Screen Innovations Slate 1.2 ALR material mated with the company's Zero Edge Pro frame design makes for a high performance, high style combo.

ProjectorCentral's Rob Sabin installs and demonstrates Elite ProAV's huge 120-inch motorized ALR screen for UST projectors.

PA Speaker of the House Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) is praising a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals which will uphold the traditional practice of having a session-opening prayer. “We are pleased that the Third Circuit has found that our prayer complies with the United States Constitution,” Turzai said, “and has issued a precedent setting decision entirely in the House’s favor. As a result, we expect the House to be able to resume its tradition of welcoming guest chaplains as it has in the past.” In 2016 a group of atheists and other non-believers sued the House, claiming their exclusion as guest chaplains violated the Constitution. The plaintiffs also challenged the presiding officer’s traditional request to rise for the prayer and the pledge to the flag. Last year, a federal judge in Harrisburg ruled in favor of the plaintiffs and limited the practice to member-led prayers. But the House appealed. Late last month a three-judge panel of the Third Circuit ruled in the House’s favor on all counts. “By a 2-1 vote the panel held the House’s prayer practices were constitutional because they fit within the long history of legislative prayer in this country,” Turzai said. “The majority explained that ‘only theistic prayer can satisfy the historical purpose of appealing for divine guidance in lawmaking.’” Turzai said the panel ruled 3-0 that it is constitutional and not coercive to request that guests stand for the prayer and the pledge.              

Catholic adoption agencies across the state have been curtailing or stopping their work altogether as a result of a policy by the Wolf Administration that would take away a lot of their power to decide who would be the best parents for adoption. PA Rep. Dave Zimmerman (R-Lancaster) says there is still hope that a religious exemption will be granted by lawmakers for organizations. “A number of us in the House actually held up the budget because of a religious exemption, related to the Foster care and adoption,” Zimmerman told me in his Lancaster district office. Despite their determined efforts the Governor held firm and it was kept out. “They took the religious exemption out, which means an adoption agency would have to work with any type of family arrangements, whether it’s a man and wife, or an LGBT couple. They would have to work with all of those.” Zimmerman and several of his colleagues would like to see the exemption established. They have an agreement from House and Senate leadership to run bills in the fall to make that happen. “This is just one area. So the question is ‘what’s next?’” Zimmerman said. “I believe that our country and our state were established on religious liberty, religious freedom. We need to have these religious exemptions available to business and family throughout our state. It’s very important.” Zimmerman said another issue that drew debate in the last session was the compulsory age for education. The current law requires children between the ages of eight and 17 to be in school. But new regulations installed in one of the budget codes would expand that from six to 18. Zimmerman was one of the lawmakers who opposed the change. “There are a lot of issues with that,” he said. “Some children are just not ready at six. What about someone who graduates early? What about—in our district—the Plain community that gets work permits at 15?  None of that has been really addressed at this point, so there are some real concerns about the compulsory age.” The age change was something that was being pushed by the Governor, Zimmerman said. Even though it was placed in the budget, he says there will be an effort in the fall to get the change modified. ‘I also look at it as a liberties issue,” Zimmerman added. “The parents can probably make a better decision on their children than government.” Zimmerman remains very committed to pro-life issues. He voted for the Down Syndrome Protection Act and has signed on as a co-sponsor to Rep. Stephanie Borowicz’s (R-Centre, Clinton) “heartbeat” abortion bill, which he hopes to see introduced in the fall.

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On 30 July 2023 a one million tonne rock slope collapse occurred close to Bisisthal in Switzerland. It was captured on several videos, which show the initial pillar collapses and the transition to a rapid rock avalanche.

La Asociación de Proveedores de Industria Alimenticia (FPSA) anunció hoy los detalles del programa educacional en español – Universidad Cárnica - de la PROCESS EXPO 2015 que tendrá lugar el 15 y 18 de Septiembre 2015 en el McCormick Place de Chicago.

The two companies will continue to use DS Smith Circular Design Metrics when co-creating new packaging innovations.

Winning entry suggests replacing the plastic and aluminum often used in medication packaging with paperboard.

The 105mm wipes canister is made with Altium’s Dura-Lite technology that uses 23% less plastic, and the disinfecting formula is made from citric acid-based botanicals.

The coffee is said to be the first super-concentrated coffee available in plastic bottles.

AMERIPEN’s Dan Felton lauds both Maryland and Illinois for fostering productive discussions and collaboration among industry, environmental groups, and the government with respect to EPR and any future laws.

BMP Medical first met Shawpak at MD&M West Pack 2024 while seeking a small footprint thermoforming packaging machine.

This reusable and fully recyclable plastic packaging is available in three colors and is suitable for all caps.

ANALYTICA, a behavioral sciences-based company in Edinburgh, as launched the first service that optimizes packaging using consumer psychology and neuroscience-led customer tests.

Targeted plastic placement results in a lighter, stronger container that maximizes performance and minimizes environmental impact.

For years, the health-and-wellness and food industries have been bringing Americans back to a traditional mindset — the decades-old foundational thought that eating a good breakfast can jumpstart the day and in some ways, assist with healthy goals in individual consumers.

Some consumer packaged goods brands have been asked by Amazon in recent months to overhaul their product packaging to be greener, sturdier and cheaper to ship, according to Forbes.

Amcor has adapted its design technology to develop the first polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles for pasteurized beer in Brazil.

Packaging option is a 100% paper-based alternative to shrink wrap for bundling beverage multi-packs. 

Winpak will utilize NOVA’s recycled polyethylene (rPE) to manufacture and distribute high-quality packaging materials for the protection of perishable foods, beverages, and personal care products.

The Global Packaging Group is growing in the South and Central Americas Region with a new hub of excellence for pressure sensitive labels, with plans for expansion into digital printing.

Recognition marks a significant step forward in enabling the recycling of plastic bottles and underscores All4Labels’ commitment to driving the development of sustainable practices in the label industry.

METTLER TOLEDO's PCE T2620 is a compact system for the track & trace labeling­ of cartons in accordance with the Falsified Medicines Directive in Europe, the Drug Supply Chain Security Act in the U.S., and other global regulations. 

Covectra designed the AuthentiTrack solution to ensure product integrity. It is intended to combat counterfeiting and diversion across a wide range of industries including food & beverage, electronics, fashion, cosmetics, luxury goods and more.

The kit enables food, pharmaceutical and nutritional product manufacturers to mount a printer underneath the company's Pharmafill^TM BCV1 Bottomless Conveyor and automate lot traceability coding on bottle bottoms.

Antares Vision Group has implemented a traceability solution for cosmeceutical skin care provider Episciences, Inc., addressing supply chain visibility and gray market diversion challenges. The system was developed by ACSIS, a business unit of Antares Vision Group.

The packaging industry supports pharmaceutical and health sectors, with serialization playing a transformative role in ensuring compliance with regulations.

The dairy product manufacturer’s ambitious sustainability goals include making packaging 100% recyclable and closing material loops by 2027.

Molkerei Forster is using self-separating cardboard-plastic combinations for its Milbona brand 500g natural yogurts, which are sold by Swiss retailer Lidl Schweiz.

This decision follows the completion of a comprehensive sustainable packaging study initiated in 2022 and will result in reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and fuel requirements by up to 25%, alongside significant water savings during manufacturing of their 8-oz cheese bar line.

This new cooperation will introduce the SIG MidiFit family pack to Hungarian consumers for the first time.

Dozen’s Half & Half project is the first gold award won by Ukrainian designers at Pentawards since 2015 and only the second in the competition’s history.

The new integrated solution from Rotzinger combines flexibility, compactness, and ease of operation to boost uptime and reduce the total cost of ownership.

Each package features text and graphic elements in a rich brown to reflect the brand’s long tradition of premium chocolate paired with modern colors like lime, light yellow, teal, peach, and purple.

The initiative is part of Mondelēz International’s efforts to pack ‘light and right’ in service of its global sustainable packaging goals. Saica’s flexible packaging business unit also has set ambitious circularity targets.

In response to consumer feedback, the brand's new packaging includes bold colors, playful typography, and fruit and candy illustrations. 

Sold in the UK and Ireland, the Cadbury core sharing bars will be wrapped in 80% certified recycled plastic packaging, which can be attributed to plastic sourced from advanced recycling technology.

The Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) today announced the addition of three sessions to the educational program at PROCESS EXPO 2015.

The International Classification of adult underweight, overweight and obesity according to BMI.

A detailed description of the symptoms, causes, and treatments of schizophrenia, with information on getting help and coping by the National Institute of Mental Health.

The demand for processed and packaged foods is rapidly growing among the younger generation due to their hectic lifestyle, which leaves them with no time to prepare homemade meals.

The new Chameleon bottle from Berry Agile Solutions features an outstanding construction that enables a base section with a special textured finish.

Study unveils groundbreaking solutions to key quality challenges, paving the way for future innovations related to canned wine.

The country famous for samba, Carnaval and world-class soccer also has an extremely impressive recycling rate for aluminum cans of approximately 99%. That’s higher than the estimated recycling rates for South America as a whole (92%), Europe (76%) and North America (55%).

Now and then I like to reflect on how the packaging industry intersects with my personal background. This seems especially appropriate now since it was approximately one year ago that I became Chief Editor of Packaging Strategies.

Today’s customers are constantly bombarded with ads and brand messaging. When it comes to high-end products like cosmetics, liquor or consumer electronics, premium packaging is not just nice to have — it’s an expectation.