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The 2021 edition of the Showcase of Packaging Innovations® (Booth N-9720), sponsored by WestRock (Booth C-2023), offers an opportunity to see award-winning innovations from around the world, including the honorees in the Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing Awards, sponsored by ProFood World (Central Lobby).
In the AmeriStar section of the Showcase, attendees may help choose the People’s Choice Award. To vote, simply select your favorite AmeriStar award winner and scan a QR code before noon tomorrow. Attendees also may vote at the Institute of Packaging Professionals (Booth C-1253). The winner will be announced at 3 p.m. tomorrow.
Located in the Containers and Materials Pavilion in the North Hall, the Showcase of Packaging Innovations features award winners from 10 other organizations. “At WestRock, we connect people to products through deep partnerships built to solve customer challenges,” says Patrick Lindner, chief innovation officer and president of Consumer Packaging for Showcase sponsor WestRock.
Custom medical package from Placon, a WorldStar winner, protects product sterility and handles easily yet meets all operating room protocols.Show Daily
The sterile sealed inner and outer tray features a Tyvek® lid, which can be peeled back to access a sterile tube. The outer and inner sterile barriers have a unique grip feature on the edges for more secure handling when wearing medical gloves. The sterile tube uses Placon’s non-abrasive Barger-Gard® polyurethane to create a secure package for medical screw implants and other implant/instrument assemblies.
PARTICIPANTS IN THE 2021 SHOWCASE OF PACKAGING INNOVATIONS
The Gold Award–Sustainability from FPA recognizes the circular design for coffee pod packaging. Sustainable elements include renewable inputs, a no-separation pod design to ensure easy consumer disposal into the organics collection and compostable lidding film and barrier structure of mother bag.Show Daily
(Booth C-1141)
The Tube Council
Reusable Packaging Association
(Booth SU-8201)
ProFood World
(Central Lobby)
Paperboard Packaging Council
Institute of Packaging Professionals
(Booth C-1253)
In-Mold Decorating Association
(Booth C-1346)
Foil and Specialty Effects Association
(Booth C-1344)
Flexible Packaging Association
(Booth C-1341)
Association of International Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators
(Booth C-1347)
Asociación Mexicana de Envase y Embalaje
ABRE (Brazilian Packaging Association)
