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Fibre Box Association Column

Guilt-Free Holiday Shopping Comes Boxed

December 17, 2018

Each holiday season, shoppers buy more gifts online than the year before — not surprising, given continuous growth in e-commerce year-round. In December, surging residential package deliveries draw increased attention. As people notice boxes everywhere, it’s natural to wonder: Is e-commerce increasing packaging use and waste?

PMMI Corner

Advancing Careers for Women in Packaging

Maria Ferrante

October 16, 2018

Women comprise nearly half of the working population (47.5 percent), yet they are underrepresented in the manufacturing industry — making up only about one-third of the manufacturing workforce in the United States.

OMAC Column

HMI Standardization: A Path Forward

Patrick Toohey

October 11, 2018

PMMI Corner

Growing Flexible Packaging Demand

Consumer demands for environmentally friendly, convenient and cost-effective packaging continue to drive flexible packaging market growth.

Maria Ferrante

June 18, 2018

Environmentally conscious consumers are looking for packaging that uses fewer resources and less energy than other forms of packaging. Flexible packaging minimizes transport costs between the converter, packager/filler, retailer and end user.

HCPC Column

FDA Favors Blister Packs In Battle Against Opioids

Benefits of unit-dose blister packaging include safeguarding medication efficacy, improved supply chain security and aiding medication adherence.

Walt Berghahn

March 15, 2018

In its most recent article, the HCPC reviewed how the FDA was looking at a variety of alternatives to stem the opioid epidemic. The HCPC has been involved in this effort by promoting the wide-ranging benefits of unit-dose blister packaging.

Sean Riley is the editorial director of marketing & communications at PMMI

PMMI Corner

2018 Food Packaging Trends—Another Perspective

Sean Riley

February 15, 2018

Packaging machinery sales in the U.S. grew 4.8 percent in 2016, reaching a total of $9.8 billion, according to the “2017 State of the Industry – US Packaging Machinery” report, produced by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing.

Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council Column

The Role Packaging Plays in the Opioid Crisis

Walt Berghahn

January 16, 2018

The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) is putting a full court press on the opioid crisis, and unit-dose packaging looks to be part of the team.

PMMI Corner

PACK EXPO Las Vegas, bigger and better than ever

Sean Riley

November 6, 2017

More than two decades ago, PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, welcomed the packaging industry to the Las Vegas desert with a goal to convene end users and suppliers in the odd number years in between PACK EXPO International in Chicago...

Sustainable Forestry Initiative Column

Why SFI is the label to choose for your packaging

Jason Metnick

December 15, 2016

You can find the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) label on hundreds of everyday products, from milk and paper cups and plates to cosmetics and school and building supplies.

Walt Berghahn, executive director of HCPC

Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council Column

What does the future hold for pharmaceutical packaging?

Walt Berghahn

November 14, 2016

As fall 2016 kicks in, pharmaceutical manufacturers and those involved in the supply chain are grappling with the roll out of The Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA).