Jim ChrzanPackage DesignTubes Answer the Call for More Sustainable Packaging OptionsPackaging World’s Jim Chrzan and Packaging Digest’s Lisa McTigue Pierce met with Tube Council members to chart green milestones for paper tubes, mono-layer plastics, sugar cane, and recycled aluminum.April 12, 2022Take FiveCannabis Comes of Age — Video Report and InterviewWe have followed cannabis companies and OEMs supplying cannabis operations, but here is our first look at a material supplier’s journey.December 10, 2021SustainabilityCannabis Comes Of AgePackaging automation has advanced quickly in recent years with quite a few OEMs now offering smaller, slower machines targeted to this market. In materials, the sustainability wave is just starting to swell.October 26, 2021Take FivePACK EXPO Las Vegas: Day-Three New Technology and Innovations FindingsAfter three days of wall-to-wall coverage of PACK EXPO Las Vegas, packaging veterans Pat Reynolds and Jim Chrzan check down a list of new trend and technologies found at the show on this Take Five video.October 22, 2021PELV 2023Controlled Growth and Innovation are Current Trends in Co-Pack/Co-Man SpaceJim Chrzan interviews CPA's Ron Puvak at the PACK EXPO Innovation Stage about new developments in contract packaging.October 9, 2021Take FiveWhy Your Peers Came to PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2021 (and Why You Should Too!)Watch interviews with PACK EXPO Las Vegas attendees on what they came to find and what they discovered at the largest comprehensive packaging and processing event in the world this year.October 1, 2021PELV 2023Unpacking the Cannabis Opportunity: Where this Market is HeadedListen as Chris Walsh from MJBiz talks with VP of Content Jim Chrzan after Walsh's standing-room-only Innovation Stage presentation.September 29, 2021Take FiveThe Connected Package: Consumers Want to Know Your Story | Technical Workforce Development Trends Within ManufacturingConsumers want more from their brands and no package can hold the entirety of your brand's story. QR codes can unlock your brand experience. Also on Take Five: NAM initiatives reach out to minority communities to fill the demand for a quality workforce.August 20, 2021Business IntelligencePet Food Packagers Weigh In On Top Issue: SustainabilityRecently one of our content strategists chatted by phone with key players in the pet food marketplace. Their discussions really helped shed light on current trends affecting pet food processors and packaging professionals, sustainability taking top spot.March 29, 2021Packaging WorldE-CommerceE-commerce 2020 in less than 20 minutesSee the E-Commerce Jumpstart segment from PACK EXPO Connects 2020, including all the numbers, a deep dive into improving e-commerce packaging for highly breakable stemware, and ISTA discusses Amazon requirements and where to find a testing lab.November 16, 2020PMMIPage 1 of 4Next PageTop StoriesContract Manufacturing and PackagingContract Packager Increases Line Efficiency With Pre-Owned Automated LineRemanufacturing machinery gives contract packagers a chance to customize equipment to their needs while reducing material waste and keeping costs in check.Operational ExcellenceLive from GS1 Connect: Decathlon Revolutionizes its Ops with RFIDE-CommerceLive from GS1 Connect: A Resurgence for RFID?Primary PackagingHow Products are Loaded and Sealed into Pre-Made Bags and PouchesPackage DesignCVS Pharmacy Launches Vitamin Dispenser that Opens with a Fingertip