E-commerce/D2C packaging

Flexo-Quality Print on Recycled Board Spruces Up CBD Shipper

Spruce CBD uses a new print technology that prints fine lines and artwork on 100% recycled corrugated, without the time and cost associated with flexo printing, for its e-commerce shippers.

June 5, 2020

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Podcasts

OEM COVID-19 #12 - Readiness Tips as Regions Reopen

Vice president of safety shares the global policies that have helped Amcor's 35,000-plus employees return to work as safely as possible.

June 5, 2020

Controls & Machine Components

Bosch Rexroth Reinvents Its Automation Approach

The automation supplier went back to the drawing board to create ctrlX Automation, a software-driven open automation platform that provides flexibility and scalability through app-based functionality.

June 4, 2020

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Opinion: As COVID-19 Precipitates Big Consumer Shift, Omnichannel Adapts

In the wake of COVID-19, expect a new landscape to emerge that reveals a shift in the balance between the channels that constitute "omnichannel." An as-of-yet unknown portion of the increased reliance on e-comm is likely to be permanent.

June 4, 2020

PMMI News

PACK EXPO Las Vegas and Healthcare Packaging EXPO Rakes in Industry Acclaim

Trade Show News Network and Trade Show Executive each place biennial event among top trade shows in 2019.

June 3, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Reusable Packaging State of the Industry 2020

Reusable Packaging Association

With increased interest in sustainability, brands and their supply chain partners are taking a holistic view of greener processes, products, packages and distribution practices. Reusable transport packaging industry expects growth.

June 3, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Loop to Launch E-Comm Platform Nationwide

Loop products in returnable packaging are scheduled for launch nationwide this month, while retail partners in the U.S., France, and Japan plan to offer Loop in their stores later this year.

June 3, 2020

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Online Pack Test Planning and Reporting Platform

ISTA published its first test procedure, “Project 1A,” in 1948.

June 3, 2020

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Packaging Carries Heavy Load for E-Commerce Brand Extension

E-commerce retailer Truman’s optimizes packaging to serve the sometimes competing purposes of securing product, making a good first impression, and staying sustainable.

June 2, 2020

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Automated Material Flow System for E-comm Center

A fully automated and remotely monitored material flow system is part of a modern, 6,000-square-meter distribution center of Cookplus in Hadimköy near Istanbul, Turkey.

June 2, 2020

Controls & Machine Components

Position Indicators Speed Changeover

Three packaging machines handling powdered milk formula rely on monitored size changeover using electronic position indicators with IO-Link interface.

June 2, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Voice of the Packaging Industry: Sustainable Packaging

Sixty CPGs were interviewed for a new sustainability report by PMMI Business Intelligence. They had much to say about machines, materials, new formats and sustainable initiatives, as well as what they need from suppliers.

June 1, 2020

Material handling

Virtual Reality Is Now the Real Deal

We are fortunate to live in an era where digital communication is quick and easy, and allows some of us to keep our jobs while working at home. In the near future, remote work will not be considered working virtually.

June 1, 2020