See What’s Possible in Packaging & Processing @ PACK EXPO International

See packaging & processing solutions from 2,700 exhibitors and gain insights from 150+ free educational sessions at PACK EXPO International.

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End of the Line Video Series: Why RFID is Slowly Growing, a New Soy Sauce Facility, Drone Rx Delivery & Does Flexibility Trump Speed?

Tune in to hear us editors talk about a hospital network using drone delivery, the RFID and shrink sleeve boom, and the importance of machine flexibility in this SKU-saturated world.

September 21, 2026

Labeling

Live at Loupe: Two New Routes to Recycling-Compatible Labels on Rigids

Due in part to EPR and PPWR legislation, brands need labels that don't compromise HDPE and PET container recycling. These suppliers are solving for the same problem through two different mechanisms.

September 16, 2026

Mactac's new dairy film is printed on white BOPP with 710VHP adhesive, the construction engineered to resist moisture wicking on cold, condensation-covered containers.

Live at Loupe: Henkel Detergent Brand's Labels Use Spot Metallization

A commercial label technology called EcoLeaf is putting on-demand metallization on real store shelves, starting with a Henkel detergent brand in France.

September 16, 2026

Live at Loupe: Floatable Shrink Labels Bridge Recycling Gap for Clear PET

Three label suppliers at Loupe Americas showed shrink sleeves engineered to float away from PET during recycling, addressing a light-blocking need driven by brands moving from opaque HDPE to clear bottles.

September 15, 2026

Ambra Stocco of Taghleef Industries holds a sample bottle with the company's shrink sleeve film at Loupe Americas.

Colordyne Technologies and DJM Announce Strategic Partnership for North America

Colordyne Technologies

Colordyne Technologies and DJM's partnership aims to expand industrial inkjet retrofit solutions for existing printing and converting equipment across North America.

August 28, 2026

DJM and ColorDryme partnership announcement for retrofit inkjet industrial scale integration with variable data and traceability capabilities

Logistics/Supply Chain

Walmart: FSMA 204 Compliance as the Floor, Not the Ceiling

At GS1 Connect last month, Walmart’s Ed Bonin argued that the same item-level data that brand owners and CPGs collect to satisfy FSMA 204 can become a freshness intelligence layer. It can score every lot, reroute fresh product before it spoils, and finally show growers what happens after the loading dock.

July 29, 2026

A shopper scans a clamshell of Salinas Valley strawberries and sees where and when it was harvested, a suggested storage temperature, and a pairing idea. In Bonin's framing, the 2D barcode is where the supply chain's operational intelligence finally reaches the person in the aisle.

Logistics/Supply Chain

Pilot from Walmart, Hanes/Gildan Teaches Cartons to Talk via RFID, 2D

A GS1 US initiative nicknamed Operation Brilliance gave 30,000 apparel cartons a web address of their own. The eight-week pilot gave Walmart and Hanesbrands (now Gildan) their first true end-to-end view of what actually moves through the supply chain.

July 23, 2026

The tag is read at every node and reports back to one shared EPCIS repository, replacing a tangle of bilateral data-sharing deals with open, real-time visibility from manufacturer to store shelf.

Sprite Gives Hip-Hop History a Fresh Wrap on Collectible Packaging

Sprite’s The Living Tracklist campaign highlights six decades of hip-hop music with 26 limited edition collectible packaging.

June 29, 2026

RFID, QR, and NFC: Labeling for connected packaging

How CPG companies are building the production infrastructure to support connected packaging at scale.

June 5, 2026

2026 e-book cover showing integrated RFID, QR, and NFC labeling equipment for connected packaging with cloud technology visualization

GS1 US Publishes Guidance To Help Companies Prepare for Extended Producer Responsibility Packaging Requirements

Guideline aids healthcare, food, retail, and apparel companies standardize packaging data to support regulatory reporting and sustainability.

June 2, 2026

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Column: Believable Sustainability Claims

Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, Big Foot, and sustainability claims. One of them is not like the others (or at least, shouldn’t be).

May 4, 2026

Nine green and white product certification badges including organic, gluten-free, vegan, non-GMO, sustainably sourced, farm fresh, eco-friendly, pure and natural, and fair trade labels

Food Lawsuits Might Be Mostly Aiming for Stigma

Two high-profile lawsuits—one in California targeting ultraprocessed foods, the other challenging Texas labeling rules—may be less about legal wins and more about shaping public perception, using stigma to influence what consumers and companies choose to buy and make.

April 29, 2026

Food companies like to point out that there’s no generally accepted definition of what is and isn’t an ‘ultraprocessed’ food, so the cases against them are less clear.

Precision Automation Partners with IMA Labeling

Precision Automation Company, Inc.

Partnership combines Precision Automation’s integration expertise with IMA Labeling’s modular solutions to bring automatic labeling and print-and-apply technologies to the U.S.

March 17, 2026

Industrial label printer with digital display and yellow label roll on white background

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Products

Meech Hyperion 973PS industrial air knife with gray housing and green end caps

Meech Debuts New Long-range Ionising Solution for Labelling and Packaging at PACK EXPO

Meech will showcase its solutions, including the Hyperion 973IPS long-range ionizing bar, 994 IML static pinner, and CyClean-R non-contact web cleaning system, in Booth N-4627.

Epson Brings Color Labeling and Robotic Automation Innovation to PACK EXPO

Linerless Labeling Machine