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Demand for pressure-sensitive materials continues to grow in Europe. To meet future demand, Avery Dennison is strengthening its European manufacturing footprint with a $65 million investment to expand its Rodange, Luxembourg production facility. The investment is one of Avery Dennison’s largest operational initiatives globally in recent years. The expansion incorporates a
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Coca-Cola created a new packaging design for their Diet Coke bottles in Canada. The vibrant patterns are available for a limited time for 500ml PET as well as 355ml and 237m. glass bottles of Diet Coke. The “One of a Kind” campaigns offers millions of designs to choose from as no
Read moreIn the packaging sector, film manufacturers are demanding lines which are becoming ever wider, ever faster and ever more efficient, with high production capacity and low energy consumption. On the other hand the trend in this sector is also increasingly towards special films with added value. Here, Brückner Maschinenbau will be
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A two compartment package—with the bottom container snapping into the base of the larger top bottle—is being used to launch a disruptive new portable, shelf-stable cocktail line. Called the Clasper bottle, the innovative package development was driven by brand owner Yumix’s desire to give adult consumers a great tasting cocktail, which
Read moreAmcor Rigid Plastics has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of Sonoco’s Global Plastic blow moulding business in North America. Sonoco manufactures custom rigid plastic bottles, jars, overcaps and closures for the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, health and beauty and personal care markets in seven plants located in the U.S.
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“Active Pouch” is based on the principles and functions of origami and uses its specific structure to increase stability and flexibility at the same time. The PET container produced using stretch-blow moulding has been designed for highly viscous contents. With its geometric design, it is possible to compress the container so
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Agr International offers a number of products to aid bottle manufacturers achieve their most aggressive light weighting goals, while maintaining high quality. Agr products are designed to assist container producers, converters and fillers stay competitive while meeting the increased quality demands of today’s changing world. Agr staff will be on hand
Read moreThe manufacturer of filling and packaging technology Krones has signed and completed the purchase of 80 % of the business of Trans-Market Sales & Equipment Inc. Trans-Market is based in Tampa, Florida and is a proven leader in providing process engineering and automation solutions for the liquid food industry. The company
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Terekas Sweden AB launched mini PET stretch blowing machine series FlexBlow. In combination with sales conveyor promotion method, Terekas Sweden AB has tripled their flexible PET blower sales this year compared to last year. The company has signed 17 contracts across the world, last year 6 flexible series machines has been
Read morePlastipak Packaging Inc. said it will add two manufacturing lines to its Birmingham area facility,a $10.4 million expansion that will create at least five new jobs. The new lines will be added to its location at the Jefferson County Metropolitan Park in McCalla, Alabama, USA where it manufactures plastic bottles for
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The closures used for 5-gallon water containers are known as HOD (Home and Office Delivery) closures. The necks of these containers are standard across the world. Due to the blow moulding process, however, the necks usually exhibit poor quality and a variation in diameter which often results in leakage from 5-gallon
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