smart packaging

Improving the Quality and Safety of Food with Smart Packaging

Hanna Marcus

July 20, 2021

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A higher quality, more sustainable supply chain needs the integration of smart packaging.

Brand Packaging: Connected Packaging

3 Forces Driving the CPG Digital Transformation

The store shelf was once the mainstay of the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry, a crucial brick-and-mortar spotlight for tangible products. Today, the consumer experience increasingly skews digital; COVID-19 alone accelerated e-commerce by 10 years in 10 months. This new market landscape demands a major pivot to ensure success: a digital transformation.

Amanda Williams

July 13, 2021

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Here is a look at some of the twists and turns the CPG industry is taking in its digital transformation journey in order to redefine the consumer experience.

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Flexible Hybrid Electronics: The Next Big Thing in Packaging?

FHE is poised to make smart packaging the next revolution in packaging production.

Doug Schardt

June 17, 2021

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When most people think of packaging, it’s typically printed packaging with brightly colored fonts, logos and images used to sell products that comes to mind. However, like everything else today, the way we think of packaging continues to evolve.

New Laser Coding and Marking Solution for Metal Decoration

March 26, 2021

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The new UV offset litho metal decoration coating from DataLase is designed for use on offset litho presses equipped with UV curing units.

Advanced Packaging Market to Grow 8% to 2026

October 7, 2020

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According to a recent study from market research firm Global Market Insights, the advanced packaging market is set to grow from its current market value of more than $25 billion to over $40 billion by 2026, gaining remarkable traction over the 2020 to 2026 period.

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Active Packaging Functions Gain More Traction

One solution was modified to work for foods as well as pharmaceuticals.

Kristen Kazarian

July 8, 2020

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Active, smart and intelligent packaging solutions are used with food, pharmaceuticals and several other types of products to help extend shelf life, monitor freshness with temperature control, display information on quality, improve safety and improve user convenience.

Brand Packaging: Private Label Brands

Private Label Brand Boom Post-COVID

The pandemic has shifted consumer shopping and spending behaviors and put private brands in an ideal position to grow.

Kristin Joker

July 8, 2020

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Since the start of the pandemic in the U.S., private-brand sales grew 29%, outpacing regular-branded product sales, which grew by 24%, according to the most recent data from Nielsen.

Assembly Solution Enables Greater Production Efficiency Down to Lot Size

Frank Würthner

October 11, 2019

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Modular packaging machines integrate XTS transport system from Beckhoff to realize Industry 4.0 concepts.

How Smart Labels and Materials are Reshaping Packaging

Packaging Strategies and Flexible Packaging editorial director Kristin Joker and PMMI’s Jorge Izquierdo discuss the rapid development of smart packaging. Part 1 of 6

Kristin Joker

August 21, 2019

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Smart packaging is developing rapidly. A major factor driving the growth of the smart packaging market is increasing demand for packaging that indicates and maintains product quality throughout the supply chain.

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Active & Intelligent Packaging: A New Industry

February Cover Story: Part 1 of 2

Kristen Kazarian

February 13, 2019

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Active and intelligent packaging platforms serve different roles. Active packaging acts directly with the packaged product by interacting with it chemically or biologically. It has an effect on the product in the pack to extend shelf life, maintain quality and inhibit microbial or fungal growth, or it provides information about the condition of a product.