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Berry Global Joins Amazon Packaging Support and Supplier Network

December 26, 2018

Berry is now an official provider of design and development services to vendors, sellers or manufacturers for packaging that is in compliance with Amazon’s guidelines and certification test methods.

Filling and Sealing Machines Enable Quick Entry Into Cosmetics, Food Markets

December 26, 2018

The OPTIMA FM1 filling machine and the OPTIMA CM1 sealing machine enable quick entry into the cosmetics, food and chemicals markets. This is due to the machines’ short delivery time, plug-and-play design and low space requirement.

Veggie Burger Pack Sports Innovative Cellulose Window

December 23, 2018

Iceland Foods briefed Graphic Packaging to create a plastic-free alternative for its No Bull quarter-pound veggie burger pack, plus seven additional line extensions. The result is unique.

Universal Robots Celebrates 10th Anniversary of First Commercial Collaborative Robot

December 21, 2018

Linatex, a Danish supplier of technical plastics and rubber for industrial applications, bought a UR5 robot arm from Universal Robots to automate CNC machine tending in December 2008. However, instead of installing the robot behind safety caging, fenced off from people as was the norm, they deployed it right alongside their employees.

Security Ink Offers Product Protection

December 20, 2018

A new security ink by Paul Leibinger GmbH looks like a classic black ink, but under a special UV-light, tiny fluorescent pigments begin to glow greenish. If the distributor shines a UV-flashlight onto the product packaging, he can identify whether the product is an original.

E-Commerce, Packaging and the Holiday Season

Holly Dunnill

December 18, 2018

With e-commerce sales predicted to be at an all-time high this holiday season, and online grocery orders expected to increase at least 50 percent, transporting products in a safe and efficient way is more important than ever.

Single-Serve Packaging Market to Grow at CAGR of 5 Percent Between 2018-2022

December 17, 2018

The growth is party driven by the rising demand for flexible packaging, which held the largest share in 2017.

Legal Column

Copyright Protection for Creative Product Packaging

Copyright may be available as an alternative or supplemental protection for product packaging.

David Kluft

December 12, 2018

If you have ever been tasked with considering what types of intellectual property protection were available for a new packaging design, copyright may not be the first thing that came to mind. After all, it is trademark law that is designed to protect the public’s association with a commercial name or logo.

Cover Story

The Truth About Private Label Brands

Retailers get a bigger slice of the pie by issuing new store brands and expanding existing private label lines

Kristen Kazarian

December 12, 2018

So long national brand imitations, lackluster packaging design and sub-par taste. Today’s private label brands are head-to-head with national brands as more retailers are entering the market. On store shelves and e-commerce platforms, it’s hard to miss the dramatic growth.

Rotary Turntable Transfers Filled Bottles to/from Conveyors

December 10, 2018

Rotary turntables from Deitz Co. enable packaging engineers to transfer bottles and other containers around corners and at other angles without stopping, slowing, accumulating or manually handling the containers.