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David Roberge

David Roberge

David Roberge is the marketing manager at Industrial Packaging.
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Machinery: Automation

7 Signs It’s Time to Automate Your Packaging Line

If you are seeing more growth than your current production can handle, it could be time to automate your packaging line.
David Roberge
David Roberge
May 5, 2020
Are you being stretched too thin? If so, adding more people to your labor force is not the only option you have. Here are seven signs you are ready to add automation to your packaging line.
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Why Stand-Up Pouches Are a Fast-Growing Segment

Why Stand-Up Pouches Are a Fast-Growing Segment

David Roberge
David Roberge
July 23, 2019

Stand-up pouches are one of the most convenient, flexible and trendy new packaging options. They’ve been around for decades, but with the public’s growing interest in efficiency and waste reduction, they’re rapidly growing in popularity.


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How Digital Is Influencing Product Packaging Aesthetics

How Digital Is Influencing Product Packaging Aesthetics

David Roberge
David Roberge
January 2, 2019

Do you need to consider the boom in e-commerce when it comes to your current packaging designs? Here is the latest on how digital is influencing packaging aesthetics.


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7 Tips For Designing the Perfect Packaging Operation Solutions

7 Tips for Designing the Perfect Packaging Operation Solutions

David Roberge
David Roberge
October 23, 2018

In a world shifting more and more toward e-commerce, packaging is increasingly the first tangible experience that someone may have with your brand or business. So how is your packaging delivering your brand’s promise to your customers?


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Smart Warehouses Are Here

Smart Warehouses Are Here

AI Accelerating The Packaging Industry
David Roberge
David Roberge
September 28, 2018
The concept of a smart packaging warehouse is not only the future of packaging and distribution – it's much closer to becoming a reality than you may believe.
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How to Develop Your Ideal Packaging Strategy

How to Develop Your Ideal Packaging Strategy

David Roberge
David Roberge
September 10, 2018

Developing a packaging strategy is a fundamental step toward aligning with high-level business goals and making the most of every dollar and minute you invest in packaging.


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7 Ways Efficient Packaging Can Improve Your Bottom Line

7 Ways Efficient Packaging Can Improve Your Bottom Line

David Roberge
David Roberge
August 21, 2018

As a brand manager, production or plant manager, your primary focuses include your bottom line. Packaging affects many aspects of your product line and with that, your business growth. 


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How Surging U.S. Food Production Should Drive Your Packaging Design

Surging U.S. Food Production Should Drive Your Packaging Design

David Roberge
David Roberge
August 4, 2018

The agriculture and food production sector is growing due to rising real wages, low unemployment, low inflation, low interest rates, a rising stock market and low commodity prices. The majority of segments in the United States’ core economy expanded in 2017, but the growth isn’t expected to stop this year. Anirban Basu, Chief Economist of the Associated Builders and Contractors, indicates that the U.S. economy is set up for continued growth.


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Eye-Opening Research Leads to Smarter Packaging Design

Eye-Opening Research Leads to Smarter Packaging Design

David Roberge
David Roberge
July 26, 2018

There are several elements to evaluate in order to make smarter package design decisions. The following are critical elements of research that will help you make smarter and more-informed decisions for the future of your brand.


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6 Product Packaging Mistakes That Are Costing You Money

6 Product Packaging Mistakes That Are Costing You Money

David Roberge
David Roberge
June 13, 2018

Product packaging is important. You've heard this before, and it's still true. If your product packaging isn't the best it can be, it's probably costing you more money than it could be. To help your brand shine on and off the shelf, here are 6 packaging mistakes that are costing you money and how to remedy them.


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