New Tool: ProSource
Checkout our packaging and processing solutions finder, ProSource.
Start Your Search

E-commerce

Paper-thin Smart Label Tracks Location, Temperature, and Shock
With high value placed on traceability and brand protection, this ultra-thin label is designed to ‘snip and ship’ to track goods—from pallets to individual shipments—with near real-time positioning.
January 30, 2023
The user cuts the corner of the adhesive label to activate it, places it on the box/shipment, and scans a barcode with a smartphone. (POD Group)
After Pandemic-Related Innovation Pauses, Smart Packaging’s Back on Track
Andrew Manly of AIPIA, the Smart Packaging Association, catches us up with all things active & intelligent packaging. He gives us a valuable lens through which to view its recent and expected future growth on the back end (hopefully) of the pandemic.
January 23, 2023
Andrew Manly, AIPIA’s communications director
Smart Packaging Illustrates Ongoing Industrial Revolution
The AIPIA World Congress proved smart packaging holds promise for brand objectives like traceability, recyclability, consumer engagement, food waste reduction, and supply chain logistics. Can tech suppliers band together to deliver total solutions?
January 23, 2023
The AIPIA World Congress in Amsterdam was convened in person for the first time since 2019, and given the long interval since we last visited, the technology and had advanced considerably.
Bower Collective Uses Digital Passport for Circular Home Reuse/Refill Model
This D2C home care company invites consumers to scan an on-pack QR for directions, provenance info, and other engaging content. Meanwhile, logistics and performance information is gleaned at each scan, both on the filling lines and upon collection.
January 23, 2023
Bower Collective uses an on-pack QR code to provide provenance information and directions to foster consumer engagement once scanned with a smartphone in the home. Meanwhile, for Bower, logistics and performance information is gleaned at each scan, both on the filling lines and upon collection as the empty pouches are mailed back, forming a reusable, refillable, circular system.
Smurfit Kappa Showcases eCommerce expertise With New Dominican Republic Store
Smurfit Kappa launches a new eCommerce store in the Dominican Republic. The store, created by Smurfit Kappa Todo Carton, will act as an online retail packaging boutique and serve the ever-growing packaging market in the Dominican Republic.
January 25, 2023
Smurfit Kappa 5a9ff3d9a0d2e
Marley Spoon Meal Kits Guarantee Freshness with Sensors
Meal kit services are often at the mercy of third-party delivery services that could mistreat fresh food and produce contents, or allow them out of temperature exclusion zones. Here's how Marley Spoon used smart packaging sensors to overcome the problem.
January 23, 2023
Consumers are invited to scan the sensor upon receipt of the meal kit to confirm freshness, giving confidence that the ingredients inside have been properly refrigerated during transit and are safe to consume, all the while feeding valuable supply chain data back to the brand owner.
E-Commerce Packaging Innovations by Avery Dennison, DoorBox, and Greenskin Wine
See a few examples of e-commerce packaging solutions by Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials, DoorBox, and Greenskin Wine from ThePackHub’s November Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.
January 2, 2023
Avery Dennison new direct thermal linerless label platform.
Growing Pains in Direct to Consumer E-Commerce
With direct to consumer e-commerce expected to grow in the near future, manufacturers need to consider automation advancements that can help ease the process.
December 21, 2022
Truck And Boxes
Refillable and Reusable Packaging Innovations by Walmart, Ball, and Bravo Sierra
See a few examples of refillable and reusable packaging solutions from Walmart, Ball, and Bravo Sierra from ThePackHub’s November Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.
December 6, 2022
Walmart+ InHome uses Loop reusable packaging solutions.
E-commerce Packaging System
Texwrap’s EPS-2011 Series e-commerce packaging system, designed for high-volume environments, can handle up to 40 packages/min.
December 2, 2022
Texwrap
Blond and Dizzie, Olive, EcoEnclose Develop Sustainable E-Commerce Packaging Solutions
See a few examples of e-commerce packaging innovations from Blond and Dizzie, Olive, and EcoEnclose from ThePackHub’s October Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.
November 28, 2022
Blond and Dizzie e-commerce grocery pots
Toy Fulfillment Center Streamlines Packaging Ops Via Material Handling
Find out how toy manufacturer schleich boosted packaging efficiency by implementing ergonomic, thoughtfully designed conveyance to accommodate more operators on a high-mix fulfillment center packaging line.
November 8, 2022
The updated layout in this fulfillment center keeps gravity fed cases moving smoothly through picking station, around elbows, and down to taping and palletizing.
Page 1 of 23
Next Page
Top Stories
Dac Austin, creative director of Rabbit Hole Distillery, describes the partnership his firm has established with Independent 2 as something very special indeed.
Coding, printing & labeling
Digital Printing Drives Case Production
When you make one-of-a-kind whiskeys the way Rabbit Hole Distillery does, it helps to have a corrugated supplier whose capabilities are remarkable in their own right.
The Automation Robotics Engineering Technology program at Hennepin Technical College program is a stand-alone program that develops maintenance technicians.
Workforce
Hennepin Technical College Awarded Packaging World, PMMI Scholarship
U.K.-based skincare company Proverb explored all material options before deciding on HDPE for its reusable deodorant case.
Sustainability
Personal Care Startup Selects Plastic for Reusable Deodorant Case
Pei22 Aa26193
PEI 2022
PACK EXPO International 2022 Innovations Report
Bulk Bag Filling: Increase Throughput and Operator-Equipment Efficiency
Sponsor Content
Bulk Bag Filling: Increase Throughput and Operator-Equipment Efficiency
Discover Our Content Hub
Access Packaging World's free educational content library!
Unlock Learning Here
Discover Our Content Hub
Test Your Smarts
Take Packaging World's sustainability quiz to prove your knowledge!
Take Quiz
Test Your Smarts
Products
Storopack Product Launch Renature Wrap En Us 4
Sustainable Protective Packaging Wrap
Storopack RENATURE® packaging wrap is made from starch derived from vegetable plants and is available premade in perforated rolls at both 12 in. and 24 ft. length intervals or as individual sheets.
Print and Apply Labeling System
Multipack Can Handle Applicator
More Products
In Print
Packaging World January 2023
January 2023
Packaging World December 2022
December 2022
Packaging World November 2022
November 2022
Packaging World October 2022
October 2022
SubscribeArchives
Downloads
View more »
Pw 2022 Emerging Brands Bottles Base Hero
Beverage
Packaging World News Roundup: Bottles and Cans
Pw 2022 Cm&pq2 Base Hero
Contract Manufacturing and Packaging
Packaging World News Roundup: Co-Packing and Manufacturing
Pw Contract Packaging Base Hero
Contract Manufacturing and Packaging
Packaging World News Roundup: Contract Packaging
Pw 2022 Sustainability For Health And Beauty Base Hero
Sustainability
Health and Beauty Relies on Sustainability for Innovation
View more »