PMMI is calling for processing and packaging leaders to reaching out to young people, get them excited about manufacturing, and ensure the future of the industry.
The Institute of Food Technologists 2013 event in Chicago drew nearly 24,000 attendees, each looking for the latest processing and packaging equipment, ingredients, testing technology and other products.
Bosch Packaging Technology recently put the finishing touches on an expanded vertical form-fill-seal (VFFS) test facility in Wisconsin, aimed to help customers ensure their line will run smoothly prior to installation back home.
The DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation have saluted a significant number of food packages over the years for breakthrough technology aimed to benefit consumers.
Total has launched a metallocene polyethylene (mPE) film material that it claims enables flexible packaging converters to achieve films that are up to 25% thinner than existing films.
Henkel and DaniMer Scientific have partnered to develop hot melt adhesives that use bio-based raw materials with products expected to launch in the first half of 2013.
Crown Speciality Packaging is offering premium food and beverage brands in Europe easier access to a form of tin design intended to make their products stand out more.
Packaging firm RPC was recognised for packaging innovation at the Emballage 2012 packaging materials and technology trade show in Paris for its 4kg jar nicknamed ‘Bear’, featuring multilayer barrier packaging.
A French firm which aims to meet industry needs for biodegradability in flexible packaging and rigid plastics has received €3.3m to continue its work on polymers.
Bosch Packaging Technology launched multiple machines for the food and drink industry designed to cater for manufacturers’ demand for speed and versatility at trade show FachPack 2012 in Nuremberg, Germany.
Two Spanish research bodies have organised a conference in November aimed at the optimum selection of packaging materials and the latest trends and innovations for food contact materials.
Solegear Bioplastic has partnered with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) to develop new bioplastic technology and muted the first product will be commercialized by the first quarter of 2013.
Bosch hopes to boost its liquid food and aseptic packaging capabilities by acquiring Ampack Ammann, a German manufacturer of filling and packaging machines for liquid and paste-like foods.
US firm Caravan Ingredients showcased cracker enzyme technology that delivers greater throughput and less wastage for firms making the snack at the Institute of Food Technologists 2012 Annual Meeting & Expo, Las Vegas.
DuPont has announced the winners of its 24th packaging innovations awards – with gongs going to innovative, sustainable and collaborative solutions. Click on our picture gallery to find out which step-changing packs scooped the prestigious prizes
The packaging industry must properly embrace active and intelligent packing or face the prospect of going out of business in the next decade, declared the head of a new trade body dedicated to the technology.
BakeryAndSnacks.com spoke to Anders Filt of Franz Haas on the show floor at ProSweets 2012 about a bakery processing machine that combines three technologies that he claims can cut changeover times to 15 minutes.
Sun European Partners has continued its push to become a major packaging player in Europe after acquiring an Austrian flexible packing firm from Mondi.
What role will active and intelligent components play in future food and drink packaging? We caught up with Chip Tonkin, director of the US based Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics at Interpack 2011 to find out.
FoodProductionDaily.com discussed the latest modifications to JBT FoodTech's Super Agi rotary sterilisation system at the recent IPA food processing show in Paris, with the global supplier explaining how its engineering team is looking to reduce...
The demand for high-performance materials is fuelling the growth of so-called disruptive packaging technologies in the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries, said a report from consultants Pira.
Sealed Air and Clemson University have teamed up to create the Cryovac Flavour Mark Retort Laboratory, a teaching, research and service facility in the South Carolina-based university’s packaging science department.
Packaging firm Bosch has designed a new range of packaging and
processing solutions designed specifically for handling delicate
products such as tray baked goods, biscuits and chocolate
confectionery.
A new oxygen barrier film designed to offer a biodegradable
alternative to existing packaging materials is undergoing testing
as it moves towards commercialisation.
A new horizontal wrapper suitable for handling delicate products
such as tray baked goods, biscuits and chocolate confectionery has
been developed by Bosch packaging subisidary, Tevopharm.
A major cereal brand is set to be re-launched in the US with new
scented fruity packaging that the manufacturer hopes will increase
the appeal of its product.
Food and drink companies in the UK's South East can get their
operations assessed by an independent consultancy for free, under a
government-funded development programme.
Sino-Pack 2005 is set to open its doors tomorrow in Guangzhou,
southern China, providing a platform for international packaging
and processing specialists operating in the region, writes Simon
Pitman.
Germany-based packaging equipment provider LEMO Maschinenbau has
launched the CAPmat-Slider, a bag-maker that allows packagers to
reduce changeover downtime by up to 25 per cent.
The Australian food industry was likely to remain an importer of
innovative food and drink technology rather than an exporter, the
chairman of consumer product giant Unilever's Australasian
operations said on Friday, according...
Zimmer, a subsidiary of mg technologies, claims to have developed a
new process that manufactures blanks for PET bottles 10 per cent
more efficiently than at present. This, it says, amounts to a cost
saving of €100 per tonne of bottle...
A two-day conference on aseptic filling technologies is just one of
the events that is taking place at the Total Processing and
Packaging show in Birmingham, UK this week.
FoodProductionDaily.com will be there, and will be reporting...
The retort pouch industry needs to adopt better sealing technology
and improved systems to identify seal defects if it is to challenge
metal cans as a viable and safe means of packaging, said the key
note speaker of the forthcoming...
A nano-composite coating process to improve food packaging has been
developed. This innovation, which is designed to interact with food
to reduce oxygen levels or add flavourings and preservatives, could
put European companies ahead...
The PFM Group has announced the take over of SPS Packaging, the
Italy-based packager specialising in the design and production of
automatic wrapping systems for snacks, biscuits and confectionery.
Innovation in the packaging industry is alive and well. A recent
report from ResearchandMarkets.com highlighted a number of
interesting developments, and US-based packaging firm Appleton is
yet another company pushing the boundaries...
A recent market report has uncovered a number of interesting
developments in the packaging technologies sector. As the report
points out, packaging materials are constantly evolving to meet the
demands of the marketplace.
Krones is to highlight a number of technologies for the first time,
including an inline machine for sleeving applications, a panoramic
robot and its latest aseptic capper at the forthcoming BRAU Beviale
2003 in Nuremberg, Germany.
