Items Tagged with 'Lightweighting'

UNIQABLE is a packaging solution that enables customer-tailored optimization of properties such as processability, strength, sealing stability and moisture barrier performance from the material development stage to align with each customer’s packaging requirements.

We recently spoke to Jim Garvey, Vice President of Coatings at INX International, and David Zamarin, CEO of DetraPel, to discuss how the latest coating technologies improve packaging functionality while simultaneously addressing sustainability.

Stefan Welker of Industrial Physics discusses how targeted reduction strategies can help beverage manufacturers optimize resources without compromising quality. Welker posits that few categories illustrate the balancing act of resource reduction more clearly than metal cans.

Box is made with around 40% recycled fiber and up to 10% less weight than the previous design—helping to lower emissions during transport without compromising fruit protection.

In a recent article, Boston Consulting Group cites five megatrends that it believes will reshape North American packaging.

Packaging and label decision-makers consider new appeal and materials as ecommerce grows.

Targeted plastic placement results in a lighter, stronger container that maximizes performance and minimizes environmental impact.

Virtual trials by Dassault Systèmes, Ardagh Group and EXXERGY on new coatings to significantly reduce the weight of glass bottles to start in January 2022, with anticipated product testing in summer 2022.

The glass container industry’s key indicators in North America remained generally stable between 2017 and 2018, with continued opportunities for growth in 2019 in the spirits, food and craft beverages markets.