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Operational Excellence

Why Communication is Crucial for a Successful Vertical Startup in Packaging

Learn why OEMs and CPGs should maintain open communication from initial planning through operation for a successful vertical startup.

June 28, 2024

CPGs and OEMs should communicate throughout the timeline of a machine installation to ensure a successful vertical startup.

Thermoform/fill/seal

Centralized Vacuum Drives Tortilla Pick-and-Place, MAP Packaging

A central vacuum system designed for ten packaging machines helps Paulig Belgium save more than $21,000 per year on energy and maintenance costs.

June 26, 2024

Tortilla wraps are safely packaged with vacuum. Source: Busch Vacuum Solutions.

Rounded-Corner Carlsberg Multipack Reduces CO2 by 224 Tons

Carlsberg in Poland trials a new multipack format that uses rounded corners to reduce the use of shrink film on a pallet and offers 360-deg branding.

June 25, 2024

Carlsberg Poland is currently trialing Round Wrap packaging for its Carlsberg, Garage, and Somersby beer product ranges.

Sustainable Packaging

Baltimore Sues PepsiCo, Coke and Frito Lay Over Plastic Pollution

The city follows New York in suing plastic polluters for cleanup expenses. Its lawsuit cites false claims, failure to warn, design defect, deceptive practices, and violations of state and local laws.

June 24, 2024

Baltimore's Mr. Trash Wheel collects trash in the city's harbor after a storm.

Nescafé, Milk & More, and Aldi Introduce Paper Packaging Innovations

See a few examples of paper packaging innovations from Nescafé, Milk & More, and Aldi from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

June 24, 2024

Nescafé's paper refill pack is 97% lighter than a traditional coffee jar.

CPGs Struggle to Make the Grade on ‘Plastic Promises Scorecard’

As You Sow’s ‘2024 Plastic Promises Scorecard’ reveals that despite some progress, no company or industry is doing enough to combat plastic pollution.

June 20, 2024

None of the companies evaluated received a score in the A range (A+, A, or A-), and only nine of the 225 companies scored in the B range.

Digital Transformation

Success Stories of Implementing AI Technology in Packaging

Companies are finding unique applications for AI technology in packaging, improving operations from processing to facility security.

June 20, 2024

CPGs and OEMs are finding successful AI applications across the packaging line and in various business operations.

Nestlé, Starbucks, and Aldi Introduce Recyclable Packaging Innovations

See a few examples of recyclable packaging innovations from Nestlé, Starbucks, and Aldi from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

June 20, 2024

Nestlé's new rPET bottles are made entirely from recycled bottles.

Sustainable Packaging

Amazon Close to Eliminating All Plastic Air Pillows From Packaging

Amazon has replaced 95% of plastic air pillows in North American delivery packaging with 100% recycled paper filler, aiming to remove them completely by year-end.

June 20, 2024

Amazon teams collaborated with suppliers to source paper filler made from 100% recycled content while coordinating the transition across hundreds of fulfillment centers.

Contract Packaging

Do You Have the Tools for Success?

Wheelhouse Contract Packaging asserts that the right tools and certifications open opportunities for growth.

June 20, 2024

Is Your Greenwashing Radar in Check?

Answer these questions to see how well you can spot common greenwashing tactics.

June 19, 2024

Logistics/Supply Chain

Kraft, Walmart, & WestRock Dish on Demand Planning, Supply Chain Platform Implementation

Brand owners, retailers, and packaging suppliers exist on complex, often disparate supply chain tech stacks. These increasingly are being integrated into single-source-of-truth platforms, and while implementation is hard, early adopters offer this advice.

June 19, 2024

(from left) Ash Eisa, Former Walmart SVP: Sourcing/Technology/Supply Chain, Independent Consultant; Jason Malyil, Business Transformation Program Lead, Ralph Lauren; Paula Natoli, Director, Global Strategic Industries, Supply Chain & Logistics, Google Cloud.

Live from drupa: Pizza A Mano Slices Plastic with Heat-Sealable Paper

Pizza A Mano’s frozen pizza in paper packaging brings easy recyclability to a product traditionally packaged in flexible plastic.

June 17, 2024

Pizza A Mano's new paper frozen pizza packaging features light humidity resistance for the drive home from the store.

Contract packaging

Contaminant Regulations Pose Challenges for Processors

Federal guidelines and independent state rules that are often not aligned can create significant hurdles for the industry to maintain consistent compliance for contaminants.

June 17, 2024

Sainsbury's Extends Pulp Packaging From Steak to Fish/Poultry

The UK retailer introduces recyclable pulp and cardboard packaging for its own-brand fish and chicken, aiming to save nearly 700 tons of plastic annually and enhance sustainability.

June 17, 2024

Bagging & Pouching

Live at drupa: Recycle-ready Barrier Paper, Mono-OPE Flexible Packs Await Infrastructure

Recyclable, mono-material, high-barrier substrates result from supply chain partnerships, from raw materials suppliers to converters and packaging machinery OEMs to brands. But the real barrier to recycling is a lack of curbside recycling infrastructure.

June 14, 2024

'We said at the beginning, we need to replace the aluminum layer, but we said we should also avoid over-engineering when possible. So we set ourselves two separate targets. The first one was to find a barrier level which is the equivalent of metalized PET. And we're talking barrier to water vapor (WVTR) and barrier to oxygen (OTR). The equivalent of metallized PET is a barrier of less than 1 OTR, and less than 1 WVTR. We also needed a barrier which is equivalent to aluminum. So we need to have less than 0.1, OTR and less than 0.1 WVTR. And if you look at the values here, AluBond, the metallized version, has three points. And that is the equivalent of less than 0.1 OTR and WVTR, so that's your aluminum barrier. And for those who don't need that level, you can have the option of the transparent version, which here you can see as the AlOx (aluminum oxide), we've called it and that has two pluses, because that's that less than 1 OTR, and less than 1 WVTR. In our language to simplify things we call one high barrier and the other ultra-high barrier,' Alexander says.

Justifying Robotics Survey - Share Your Opinion

The first 100 submissions will be entered to win a $150 gift card. Answer 7 questions about justifying robotics today!

June 13, 2024

Package Printing

Live at drupa: Software Gives Brands Control of Pack Asset Libraries, Printing Review & Approval

With these new web-based software platforms, brands are taking more control over their own packaging asset libraries, not to mention multi-stakeholder package review and approval processes, that once tended to be the domain of their converter suppliers.

June 13, 2024

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