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Packaging Equipment

Packing, wrapping equipment supports beverage market’s diverse needs

Pack sizes, eCommerce contribute to changes in case packing, wrapping innovations

February 25, 2021

When it comes to case packing and wrapping for the beverage market, operations managers are in search of highly versatile equipment to handle today’s diverse portfolios.

Operations Perspective

Case packing operations under constant change

Standardization erodes as packing operations adjust to new materials, sizes

John Peter Koss

January 27, 2021

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The constant change of beverage categories, packaging materials and pack sizes have had a domino effect on case packing. These shifts begs the question — is there a standard case size anymore?

Packaging Materials

Sustainability, innovation drive stretch and shrink labels market

Beverage brands seize opportunity to boost features, recyclability of labels

Sarah Graybill

January 21, 2021

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With consumers and brands demanding more sustainability from packaging, manufacturers are innovating stretch and shrink labels to rise to the demand, incorporating creativity and even technology into the labels.

Packaging Equipment

Labeling equipment fosters the need for speed

Equipment handles diverse needs of beverage-makers

Barbara Harfmann

August 27, 2020

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Labeling equipment must be fast, accurate and be able to handle unique bottle designs. Customers also are seeking tamper-evident labels to ensure product safety.

Supplier's Marketplace

Douglas’ single packaging machine replaces two packaging lines

Contour SPS-80 Shrink Wrap produces tray-shrink packs for carrier baskets, loose bottles

June 15, 2020

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Douglas Machine Inc. offers a single machine solution designed to provide top-to-bottom savings for beverage manufacturers.

Supplier's Marketplace

Tray-packaging solutions showcased at WestPack 2020

Solution integrates tray-packing and shrink-wrapping for retail-ready solution

April 12, 2020

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At WestPack 2020, Wexxar Bel and Texwrap, which are both divisions of ProMach, demonstrated their new tray-packaging solutions designed to bring higher productivity to tray forming and sealing food applications.

Packaging

Brands aim to efficiently, sustainably package goods

Consumer trends drive increased customization, decreased waste

Sarah Graybill

March 16, 2020

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These days, consumers want customized product experiences and speed that also support a sustainable approach when it comes to the brands they purchase. Thus far, commerce has been keeping up, with goods hightailing it across the country at speeds and in volumes unimaginable in decades prior.

A sleeve label is applied to an aluminum can or container in multiple ways.

Shrink and stretch labels enhance brand messaging, safety

Shrink films protect ingredient efficacy and provide longer shelf life

February 11, 2020

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Experts note that various trends are facilitating an increase in usage of stretch and shrink labels, including proliferation of functional beverages, sugar reductions, natural ingredients as well as ingredient transparency.