April 2022
Packaging Possibilities: How Will Shopping in the Metaverse Change Packaging Design?
Think of it. The virtual world opens up new scenarios for customized packaging experiences, virtual unboxing, and testing new designs. …
New Medical Packaging EO Sterilization Capacity Coming This Year
Expansion will allow Centerpiece’s Tijuana, Mexico, location to process 70,000 pallets annually using “world class” ethylene-oxide (EO) sterilization equipment with the latest emissions control technology. …
Pharma Serialization Goes Mainstream to Protect Other Products
Serialization track-and-trace technology — well used and proven by the pharmaceutical sector to combat counterfeiting — is now making substantial inroads into other markets, like foods and luxury goods. …
Collation Shrink Films Market to Experience 5.9% Yearly Growth
Market research firm FMI predicts the market will expand to $6.5 billion in the next eight years, aided by a COVID-driven shift toward increased food safety. …
Packaging Possibilities: Frito-Lay’s Compostable Packaging Experiment
Frito-Lay will debut new commercially compostable packaging — made from 85% renewable plant materials — at a popular music and art festival this April. …
Packaging Possibilities: Inside Absolut’s Paper Bottle 2.0
I wanted to talk about shelf-life performance, and we did. But Absolut’s Director of Future Packaging veered into marketing and manufacturing — because they’re all connected. …
Reusable Cube Provides Safe Passage for Temperature-Sensitive Drugs
Ember Technologies and Cardinal Health’s smart packaging solution ensures product integrity and security throughout the cold chain. …
When and How Should You Automate Case Packing?
Use production volume and labor availability to help inform your case packing automation decisions. …