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Increase in Extended Content Label Orders Due to Coronavirus-Related Clinical Trials

Luminer, a labeling solutions provider specializing in extended content labels, has seen a significant rise in demand for extended conten...

Mark Navin Promoted to VP of Sales at Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery

Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery announced Mark Navin has been promoted to Vice President of Sales. Navin has been with the company for 25 ye...

Fruit Snacks Rise Amid Covid-19 Pandemic

With schools closed and many adults working from home, there has been an increase in demand for snack foods. Sales of sweet and savory sn...

Campbell Announces New Sustainable Packaging Goals

Campbell Soup Company's four sustainability goals are designed to address all phases of the packaging lifecycle, from sourcing to end-of-...

Berry Global Wins Two Awards for Excellence in Flexography

Berry Global Inc. has been awarded the Silver and Bronze awards in the 2020 Excellence in Flexography Awards Competition presented by the...

Hands-Free Forehead Thermometers for Workplace Safety

SpotSee, a global leader in supply chain temperature indicators used to monitor test specimens in the SARS and H1N1 virus outbreaks, is p...

Smurfit Kappa Cuts CO2 Emission by 32%

Smurfit Kappa is making significant progress in reducing its relative CO2 emissions, according to its 13th annual Sustainable Development...

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New Products & Materials

KlikLok ACE Carton Former Focuses on Ergonomics, Sustainability and Efficiency

Syntegon Technology has launched its new Kliklok ACE (Advanced Carton Erector) carton former platform at its virtual show booth. …

New Products & Materials

Direct-to-Shape Digital Decoration Service for Tubes

Hoffmann Neopac, a global provider of packaging for a broad array of industries and applications, has introduced DigitAll360°, a new direct-to-shape digital decoration service for tubes. …

New Products & Materials

Compact Gecko Single-Pad Gripper for Small-Footprint Applications

OnRobot, a global leader in robotic end-of-arm tooling, has launched a compact, single-pad version of its innovative Gecko no-mark adhesive gripper. …

Beer/Wine/Spirits Packaging

Budweiser Commemorates Memorial Day with Limited Edition Design

Budweiser unveils the new, patriotic-themed family pack of products with red, white and blue camo-designed cans and large packs honoring the five branches of the United States Military. …

New Products & Materials

Dynamic Conveyor Introduces Specialty Conveyor Line

The new Hybrid™ specialty conveyors are designed and built specifically to meet the most demanding conveyance objectives that can’t be met with traditional conveyor systems. …

Paperboard/Corrugated/Cartons

Botta Packaging with Esselunga to Substitute Bubble Wrap with Paper

Botta Packaging flanked the leading Italian supermarkets chain Esselunga to develop an innovative envelope, entirely lined with corrugated paper, to protect bottles and eggs during online shopping deliveries. …

Beer/Wine/Spirits Packaging

Our Daily Wine Now Available in Eco-Friendly 1.5-Liter Box

Our Daily Wines, the #1 USDA certified organic wine in the U.S., has released Our Daily Cabernet Sauvignon in a convenient, eco-friendly 1.5-liter bag-in-box package. On shelves this month, the new …

Dispelling 3 Common Myths about Sustainable Packaging

The demand for sustainable products and packaging is only growing. With continuous innovations to packaging technologies, brands have many options for improving their packaging and reaching sustainably minded consumers.

Columns

Editor’s Note: Hype and Hysteria

Kristen Kazarian

Our daily lives have been upended since this pandemic hit. Many people across diverse industries were furloughed or lost their jobs entirely. The global economy was hit and we feel it in the United States. In fact, the Business Insider reports that the U.S. economy may slump 30% in this second quarter.

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Blogs

Can Augmented Reality Improve Manufacturing?

By Mark Howard

Augmented reality describes a digital enhancement to the external world. A good example of this would be Nintendo’s Pokémon Go app, which overlays images of characters onto the real world through the user’s mobile phone screen.

Staying Competitive with Automation

By John Kuhnz

Made in America: Automating for Growth

Rigid Containers
Corrugated Box Producers Help Sustain Supply Chain Agility

Rachel Kenyon

People around the world are learning the hard way how completely dependent we all are upon reliable supply chains to keep our economy — and our lifestyles — running. In the shadow of quarantines and social distancing guidelines, consumers have had to rely more than ever on ecommerce to deliver necessities.

Pharma/Medical Packaging
5 Things to Do Before Selling CBD Products

Christian Kasteler

Before you begin adding products with a CBD boost, it’s important to do your homework and understand the market landscape. Here are just a few of the things you may not have known should be part of creating and selling CBD products.

White Papers
What shipping container system is best for the environment?

The corrugated industry regularly evaluates its environmental footprint by commissioning third-party, peer-reviewed, ISO-compliant life cycle assessments (LCAs) to objectively assess corrugated packaging’s impact on the environment.

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Boxes deliver on branding, protection and sustainability for eCommerce

Online shopping has proven essential in supporting continued commerce and public health over the past months, helping consumers obtain necessary supplies without ever leaving the safety and comfort of their homes.

Packaging Strategies

2020 May

This issue of Packaging Strategies highlights alcohol consumption trends during coronavirus including social media engagement; how to get the best pricing for your business and your customers; when and how to automate your packaging line; a jerky snack brand redesign; the importance of flexible packaging; and the tipping point in eCommerce.
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