Packaging Technology Thought Leadership

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Packaging Technology Today Thought Leadership Interview: Case Handling

Jeremy Fryman, a Product Manager with Regal Rexnord™, discusses beverage packaging trends, powertrain capabilities, and case handling tips for sustainable materials.  Learn more about run dry solutions  and powertrain capabilities online, and visit www.regalrexnord.com/industries/beverage for additional information. 

In the News

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Mettler-Toledo Announces Flow Wrap Applications Webinar: Expert Strategies on Enhancing Food Safety and Efficiency in Flow Wrap Packaging

Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection, a global leader in product safety technologies, is pleased to announce a webinar scheduled May 8 at 11 a.m. Eastern time, titled, “Four Steps to Maximize Product Quality in Horizontal Flow Wrap Applications.”


Emerson’s Next-Generation Software Streamlines Pharmaceutical Development, Accelerates Speed to Market

DeltaV Workflow Management delivers scalable recipe authoring and execution technologies for life sciences companies.

Multi-Conveyor Sponsors Winneconne Robotics Club

CONGRATULATIONS to the Winneconne Robotics Club’s Cody Skadahl (grade 5), Jory Bastian (grade 5), Ryker Morden (grade 4), and Sullivan McCabe (grade 4), who earned two trophies at two separate tournaments this year, the Energy Award and The Innovate Award (State Qualifier).


ALLIEDFLEX® Technologies, Inc., Sarasota, FL, and IMA FILLSHAPE Standup Pouch Packaging Machinery, Bologna, Italy, expand their North American Sales and Marketing Agreement

IMA Industria Macchine Automatiche S.p.A., Ozzano dell’Emilia (BO), Italy, announces that it has expanded its agreement with ALLIEDFLEX Technologies, Inc. as its North American Partner (including Canada and Mexico) for the sales and marketing of its IMA FILLSHAPE series Standup Pouch Packaging Machinery Program for the non-food sectors, including home, personal care and techno-chemical markets.

The Paper and Packaging Board Seeks Nominations for 2025 Board by May 24, 2024

The Paper and Packaging Board (P+PB) is seeking nominees for three open board seats in the following regions: one from the South and two from the Rest of the U.S. Each of the board seats has a three-year term that begins on January 1, 2025, and ends on December 31, 2027.


FPA Announces the 2024 Flexible Packaging Achievement Award Winners

For this year’s competition, the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) received an historic number of entries — 106 package entries were submitted, with a total of 332 entries (some packages were entered into multiple categories). Twenty-two packages were honored with 37 Achievement Awards during the FPA annual meeting in March.

Featured in the April 2024 Issue of Packaging Technology Today

Check out the latest digital edition of Packaging Technology Today: the most comprehensive packaging publication produced. Read it here.

Achieving Success: A Digital Transformation Roadmap for CPGs

How to implement smart technologies and continually optimize operations.

Remote Services: Benefits from a Distance

Use of remote services continues to expand.

Seeing It Through

The five levels of comprehensive product traceability.

In Case You Missed It:

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Four Key Trends Impacting The Snack Category

Snackers crave relaxation, and care more about cost, quality, convenience and sustainability.

The State of Variety Case Packing

Thinking outside the box.

It’s Not Delivery, It’s a Properly Packaged Frozen Pizza

Dependable shrink-wrapping machines are the secret sauce.

New & Featured Products

Discover more new products here. Send news to vickik@rdgmedia.net.

Multi-Conveyor Racetrack Accumulation Conveyor Feeds Hand Pack Operation

Multi-Conveyor recently built a series of conveyor technologies designed to tactically transport a granulated or whole bean dry beverage product. Product travels from two bagger discharges, though curves and elevations, ultimately depositing onto a continuous running loop where it is staged for hand-packing. See it in action.

Squid Ink Manufacturing Introduces Long Throw Printing System

Squid Ink Manufacturing, leading manufacturer of coding and marking systems for product identification and traceability, introduced the CoPilot® Max LT long throw printing system.

A-B-C Model 19 Packer

Manufacturers looking to upgrade their hand packing lines have a simple, cost-effective and reliable solution with A-B-C’s Model 19 packer.

EXAIR’s New AR Web Application Helps Improve Customer Experience

EXAIR.com has upgraded the resources available to users by adding Augmented Reality (AR) capabilities while visiting the site on a mobile device.

Emerson Breaks Down Barriers and Data Silos

Emerson’s Boundless AutomationTM architecture will break down barriers and data silos across the intelligent field, edge and cloud.

Sustainability Forum

Experts share information about sustainable packaging solutions here.


Disrupting the Status Quo with Compostable Packaging

Merging regenerative agriculture with modern techniques revolutionizes sustainable packaging technology.


Implementing Sustainable Supply Chain Practices

The concept of sustainability is wide and can have completely different meanings or interpretations depending on your background and geographical location.


The Rise of Refillable Packaging in the Global Sustainability Movement

As an environmentally friendly alternative to single-use disposables, refillable packaging encourages consumers to embrace sustainability by frequently refilling and reusing containers.

Upcoming Events

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XPONENTIAL 2024 Launches Next Week in San Diego

Join over 7,500 professionals from around the globe at the San Diego Convention Center, April 22-25, to explore the latest robotic technologies, build knowledge, and connect with colleagues and influential leaders.

May 6-9: Automate Returns to Chicago 

Automate, the premier event for automation experts, innovators, and educators, will make its highly anticipated return to Chicago for the first time since 2019, marking the Association of Advancing Automation’s 50th anniversary.

May 29-31: Global Pouch Forum Opens in Clearwater, Fl

Discover the future of packaging at the longest running flexible packaging event. The Global Pouch Forum launched in 1997, with the foresight that the flexible pouch would become the predominate force in packaging.

Flexible Packaging Association Accepting Applications for the 2024 FlexForward® Conference Presenters

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is accepting speaker proposals for their annual FlexForward® Conference, scheduled for September 17-19, 2024, in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Interpack 2026 Exhibitor Registration Open Online

Exhibitor registration for interpack 2026 Processing & Packaging is now open online at www.interpack.com. The trade fair will be held May 7-13, 2026 in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Buyer's Guide Highlights 

Find leading suppliers for packaging materials, equipment and services online and in print.

Ryson International, Inc. saves space and increases throughput with Ryson Spiral Conveyors and other Ryson vertical conveying solutions. They can help reduce your operating cost and the cost of ownership, and are the number one manufacturer of spiral conveyors in the USA.

Since 1977, PFlow Industries has developed vertical lifting solutions and shaped the safety and regulatory codes governing VRCs through their focus on custom solutions for material lifting requirements. 

ALLIEDFLEX® Technologies is the leading North American supplier of global standup pouch packaging machinery, specializing in stand-up zipper or "slider" styles, retort pouch, spouted pouch, "shaped" pouch, side gusseted and stick-pack packaging machinery technologies.

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