Sustainable Packaging

Solutions for a Circular Plastics Economy

The Packaging Conference takes on sustainability, in particular the war on plastics, shedding light on the monumental challenges facing the packaging industry and how they are being addressed.

March 16, 2020

Trends: Page 197

PMMI News

Record breaking PACK EXPO East 2020 Exceeds Industry Expectations

More expansive show floor welcomes record-shattering 7,100 attendees

March 6, 2020

Operational Excellence

Market Snapshot: Cereal & Grain

As breakfast cereal demand declines, portable snack bars are growing in popularity.

March 13, 2020

Operational Excellence

2020 Salary Survey: Do You Know Your Worth?

Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP)

Have you completed the Institute of Packaging Professionals’ (IoPP) 2020 Salary Survey?

March 13, 2020

Operational Excellence

Finance and Investments in the Legal/Not Legal Cannabis Business

Lack of access to financial institutions and tax breaks, as well as volatile market valuations, challenge the cannabis industry’s ability to expand.

March 12, 2020

Controls & machine components

B&R Signs New Distribution Channel Partner

B&R Industrial Automation

B&R Industrial Automation announced that Automation Distribution, Inc. (ADI) will serve as its distribution channel partner for Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey (South), and Delaware.

March 12, 2020

PMMI News

PMMI Addressing the Coronavirus

PMMI is following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and World Health Organization (WHO) guidance and making updates daily.

March 12, 2020

Podcasts

UnPACKed with PMMI PACK EXPO East Rewind Series

So you missed the most successful PACK EXPO East to date? No worries, unPACKed with PMMI has you covered.

March 11, 2020

E-commerce

LG Electronics Taps Customizable Kit for Unboxing, Brand Experience

Companies selling higher-end products--cosmetics, liquor, or consumer electronics, for instance--can struggle amid an over-saturation of “premium” messaging. LG broke the cycle with a unique package design kit from RRD.

March 11, 2020

E-commerce/D2C packaging

DHL Supply Chain and Locus Robotics Expand Partnership

Locus Robotics

DHL Supply Chain and Locus Robotics, manufacturer of autonomous mobile robots (AMR) for fulfillment warehouses, announced an expanded partnership that includes 10 new, nationwide deployments of the Locus AMR solution in 2020.

March 11, 2020

Operational Excellence

Market Snapshot: Candy & Confectionery

Consumers are seeking healthier choices in confectionery treats, such as reduced sugar or protein-fortified formulations.

March 10, 2020

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Online Retailer Improves Pack-Station Ergonomics, Boosts Capacity

Coop.dk, a web-based grocery retailer, reduced uncomfortable lifting motions and taxing repetitive packout habits for workers at its Odense, Denmark distribution center.

March 6, 2020

Conveying & accumulation

Nancy Wilson, CEO of Morrison Container Handling Solutions Awarded the STEP Ahead Award

Morrison Container Handling Solutions

Nancy Wilson, CEO of Morrison Container Handling Solutions was awarded a 2020 STEP Ahead Award from the Manufacturing Institute. Wilson will accept the award on April 30 in Washington, DC.

March 6, 2020