By Jim GeorgeHomeVariable manufacturing in a time-sensitive worldA highly mobile plant floor, innovative communications approach, and flexible work force have Praxis Packaging thriving in western Michigan’s life sciences corridor.August 14, 2007Contract PackagingOperate deftly to satisfy King Consumer--or lose outThe consumer is king, with retailers following in lockstep. This reality of today’s fight for survival in an overstored retail landscape mandates that product manufacturers adapt quickly to market changes in order to please fickle King Consumer.August 14, 2007HomeFlexible lines and a fixation on efficiency pack a powerful one-two punch at Toll Packaging‘You have to think about efficiency in new ways,’ says Gerry Donley, president. This co-packer’s tactics include equipment retrofitting and finding new ways to reflect customers’ instructions in production quickly and accurately.April 12, 2007Contract PackagingJ Lieb Foods expands services with purchase of Welch's PlantReady-to-operate facility in Kennewick, WA, triples the company’s capacity and adds flexibility in co-packaging services to Pacific Northwest.April 12, 2007Contract PackagingAmenities put the TLC in hospitalityIt’s a $400 million industry for motels through five-star resorts. The flexibility needed to package in-room ‘freebies’ provides insights into contract packagers’ work.April 12, 2007Contract PackagingBiomedical Products Marketer Saves Big With High-Tech Aerogel CartonsCan thermal-insulated containers increase co-packing's value? American Aerogel's containers cut Advanced BioHealing's shipping costs 40%.December 19, 2006Secondary PackagingHow Repackers Help Unilever In Mature MarketsConsumer products giant drives sales with specialty packs and displays. Success requires that repackers have the right location, can manage costs, and can support marketing initiatives.July 31, 2006Contract PackagingEffective Cost Management Is A Shared Buyer-Supplier ResponsibilityTwo-fifths of survey respondents say recent raw materials prices have risen at least 5%. More frequent collaborative procurement might improve those results, two consultants say.July 31, 2006Blisters/clamshells/skin packagingDimensions Of Turnkey Service: The'General Contractor'Assemblies Unlimited positions itself as the ‘point’ for entrepreneurial marketers, using a national network of suppliers to deliver services from design to logistics.July 31, 2006Contract PackagingDeclare war on wasteConsumers today want products just the way they want them, when they want them. Marketers, who are in the business of persuading consumers to select their product, are depending on the package more than ever to help close the sale as the reach of traditional advertising methods erodes.July 31, 2006Page 1 of 2Next PageTop StoriesRecyclingThrough the Line Podcast: Top Episodes of 2025, #5 SC Johnson Calls for EPR Clarity at Packaging Recycling SummitThe #5 most downloaded episode: Packaging World editor-in-chief, Matt Reynolds and Jeff Bezzo, executive director of plastic and packaging sustainability at SC Johnson, discussed harmonization across states as a potential catalyst for EPR compliance at the 2025 Packaging Recycling Summit.Package designBuilding Better Brushers: How Babsy Reinvented the Children’s Toothbrush Through Design and PlayRecyclingThrough the Line Podcast: Glacier's AI Tool Turns Recycling Data into InsightRecyclingSodaStream, Mastronardi Produce, and Presto Design Paper-based PackagingSponsor ContentSide-entry Liquid Mixer Improves Solids Suspension in Large Tanks
