technology

Expanding its circular approach to plastic across the sector, Duo will manufacture shrink film for food and beverage outer packaging using Oceanix™ recycled plastics, made from 98% maritime waste such as fishing nets and ropes.

Production of the packaging, made from Balance®, a product supplied by Versalis, makes it possible to create a recycled film for food contact, while maintaining the technical performance and health properties that are essential for packaging intended for food use.

The Baust team recently accomplished a demanding project in the vicinity of Geneva, meeting stringent requirements for quality, safety, and ergonomics in automated processes. The challenge extended to precise planning within a complex room layout, navigating various mechanical and electrical interfaces. The project primarily focused on optimizing core processes related to pallet changing and wrapping within the logistics operations of a Swiss pharmaceutical producer.

This collaboration aims to integrate watttron's intelligent digital sealing technology into Volpak's state-of-the-art horizontal pouching machinery, marking a significant leap forward in the realm of flexible packaging.

Aberdeenshire-based Mackie’s of Scotland, best known for producing Scotland’s best-selling ice cream, has commissioned a new ice packaging machine capable of filling 30 bags of ice per minute.

The machine bags the ice, combines six bags of ice into a carry-bag for transport, then stacks the carry bags onto a pallet – with the robotic stacking arm learning as it goes to find the most efficient means of building the pallets.

This Halloween, Chobani is taking consumers trick or treating — virtually — with the help of interactive packaging for Chobani Flip Greek yogurt. A Quick Response (QR) code on the secondary packaging gives consumers access to the augmented reality (AR) Halloween experience, which offers physical and digital treats.

The code is printed on paperboard overwraps for Chobani Flip four-packs. The special-edition overwraps are also printed with Halloween imagery. But the real chills and thrills start when consumers use their mobile phone to scan the QR code.

The new material is a bio-based Polyethylene (PE) that incorporates at least 30% bio-based material, helping to reduce the industry’s reliance on synthetic virgin material for such products. LeadEdge says the closed-cell foam mounting material combines ‘exceptional corrugated print performance with resource-efficient design’.