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Sweetarts Soft & Chewy Ropes, Gooaaal-Den Pineapple Punch flavor candy with USA Soccer Teams branding.

BRAND PACKAGING — REDESIGN:

Ferrara Debuts Themed Flavors to Celebrate U.S. Soccer Partnership

With the partnership with the U.S. Soccer Federation, Ferrara is kicking off the season with limited-edition product offerings across three of its beloved brands.

Three Clean Cult products: a hand soap refill carton, a pink grapefruit all-purpose cleaner, and a lemon verbena hand soap bottle, surrounded by halved grapefruits and lemons.

HOUSEHOLD PACKAGING:

Innovations in Household Packaging

Innovations in design, mechanics, and sustainability have been hallmarks of household packaging development.

Labels:

The Latest in Labeling

Few elements of a package are more important than the label. Labels convey critical information about a package’s contents, in addition to helping market the product in a consumer context.

Conveyors:

Selecting the Ideal Conveying System for Your Packaging Line

Rudy Sanchez of Key Technology explains the respective advantages of belt conveyors, vibratory conveyors, and horizontal-motion conveyors.

Robotic arms pack clear bags of yellow food product into cardboard boxes on an automated conveyor belt.

CONVEYORS:

Precision, Safety and Speed

Bobby Bauman of AMMEGA discusses the strategic role of conveyor belts in packaging, explaining how they meet complex demands while boosting productivity and safety.

Hands opening a resealable bag of cereal inside a box, showing 'Roll & Seal' instructions.

SEALING & CLOSING:

Addressing an Age-Old Challenge in Cereal Packaging

Patented approach helps keep cereal contained and fresher between uses, while also reducing spillage and food waste — particularly in larger box formats.

A bag-in-box product moves down the conveyor of the Alterion CL-170 cartoner at the GreenSeed plant.

CARTONING:

Optimizing Bag-in-Box Production

In this case study, we look at how a new bag-in-box project for a global brand required GreenSeed to move beyond its existing machines and invest in a dedicated, high-capacity line.

Image of Theegarten-Pactec’s new FPC6 flow-wrapping machine.

FLOW WRAPPING:

New Equipment Targets Chocolate, Confectionery

New flow-wrapping machine is designed to meet the requirements of manufacturers of chocolate, confectionery, cereal and protein bars, functional foods, and snacks.