Packaging Strategies

PS April 2018 Cover

2018 April

In this issue of Packaging Strategies, we take a look at beverage packaging innovations, the booming aluminum packaging market, and much more!

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Pharmaceutical Packaging
Cover Story

A Prescription for Pharmaceutical Packaging

Serialization, safety and security head a long list of challenges for the pharmaceutical packaging industry in 2018
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John Kalkowski
April 1, 2018
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For companies involved in pharmaceutical packaging, 2018 looks like it will be a year of scrambling to meet new regulations on serialization, safety and security, while at the same time responding to market demands for personalized care and generational requirements.
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Feature Articles

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Flexible snack food packaging
Machinery Technology: Case Packing

How to optimize the end of a flexible packaging line

Bag Sealed, Case Closed
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Brian Pearson
March 1, 2018
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Automation and equipment innovation over the last few decades have made flexible packaging lines faster and more integrated than ever before. In particular, the main line has experienced significant performance breakthroughs with some baggers now reaching speeds of up to 250 bags per minute.
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Born and Bred’s bottle is shorter and wider
Materials Technology: Labels

Born and Bred Vodka from Idaho Concocts a Western Story

Converter Mepco turns to Avery Dennison for a label substrate that ensures shelf appeal
April 10, 2018
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Shelves and shelves of similar bottles makes it especially difficult to brand a spirit like vodka, where the liquid product looks exactly the same as the one next to it on the shelf. To really stand out, the differentiator often is the package—both bottle and label.
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Easy Cleaning Solutions
Market Trends: Household Packaging

The Power of Clean in Household Packaging

With consumers putting more thought into household product buys, thought should also go into the packaging.
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Kristen Kazarian
April 11, 2018
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Are you happier when your house is clean? If so, you’re not alone. It is therefore no surprise that consumers put thought into purchasing cleaners, surface disinfectant, dish detergent and other household products.
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