See new packaging innovations in one convenient place at PACK EXPO East

Get up to speed on the latest innovations in packaging and processing at PACK EXPO East, March 18 – 20 in Philadelphia. Don’t miss out!

April 2023

Packaging World April 2023

Primary Packaging

Live at interpack: Volpak Presents Intermittent Stick Pack Machines

This week at interpack, Volpak is showcasing Enflex PHS Series intermittent stick pack machines designed for the pharmaceutical and healthcare markets.

May 6, 2023

PlasticFree Platform Empowers Designers

A new online platform from A Plastic Planet contains hundreds of case histories, a library of alternative materials, and other tools to educate designers on plastic-free solutions.

March 31, 2023

“PlasticFree is a new design tool for the 160 million global creatives, visually rich, packed with case studies, proof points, and editorial from creative peers and scientists,” says Siân Sutherland, co-founder and chief of PlasticFree and A Plastic Planet.

Column: Entering A Collaborative Age in Packaging

In recent months, collaborations are evolving from time-limited, two-party partnerships into perpetual, multi-stakeholder coalitions that look like microcosms of entire supply chains.

March 30, 2023

New Spirits Designs Embrace Storytelling

New label designs for Woodcutter’s Daughter Rye Whiskey and Scottish vodka brand Glen’s use myth and provenance, respectively, to reinforce brand heritage and attract new consumers.

March 29, 2023

In creating the package design for its limited-edition Woodcutter’s Daughter Rye Whiskey, Silent Pool Distillers employed both elegant design details and storytelling to produce a sophisticated and evocative bottle design.

Sustaining the Effort to Update Green Guides

Years ago, when I first read about the concept of “sustainability,” I teased that it was too vague and had too many meanings to too many people to be useful. Today, I am not sure things have improved much.

March 29, 2023

Secondary/End-of-Line

End-of-Line Packaging: A Beginning to an Ultimate End

The ultimate end is getting product through the supply chain, culminating in a purchase and a positive customer experience.

March 28, 2023

end of line packaging

Beyond Boxes: Paper’s New Looks, Functionality

Advancing machinery and materials technologies are pushing paper beyond the boundaries of traditional boxes, bags, and low-barrier paper packs into the expansive and expanding realm of barrier packaging.

March 27, 2023

Paper-based coffee pods are the result of a collaboration between Bellarud AB, Syntegon, and Huhtamaki.

Nerds Candy Container Offers a New ‘Twist’ on a Classic Favorite

Said to be a ‘first-of-its-kind design for the candy industry,’ the new Twist & Mix candy container comprises a round, five-compartment base and a rotating top for maximum flavor mixing.

March 27, 2023

The colorful new container holds 2.1 oz of strawberry-, orange-, watermelon-, cherry-, and lemonade-flavored Original Nerds candies, or one mini box (12 g) of each.

Materials & Containers

Pentel Reimagines Blister Packs as Plastic-Free

This leading maker of writing utensils has worked steadily for the past three years to develop a plastic-free alternative to the blister pack format that is ubiquitous in the category.

March 24, 2023

Materials & Containers

Champagne Bottle Enveloped in Paper Pulp and Vine Shoot Wrap

The elegant, graceful molded pulp ‘Belle Epoque Cocoon’ for Perrier- Jouët champagne is infused with upcycled vine shoots, demonstrating the champagne house’s circular practices, and is 100% recyclable.

March 23, 2023

The Belle Epoque Cocoon exhibits an organic shape that gently enfolds the bottle. At the top, the golden cap of the bottle is revealed, surrounded by a petal-like, molded-pulp collar.

White Castle's Robotic Path to Packaging Automation

Integrators used software to identify the optimal positioning of robots on the line based on their footprint, reach, and payload. The software also validates the requisite system performance in relation to the existing components of the packaging line.

March 16, 2023

The latest automation installation at the plant is a two-ABB IRB 1200 robot station that case packs the retail cartons into 12-ct shipper cases.

ABB to Expand Robotics Factory in U.S.

ABB has begun construction to expand its existing North American robotics headquarters and manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills, Mich.

March 16, 2023

Rendering of ABB's Auburn Hills Robot Studio entryway.

Page 1 of 4