Industrial Physics underscores pack testing as rPET and lightweighting reshape performance

Natalia Ciesla, strategic segment manager at Industrial Physics, talks to us about how recycled PET (rPET) content and lightweighting are impacting bottle performance requirements. She discusses how testing can validate changes...

Yangi scales dry-forming fiber technology for plastic MAP food tray replacement

Yangi’s founder and EVP of commercial and success, Anna Altner, presented the company’s dry-forming fiber tray technology as a commercially ready modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) trays, alternative to plastic. She highlighted...

Smart Robotics showcases AI-driven Smart Palletizer 2.0

Smart Robotics’ co-CEO Felix Schmidt spoke with us about the company’s Smart Palletizer 2.0, an AI-driven robotic palletizing system capable of stacking 30 to 40 cartons per minute with 99.7% uptime. Drawing on data from 1.9...

ProAmpac spotlights fiber-based flexibles and active moisture technology

ProAmpac highlights its latest fiber-based flexible packaging platforms, which are designed to replace rigid plastic with curbside-recyclable solutions. Sal Pellingra, the company’s VP of global package design, applications, and...

Masterpress spotlights non-laminated, single-layer pouches for PPWR compliance 

The upcoming EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) is driving demand for easy-to-recycle monomaterial packaging, according to Jakub Pędziński, business development lead for pouches at Masterpress. He discusses the...

Huhtamaki Australia calls for packaging regulatory reform to facilitate paper recycling

Inconsistent waste sorting capacity and low end-market interest in recycled material pose key challenges to Australia's recycling industry, argues Jano Crema, sustainability and public relations manager at Huhtamaki Australia. He...