Items Tagged with 'secondary packaging'

As someone who heads the U.S. operations of Germany’s SOMIC, Peter Fox is intimately familiar with the different approaches that North America and Europe take to secondary and end-of-line packaging. In this interview, Fox shares those insights as well as what he sees as overarching trends in packaging.

The big news for 2025 is the focus of the Product Innovation awards on producers of packaging—one of the hottest areas of sustainability innovation today—and an area we cover in great detail here at Packaging Strategies.

At a joint stand with its partners Makrev and Sweet Connect, the company from Dresden will be presenting its high-speed CHS machine as a highlight. 

Ecommerce revenue in the U.S. is expected to grow by 51% from 2024 to 2029, reaching $1.8 trillion, driving demand for innovative packaging solutions. Companies like R.R. Donnelley & Sons are enhancing label production, Packsize is focusing on on-demand sustainable boxes, and MCS Inc. is exploring high-speed inkjet systems to replace adhesive labels with direct printing on packaging materials.

Videojet 2380 large character marking system now employs up to four printheads to print on multiple sides of cases and cartons.

MCS Inc. President David Loos says high-speed inkjet printers eliminate the need for adhesive labels by printing tracking codes, special offers and other promotional messages directly on secondary packaging.

Visitors to booth N-5120 at PACK EXPO International will have the opportunity to engage with TNA experts to discuss tailored solutions for their complete processing and packaging needs, including primary and secondary packaging, seasoning, distribution, project management, and aftermarket services.

With its large packing portfolio and secondary packaging expertise, Sidel has provided three adapted case packers to handle different homecare, automotive and insecticide products on three lines, contributing to an overall 40% production line increase.

Founded in Chicago in 1959 by the late Charles Colbert, the company has grown organically and through acquisition, and remains an independent, family-owned business.

In this article, Nathan Pajka of Metsӓ Board Americas makes the case that choosing the right secondary packaging can dramatically diminish the greenhouse gas emissions associated with pharmaceutical products.