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Best of Pack Expo Las Vegas

Kristin Joker
November 20, 2019
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At PELV Dow announced an exciting collaboration with Mespack–an OEM of form fill seal equipment–that will advance efforts that improve sustainable packaging for convertors and brand owners.


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Editor's Note: Skimming from the Top

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Kristen Kazarian
November 15, 2019
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In the news recently, an article explained that a director of operations at one of these packaging companies had been audited for suspicion of embezzlement. The person expensed more than $170,000 in just three years — and siphoned just over $132,000 of those expenses into a personal account.


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Boxes Are the Backbone of E-Commerce

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Rachel Kenyon
November 14, 2019
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For over a century corrugated packaging has carried products around the world, delivering everything from machine parts to computers and food from point of origin to point of use.


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20/20 Vision

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Kristen Kazarian
October 17, 2019
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Packaging trends are already coming out for 2020. It makes sense, since they stem from the previous year’s designs, shifts in consumer demand and what the market is working on in the corporate realm.


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7 Tips for Choosing Cleanable Packaging Equipment

Machines incorporating sanitary design can improve the bottom line by lowering the risk of product recall and improving productivity.
Steve Bain
October 15, 2019
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Sanitary design and cleanability offer opportunities for improving the bottom line. Complying with Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs) for equipment and utensils lowers the risk of expensive product recalls and the consequent damage to brand reputation.


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Sean Riley is the editorial director of marketing & communications at PMMI
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Aseptic Packaging Evolving in Emerging Economies

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Sean Riley
October 15, 2019
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Baby Boomers living longer than previous generations, coupled with the increase in healthcare options and affordability in emerging economies around the world, are contributing to the increasing demand for disposable instruments in the healthcare industry.


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Flexible Packaging Offers Several Sustainability Benefits
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Flexible Packaging Offers Several Sustainability Benefits

September 16, 2019
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The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) commissioned PTIS, LLC to provide a holistic view on the sustainability benefits that flexible packaging offers. The resulting report, “A Holistic View of the Role of Flexible Packaging in a Sustainable World,” achieved this goal.


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Animal vs. Plant

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Kristen Kazarian
September 12, 2019
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The fight is still on — agriculture and dairy industries vs. plant-based food and beverage companies over the terms “burger,” “milk,” “cheese” and others.


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Elevating Brand Value with Digital Package Printing
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Elevating Brand Value with Digital Package Printing

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Sean Riley
September 11, 2019
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Three experts from around the industry weigh in on the latest trends, technologies and practices that brands can leverage to effectively tackle multiplying stock keeping units (SKUs) and bolster efficiency, sustainability, security and brand experience through customization and personalization.


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Packaging Opioids in Smaller Dose Blisters Can Help Young Victims

Walt Berghahn
September 11, 2019
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Blister Packaging for Certain Immediate Release Opioid Analgesics for Treatment of Acute Pain – Docket No. FDA-2019-N-1845 as it relates to opioid packaging, and recently passed Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients (SUPPORT) Act, passed in late 2018.


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