Current Headlines

61. QUASAR’s Mark Flintoft Receives Packaging Industry Award
    10/9/2012

    One of the most eagerly anticipated events at the recent PPMA Show, held at the NEC in Birmingham, was ’The Ones to Watch’ award that identify the processing and packaging machinery’s up and coming talented individuals.

62. MOCON Announces Three New Accessories For Breakthrough Optech Oxygen Test System
    10/4/2012

    MOCON, Inc., the world’s leading manufacturer of  package integrity instrumentation, is announcing three new accessories for its breakthrough OpTech® oxygen test system for food and pharmaceutical applications

63. Learning Theater Topics Announced For Pack Expo 2012
    10/2/2012

    Thermo Fisher will host 15-minute presentations throughout the day on a variety of packaging, pharmaceutical and food safety industry topics.

64. Marken Prepared For Growth In China
    10/2/2012

    Marken announced recently that it continues its expansion in China to meet the anticipated need for increased clinical trials logistics services.

65. Millad NX 8000 Clarifier Adds Energy-Saving And Clarity Edge To Next-Generation TATREN Packaging
    10/2/2012

    Slovnaft Petrochemicals has embraced the energy-saving and crystal-clear clarifying potential of Millad® NX™ 8000 clarifying agent to launch a new generation of transparent, high gloss, reactor made polypropylene random copolymers (PP) for low temperature processing of thin-wall rigid food packaging and storage

66. Mayr-Melnhof Packaging Acquires Colombian Plegacol And Creates A New Colombian Market Leader In Folding Cartons
    9/28/2012

    With Plegacol, Mayr-Melnhof Packaging has acquired a further leading Colombian folding carton producer located in Santiago de Cali. The company generates annual sales of approximately EUR 15 million

67. Diamond Packaging Wins Recognition In 2012 Excellence Awards Competition
    9/28/2012

    Diamond Packaging won two awards in the 26th annual packagePRINTING Excellence Awards Competition, the industry's only competition to highlight outstanding printing achievement across the full range of packaging segments – tags and labels, flexible packaging, folding cartons, and corrugated cartons

68. Nordson’s New EcoBead™ Pattern Generator Enables Easy, Economical Transition To Intermittent Adhesive Dispensing And Adhesive Savings
    9/27/2012

    The new EcoBead pattern generator from Nordson® Corporation (Nasdaq: NDSN) is a inline device that lets packagers quickly replace longer adhesive beads with stronger, shorter, intermittent beads in current operations

69. Wes Wheeler, Marken CEO, Speaks About Marken Expansion
    9/27/2012

    Marken passed an important milestone on 20 August 2012. With the launch of two new pharmaceutical depots, one in Germany and one in New York, the organisation successfully completed phase I of its global depot network plan.

70. Glue Dots International Introduces Revolutionary Packaging Solution In Europe
    9/26/2012

    Glue Dots International (GDI) introduces a revolutionary new packaging technology, the QuikDot™ Pro, to the European market. The QuikDot Pro is a pressure sensitive adhesive applicator designed to seamlessly seal paperboard and corrugate food and beverage carrier packaging