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May/Jun 2025

Packaging World May/Jun 2025

Digital Label Presses

AstroNova has launched two QuickLabel digital label presses, the QL-425 and QL-435, along with the VP-800 direct-to-package printer for diverse materials, targeting light to medium production with enhanced speed and cost-efficiency.

April 25, 2025

Paper Cup Marries Finnish Licorice with Forest Innovation

From forest to shelf, a new package from Finnish licorice maker Kouvolan Lakritsi delivers a circular economy story rooted in regenerative forestry, renewable materials, and collaborative design.

April 23, 2025

Kouvolan Lakritsi, a family-run confectionery known for its traditionally cooked licorice, has unveiled a new recyclable and reclosable paper cup for retail. Image courtesy of Metsä Group.

Controls Architecture Ready to Scale with Machine as Disruptive Tech Emerges

When JOA began looking to develop a never-before-seen dry molded fiber converting machine and platform, it found the technological capability and know-how with Bosch Rexroth’s ctrlX Automation toolkit.

April 22, 2025

The platform’s dedicated control, ctrlX Core, uses the Linux-based ctrlX OS, which serves as the framework of the uniquely modular, app-based architecture.

Recyclable Bag for Coffee

TricorBraun Flex's PolyRecycle Store Drop-off recyclable bag features a one-way degassing valve that releases excess gases while maintaining the integrity of the packaging.

April 21, 2025

Tricor Braun Flex Poly Recycle Bag

Pre-Roll Tube & Tray Packing Automation System

Canapa by Paxiom's JuanaPack is an adaptable system for automated cannabis pre-roll packaging that offers both high-speed tube loading and tray packing capabilities.

April 21, 2025

Juana Pack Pre Roll Tube Or Tray Packing Automation System

Compact Curve Conveyor

Dorner's new conveyor offers advanced product movement flexibility.

April 18, 2025

Target Launches Paper Bottle in 1200 Stores with Own-Brand Wine

Assuming the format is the same as or very similar to previous commercial rollouts, it's functionally bag-in-box. In this case, the “box” portion begins as a die-cut and geometrically creased blank of printed paperboard.

April 17, 2025

Target Frugal Bottle Collective Good

Paper-based Protective Wrapping

Antalis' Geami Wrap ’n Go is a compact and sustainable wrapping solution that expands die-cut kraft paper into a protective honeycomb structure for product packaging.

April 16, 2025

Retail Environment Geami Wrap+n+go Table+top Die Cut Interleaf (002)

Recyclable Closure Liner

Selig Group's PP-backed DELTASEAL liner for food containers is designed to enhance the recyclability of PP caps by replacing a traditional board layer with PP foam.

April 14, 2025

Think Plastic Brazil Leads Plastic Export Push

Carlos Moreira of Think Plastic Brazil outlines the strategy driving Brazilian plastic exports through design, sustainability, and market adaptation.

April 10, 2025

Carlos Moreira, executive director of the Brazilian Plastic Institute and CPO of Think Plastic Brazil

Flow Wrapper

Formost Fuji's FW3400 CXIIs Flow Wrapper is a budget-friendly solution that offers standard features like stainless steel covers and a user-friendly interface.

April 7, 2025

Gripper for Flexible Palletizing

Robotiq's PowerPick Multi is a multi-cup, dual-zone picking system designed to automate palletizing for variable box sizes, reducing manual changeovers and handling errors.

April 3, 2025

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