OPTIMA will be presenting a packaging system with numerous technical refinements, an improved welding station, and digital "Smart Services" at an upcoming trade show.

If converters feel gobsmacked by the pace of change in today’s packaging world, they should get ready to shift into overdrive. A recent study cites five major trends that will force major changes that raise the performance bar over the next decade.

In the world of converting, companies come and go, while mergers and acquisitions happen often. In other words, change happens frequently as converters strive to expand their businesses.

Plastics industry creates transparency for global plastic flows by avoiding environmental littering, and pushing forward with a circular economy, study shows.

Brand owners know that packaging is the key differentiator on the shelf, and special finishing techniques – such hot foil stamping and thermal embossing – can elevate their product compared to others, and provide consumers with a visual shortcut to the quality of what’s inside.

Henkel Adhesive Technologies, a manufacturer of adhesives, sealants and functional coatings, opened a new technical center in Bridgewater, New Jersey.

Converters Expo South will bring professionals from across the converting industry to the second largest "converting corridor" in the nation to share the latest technology, products, and ideas.

Web guides have evolved dramatically since their first appearance in the 1930s. Still, the earliest electronic systems were far from perfect; they were sensitive to dust and temperature swings.