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WorldStar Packaging Award Winners Announced

December 14, 2018

The World Packaging Organisation has announced the 189 winners of the WorldStar Packaging Awards 2019. The three countries most awarded are Japan, with 26 awards for the second year running, followed by Turkey, taking 22 and China, 21.

Berry Global Joins Amazon Packaging Support and Supplier Network

December 13, 2018

Berry Global, Inc. has joined Amazon’s Packaging Support and Supplier network (APASS) program.

Roundtable: Special Advertising Section

Roundtable on Bag/Pouch Making Equipment

December 13, 2018

We sat down and discussed bag/pouch making equipment with Scott Fuller from CMD Corporation, Fabio Dacò from Elba, Jim Pease from Sun Centre USA, and Joe Vannieuwenhoven from B&B Packaging Technologies, Jose De La Mora from Totani America, and Sanjay Amin from Mamata Enterprises.

Davis-Standard’s Connecticut Facility Achieves ISO Certification

December 12, 2018

In an ongoing effort to strengthen efficiencies and customer satisfaction, Davis-Standard’s Pawcatuck, Connecticut, facility has become ISO 9001:2015 certified.

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.

Pregis Inspyre line of protective packaging

Materials Technology – Protective Packaging

E-Commerce, Material Innovation Drive Protective Packaging Selection

New options and considerations will impact your operation.

Tom Wetsch

December 12, 2018

The exponential growth of e-commerce, coupled with technological improvements in material options, is changing the way most companies are picking their protective packaging solutions.

Industry Q&A: Inspection & Testing

MAP Leak Detection Gets Faster, Easier, Data-Driven

December 12, 2018

Flexible Packaging caught up with Bill Burnard, INFICON’s vacuum control sales and business development manager, North America, for a chat about the company’s Contura S400 leak detector, which made its N.A. debut at PACK EXPO.

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.

OMAC Column

Implementing PackML PackTags

Implementation in an OPC UA server offers potential for end-to-end OEE solutions

Lee Smith

December 11, 2018

Since becoming a standard 15 years ago, PackML has proven to be a powerful development and production tool. End users worldwide rely on PackML’s state model and consistent terminology to easily integrate disparate machines on a packaging line, manage production problems and simplify training.