Modern packages think for themselves, remind us, extend shelf life, can be heated at the press of a button and influence our senses with their appearance, odor and feel – and some of them can even speak.

Duravant, a global engineered equipment manufacturer serving the food processing, packaging and material handling sectors, announced it has acquired Arpac, a prominent designer, manufacturer and integrator of complete end-of-line packaging solutions.

When it comes to baked goods and snacks, consumers increasingly look for products in resealable, standup pouches and flexible packaging. It boosts ease-of-use for consumers, and helps improve the ability to keep foods fresh. As a result, bakers and snack producers are helping retailers meet this demand by investing in equipment capable of making packaging with popular closures, such as press-to-close zippers and sliders.

Advances in connectivity, control and automation are now being applied to processing and packaging lines, bringing new levels of flexibility, performance and cost advantages, as well as concerns about data, plant information and product security.

ALUR On-The-Go Boxes from Fabri-Kal are designed to hold up in a variety of operations and fit customers’ on-the-go lifestyles.

Located in Gorinchem, the facility will enable the company to continue to develop and deliver food ingredients and biochemical products and services.

Flexibility, adaptability and a small footprint are just some of the features robotic stackers and loaders can bring to bakeries and snack manufacturing facilities.

Diagraph’s new IJ4000 high-resolution large character impulse inkjet system prints alphanumerics, barcodes and graphics onto secondary food packaging.

As vice president of technical/customer service, Jeff Aspinall’s is responsible for technical support, including service engineers, phone support group and in-house machining and testing.