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Consumers want sustainable food packaging. Food manufacturers want to use sustainable packaging. Many packaging suppliers are striving to meet marketplace demands. But we live in an imperfect world and we can’t always get what we want. That said improvements are being made and have been made over the years.

Eagle Packaging Machinery introduces Boxxer, an all-in-one case erector loader sealer system.

Finding a foreign object in dairy foods is every plant manager’s nightmare. Detecting these objects quickly and efficiently is key. That’s where X-ray and metal detection systems come into play. Checkweighers guard against short counts in packages or underweight volumes. Dairy Foods invited leading suppliers of detection systems to talk about what’s new. Here’s what they had to say.

Sustainability is not solely focused on environmental impact but also includes economic and social impact — the triple bottom line that creates healthy people, healthy communities and a healthy planet. If a solution is good for the environment but not economically feasible, it is not sustainable from a business standpoint.

Ross introduces a new multi-purpose laboratory mixer.

Mettler-Toledo adds Cornerstone checkweigher to its line, designed for harsh washdown environments

GoldPeg offers least cost formulation software, Caseus Pro, specifically developed for processed cheese.

ROKK Processing, manufacturer of high-end ice cream machinery, has launched the RO600, a new robotic filling line.

Intertape Polymer Group expands its adhesive transfer tapes product line.

In "Inspection gadgets" leading suppliers shared their expertise about what’s new in detection systems. In this dairyfoods.com exclusive, we include responses from some of these experts not included in the magazine article.