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Insights from Circularity 22 and E-Pack Europe
After a two-year COVID hiatus, Circularity and E-Pack Europe conferences go live, with content on advanced recycling and sustainable packaging for e-commerce, respectively.
Materials & containers
Companies Find Innovative and Sustainable Ways to Protect and Preserve Products
Sustainability
Hotel Toiletries in Bioplastic Packaging Serve the Eco-Friendly Traveler
E-commerce
Sustainable Alternatives to Conventional E-Commerce Packaging
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Nourished’s 3D-printed Supplement Stacks Deliver Personalized Nutrients
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unPACKed podcast: Ripe Opportunity for OEMs in Pharma Market
Hear Donna Ritson discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted pharmaceutical production and how that disruption affected, but could ultimately benefit, the industry.
E-commerce
DHL on E-Commerce Growth: Don’t Ship Air by Air
As a courier, 3PL, and “in-Distribution Center (in-DC)” contract packager, DHL, especially DHL Supply Chain, occupies a unique space in e-comm and packaging.
Materials & containers
World’s First Tequila in Paperboard ‘Bag-in-Bottle’ Design
Distilled in Jalisco, Mexico, and launching in Sweden, Buen Vato is the world’s first tequila in a bottle-shaped paperboard container and 750-mL metalized PET pouch, made from 84% recycled material.
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Industrial Cobot Technology Comes to Palletizing Operations
Veo Robotics’ partnership with Gray Solutions is designed to make industrial robot palletizing systems collaborative for the consumer packaged goods industry.
Machinery
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Epson Robots Names Advanced Motion & Controls a Distributor in Canada
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Controls & automation
Nourished’s 3D-printed Supplement Stacks Deliver Personalized Nutrients
E-commerce
DHL on E-Commerce Growth: Don’t Ship Air by Air
Design
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Ball Corp. Launches Low Carbon Footprint Aluminum Aerosol Can
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Silgan Dispensing Launches Fine Mist, Pump Solutions
Materials & containers
Companies Find Innovative and Sustainable Ways to Protect and Preserve Products
Sustainability
Hotel Toiletries in Bioplastic Packaging Serve the Eco-Friendly Traveler
Issues
Take Five
Insights from Circularity 22 and E-Pack Europe
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Spartech Announces New Staff Promotions
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Ball Corp. Launches Low Carbon Footprint Aluminum Aerosol Can
Sustainability
Hotel Toiletries in Bioplastic Packaging Serve the Eco-Friendly Traveler
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Take Five
Insights from Circularity 22 and E-Pack Europe
E-commerce
Sustainable Alternatives to Conventional E-Commerce Packaging
Take Five
Hotel Toiletries in Bioplastics Serve the Eco-Friendly Traveler
Take Five
J&J Chief Medical Officer Talks Package Design Considerations
E-commerce
Reusable & Refillable E-Commerce Packaging Solutions
Robotics
D2C Zenni Optical Eyes E-Comm Fulfillment Automation with Robot/Bagger Combo
Three robotic bagging systems are to be deployed at Zenni’s Northern California customer fulfillment center. The job description calls for visual acuity, precision, dexterity, and tireless work ethic. Robots have that market practically cornered.
Secondary/end-of-line
New Stretch Wrapper for Closet Works Shuts the Door on Freight Damage
A new portable stretch wrapper with roping device helps custom closet company Closet Works reduce damaged shipments from one per week to one or less a month.
Sponsored
Safe, Productive, and Efficient Robotics
Advanced technology for robotics and automation is more common in manufacturing, warehouses, and distribution center environments. See how you can easily implement safe and productive robotics.
Take Five
Hotel Toiletries in Bioplastics Serve the Eco-Friendly Traveler
One CPG, Public Goods, is helping hotels avoid single-use plastics with a reusable, refillable toiletry solution. Also featured: Digital printing technology has exceeded being useful only for sales samples and regional event personalization.
PMMI news
Emerging Brands Summit Launches at PACK EXPO International
Equipping brands with the resources to scale manufacturing and properly process and package new products.
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New Nordic Sustainability Criteria Poised to Expand in Europe
Released in March 2022, the Common Nordic Criteria for more Sustainable Packaging in Healthcare were developed by stakeholders with the aim of reducing material waste, increasing recycling, and increasing the usage of recycled or renewable materials.
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Transit Packaging “Sets the Table” for Your Next BBQ
Whether it’s spending time in a pool or in a lake, summer BBQs are in full swing. However, everything you need for an outdoor gathering must first make a full transit packaging journey.
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Revived EXPO PACK México Returns, Stronger Than Ever
The show’s return provided the Latin American packaging and processing industry with four days of intense business activity around innovative technologies and unmatched networking opportunities.
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PACK gives BACK is Back at PACK EXPO International
Chicago's own legendary STYX brings over four decades of hits for a good cause.
Sustainability
Companies Innovate With Compostable and Bio-Based Packaging
See a few examples of naturally sourced and compostable packaging innovations from ThePackHub’s June Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.
Take Five
J&J Chief Medical Officer Talks Package Design Considerations
In part 2 of this two-part series, we delve into design considerations, including caregiver burnout, as well as some of Dr. Kuffner’s tips for those within and outside the packaging community to prevent unsupervised medication ingestions in kids.
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Coca-Cola Targets Sustainability From Every Angle
As the beverage giant takes aim at climate, water, recycling, and other initiatives, it’s relying more than ever on a science-based approach. Data is all you really have to tell your story, says Coca-Cola’s Cloeann Durham.
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unPACKed Podcast: A Path to Success for Women in Packaging and Processing
Hear success stories, inspiration, and tips that will help and encourage women currently in the industry and offer guidance for young women looking to manufacturing as a career.
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2022 OTC Package Design Gallery: Part 2
Each year, Healthcare Packaging evaluates an array of over-the-counter product packaging designs, assessing the pros and cons from a user perspective.
Sustainability
Planning Your E-Comm Package’s Funeral: Considerations for Designing for End of Life
Fuseneo’s Brent Lindberg advises E-Pack Europe attendees on how to design packaging for composting, reuse, and especially recycling, rather than for burial in a landfill.
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New PACK EXPO Competition Challenges Student Creativity
Hands-on experience is the name of the PACK Challenge game
E-commerce
Reusable & Refillable E-Commerce Packaging Solutions
Companies are searching for sustainable e-commerce innovations to meet growing demand. Packaging World's Matt Reynolds and U.K. sustainable packaging expert Paul Jenkins of ThePackHub discuss a trend known as 're-commerce.'
Sustainability
Amazon: Transformational Change in E-comm Packaging Begins Upstream
At E-Pack Europe 2022, Amazon’s Jeremy Long explains how true innovation around e-commerce packaging requires an upstream strategy that involves both the product and the packaging.
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Cybersecurity Roundup: Med Device, Packaging Ops, and Industrial Control
Essential businesses and connected devices are under increasing threats domestically and globally. Check out 9 recent articles.
Sustainability
EPS-Free Packaging Passes the Test for Heavy, Fragile Windows
The shift to paper-based packaging from EPS for sustainability purposes is common these days, but it’s noteworthy in this case since the products are notoriously heavy, unwieldy, and highly breakable glass windows and frames.
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2022 OTC Package Design Gallery: Part 1
Each year, Healthcare Packaging evaluates an array of over-the-counter product packaging designs, assessing the pros and cons from a user perspective.
Business intelligence
Emerging Brands at the 2022 Summer Fancy Food Show
We visited the Startup Pavilion and Incubator Village on our first day at SFA's Summer Fancy Food Show, to see emerging CPG brands' products.