PACKAGINGDIGEST.COMLISTFOOD & BEVERAGE3D PRINTINGEASY-OPEN PACK ADDRESSES SINGLE-USE NEEDS OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS Packaging Digest has been the Voice of the Packaging Community since 1963 — more than 50 years! The No.1 media brand in North America, Packaging Digest delivers news, trends, best practices, and new technologies to packaging executives and engineers at end-user companies in a variety of markets. This relevant, compelling, and exclusive content helps our audience understand the packaging

WESTPACK 2021

WestPack 2021. Aug 10, 2021 to Aug 12, 2021. Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA. WestPack — The Total Package. As consumers steer toward convenient, eco-friendly, and dynamic packaging, change is the main constant in packaging. Today's packaging engineers, manufacturers, and executives need one place to swap ideas, find

education, and

CAN ECO-FRIENDLY BARRIER COATINGS FOR PAPER PACKAGING Photo supplied by Solenis. Barrier coatings protect a variety of paper substrates, like hamburger wrappers and French fry pouches, to cups and corrugated boxes for fruits, vegetables, fish, and meat. More brands are opting for paper-based packaging these days because of its eco halo. But they might not fully understand the environmental DEMAND FOR MOLDED FIBER PACKAGING OUTPACES SUPPLY The demands for environmentally sustainable molded fiber packaging products has skyrocketed. 2. New manufacturing facilities have not been developed to adequately meet the demands. These conditions are creating delays that are beginning to limit potential customer’s access to products. Some molded fiber product manufacturers are

limiting

AI ADVANCES PHARMACEUTICAL PACKAGING INSPECTIONAUTHOR: BOB SPERBER AI Advances Pharmaceutical Packaging Inspection. Stevanato Group’s new AI platform brings deep learning to inspection machines and brings machine data to the MS Azure cloud for those who seek to perform advanced analytics. A new artificial intelligence (AI) and its deep learning solution for pharmaceutical visual inspection promises up to

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NEW DISSOLVABLE PACKAGING ELIMINATES WASTE A no-mess experience. “Although the Pod bottles have their sustainability advantages, with dissolvable film, the Mod product has almost no waste when used by the consumer,” says Amanda DiCuffa-McGregor, beverage product manager. “This is because the powder is encased in the film, which dissolves entirely in water. ARE PAPER BOTTLES SUSTAINABLE AND PRACTICAL Are paper bottles at a cost premium to plastic? Masand: All paper products for packaging typically have a 10-20 cents per piece premium. This is a big challenge that hinders paper packaging adoption. To overcome the issue, the industry has been moving to adopt a wider feedstock by using agricultural waste fibres along with hardwood and

softwood fibres.

PACKAGINGDIGEST.COMLISTFOOD & BEVERAGE3D PRINTINGEASY-OPEN PACK ADDRESSES SINGLE-USE NEEDS OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS Packaging Digest has been the Voice of the Packaging Community since 1963 — more than 50 years! The No.1 media brand in North America, Packaging Digest delivers news, trends, best practices, and new technologies to packaging executives and engineers at end-user companies in a variety of markets. This relevant, compelling, and exclusive content helps our audience understand the packaging

WESTPACK 2021

WestPack 2021. Aug 10, 2021 to Aug 12, 2021. Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA. WestPack — The Total Package. As consumers steer toward convenient, eco-friendly, and dynamic packaging, change is the main constant in packaging. Today's packaging engineers, manufacturers, and executives need one place to swap ideas, find

education, and

CAN ECO-FRIENDLY BARRIER COATINGS FOR PAPER PACKAGING Photo supplied by Solenis. Barrier coatings protect a variety of paper substrates, like hamburger wrappers and French fry pouches, to cups and corrugated boxes for fruits, vegetables, fish, and meat. More brands are opting for paper-based packaging these days because of its eco halo. But they might not fully understand the environmental DEMAND FOR MOLDED FIBER PACKAGING OUTPACES SUPPLY The demands for environmentally sustainable molded fiber packaging products has skyrocketed. 2. New manufacturing facilities have not been developed to adequately meet the demands. These conditions are creating delays that are beginning to limit potential customer’s access to products. Some molded fiber product manufacturers are

limiting

AI ADVANCES PHARMACEUTICAL PACKAGING INSPECTIONAUTHOR: BOB SPERBER AI Advances Pharmaceutical Packaging Inspection. Stevanato Group’s new AI platform brings deep learning to inspection machines and brings machine data to the MS Azure cloud for those who seek to perform advanced analytics. A new artificial intelligence (AI) and its deep learning solution for pharmaceutical visual inspection promises up to

99

NEW DISSOLVABLE PACKAGING ELIMINATES WASTE A no-mess experience. “Although the Pod bottles have their sustainability advantages, with dissolvable film, the Mod product has almost no waste when used by the consumer,” says Amanda DiCuffa-McGregor, beverage product manager. “This is because the powder is encased in the film, which dissolves entirely in water. ARE PAPER BOTTLES SUSTAINABLE AND PRACTICAL Are paper bottles at a cost premium to plastic? Masand: All paper products for packaging typically have a 10-20 cents per piece premium. This is a big challenge that hinders paper packaging adoption. To overcome the issue, the industry has been moving to adopt a wider feedstock by using agricultural waste fibres along with hardwood and

softwood fibres.

MEET THE FIRST RETORTABLE, RECYCLABLE, AND NOW Milestones are but markers along the way. In September 2020 a partnership between Amcor and Nestlé yielded the first recyclable retort pouch, however that groundbreaking barrier pouch was not microwavable.. Given a steady rollout of sustainable improvements in flexible packaging, it might have been expected that the next stage of barrier performance for recyclable pouches would make EXPERT BREAKS DOWN PACKAGING MACHINERY TO ITS ABCS 1 day ago · “From the 26 letters of the English alphabet we can form an infinite number of words. If we know the letters, we can read any of those words even if we’ve never seen them before,” says John R. Henry, changeover wizard at Changeover.com and frequent contributor to Packaging Digest.. “A couple hundred years ago Robert Fulton described what he called ‘The Engineer’s Alphabet.’ 6-PACK OF THE BEST CRAFT BEER PACKAGES FOR 2021 The global craft beer market in 2019 was valued at around $110 million and, projected to grow at CAGR of 8%, is anticipated to reach $200 million by 2026, according to a report released in January. An industry segment that annually generates millions of cans and bottles — each printed or labeled with a specific graphics design — deserves a dedicated packaging awards program. MOVING SUSTAINABILITY FORWARD IN PACKAGING … INTO THE NEXT 1 day ago · How are brands advancing their sustainability goals through packaging? The strategies are varied, but some themes emerge. Cooperation and collaboration lead, with some warnings about the message a product’s packaging conveys to consumers. TEMPERATURE CONTROL SOLUTIONS DESIGNED FOR CRITICAL The rush to accelerate development of COVID-19 vaccines drove home the need for more rigorous temperature control in pharma/medical

applications.

STRENGTH AND INTEGRITY, PART TWO: BASICS OF SEAL-STRENGTH Strength and integrity, part two: Basics of seal-strength testing. By Stephen Franks, T.M. Electronics Inc. (Boylston, MA) The objective of testing medical packages is twofold. First, it is used to ensure the integrity of a sealed package. Second, it helps ensure that no weaknesses in the sealed areas of the package permit leaks to develop NEW DISSOLVABLE PACKAGING ELIMINATES WASTE A no-mess experience. “Although the Pod bottles have their sustainability advantages, with dissolvable film, the Mod product has almost no waste when used by the consumer,” says Amanda DiCuffa-McGregor, beverage product manager. “This is because the powder is encased in the film, which dissolves entirely in water. AN ANALYST’S TAKE ON AMAZON’S ECOMMERCE PACKAGING DRIVE Amazon’s expansion of its Frustration-Free Packaging incentive program is a leadership move at the right time, says John Blake, senior director analyst on ecommerce packaging for research and advisory company Gartner. “This expansion is a real need in the industry from a speed of fulfillment perspective from a sustainability standpoint,” Blake says. PEPPER’S PROTECTIVE PACKAGING DOESN’T DESERVE A # 1 day ago · A packaging professional will recognize and appreciate the pattern of holes in the plastic wrap of this yellow bell pepper. The perforations are a relatively simple form of modified atmosphere packaging, allowing the gases generated by the ripening of the pepper to escape, which slows down the inevitable product decomposition. 6-PACK OF THE BEST CRAFT BEER PACKAGES FOR 2021 These six beers stood out among dozens of winners honored in a first-of-its-kind global awards program for craft beer marketing and

packaging.

PACKAGINGDIGEST.COMLISTFOOD & BEVERAGE3D PRINTINGEASY-OPEN PACK ADDRESSES SINGLE-USE NEEDS OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS Packaging Digest has been the Voice of the Packaging Community since 1963 — more than 50 years! The No.1 media brand in North America, Packaging Digest delivers news, trends, best practices, and new technologies to packaging executives and engineers at end-user companies in a variety of markets. This relevant, compelling, and exclusive content helps our audience understand the packaging

PACKEX TORONTO 2021

PackEx Toronto 2021. Nov 09, 2021 to Nov 11, 2021. Toronto Congress Centre, Toronto, ON. Canada's top packaging tradeshow. PackEx Toronto showcases the industry's latest packaging materials, technologies, and "smart" systems — from automation to digital ARE PAPER BOTTLES SUSTAINABLE AND PRACTICAL Are paper bottles at a cost premium to plastic? Masand: All paper products for packaging typically have a 10-20 cents per piece premium. This is a big challenge that hinders paper packaging adoption. To overcome the issue, the industry has been moving to adopt a wider feedstock by using agricultural waste fibres along with hardwood and

softwood fibres.

RESEARCH GRANT SUPPORTS STERILE MEDICAL PACKAGING The Project Wicked Stability team has earned a $9,500 research grant to advance packaging innovation by optimizing stability testing of

common sterile

5 BASICS FOR ENGAGING CUSTOMERS WITH PACKAGING Here are our top five tips regarding brand-building and engaging customers with packaging: 1. Keep your brand’s message consistent. Your packaging text, design and style should look similar to the text, design and style displayed by your website, logo and communication. For example, if you’re a motivational brand that sells products for SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING ALTERNATIVES TO PET When the subject of sustainability and recycling comes up, the discussion focal point for packaging is frequently polyethylene terephthalate (PET). HOW TO REDUCE RISK AND OPTIMIZE SHIPPING PERFORMANCE WITH How to reduce risk and optimize shipping performance with packaging lab testing. The Random Vibration Simulation test is one of several used to simulate shipping conditions a package/unit load will encounter in the real world. The way we transport products from point A to point B has changed dramatically over the years. WHY PRIVATE EQUITY IS SWEET ON PACKAGING INVESTMENTS Weil: Packaging remains attractive to private equity largely because it is viewed as lower risk and less cyclical than other sectors of the economy. The use of leverage in a cyclical environment can be risky. However, given that packaging is often driven by the food, beverage and personal care industries, the cash flows may be more reliable and

MAPLE ISLAND, INC.

Maple Island Inc. has a long and diverse history in the food industry. After it’s birth on a 1930’s dairy farm in Stillwater, Minnesota, Maple Island grew into a leading manufacturer and distributor of dairy products throughout the U.S. and the World. OVERLID KEEPS CANS OF SPARKLING WATER CLEAN It was Leonardo da Vinci who first made the town of Sanpellegrino famous, but it's the delicious, thirst-quenching properties of the area's natural mineral water that made the San Pellegrino name famous

worldwide.

PACKAGINGDIGEST.COMLISTFOOD & BEVERAGE3D PRINTINGEASY-OPEN PACK ADDRESSES SINGLE-USE NEEDS OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS Packaging Digest has been the Voice of the Packaging Community since 1963 — more than 50 years! The No.1 media brand in North America, Packaging Digest delivers news, trends, best practices, and new technologies to packaging executives and engineers at end-user companies in a variety of markets. This relevant, compelling, and exclusive content helps our audience understand the packaging

PACKEX TORONTO 2021

PackEx Toronto 2021. Nov 09, 2021 to Nov 11, 2021. Toronto Congress Centre, Toronto, ON. Canada's top packaging tradeshow. PackEx Toronto showcases the industry's latest packaging materials, technologies, and "smart" systems — from automation to digital ARE PAPER BOTTLES SUSTAINABLE AND PRACTICAL Are paper bottles at a cost premium to plastic? Masand: All paper products for packaging typically have a 10-20 cents per piece premium. This is a big challenge that hinders paper packaging adoption. To overcome the issue, the industry has been moving to adopt a wider feedstock by using agricultural waste fibres along with hardwood and

softwood fibres.

RESEARCH GRANT SUPPORTS STERILE MEDICAL PACKAGING The Project Wicked Stability team has earned a $9,500 research grant to advance packaging innovation by optimizing stability testing of

common sterile

5 BASICS FOR ENGAGING CUSTOMERS WITH PACKAGING Here are our top five tips regarding brand-building and engaging customers with packaging: 1. Keep your brand’s message consistent. Your packaging text, design and style should look similar to the text, design and style displayed by your website, logo and communication. For example, if you’re a motivational brand that sells products for SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING ALTERNATIVES TO PET When the subject of sustainability and recycling comes up, the discussion focal point for packaging is frequently polyethylene terephthalate (PET). HOW TO REDUCE RISK AND OPTIMIZE SHIPPING PERFORMANCE WITH How to reduce risk and optimize shipping performance with packaging lab testing. The Random Vibration Simulation test is one of several used to simulate shipping conditions a package/unit load will encounter in the real world. The way we transport products from point A to point B has changed dramatically over the years. WHY PRIVATE EQUITY IS SWEET ON PACKAGING INVESTMENTS Weil: Packaging remains attractive to private equity largely because it is viewed as lower risk and less cyclical than other sectors of the economy. The use of leverage in a cyclical environment can be risky. However, given that packaging is often driven by the food, beverage and personal care industries, the cash flows may be more reliable and

MAPLE ISLAND, INC.

Maple Island Inc. has a long and diverse history in the food industry. After it’s birth on a 1930’s dairy farm in Stillwater, Minnesota, Maple Island grew into a leading manufacturer and distributor of dairy products throughout the U.S. and the World. OVERLID KEEPS CANS OF SPARKLING WATER CLEAN It was Leonardo da Vinci who first made the town of Sanpellegrino famous, but it's the delicious, thirst-quenching properties of the area's natural mineral water that made the San Pellegrino name famous

worldwide.

NEW PACKAGE DESIGNS DOMINATE MAY’S TOP 10 Creative packages from Unilever, Colgate, Dippin’ Dots, Morton Salt, and other brand owners throughout the month of May 2021 show new ways of thinking about product/package functionality. MEDICAL DEVICE STERILIZATION: 4 ALTERNATIVES TO USING Alternative medical device sterilization methods. For the first innovation challenge FDA issued to industry in 2019, focused on identifying alternative sterilization methods for medical devices, the agency received 24 applications from companies large and small. CAN SMART MANUFACTURING CLEAN UP POULTRY PROCESSING During the pandemic, the food processing industry was slammed. Supply chain issues slowed production. Runs on products resulted in empty shelves, and social distancing stretched the labor force impossibly

thin.

INDUSTRY VOICES: WANT TO GET A GRIP ON END EFFECTORS? HERE OnRobot is helping manufacturers solve production issues by developing grippers and other end effectors that make robots effective. The need for cobots – those robots that work well with humans – was already growing before COVID-19. CAN PRINTED AND RECYCLABLE ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY SAVE THE A team from Duke University hopes the technology will help alleviate the problem of electronic waste with recyclable printed transistors. SELECTING THE RIGHT WEIGH HOPPER SCALE TYPE FOR YOUR Tank and hopper scale systems are a highly versatile and customizable weighing tool that can be used in a wide range of bulk weighing

applications.

CAN ECO-FRIENDLY BARRIER COATINGS FOR PAPER PACKAGING 1 day ago · More brands are opting for paper-based packaging these days because of its eco halo. But they might not fully understand the environmental, performance, and BEST PRACTICES IN SERIALIZATION The integrity of these numbers and their association to physical products is absolutely critical to the success of serialization. As stated earlier, if the integrity is lost, the serial numbers and the associated data are useless. 5. Bidirectional communication between packaging and IT is a must. PHILLIPS-MEDISIZE'S ARIA SMART AUTOINJECTOR AND MORE Phillips-Medisize, a Molex company, has debuted the Aria Smart Autoinjector platform consisting of a smart injection device with a reusable electronic drive unit and single-use, disposable cassettes. The autoinjector was developed to ease patient use and address growing sustainability requirements. “With the Aria Smart Autoinjector, we are disrupting this sector with a game-changing 6 NEW CANNABIS PACKAGES ENSURE CHILD SAFETY Protecting children from cannabis products is essential. State regulations dictate it, and so does common sense. Recent cannabis pack designs offer ideas on how to make nearly any package structure safe

for kids.

PACKAGINGDIGEST.COMLISTFOOD & BEVERAGE3D PRINTINGEASY-OPEN PACK ADDRESSES SINGLE-USE NEEDS OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS Packaging Digest has been the Voice of the Packaging Community since 1963 — more than 50 years! The No.1 media brand in North America, Packaging Digest delivers news, trends, best practices, and new technologies to packaging executives and engineers at end-user companies in a variety of markets. This relevant, compelling, and exclusive content helps our audience understand the packaging

PACKEX TORONTO 2021

PackEx Toronto 2021. Nov 09, 2021 to Nov 11, 2021. Toronto Congress Centre, Toronto, ON. Canada's top packaging tradeshow. PackEx Toronto showcases the industry's latest packaging materials, technologies, and "smart" systems — from automation to digital ARE PAPER BOTTLES SUSTAINABLE AND PRACTICALINTERNATIONAL PAPER SUSTAINABILITYINTERNATIONAL PAPER SUSTAINABILITY REPORTSUSTAINABLE PACKAGING DESIGNSUSTAINABLE PACKAGING INC Are paper bottles at a cost premium to plastic? Masand: All paper products for packaging typically have a 10-20 cents per piece premium. This is a big challenge that hinders paper packaging adoption. To overcome the issue, the industry has been moving to adopt a wider feedstock by using agricultural waste fibres along with hardwood and

softwood fibres.

DEMAND FOR MOLDED FIBER PACKAGING OUTPACES SUPPLY The demands for environmentally sustainable molded fiber packaging products has skyrocketed. 2. New manufacturing facilities have not been developed to adequately meet the demands. These conditions are creating delays that are beginning to limit potential customer’s access to products. Some molded fiber product manufacturers are

limiting

5 BASICS FOR ENGAGING CUSTOMERS WITH PACKAGING Here are our top five tips regarding brand-building and engaging customers with packaging: 1. Keep your brand’s message consistent. Your packaging text, design and style should look similar to the text, design and style displayed by your website, logo and communication. For example, if you’re a motivational brand that sells products for WATER-SOLUBLE POUCHES DISH UP CONVENIENCE FOR CASCADE Water-soluble pouches dish up convenience for Cascade. Water-soluble pouches usually contain powdered or dry product ingredients that effectively dissolve in water or other liquids in order to function properly. But Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, has managed to find a way to combine a water-soluble pouch with both a concentrated,

dry-powdered

HOW TO REDUCE RISK AND OPTIMIZE SHIPPING PERFORMANCE WITH How to reduce risk and optimize shipping performance with packaging lab testing. The Random Vibration Simulation test is one of several used to simulate shipping conditions a package/unit load will encounter in the real world. The way we transport products from point A to point B has changed dramatically over the years. FIRST VFFS PACKAGING MACHINE TO FORM, FILL AND SEAL PAPER Special coating applied during VFFS packaging provides a heat-sealable area on the paper. Bosch Packaging’s PME 4001 ZAP vertical form-fill-seal machine is the first in the world to produce sealed paper bags by using coated paper roll stock that can be recycled into paper streams. The bagger is applicable for free-flowing dry products. DIAGEO INVESTS $120M IN BOTTLING Diageo North America celebrated the completion of a more than $120M investment in its largest bottling facility in Plainfield, IL. The Plainfield facility packages some of Diageo's leading brands, including Smirnoff No. 21, Smirnoff flavored vodkas, Smirnoff Ice, and

a

MAPLE ISLAND, INC.

Maple Island Inc. has a long and diverse history in the food industry. After it’s birth on a 1930’s dairy farm in Stillwater, Minnesota, Maple Island grew into a leading manufacturer and distributor of dairy products throughout the U.S. and the World. PACKAGINGDIGEST.COMLISTFOOD & BEVERAGE3D PRINTINGEASY-OPEN PACK ADDRESSES SINGLE-USE NEEDS OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS Packaging Digest has been the Voice of the Packaging Community since 1963 — more than 50 years! The No.1 media brand in North America, Packaging Digest delivers news, trends, best practices, and new technologies to packaging executives and engineers at end-user companies in a variety of markets. This relevant, compelling, and exclusive content helps our audience understand the packaging

PACKEX TORONTO 2021

PackEx Toronto 2021. Nov 09, 2021 to Nov 11, 2021. Toronto Congress Centre, Toronto, ON. Canada's top packaging tradeshow. PackEx Toronto showcases the industry's latest packaging materials, technologies, and "smart" systems — from automation to digital ARE PAPER BOTTLES SUSTAINABLE AND PRACTICALINTERNATIONAL PAPER SUSTAINABILITYINTERNATIONAL PAPER SUSTAINABILITY REPORTSUSTAINABLE PACKAGING DESIGNSUSTAINABLE PACKAGING INC Are paper bottles at a cost premium to plastic? Masand: All paper products for packaging typically have a 10-20 cents per piece premium. This is a big challenge that hinders paper packaging adoption. To overcome the issue, the industry has been moving to adopt a wider feedstock by using agricultural waste fibres along with hardwood and

softwood fibres.

5 BASICS FOR ENGAGING CUSTOMERS WITH PACKAGING Here are our top five tips regarding brand-building and engaging customers with packaging: 1. Keep your brand’s message consistent. Your packaging text, design and style should look similar to the text, design and style displayed by your website, logo and communication. For example, if you’re a motivational brand that sells products for DEMAND FOR MOLDED FIBER PACKAGING OUTPACES SUPPLY The demands for environmentally sustainable molded fiber packaging products has skyrocketed. 2. New manufacturing facilities have not been developed to adequately meet the demands. These conditions are creating delays that are beginning to limit potential customer’s access to products. Some molded fiber product manufacturers are

limiting

WATER-SOLUBLE POUCHES DISH UP CONVENIENCE FOR CASCADE Water-soluble pouches dish up convenience for Cascade. Water-soluble pouches usually contain powdered or dry product ingredients that effectively dissolve in water or other liquids in order to function properly. But Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, has managed to find a way to combine a water-soluble pouch with both a concentrated,

dry-powdered

HOW TO REDUCE RISK AND OPTIMIZE SHIPPING PERFORMANCE WITH How to reduce risk and optimize shipping performance with packaging lab testing. The Random Vibration Simulation test is one of several used to simulate shipping conditions a package/unit load will encounter in the real world. The way we transport products from point A to point B has changed dramatically over the years. FIRST VFFS PACKAGING MACHINE TO FORM, FILL AND SEAL PAPER Special coating applied during VFFS packaging provides a heat-sealable area on the paper. Bosch Packaging’s PME 4001 ZAP vertical form-fill-seal machine is the first in the world to produce sealed paper bags by using coated paper roll stock that can be recycled into paper streams. The bagger is applicable for free-flowing dry products. DIAGEO INVESTS $120M IN BOTTLING Diageo North America celebrated the completion of a more than $120M investment in its largest bottling facility in Plainfield, IL. The Plainfield facility packages some of Diageo's leading brands, including Smirnoff No. 21, Smirnoff flavored vodkas, Smirnoff Ice, and

a

MAPLE ISLAND, INC.

Maple Island Inc. has a long and diverse history in the food industry. After it’s birth on a 1930’s dairy farm in Stillwater, Minnesota, Maple Island grew into a leading manufacturer and distributor of dairy products throughout the U.S. and the World. 7 TIPS FOR POST-PANDEMIC PACKAGING SUCCESS Brand owners and their suppliers are figuring out ways to adjust to a post-pandemic world that makes sense from a business perspective.

FOOD & BEVERAGE

Food & Beverage. Best in New Food and Beverage Packaging. May 27, 2021. The latest news scoops: reducing food waste, adding waste, microwavable RFID, Flat wines, Orbit recycles, big beer can, carbon callout, aluminum cup at retail. Breaking News in Flexible Packaging. NEW PACKAGE DESIGNS DOMINATE MAY’S TOP 10 Creative packages from Unilever, Colgate, Dippin’ Dots, Morton Salt, and other brand owners throughout the month of May 2021 show new ways of thinking about product/package functionality. CAN SMART MANUFACTURING CLEAN UP POULTRY PROCESSING During the pandemic, the food processing industry was slammed. Supply chain issues slowed production. Runs on products resulted in empty shelves, and social distancing stretched the labor force impossibly

thin.

MEDICAL DEVICE STERILIZATION: 4 ALTERNATIVES TO USING Alternative medical device sterilization methods. For the first innovation challenge FDA issued to industry in 2019, focused on identifying alternative sterilization methods for medical devices, the agency received 24 applications from companies large and small. INDUSTRY VOICES: WANT TO GET A GRIP ON END EFFECTORS? HERE OnRobot is helping manufacturers solve production issues by developing grippers and other end effectors that make robots effective. The need for cobots – those robots that work well with humans – was already growing before COVID-19. CAN ECO-FRIENDLY BARRIER COATINGS FOR PAPER PACKAGING 1 day ago · More brands are opting for paper-based packaging these days because of its eco halo. But they might not fully understand the environmental, performance, and CAN PRINTED AND RECYCLABLE ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY SAVE THE A team from Duke University hopes the technology will help alleviate the problem of electronic waste with recyclable printed transistors. SELECTING THE RIGHT WEIGH HOPPER SCALE TYPE FOR YOUR Tank and hopper scale systems are a highly versatile and customizable weighing tool that can be used in a wide range of bulk weighing

applications.

BEST PRACTICES IN SERIALIZATION The integrity of these numbers and their association to physical products is absolutely critical to the success of serialization. As stated earlier, if the integrity is lost, the serial numbers and the associated data are useless. 5. Bidirectional communication between packaging and IT is a must. Skip to main content

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