using 100% recycled-content plastic with a new bottle cap for its Natural Dish Liquid bottle. Seventh Generation has earned a reputation as a pioneer in plant-based household and personal care products as well as in the use of breakthrough sustainable packaging materials. Therefore, […]
Chinese supplements company keeps label release liners out of landfill
By participating in the Avery Dennison Liner Recycling Program, By-Health Co. Ltd. diverts more than 100 metric tons of label release liner, which is recycled into new products. By-Health Co. Ltd., a China health supplements company, has been recognized by Avery Dennison as the first brand owner to partner in its Avery Dennison Liner Recycling […]
Pouch-packaging market for confectionery, snack Food to hit $3.4 billion by 2022, up 3.8% a year
Demand for pouches used in candy and snack food packaging is forecast to increase 3.8% annually through 2022 to $3.4 billion. The fastest gains are expected for smaller segments such as nuts and dried fruit, which are benefiting from trends toward smaller packages and healthy snacking. The large candy and confections segment will grow below […]
Weekly Wrap Up for September 21st, 2018
Manufacturing Talk Radio senior correspondent Norbert Ore discusses 18 surveys he follows in countries across the globe, as well as many regional surveys in the U.S. to get a forward feel for the mood of manufacturing as seen from new orders and the supply chain. Manufacturers can participate in this survey and gain access to […]
E-commerce will account for 15% of all retail sales globally by 2025
Consumers continue to demand speed and will pay a premium for convenience. Here is a bundled package of insights from E-Pack Summit 2018, hosted by Smithers Pira in Chicago, September 18-19. The $28 billion dollar e-commerce packaging market will grow to $55 billion by 2025 E-commerce is plagued by unpredictable labor […]
Economic optimum tension
By Dr. David R. Roisum Engineering is limited in the quality of the answers it can give, even on engineering variables, such as tension settings as we illustrate in this clip. While engineering might get you to good, or even good enough, only economics will allow you to get to best. Here we use the […]
Drive autotune
By Clarence Klassen I occasionally run encounter Adjustable Speed Drives (ASDs) running with only the basic drive setup. That includes motor nameplate data and scaling for correct RPM at top line speed. This is not adequate for web handling. We need to have our drives tuned.Drive vendors try to make this easy for the commissioning […]
Amcor to invest $25 million in upgrade to Madison (WI) flexible-packaging converting plant
Australia-based Amcor, a global leader in high-quality flexible packaging solutions, says it will invest more than $25 million to upgrade its Madison, WI, facilities now and into 2019 to expand capacity, improve quality and reduce waste while updating technology. The planned investment includes the acquisition of proprietary new machinery and updates to existing infrastructure to […]
Multilayer, thermoformable packaging features barrier, coated-paper construction in natural brown color
Vienna, Austria-based converting giant Mondi Group has secured the patent license for an innovative, multilayer, thermoformable packaging material and is now offering a barrier coated-paper construction – branded perFORMing – in a natural brown color, which can also be printed for a variety of end-uses in the food industry. Vienna, 17 September 2018 – Mondi recently […]