Packaging Strategies

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2019 August

In this issue of Packaging Strategies, we cover the Top 100 food & beverage packaging companies, 3D technology for experience and brand packaging, linear transport systems, case and tray sealing, frozen food trends and more!

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2019 Top 100 Food & Beverage Packaging Companies
Spotlight Feature

2019 Top 100 Food & Beverage Packaging Companies

Many food and beverage giants have dialed in to consumer tastes and incorporated healthier options, as well as extended lines with on-trend products.
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Kristen Kazarian
August 9, 2019
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This year, we compiled an overall, more robust top food and beverage packaging companies list. The list may look different all in one, but there are the same placements near the top.


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Feature Articles

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3D Tech to Improve Experience & Brand Packaging
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Using 3D Technology to Improve Experience & Brand Packaging

VR isn’t just for consumers — brand leaders can leverage packaging technologies to improve their internal packaging approval processes.
Ali Moosani
August 12, 2019
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In the film Ready Player One, a dystopian culture relies heavily on virtual reality to escape the real world. These types of technologies used to feel so far removed from our current state, but not anymore. Smart technologies and the Internet of Things are at the forefront of changing everything.


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Pack Expo Las Vegas: A Preview

Pack Expo Las Vegas: A Preview

Get on track with tips for the show and exhibitor previews.
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Kristen Kazarian
August 12, 2019
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PACK EXPO Las Vegas and the co-located Healthcare Packaging EXPO, presented by PMMI, the Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, takes place Sept 23-25. The event will cover 900,000 net sq. ft. of exhibit space, with 2,000 exhibitors and 30,000 attendees from nearly every market.


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A Simple Case for Erecting and Sealing

Four factors to ensure a good return on your investment.
Bryan Sinicrope
August 13, 2019
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There are many variables with the potential to cause unplanned downtime, lost production or damaged product. We've identified four areas that, properly addressed, can keep your packaging line operating at capacity and maximize the return on your machinery investment.


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Blister Packaging Expands Performance in Pharma Industry
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Blister Packaging Expands Performance in Pharma Industry

Blister packaging has been adopted as the packaging format by pharmaceutical companies to protect the product from external factors.
John Forsyth
August 14, 2019
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There are a wide range of solutions that can be used to increase the shelf life of capsules, tablets, pills and other pharma products. Among these are PVC, PCTFE, PVDC and thermoform blisters for less sensitive products or Alu-Alu cold form blisters for APIs that are more sensitive.


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Frozen Foods Heating Up
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Frozen Foods Heating Up

Proper packaging helps frozen foods to reach consumers secured, at the right temperature and as fresh tasting as possible.
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Kristen Kazarian
August 14, 2019
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Frozen food packaging has a job to preserve food from the time it is prepared to the time it is eaten, all the way throughout the product's journey. The packaging helps to maintain original color, flavor and texture and generally more of their nutrients than foods preserved by other methods.


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How to Seal Success in Competitive Markets

The many capabilities of tray sealing are helping manufacturers meet the opportunities and challenges of the convenience food market.
Tony Burgess
August 15, 2019
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Fueled by today’s busy lifestyles, the convenience retail food market remains fast-moving and competitive. According to Statista, the U.S. market specifically is expected to grow. For manufacturers, this offers plenty of opportunities — but plenty of challenges as well.


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Linear Transport Systems Accelerate Machinery Advances
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Linear Transport Systems Accelerate Machinery Advances

Mechatronic transport solutions provide benefits for packaging throughput and robotics integration while reducing machine footprint and changeover time.
August 15, 2019
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Advances in all areas of automation technology continue to enable packaging operations to do more with less. New mechatronic solutions, which combine the principles of mechanical and electronic engineering for more flexible and adaptable machinery, take the next step.


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Editor’s Note

The Fight for Fido

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Kristen Kazarian
August 15, 2019
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I  have dogs — three to be exact. And not much is more important to me than my dogs’ health. Yet here we are with another — major — potential pet food recall. Sixteen brands are under the FDA’s watchful eye; most are grain-free versions but the players are some of the higher-end (and more expensive) brands.


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Sean Riley is the editorial director of marketing & communications at PMMI
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A Glimpse at Pack Expo Las Vegas

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Sean Riley
August 13, 2019
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PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2019, co-located with Healthcare Packaging EXPO 2019, is the year's most comprehensive packaging event on the continent. The shows will offer the latest packaging technologies to help manufacturers improve operations and stay competitive.


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OMAC Column

OMAC Closes in on PackML 2020 Update

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Lee Smith
August 15, 2019
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OMAC and OPC Foundation jointly released a PackML OPC UA Companion Specification in 2018 — a nearly two-year effort to standardize how PackML information should be modeled in OPC UA. Since its release, technical solution providers have started to create real implementations of the specification.


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