News on Packaging Equipment

ROVEMA Global Packaging Group, LLC, a global leader in supplying state-of-the-art packaging machines and lines announces today the completion of the acquisition of BOSSAR S.L., a world leader in the design, development and manufacturing of horizontal f...

A new option for automation of the weighing and bagging of potatoes is being provided through a joint initiative by Tong Peal and Pacepacker Services.  The two companies are working together to offer machinery that combines the Tong Peal electronic w...

PMMI announces the Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) will co-locate its 2009 annual meeting with PACK EXPO 2009 (October 5-7;Las Vegas Convention Center) and sponsor a reusable packaging track for the Conference at PACK EXPO. The collaboration is t...

Ishida Europe has launched a new Flexible Strip Pack Applicator (F-SPA) which produces ready-to display strips of bagged products, providing an attractive hanging display for retailers.Ideal for snacks and confectionery but also perfectly applicable ...

In Barneveld staat het enige bedrijf ter wereld dat uit aardappelzetmeel verpakkingen maakt. 100 procent biologisch afbreekbaar en niet na te maken.‘Kijk, dit is onze nieuwste innovatie.’ Trots toont Mark Geerts (53) een dichtklapbare verpakking voor r...

To tap into the growing consumer trend for nostalgic brands, United Biscuits UK , a leading UK manufacturer of snacks, biscuits and cakes, has redesigned its Brannigans range to generate extra sales. Available now, the new design draws inspiration from...

Food processing and product handling equipment systems manufacturer, Heat and Control BV and metal detection specialist CEIA -S.P.A. have partnered to provide inspection solutions in the Benelux region.   Michiel Metselaar, operating from Heat and Cont...

Upgrades in technology and changes in contracts may see the axe fall on a number of workers at McCain Foods Ltd in Washdyke, Timaru.While management at the plant, or its Australian-based head office, were not able to be contacted yesterday, The Timaru ...

AUSPACK 2009, a biennial packaging and processing machinery, materials and associated technology exhibition, opened at Sydney Showgrounds, Sydney Olympic Park. On display will be Odenberg Engineering who manufactures the Titan range of quality grading...

The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) and the Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) today announced a new agreement to co-locate the IFT Food Expo and FSPA’s Process Expo at Chicago’s McCormick Place Convention Center beginning in July 18-2010.

Supermarket customers will soon have a wider range of choices in the size and amount of pre-packaged foods they buy, after the European Commission passed legislation deregulating food packaging earlier this month. The legislation - ostensibly to provid...

Columbia/Okura’s A-Series robotic palletizers provide the ideal solution for the demands of today’s high capacity potato packers. They use an end effector ('robot hand') designed specifically to handle the inconsistency of potato bags,.

Though weight and health are major issues in today’s society, Mintel sees lagging interest in portion-controlled packaging. Only one in seven adults (14%) currently buy pre-measured packs, and the number one reason they do is convenience. Weight mana...

Remember the days of sticking a fork into a potato a couple times, then popping it into the microwave for 10 minutes or so? That’s ancient history … or, at least it’s heading in that direction. Microwaveable packaging is quickly catching on, according...

Frito-Lay North America, Plano, TX, a division of PepsiCo, has announced a new partnership with TerraCycle, Inc. (www.terracycle.net) an upcycling company that will take used packaging from Frito-Lay snack products and turn them into affordable, quali...

SunChips, Frito-Lay’s popular line of multigrain snacks, announced today that in 2010 it will introduce the first fully compostable snack chip bag made from plant-based materials. The change is designed to significantly improve the environmental impact...

The Interpack Advisory Council has begun concrete preparations for the event, Interpack Process and Packaging 2011. Christian Traumann, managing director, Multivac Sepp Haggenmuller GmbH&Co KG, has been assigned the top council job as president of ...

Bosch Packaging Technology, a leading supplier of holistic systems in the world of packaging and process technology, is changing the company names of some of its subsidiaries, effective April 2nd 2009. The US-based Doboy Inc., New Richmond, will chang...