HomeLaser-perforated bags preserve bean sprout qualityApr 26th, 2013HomeLive at the ELC: OEMs Can Monetize Predictive MaintenancePredictive maintenance is an emerging technology for packaging and processing equipment that has the potential to disrupt the OEM business model.PMMI newsLive at the ELC: Economic Forecast for Brands Timing Their Packaging Machinery ProcurementThe U.S. and global economies are poised for a long period of expansion, meaning more consumer spending power and top line growth for brands, but also higher input prices for CPGs, including materials, machinery, and labor.Materials & containersSpecialty Personal Care Brands Shift from Plastic to Aluminum PacksSpecialty shampoo, soap, and conditioner brands are embracing shatter-proof, recyclable aluminum packaging in a bid to attract sustainability-minded consumers with less price sensitivity.Package DesignMorton Salt’s Packaging-Based AR Experiences Seek to Erase Food WasteNine AR vignettes accessible through a QR code on Morton Salt’s culinary salt packaging prompts users to visit each scene, get tips, and collect recipes that use commonly wasted food items.SustainabilityOrganic Baby Shampoo & Conditioner Brand is Latest of its Ilk to Go All-In for AluminumNature’s Baby Organics is another recent entry in the shift away from plastic, and toward aluminum, for packaging of personal care and bath products, particularly specialty products with elements like vegan, organic, or cruelty-free.SponsoredRecycle Ready Pouches: How to be Sustainable and EfficientThe Ares 400-SUP runs recycle ready PE, laminated films and bio-films with ease and low scrap rates. It's compact, efficient, easy-to-operate and quick changeover design is perfect for recycle ready pouches.Package DesignAugmented Reality Packaging Innovations for CPGs, Beer and Wine IndustryPizza Hut, and White Castle - in conjunction with Coca-Cola, are rolling out new novelty AR technology packaging, while the beer and wine industry will see options for a new virtual customer experience.Package DesignAs Digitally Printed Cans Develop, Craft Brewers Still Love LabelsThe pandemic made craft brewers focus on retail packaging as kegs for foodservice, restaurants, and taprooms were diminished, and cans keep gaining momentum. In this 'Take Five with Packaging World' video, we’ll look at how those cans are decorated.E-commerceThe Challenge of Package Design for Liquids in E-commerceThe e-commerce or direct-to-consumer supply chain is particularly challenging for liquid consumer packaged goods. A collaborative effort is working to solve this problem.HomeCANnabis or CAN’Tabis: Where is Cannabis Heading Amid New Administration?Healthcare Packaging's director of editorial content talks new directions for cannabis regulation, packaging updates, consumer behavior, and more.SustainabilityTransparent PP Yogurt Cup with Reverse-Printed Paperboard Exterior is Fully RecyclableTrimona Bulgarian Yogurt chose a yogurt container with an outer paperboard wrapper, easily removed for recycling, and an inner transparent PP cup. Paperboard is reverse printed for an impactful consumer communication experience inside the pack.SponsoredNew Syntegon cartoner Sigpack TTMD with integrated Delta robotsCarton loading by seamlessly integrated Delta robots. The camera-based vision control system detects products on the infeed belt. The delta robots then pick single or multiple products arriving in random order and place them in cartons.Sustainability15 Sustainable Packaging Innovations to WatchNew sustainable packages, including those made from oat hulls and cocoa bean byproduct, refillable and reusable packaging for cosmetics, hand sanitizer, and deodorant, and other innovations, are the focus of webinar from ThePackHub.SustainabilityA Nestle First in Recycled ContentNestle and a coalition of companies have collaborated to produce what they are calling Australia’s first flexible film food wrapper made with recycled content.SustainabilityBrands Look to Bio-Plastics to Replace Some Fossil-Based PlasticCucina Fresca and Lamb Weston are both replacing portions of their existing plastic packaging to bio-based materials. Watch our 'Take Five with Packaging World' video to learn more about this industry shift to more sustainable materials.Package DesignPackaging for ShopRite Own-Brand Paperbird Reflects Free-as-a-Bird OptimismBusiness intelligenceMacro Trends Impacting Consumers, Retailers, and Product Manufacturers in 2021At the opening of the 2021 ISTA Forum TransPack and TempPack, the post-COVID state of consumer products and retail industries was the topic of discussion.Contract packagingContract Packaging/Manufacturing Industry Booming, but Watch Out for HeadwindsNew report from CPA shows that after a short pause at the start of the pandemic, the CP/CM industry ‘has come roaring back.’ Meanwhile, changing supply chain and innovation paradigms are reshaping the industry.HomeManufacturing Cybersecurity: Critical Components for Risk AssessmentBy the second quarter of 2020, cyberattacks targeting manufacturers accounted for 33% of all incidents across all industries with losses totaling hundreds of millions of dollars. Small businesses are also at risk.Controls & automationNew Tech Comes to Heat Seal BarsThis packaging machinery OEM is pioneering the use of a brand new method of making heat seal bars that is adapted from printed circuit board manufacturing.
