Cartons and boxes

New Hot Melt Applicator Ends Cartoner Downtime

Protein producer and packer replaces its pneumatic glue applicator with an all-electric model that significantly reduces hot-melt glue usage and spare parts, ensures seal quality, and eliminates downtime.

April 22, 2020

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Cartons and boxes

Pop-Up Gift Box Tells 12th Century Love Story

With a structure inspired by medieval traveling theaters and pop-up books, a 3D gift box for French wine brand Chêne Bleu beautifully illustrates the story of famed lovers Abélard and Héloïse.

April 10, 2020

E-commerce/D2C packaging

E-Tailer Reduces Packaging with Fit-to-Size Auto-Boxer

Outdoor lifestyle brand IFG enhances order packing efficiency with two new automatic box-making machines that reduce corrugated by 39,000 cu ft/year and increase packing speeds 15-fold.

April 3, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Dairy is First in South Africa to Use Bio-Based Closure

A new package for Woodland Dairy’s extended shelf-life milk is made from 80% renewable materials and uses a closure partly made from bio-based material, making it 100% recyclable.

February 12, 2020

Containers

From Dark to Light: Hope in a Jar

Packaging for a line of Ayurvedic-ingredient hair-repair products strikes a serious yet hopeful tone, mirroring the brand’s larger social mission to support suicide prevention.

February 7, 2020

Cartons and boxes

A Touchdown for Mars Wrigley’s Connected M&M’S NFL Pack

At the AIPIA World Congress, Mars Wrigley and WestRock detail a pilot that used digital printing and Augmented Reality for a collectible, connected M&M’S pack in Green Bay, WI.

December 6, 2019

Labels

Packaging is the Vehicle in Dogwalkers’ Brand Journey

Cannabis brand gets a full redesign that results in a discreet, convenient packaging system with a distinguished, time-tested feel. It uniquely uses color to communicate not only to consumers, but also to stakeholders throughout the value chain.

January 28, 2020

Cartons and boxes

Smart Pack Invites Consumers to View Value Chain

Brazilian dairy producer Languiru Cooperative has become a leading regional market players despite increased competition thanks to a unique QR code on each pack that tells a brand story. SIG’s Connected Pack solutions allowed the innovation.

January 28, 2020

Cartons and boxes

DS Smith Opens New Manufacturing Plant

DS Smith Packaging Systems

DS Smith announced the opening of its state-of-the-art 550,000 sq-ft manufacturing facility in Lebanon, IN.

January 24, 2020

Cartons and boxes

Imperial Printing Celebrates 50th Anniversary

Imperial Printing & Paper Box Mfg. Co.

Imperial Printing & Paper Box Mfg. Co., a custom folding carton manufacturer, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.

January 23, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Oatly Frozen Dessert is Plant-Based from Product through Packaging

Using oats rather than cow’s milk for its frozen dessert, Oatly also opts for a paperboard ice-cream pint container with a coating made from sugarcane rather than petroleum.

January 15, 2020

Digital Printing

New Global Association of HP PageWide Presses Formed

Nine corrugated converters with HP PageWide presses formed a new cooperative association called Digital Pack in 2019, with a global digital capacity of 650 million colored boxes a year.

December 30, 2019

Cartons and boxes

Nostalgia, Modern Art, and High-Tech Coalesce in Skincare Sampler Pack

A four-pack sampler of vegan skincare masks is conceptualized as a mixtape, with packaging that looks like a '90s cassette—but with a modern twist.

December 21, 2019