Seaboard Folding Box, a portfolio company of private equity firm Charter Oak Equity, has acquired paperboard specialist Imperial Packaging for an undisclosed price. Based in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, Imperial Packaging manufactures folding ...
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DS Smith has developed a new type of packaging solution for Spain-based Carbones Fergon, which supplies fire lighting and combustion solutions for barbecues and fireplaces. Carbones Fergon selected DS Smith to develop a sustainable ...
Smurfit Kappa has developed the new Bag-in-Box product for the automotive industry, which the company claims will protect and conserve the motor oil. The company said the motor oil has traditionally been stored in plastic bottles that use ...
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A new sidebar application named Swiftly Switch for Android is attempting to replicate Samsung's Edge display experience on any device running Google’s operating system. Swiftly Switch allows the user to customise the edges of their ...
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Distinct Packaging, which launched its online digital printed custom packaging site and tool, DistinctPackaging.com, will be at the National Stationery Show at the Javits Center, New York City. Distinct Packaging greatly simplifies ...
Poyry has secured a detail engineering services contract to upgrade Smurfit Kappa's paper machine 1 in the Netherlands. The scope of the contract includes mechanical engineering, process engineering, electrical, instrumentation and ...
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McFarlane will produce figures based on the classic films, in time for a new The Dark Crystal series on Netflix. McFarlane Toys has announced plans for a new line of figures based on classic films The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth. The ...
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We regularly scour Kickstarter, Indiegogo and more to find the best (and worst) crowdfunding projects around, so you know which ones to consider backing – and which to avoid. Our latest pick is SwitchCharge, a battery pack ...
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First came the Amazon Fire TV box, then came the Amazon Fire TV Stick, now Amazon has built its Alexa-powered television platform into a full-on television set. The Amazon Fire TV Edition is an affordable 4K set made by Element ...
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Smurfit Kappa and Vitop have introduced a new handle for use on a range of of cardboard boxes. The Vitop handle is claimed to be made from 100% recyclable polyethylene. Smurfit Kappa said the handle is soft and smooth. It has been ...
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There will be 35.08 million tablets shipped globally during the second quarter of 2017, decreasing 5.7% on quarter and 13.7% on year, according to Digitimes Research. iPad models will account for 25.4% of the shipments, tablets launched ...
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Great Little Box Company has acquired three new packaging production machines, which will be installed at its Richmond plant within the next three months. These acquisitions will allow GLBC to expand and enhance its offering of packaging ...
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Taiwan-based food containers producer See Box is exhibiting its new digital printing technology Riiqi Cup brand of Ingeo cold cups at this year’s Interpack event in Germany. The event is being held from 4 to 10 May in ...
Tags: dessert packaging, packaging
Sheffield Hallam University has secured an international award for the design of an energy-bar wrapper. Yumpa Bars won Best Sustainable Packaging at the International Food and Drink Event (IFE), World Food Innovation Awards for the ...
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Supply chain management solutions provider UPS and packaging firm Sealed Air have opened a new packaging innovation center in Louisville, Kentucky, US. Situated on the UPS supply chain solutions campus near the Worldport facility, the new ...