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Digital Transformation
Getting Real About AR Packaging
Augmented Reality makes for smart packaging, provided that there has been smart decision-making.
March 20, 2025
Sterling Anthony
Bio-based
Community Poll: Industrial Composting
Learn how familiar your peers are with industrial composting.
March 19, 2025
Package Design
The Power of ‘Chaos’ Packaging
Tampons in an ice cream tub? Here We Flo co-founder shares how bold, unexpected packaging can flip the script, sparking shelf engagement and building emotional connections.
March 19, 2025
Chaos packaging, such an ice cream tub for tampons, disrupts perceptions of what is “normal” product packaging for a consumer goods category. It turns normal on its head, typically by repurposing forms and formats associated with a completely different category. Picture courtesy of Here We Flo.
Detergents/cleaners
Snuggle’s Rebrand Emphasizes Visual, Value Recognition
Snuggle has revamped its packaging designs with strategic communication in mind.
March 17, 2025
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Package Design
Community Poll: Package Design Coverage
Learn what your peers think about package design coverage.
March 17, 2025
Recycling
Safeway Partners with Food-Waste Prevention Company
A collaboration with food-waste prevention company Divert helps Safeway increase food donations by 20% and convert inedible food into renewable energy.
March 17, 2025
Divert employs a proprietary end-to-end process called Prevent, Provide, Power that integrates reverse logistics, depackaging, liquefaction, and anaerobic digestion to ensure unsold food is put to its highest use. Image courtesy of Divert, Inc.
Package Design
Capri Sun, Kraft Heinz, and Mixpow Introduce Packaging Designed for Use Engagement
ThePackHub
See a few examples of packaging innovations designed to enhance the user experience from Capri Sun, Kraft Heinz, and Mixpow from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.
March 17, 2025
The 12-ounce bottles are designed for sale in convenience stores, grocery stores, and vending machines, responding to consumer demand for a larger, resealable option.
Contract packaging
Reasons Behind Beverage Packaging Equipment Investment Climb
Packaging and processing professionals break down their reasoning for expected increases in beverage packaging equipment investment.
March 14, 2025
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Sustainability
SC Johnson’s Ocean Pollution Exhibit Explores the Paradox of Plastic
‘The Blue Paradox’ exhibit at the Chicago Museum of Science & Industry immerses visitors in the global crisis of plastic pollution, while inspiring actionable change.
March 13, 2025
‘The Blue Paradox’ is an immersive experience that takes guests beneath the ocean’s surface to confront the growing crisis of plastic pollution. Image courtesy of SC Johnson
Digital Transformation
Connected Worker Solutions for Smart Manufacturing
Representatives from Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence provide insight to packaging and processing companies in need of smart manufacturing solutions.
March 13, 2025
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Contract packaging
Camco Chemical Has a Formula for Success
In the heart of Northern Kentucky, just ten minutes south of Cincinnati, Camco Chemical has quietly grown into a powerhouse of contract chemical manufacturing.
March 13, 2025
Camco warehouse
Contract packaging
Getting the Mix Right at EW Packaging
Contract manufacturer’s new Rotary Batch Mixer from Munson Machinery slashes cycle times, overages for dry product operation.
March 12, 2025
An operator empties a scoop of hand-weighed powder into the mixer intake, which remains stationary as the vessel turns.
Recycling
McDonald's, Better Battery Co., and James Cropper's Switch to Paper Products
ThePackHub
See a few examples of paperization switches from McDonald's, Better Battery Co., and James Cropper from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.
March 12, 2025
The transition to fiber-based lids is expected to reduce plastic consumption by 59,000 kg by the end of 2025 and lower carbon emissions due to the lids' smaller environmental footprint.
Recycling
Community Poll: Challenges of Implementing Fiber-Based Packaging
Learn about the challenges your peers are facing in implementing fiber-based packaging.
March 12, 2025
Digital Transformation
Tootsie Roll Slashes Line Data Analysis Time by 90% with OEE-trained AI Layer
Tech-spotting at PACK EXPO Southeast: The confectionery icon can now query & interrogate its live packaging line OEE data via common language prompts within OEE software by OFS. Also by OFS, this new Mavyn AI layer also interprets data & suggests actions.
March 11, 2025
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Recycling
Paper-based Blister-style Packs Make a Splash at PACK EXPO Southeast
A subset of the paperization trend, some brand owners are moving from thermoformed plastic trays with cardstock backing to fully fiber-based blister packs. The trend was noticeable at PACK EXPO Southeast, with both materials & machinery vendors involved.
March 10, 2025
P&G's Crest Pro Health four-count value packs are in an all-paper blister using Atlantic Packaging cardstock, formed on Starview blister equipment.
Controls & Machine Components
Industry Speaks: The Shifting Landscape of Aftermarket Services
As the demand for aftermarket services grows, the industry faces challenges in parts availability, lead times, and skilled technician shortages, prompting a shift towards digital solutions.
March 10, 2025
Five key findings from PMMI Business Intelligence's Industry Speaks session at APCK EXPO Southeast.
Digital Transformation
Five Strategies to Secure Resources for Maintenance Teams
A VP of Customer Success from a CMMS platform and a Maintenance Planner from a beef manufacturer discuss strategies to help packaging and processing maintenance teams secure resources to maximize efficiency, compliance, and improve operations.
March 10, 2025
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