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ArticleSojo’s mobile packaging lines and track-and-trace platform receive funding
Sojo Industries has received $40 million in funding from S2G Investments to help deploy its mobile packaging lines, improve its track-and-trace platform, and automate its combination of robotic hardware and blockchain-based software.
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ArticleProseal introduces automatic tray sealer for medium-sized production facilities
JBT Marel company Proseal has unveiled its new sealing optimization solution, the XTP Automatic Tray Sealer, designed for medium-sized production facilities.
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ArticleNestlé’s digital twin service redesigns packs for new formats and campaigns
Nestlé’s new AI-powered, in-house service utilizes digital twins to digitally adjust or localize packaging for seasonal campaigns, channel-specific formats like e-commerce and digital media, and other redesign requirements.
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ArticleRavenwood launches ‘entry-level’ linerless applicator for bottle labelling
Ravenwood Packaging has unveiled its Nobac 40B Bottle Labeller, described as a ‘entry-level’ airless, linerless applicator for labels up to 200mm long and 40mm wide on a variety of bottle sizes.
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ArticleBoston Industrial Solutions introduces ‘world’s first’ acrylic adhesion promoter for latex based inks
Adhesive and industrial printing company Boston Industrial Solutions has introduced what it claims is ‘the world’s first’ adhesion promoter to help latex-based inks bond effectively with acrylic and metals, aiming to tackle the issue of latex ink adhesion to acrylic surfaces in the signage industry.
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ArticleAutomated reel loading solution for beverage labels revealed by Sidel
Sidel’s CoboREEL, an automated reel loading solution for beverage packaging labels, utilizes cobots in a bid to triple the reel capacity of other solutions on the market and bolster production efficiency.
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ArticleDomino launches printer and laser coders for life sciences industry
Domino Printing Sciences has introduced its K300 piezo inkjet printer and Dx-Series range of CO2 laser coders, aimed at providing life sciences manufacturers with end-to-end solutions for advanced variable data printing, including 2D codes at the individual dose and item level.
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ArticleSystemiq supports ‘bold action’ for fossil-free plastic production in the EU
In a new report, Systemiq encourages the European Union to clarify policies and boost market confidence to develop fossil-free plastics at scale, particularly for the green-methanol-to-olefins process.
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ArticleCarbon emissions calculation capability revealed by Esko and CarbonQuota
Esko and CarbonQuota have developed a new carbon emissions calculation capability, allowing packaging converters and brands to automate carbon footprint calculations and align their environmental impacts with internal and legislative sustainability goals.
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Sponsored ContentPackaging – a strategic asset in an evolving e-commerce supply chain
Global e-commerce has surged from $3.6 trillion in 2019 to over $6 trillion in 2024—and it’s projected to hit $8 trillion by 2028. Behind every next-day delivery and effortless return lies a supply chain under intense pressure to deliver faster, cheaper, and more sustainably. Packaging has moved ...
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ArticleSyntegon introduces new line concept for liquid pharmaceutical filling
Syntegon recently presented its new line concept for liquid pharmaceuticals at Pharmatag 2025, designed to addresses the challenges of high performance, availability, maximum product yield and minimal operator intervention.
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ArticleVFFS bagging machine from WeighPack Systems now using paper film
WeighPack Systems has announced that its latest VersaPak vertical form fill and seal (VFFS) bagging machine is now running with paper film, designed to reduce environmental impact and meet consumer demand for ‘eco-conscious’ alternatives to plastic packaging.
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ArticleTata Steel introduces dry forming process for food cans
Tata Steel Nederland has introduced a new can-making machine at its R&D facilities which utilizes a dry forming process, said to reduce energy use and cut investment costs for customers.
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ArticleAutomated rPET vial line unveiled by Greiner Packaging and Orthomol
Greiner Packaging and Orthomol have launched a fully automated production line to package nutritional supplements vials containing recycled PET, claiming to bolster both product quality and production capacity.
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ArticleIshida Europe launches QX-800 tray sealer for high-volume production lines
Ishida Europe has introduced its new QX-800 tray sealer, designed to increase throughput and tackle performance and efficiency challenges for tray sealing applications.
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ArticleIngersoll Rand seeks reduced downtime and energy costs with compressor controls platform
Ingersoll Rand is aiming to reduce energy costs, downtime and improve efficiency for manufacturing plants with its Ecoplant compressor controls platform.
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ArticleNonwoven polymer materials serve as dessicant bags, coatings, and more
Freudenberg Performance Materials’ customizable fine denier spunbond nonwoven materials, available as bicomponent or mono-fibres, can be used to produce lightweight desiccant bags and coating substrates, among other applications.
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ArticleAmazon automates made-to-fit box, paper bag, and label processes in Europe
Intending to reduce its packaging waste, Amazon is deploying automated machinery across its European operations, including made-to-measure box and paper bag technology and a labelling device suitable for products shipped in their own packaging.
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Sponsored ContentBarberán makes the case for single-pass digital print with its HS6000 printer
In this edition of our ‘In Conversation With…’ series, Dennis Van Ijzerloo, export manager at Barberán, runs us through the evolution of digital print in the packaging space, the advantages it has over conventional printing technologies, and how packaging manufacturers could benefit from Barberán’s solutions, including its ...
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ArticleULMA Packaging launches new flow wrapper for high-speed MAP applications
ULMA Packaging has introduced its FM 400 horizontal flow wrap packaging machine, aiming to meet the demands of high-speed Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) applications in the fresh food sector and designed with hygiene, efficiency, and durability in mind.