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WorldStar Award Winners Announced

November 19, 2018

Representatives from 20 packaging associations, members of the World Packaging Organization (WPO), met in Jinan, China, for the judging of the WorldStar Packaging Awards. There were 319 packaging projects from 35 countries that entered.

Co-Packing: Go Beyond Packaging

Contract packers offer an all-around service as an extension of the customer’s workforce.

Rainer Schindler

November 13, 2018

Many companies outsource the filling and packing of their products to specialized service providers. While the profile of such a contract packer was previously limited to packaging alone, nowadays companies look for experts who can supply an all-in-one service.

conveyor systems for packaging applications

Machinery Technology: Conveying

Matching Conveyors with Applications

Follow these tips for a clear path to the best return on investment

Stacy Johnson

November 12, 2018

How much do you really know about conveyors? When it comes to specifying a conveyor system to be integrated into a new project, do you know the right questions to ask up front?

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Marijuana Packaging: Beyond the Bag

Walt Berghahn

November 9, 2018

From a packaging perspective, the legalization of marijuana — or more appropriately, taking it from prescription-only use to recreational — isn’t unusually complicated. Protect the product from moisture and oxygen. What about light? I’m not sure, but I guess there are those who will know.

How to Prepare Food & Beverage Packaging for E-Commerce

How to Prepare Food & Beverage Packaging for E-Grocery

Alexandre de Souza Carvalho

November 8, 2018

Do you know how to prepare your packaging for the grocery side of e-commerce? This Q&A, with Tetra Pak's Alexandre de Souza Carvalho, will answer this question and more for food and beverage manufacturers, producers and retailers.

Vision Inspection System Uses AI to Increase Accuracy

November 8, 2018

Acquire Automation’s new Q Series CapQ vision inspection system features 360-degree inspection of capped beverage and consumer good containers. The system inspects for cap height, cap skew and raised or missing cap, and integrity of the tamper-evident band.

Organic Baby Food Brand Refreshes Packaging

November 7, 2018

Healthy Times — a premium, verified non-GMO, organic brand for babies and toddlers — is now appealing to a new generation of parents that are seeking quality options for their children’s nutrition.

5 Ways to Boost Sales with Countertop Display Packaging

Kate Hulley

November 6, 2018

We’re fast approaching the busiest time of the year for retailers and maximizing sales is at the top of retailers’ holiday lists. So how does display packaging impact the choices of shoppers when in the checkout line?

Overnight Labels Wins Digital Label Printing Award

November 6, 2018

Overnight Labels has received Printing Impressions’ 2018 Gold Ink Awards top prize in the Digital Printing, Labels & Packaging category.

Poll Respondents on the Recent Trade War Tariff Issue

Readers Respond to Trade Wars, Tariffs and Packaging

November 2, 2018

Last month’s online poll asked: What is your position on the recent tariffs issue? See how the industry weighed in on material tariffs on plastics and foils.