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• Aaron Hand, Editor-in-Chief, ProFood World • Jane Chase, Executive Director, Institute of Packaging Professionals • Keren Sookne, Director of Editorial Content, Health- care Packaging • Matt Reynolds, Editor, Packaging World • Ron Puvak, Executive Director, Contract Packaging As- sociation “With so much change and innovation in the last few years, we are excited to see all of the cutting-edge tech- nologies at this year’s show and find out which company will stake their claim in each category,” says Laura Thomp- son, Vice President, Trade Shows, PMMI. The finalists for this year’s Technology Excellence Awards fall under four categories: Food/Beverage • Maxpack 2023 MFT 7 Ultimate Range, Maxpack Ma- chinery LLC • Proxima Tethered Closure, Berry Global, Inc. • Schoeller Allibert Corona 20-pocket beer crate, Schoe- ller Allibert General Packaging & Processing • Amcor Clear Anti-Grease Jerky Pouch, Amcor Flexibles North America • Forvara® Foodservice Films, Specialty Polyfilms (India • IMA Ilapak Vegatronic 6400 IMA S.p.A. Personal Care/Pharma • CueSee Mix/Dual Chambered Device for storage of liq- uids/powdered/lyophilized components, Eurotrol • Amcor High-Barrier PCR Pouchstock, Amcor Health- care Packaging • Highest speed vibration insensitive compact capsule weight checker, WORK Microwave GmbH Sustainability • ClipCombo™, Graphic Packaging International • Recycle-Ready Chevron Pouches, Amcor Healthcare Packaging • Wave 2cc Dispenser, Berry Global, Inc. Voting will be available onsite at PACK EXPO Interna- tional. Registration is $30 until September 30, after which it increases to $130. For more information and to register, visit www.packexpointernational.com . DS Smith’s Explores Box Options By Testing Alternative Materials Atlanta, Georgia based DS Smith is pushing ahead in ex- ploring outside-the-box options, testing materials typically seen in gardens, parks and beaches. In doing so, the com- pany announced it is working to give new life to alternative fibers for paper and cardboard, including daisies, straw, miscanthus (grass), cocoa shells and seaweed, as part of its $140 million investment in research and development to accelerate its work in the Circular Economy. The program
SAUER SYSTEM www.sauersystem.com
Sauer provides intelligent solutions for scoring, slitting, slit-scoring, and perforating on corrugators and floor slitters; and glue tab cutting, creasing, slotting, trimming and scrap chopping on presses. New, featured offerings include FRX Adjustable Folding Rail System and G3 Scoring System: the latest proven creasing technology on the market.
STAFFORD GROUP www.go2stafford.com
Interactive website for Stafford Corrugated Products and Stafford Cutting Dies. Featuring online ordering of replace- ment parts. Also, visitors can automatically calculate sheet size for most die-cut standards.
SUN AUTOMATION GROUP ® www.sunautomation.com
SUN Automation Group is the global leader in providing innovative solutions to the corrugated industry. SUN engi- neers and builds the SUN625 Rotary Die Cutter, provides sales, service and support in North and Central America for Latitude Machinery Corporation, manufacturer of Mini to Jumbo FFG and RDCs. Additionally, SUN is the North Amer- ican, UK and Ireland sales and service provider for Para Machinery’s line of equipment, and is the North American sales provider for Highcon. SUN also powers the corrugat- ed industry’s premier IIoT platform, Helios, and is the OEM source for Langston/Staley equipment parts and service. THACKER INDUSTRIAL SERVICE COMPANY www.thackerindustrial.com Specializing in corrugated machinery, T.I.S.CO. offers quali- ty-made products, support services, and more. T.I.S.CO. has a reputation of dependability, not only in the product, but in service and support. With more than 25 years’ experience, T.I.S.CO. installs equipment and machinery, moves or sets up entire plants, rewires and rebuilds - all over the world. VT GROUP www.vtgrouponline.com VT offers prepress services for the POP display and corru- gated shipping container industry including graphic design, optimized digitally imaged printing plates and innovative pre-mounting solutions. Our large-format digital printing fa- cility (Digital Impact) is a leading short-run manufacturer of distinctive POP displays and signage where litho-like graph-
ics are preferred. WPR SERVICES www.wprservices.net
WPR Services was established in 2016. What originally start- ed as a technical services company expanded its product offerings to include a machine center learning platform POWtalk™. Our analysis of video, audio, machine metrics, employee ergometrics, and person to person conversation provides a way to identify safety and process inefficiencies.
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