An inside look at PACK EXPO Las Vegas show floor

Some innovations you can expect to see at this year's event

Solvay’s PPSU polymer in innovative baby bottle design

Solvay’s PPSU offered Hegen a unique combination of properties for its Press-to-Close, Twist-to-Open PCTO™ baby bottles

Packaging film receives sustainability award

The X-Hance film from RPC bpi protec is acknowledged for food protection and preservation capabilities 

Klingelnberg at the EMO 2017: Impressing with innovation

The innovations presented at the EMO by Klingelnberg represent flexibility and productivity, combined with the advantages of Industry 4.0. The latest developments of the Speed Viper cylindrical gear generating grinding machines, the TM 65 complete processing machining center and the P 65 precision measuring center, which has undergone further development, are evidence of this. Klingelnberg also has the power skiving of cylindrical gears on the C 30 spiral bevel gear cutting machine and S

More Chinese aim for a healthier lifestyle

A recent report from Mintel shows that Chinese consumers are choosing healthier food and beverage 

Tool-less unpacking

BEUMER’s new film allows for quick and easy opening of packs without the use of tools  

Davis-Standard to Promote Medical Tubing Expertise at Medtec China

Davis-Standard, LLC anticipates an eventful Medtec China, booth P206, in Shanghai, September 20-22, 2017. Davis-Standard will market the company’s extensive line of medical tubing equipment, including extruders, controls, feedscrews, downstream equipment and complete systems. In addition to equipment, the company’s in-house laboratory at its subsidiary in Suzhou, Davis-Standard (Suzhou) Plastic Packaging Machinery Co., Ltd., supports process development for medical tubing applications with a

HuntsmanClariant merger to proceed as planned

The preparations to create HuntsmanClariant are showing continued strong progress 

Saint-Gobain acquires Tekbond

Tekbond, an adhesives specialist in Brazil, is now fully owned by Saint-Gobain 

Avery Dennison names Pascale Wautelet VP of R&D EMEA

Pascale Wautelet is VP of R&D–Europe, Middle East and Africa within Avery Dennison’s Label & Graphic Materials group 

High-barrier flexible packaging for meat gains traction

Meat and meat product packaging is increasingly seen not just a means of providing a container for the meat but also—and more importantly—as a means of preserving it.

Bullish nonwovens market in China emerges as key takeaway from June’s China International Nonwovens Expo & Forum

Following last month’s successful second edition of the biennial CINE, one thing is clear: multiple nonwovens product sectors in China continue to exhibit strong growth and immense potential for the foreseeable future. Furthermore, the event itself continues to be praised by the nonwovens industry as one of the most influential in the country, reflected in the fact that many of the country’s biggest players participated in the expo and forum. In total, 100 exhibitors* showcased their products