One controllerhandles three delta robots
Easier installation at the customer plant is just one of the benefits gained by designing a multi-robot pick-and-place machine governed by a single controller.
View ArticleWeatherchem celebrates 40th anniversary in packaging closures
Weatherchem, creators of innovative dispensing closures, is celebrating its 40th anniversary.
View ArticleFlavored glucose in stick packs provides tasty relief to diabetics
New stick packages make it convenient and ‘cool’ for children to prevent low blood sugar.
View ArticleHigher-barrier plastics will help grow flexible packaging market
Flexible packaging benefits from a widening range of new products being developed by brand owners in an increasingly competitive consumer marketplace.
View ArticleShrink tightening film puts a wrap on Ferrero chocolate boxes
Italy-based confectioner uses BOPP substrate to overwrap boxes of its Rondnoir chocolates.
View ArticleEaster egg candy packs are renewable, compostable
Canadian candy company selects cellulose-based film for its stand-up pouch packaging for competitive advantage with Easter treats.
View ArticleMiss Muffet uses compostable cellulose material for candy packaging
U.K.-based Miss Muffet & Co. wraps its fairytale and nursery rhyme-inspired confectionery in material that fits into its environmental stance.
View ArticleNestlé on-pack promo keyed by variable-data tear tape
A three-month promotion for Nestlé’s Carlos V© brand—Mexico’s leading chocolate bar brand--was carried on 53 million chocolate bars in Mexico and centered on helping the brand’s famous King Carlos V...
View ArticleNestle's 100% recyclable packs
Nestlé has become the first major confectioner to use 100% recyclable packaging across its entire Easter egg range.
View ArticleRobot handles chocolates at 360 pieces/min
The Ozersky Souvenir confectionery plant is one of the largest manufacturers of confectionery products in Russia.
View ArticleLucky Cookie made alucky find at Pack Expo
Lucky Cookie’s founder will definitely attend Pack Expo International 2012 this October. His last trip to the show resulted in a purchase that has boosted his young company’s growth significantly.
View ArticleGPS device masquerades as candy bar in new promo
Nestle U.K. & Ireland seeds its candy bar brands with six ‘GPS-enabled replica bars’ that, when activated by consumers, result in a visit from the company’s prize team.
View ArticleChocolate wrapped in compostable film
Alce Nero, an Italian consortium of organic producers and farmers, has chosen compostable material to wrap its range of Fair Trade chocolate.
View ArticleShaped candy boxes get chocolates back on gifting radar
Cadbury introduces brightly decorated boxes shaped in flower and heart designs for its chocolate pralines, positioning them perfectly for gift giving.
View ArticleKraft deploys printed magnetics in gum carton
Kraft Foods is believed to be the first to use printed magnetics in a packaging application. The technology becomes a clever reclosure feature on Stride ID gum packaging.
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