Eric Fish

Eric Fish is former Editor in Chief of Flexible Packaging. In a professional writing and editing career spanning more than a decade, Eric Fish has over six years’ worth of experience working on business-to-business publications. Prior to joining BNP Media in early 2012, he served as the Associate Editor of two product development-focused publications.

Technology: Sachets, Stick Packs & Wraps

Single-Serve Packaging Takes on Coffee Market

Eric Fish

June 3, 2016

One of the biggest areas where Technical Help in Engineering and Marketing (T.H.E.M.) is seeing growth in single-serve packaging of liquids is in coffee.

Special Report: Drupa Preview

"Touch the Future" at Drupa 2016

The 11-day international trade fair returns to the Düsseldorf Fairgrounds in Düsseldorf, Germany from May 31 to June 10.

Eric Fish

May 3, 2016

The mega international trade fair for print and cross-media solutions will encompass all 19 expo halls at the Düsseldorf Fairgrounds in Düsseldorf, Germany over an 11-day span from May 31 to June 10.

Technology: Fitments, Closures and Lidding

New Developments in Recloseability

Eric Fish

May 3, 2016

Scott Hetherton, general manager at Pewaukee, Wisconsin-based HFM Packaging, discusses new developments in recloseable flexible packaging.

Cover Story: Converters Expo

Best of the Midwest to Converge at 9th-Annual Converters Expo

North America’s Largest One-Day Packaging Converting Show returns to the historic home of the Green Bay Packers for 2016 event with more than 100 exhibitors in tow

Joyce Routson

Eric Fish

April 5, 2016

Hundreds of packaging converters, their suppliers and customers will converge at historic Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin, April 13 and 14 for the 9th-annual Converters Expo, one of North America’s largest events showcasing equipment and materials suppliers to the converting industry.

Bonus Coverage on the FPA Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards

Eric Fish

March 16, 2016

Just in case you want more information on all the packages that earned awards and weren’t in attendance to see them for yourself when they were officially announced a few weeks ago, we’ve compiled a few videos for you, courtesy of the FPA.

Cover Story

Inside Atlapac’s Multi-Faceted Flexible Packaging Approach

Columbus, Ohio-based Atlapac has a balanced business model, consisting of three main pillars: toll converting, cellophane bag production and stock bags/pouches.

Eric Fish

March 1, 2016

Within an industrial park on the outskirts of downtown Columbus, Ohio sits a quarter-mile long, 100,000 square-foot facility that produces hundreds of millions of packages each year.

Single-Serve Milk Ditches the Carton for the Pouch

Eric Fish

February 24, 2016

Ideal for 8 ounce milk or other liquid servings, this SqueezyStraw Pouch is a patented technology from The Barton Group that is now available for licensing.

Labeling: Active & Intelligent Labels

Smart Labels – The Next Big Thing in Packaging?

Smart labels are classified as anything beyond traditional print methods that can be used to add to a product’s functionality. Such technology is becoming cheaper and smaller, making them more viable.

Eric Fish

January 11, 2016

Earlier this year, Mary Greenwood — the director of new technology and business development, materials group, Avery Dennison — had to purchase a new washing machine for her home.

Technology: Pouch Making

The Flat-Bottom Pouch: A Different Type of Package

Eric Fish

January 11, 2016

Wausau, Wisconsin-based Roastar is now a full-blown flexible packaging company, having just increased its pouch-making prowess with the startup of a new Mamata flat-bottom pouch machine.

Cover Story

Printing Power: Best Practices from Flexible Packaging Printers

Eric Fish

November 2, 2015

Find out how flexo helped Palmas Printing transition to the flexible packaging market, how digital printing helped Ercus Group bring social awareness through packaging, and Amgraph's focus on sustainable printing operations.