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Ember Sadler: Thu, Oct 8, 2026
When evaluating capital equipment vendors, performance guarantees are one of the most overlooked tools you have. Understanding them helps you make an...
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The Flex Can is a stand up pouch that looks, stacks, and stands like a can but is produced from flexible film on a vertical form fill seal (VFFS)...
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Ember Sadler: Tue, Aug 11, 2026
When your packaging operation depends on reliability, consistent quality, and predictable throughput, the VFFS machine at the center of your line...
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Ember Sadler: Tue, Aug 4, 2026
Part 3 of 3: The Machine · July 2026 The first two pieces covered the consumer shift driving demand for smaller, protein-forward, portion-controlled...
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Ember Sadler: Fri, Jul 24, 2026
Part 2 of 3: The Production Challenge · July 2026 Part 1 of this series covered the consumer shift: GLP-1 medications are driving meaningful demand...
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Ember Sadler: Tue, Jul 14, 2026
Part 1 of 3: The Small Pouch Shift · July 2026 Something structural is happening to the food and snack industry, and it is moving faster than most...
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What is a block bottom bag, and when should you use it? Editor's note: This post was originally published in March 2021 and has been edited and...
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Ember Sadler: Wed, Jun 24, 2026
The 2026 Sweets & Snacks Expo landed in Las Vegas for the first time, and the industry showed up. More than 17,500 attendees and 1,000 exhibitors...
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Ember Sadler: Thu, Jun 18, 2026
A Stabilo® or quad seal bag is a block bottom stand up pouch with four vertical corner seals that give it a square, carton-like shape and a stable...
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Emily Brogan: Mon, Apr 13, 2026
Efficient machine maintenance is crucial to the smooth operation of any manufacturing or packaging operation. Downtime costs money … a lot of it. And...
