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J&J Chief Medical Officer Talks Package Design Considerations
In part 2 of this two-part series, we delve into design considerations, including caregiver burnout, as well as some of Dr. Kuffner’s tips for those within and outside the packaging community to prevent unsupervised medication ingestions in kids.
Business intelligence
Cybersecurity Roundup: Med Device, Packaging Ops, and Industrial Control
Business intelligence
Emerging Brands at the 2022 Summer Fancy Food Show
Business intelligence
CPGs Move More Manufacturing and Packaging Lines to Contract Facilities
Business intelligence
How SaaS and MaaS Impact Industry
Beverage
Craft Brew at a Crossroads
The pint glass is either half full or half empty for craft brewers—which it is depends entirely on how individual operations plan to navigate a doubly disruptive suite of consumer changes.
Operational excellence
Legals Side: Exploring Contracts etc.
The bottom line is that it’s important to make sure whenever possible to enter a written contract that is clear and complete. But, you'll be surprised to hear, it's not always the end of the world when a contract isn't in place, in certain circumstances.
Sponsored
Bulk Bag Discharging: Control Dust and Eliminate Material Waste
Protect your personnel, product, and equipment. Engineered-to-application bulk bag dischargers from NBE, with enclosed dust recovery, keep material in the product stream and throughput at its peak.
Business intelligence
Innovation Not Keeping Pace With Sustainability Demands
OEMs and CPGs agree that right now, packaging and processing technology hinders any significant sustainable solutions. Consumers and brands want it yesterday, but how?
Business intelligence
New Survey Reveals 54.3% of U.S. Consumers Bought Groceries Online in Past Year
The Coresight Research survey dives into changes in online grocery shopping habits and demographic drivers.
Business intelligence
Great Resignation Driving Employee Poaching
It’s a buyer’s market for job seekers as 81,000 left manufacturing from Aug. 2020 through Aug. 2021. Manufacturers are climbing over each other to poach workers to meet increases in production.
Sponsored
Bulk Bag Discharging: Control Dust and Eliminate Material Waste
Protect your personnel, product, and equipment. Engineered-to-application bulk bag dischargers from NBE, with enclosed dust recovery, keep material in the product stream and throughput at its peak.
Take Five
CPGs to OEMs: HELP | Economist: Demand and Unfulfilled Machinery Orders to Abate
At PMMI’s Executive Leadership Conference in April, a panel of CPGs told OEMs about the challenges they face and how machine builders can help. Meanwhile, an economist says one challenge—long lead times—should work itself out.
PMMI news
Economist: Improving Supply Chain, Easing Demand, Let Packaging Machine OEMs Catch Up
ITR economists forecast a soft landing—not a recession—in coming months as consumers ease out of the pandemic and the revved-up stimulus-era economy fades. This will allow the supply chain to recalibrate and packaging machine OEMs to catch up on orders.
Take Five
Craft Brew Conference Report: New Products for an Industry at a Crossroads
In an industry that’s quickly maturing, craft breweries are forced to reinvent themselves to stay relevant. We’ll talk about the trends, equipment, & materials shown at the 2022 Craft Brew Conference designed to help brewers take on the next chapter.
Beverage
Live at the Craft Brew Conference: Is the Pint Glass Half Full or Half Empty?
Pandemic-related channel shifts subsided in 2021, and on-premise sales bounced back, but there are both encouraging and concerning signs for the craft brew industry. Brewers Association's Bart Watson captures the landscape in his State of the Industry.
Business intelligence
How Will Inflation Affect Packaging Material Costs in 2022?
In light of the Russia-Ukraine war, new report provides the 12-month inflation outlook in North America for packaging materials, including plastic, paper, glass, and aluminum.
Take Five
Standout Innovations from PACK EXPO East
From compact and modular cartoners to entry-level pouch baggers, these PACK EXPO East innovations cater provide flexibility.
Take Five
Live at PACK EXPO East: Coding & Marking’s Role in Workforce, E-Comm
In the coding and marking equipment category at PACK EXPO East, we saw examples of new tech aimed at the e-commerce market, and entry-level equipment alleviating workforce strains.
Business intelligence
Cobot Case Erector
Onexia shows its collaborative robot-based case erector system using a Universal Robots cobot.
Business intelligence
Cobot Case Packing System
Onexia highlights its collaborative robot-based case packing sytem featuring a Universal Robot cobot to reduce the case packing footprint.
Take Five
Discover Why Your Peers Attended PACK EXPO East 2022
Watch interviews with PACK EXPO East attendees on what they came to find and what they discovered at the largest comprehensive packaging and processing event in the world this year.
Business intelligence
Forum Stage Interview: Pharmaceutical Manufacturing: Trends Shaping the Future
Pharma manufacturers are seeking strategies to accommodate increased product customization and changing dose formats. Live from PACK EXPO East, Donna Ritson, president at DDR Communications, shares insights on industry player collaboration and more.
Business intelligence
Pharma Manufacturers Seek Visibility into Processes to Drive Efficiency
The rise of shorter, customized runs in the pharmaceutical industry has strained production capacity at many plants. To keep up with this demand, manufacturers are seeking to improve efficiency by increasing visibility into their operations.
Take Five
Doting Pet Parents Drive Innovation in Packaging Design, Technology
Pet food brands are embracing new packaging design strategies and technologies to meet pet parents’ desire for fresher, healthier pet food products and sustainable packaging. See four recent examples.
Business intelligence
Innovation Overload at Natural Products Expo West 2022
A small sampling of the many innovative products seen at Natural Products Expo West, some of which were launched at the show.
Business intelligence
Tips for Exporting Goods in 2022
Live from Natural Products Expo West: An international trade expert discusses why you need to know your buyers, what you can ship to a sanctioned country, insurance for sea cargo, and more.
