Operational Excellence

End User Trends, Legislation Fuel Packaging Machinery Market Growth

FDA and EU regulations, along with increasing end user demands to add flexibility and cut waste, are driving global packaging machinery growth.

January 12, 2024

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Operational Excellence

Consumer Risk Increases from Growth in Online Pharmacy Buying

A new survey reveals 60% of online pharmacy users would consider purchasing from an unapproved source for convenience, and 47% of Americans falsely believe that only safe, verified websites selling prescription drugs appear at the top of search results.

January 11, 2024

Machinery

Asia Pacific Set to Continue Packaging Machinery Market Lead Through 2027

Regulations and changing consumer preferences are driving packaging machinery market growth across global regions.

January 5, 2024

Operational Excellence

Top 10 of 2023 – No. 2: WestRock and Smurfit Kappa to Merge

Big news in 2023 was that WestRock, Smurfit Kappa plan to merge create company with combined value of roughly $20 billion. Announced in September, the merger is not yet complete today.

January 1, 2024

Operational Excellence

Top Three Packaging Trends Driving Innovation

Factors including sustainability and digitalization are dramatically changing how the packaging industry operates.

December 21, 2023

Operational Excellence

Generative AI for CPGs

Still in the early days, ChatGPT and Google's Gemini are tools not yet used broadly by packaging companies, but those brave enough to try are finding surprising results.

December 19, 2023

Operational Excellence

End User Sectors Vary in U.S. Packaging Machinery Purchase Trends

Packaging Machinery Purchase trends vary by sector, with industries like beverage and pharma showing greater production expansion than others.

December 8, 2023

Contract Packaging

State of the Contract Packaging Market

Contract manufacturing and packaging' projected growth through 2028 has a CAGR of 8.54% on account of changes within the food & beverage space.

December 1, 2023

Workforce

Predictive Maintenance to Bridge the Packaging Skill Gap

Predictive maintenance can help machine builders better allocate resources and even bring in new revenue streams.

November 29, 2023

Workforce

How Companies Have Successfully Navigated Labor Shortages

Labor shortages are continuing in the years after the COVID-19 pandemic, but companies are finding strategies to successfully navigate the new labor landscape.

November 22, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

FDA Monitoring Regulations for PFAS

The FDA is currently monitoring a phase-out of short chain PFAS and proposing regulatory changes to improve its ability to revoke food contact authorizations for such substances.

November 20, 2023

Robotics

Automated Prescription Filling Opportunities Open for OEMs

Automation opportunities are opening in the pharmaceutical industry through new trends in adherence packaging and blended central fill facilities.

November 17, 2023

Material handling

Suppliers Find Strategies to Minimize Supply Chain Issues

Between short-term changes like international sourcing and long-lasting adjustments like onshoring, suppliers are taking protective measures against supply chain issues.

November 10, 2023