PMMI News

Live from interpack: PMMI Addresses Insights on Packaging Automation

Robots, cobots, predictive maintenance, and 3D parts printing top list of growing trends driven by labor shortages and e-commerce.

May 5, 2023

E-commerce/D2C packaging: Page 7

Protective/transport packaging

Do Marketing and Packaging Structure Go Hand-in-Hand?

A lot of attention is focused on packaging sustainability and packaging’s ability to perform other functions, from clearly demonstrating the product and its value-added benefits to delivering the product undamaged via e-commerce.

April 28, 2023

Robotics

Hai Robotics Equipment to be Used in New E-commerce Distribution Center

Hai Robotics

John Lewis' new e-commerce distribution center will have Logistex deploying an array of automated solutions, including Hai Robotics' HaiPick systems.

April 24, 2023

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Serena Williams-Co-founded Recovery Line Delivers Daily Relief with Packaging

A modern take on packaging signals a mindset shift for pain and athletic recovery products. Hands-free delivery, portability, and gender-inclusive shelf appeal deliver a grand slam.

April 12, 2023

E-commerce

IMA Group Creates Division Dedicated to Automated Packaging Solutions for the E-commerce Industry

IMA Group

IMA Group created the new division in response to the increasing demand for online shopping and the growing importance of that segment in today's economy.

March 20, 2023

Robotics

Innovative New Robotics at PACK EXPO International

PMG editors fanned out across PACK EXPO International in October in search of packaging innovation. Here's what they found in robotics.

January 28, 2023

Operational Excellence

Live at TPC: Five Packaging Megatrends & How to Address Them

Armed with results from a 2023 survey depicting the packaging landscape that brands, CPGs, and their suppliers are currently navigating, global consultancy McKinsey was at The Packaging Conference to offer advice.

February 15, 2023

Cartoning

Innovative New Machinery at PACK EXPO International

PMG editors fanned out across PACK EXPO International in October in search of packaging innovation. Here's what they found in machinery.

January 28, 2023

Protective/transport packaging

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

Sustainability

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

Sustainability

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

E-commerce/D2C packaging

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

Sustainability

Smurfit Kappa Showcases eCommerce expertise With New Dominican Republic Store

Smurfit Kappa Group

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