New-look packaging with environmental benefits

Rainbow Light-brand dietary supplements include a new look that points out the 100% recycled, 100% recyclable, and BPA-free EcoGuard™ bottle from Alpha Packaging.

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Printing a 3D Model of our 50ml Stackable Measuring Scoop

Printing a 3D Model of our 50ml Stackable Measuring Scoop

Creative recycling of PET, HDPE and other materials

Creative recycling of PET, HDPE and other materials

Download PDF and Print product pages on our website

Download PDF and Print product pages on our website

A technician working on the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission takes a sample from the surface of sample tube 241 to test for contamination. Each sample tube has its own unique serial number (seen on the gold-colored portion of the tube). The image was taken in a clean room facility at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, where the tubes were developed and assembled.

NASA’s Tubes Withstand the Trip to Mars

With the successful touchdown of the Perseverance Rover on Mars in February, we look at the tubes powering data collection.

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Part 2: COVID-19 Squeezes the Cold Supply Chain

Keren Sookne, content director at Healthcare Packaging, discusses supplier efforts to move COVID vaccine forward, its effect on the cold supply chain and its toll on workers and infrastructure.

MWC, Kraft Heinz, and CTI Foods Named Winners of Manufacturing Innovation Awards

The award-winning food companies will reveal technology highlights of their projects and be honored during a special session at PACK EXPO Las Vegas, September 27-29.

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Logistics in the Vaccine Rollout

Keren Sookne, content director at Healthcare Packaging, discusses vaccine logistics, ice-cream freezers, and more.

3 Key Takeaways from the EMA Clinical Trial Guidance Update

New version addresses remote source data verification amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

View Product Demos On Demand

View Product Demos On Demand

Missed part or all of PACK EXPO Connects? Browse dozens of demos by category or search by keyword. Find solutions to your packaging and processing challenges now through March 31.

IoT-Enabled Reusable Packaging: Making Smart Supply Chains Smarter

The newest Inner Loop article from the Reusable Packaging Association emphasizes the growing role of IoT-enhanced reusable transport packaging in creating efficient, agile supply chains to deliver smarter products to customers reliably.

The resource kit contains booklets, pamphlets with stands, flip charts, pocket information guides and two sample cartons containing placebos.

Updatable Pharma Kit Packaging Saves Co. $200,000 and Counting

Incorporating a kit with a slide cover is providing production flexibility and cost savings—updating the kits only means replacing one component.

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OEM Redesigns Equipment to Incorporate XPlanar Floating Movers

The levitating material handling technology from Beckhoff is being used by Plasmatreat in its equipment to position materials beneath spray nozzles for plasma pre-treatment and coating.

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RLC Releases Report on Fixing Recycling in the U.S.

The Recycling Leadership Council (RLC), a broad coalition of stakeholders brought together to identify the federal government’s role in fixing the U.S. recycling system, released the Blueprint for America’s Recycling System.

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Retail and E-Comm: 4 Cannabis Considerations in Uncertain Economic Times

How are brands coping with changes in the market, distribution and consumer behavior?

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View Product Demos On Demand

Missed part or all of PACK EXPO Connects? Browse dozens of demos by category or search by keyword. Find solutions to your packaging and processing challenges now through March 31.

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Setting a Design “North Star” in a Fragmented, Emerging Market

Cristin Rudolph, VP of Consumer Products at Green Thumb Industries (GTI), discusses the intersection between classic packaging design and fast-changing cannabis industry packaging design.

Dove’s Sleek New Refillable Deodorant Pack

The global health and beauty brand launches new deodorant packaging that is circular by design, with a reusable stainless-steel case that can be refilled with deodorant sticks.

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Where's my Vaccine?

unPACKed with PMMI podcast tackles why distribution of Pfizer and Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine isn't matching its breathtakingly fast approval.

Automation, specialty devices and personalization are trends leading the way in pharma/med device investments.

Six Trends Influencing New Pharma and Med Device Investments

Automation is the leading trend, with specialty devices and pharmaceuticals also on the rise.

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Report: Innovative New Machinery at PACK EXPO Connects

PMMI Media Group editors—covering a virtual event instead of an in-person exposition—divided and conquered to collectively take in as much of PACK EXPO Connects as possible. Here’s what they saw in the machinery category.

Orgain has grown to include an expansive line of nutritional products.

Orgain Grows with New Plant-Based Nutrition Powder

Orgain's packaging is guided by sustainability and reducing environmental impact. With the recent introduction of Superfoods + Immunity Up! ™ to its expansive line of nutrition products, the brand has accelerated its positive growth over the last decade.

Companies in the life sciences industry need a granular view of the flow of products traveling through the supply chain, from the initial supplier to the patient.

Consequences of Supply Chain Blind Spots and Solutions in New Survey

Companies lose millions due to spoilage; improved tracking methods increase end-to-end visibility and mitigate loss.

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Bumble Bee CEO One-Minute Video: How To Communicate Through Crisis

Jan Tharp, CEO of Bumble Bee Seafood, has navigated turbulent waters. Recently, Jan sat down with OEM's Stephanie Neil during PACK EXPO Connects to discuss her journey to the top of this revamped CPG. Watch this 'Management Minute' with Jan.

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How FDA Food Supply Data Supports COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

In the latest FDA Voices post, Dr. Stephen Hahn and Frank Yiannas, M.P.H. discuss how the new data analysis tool, 21 FORWARD, is helping food and agriculture workers receive vaccines.

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Supply Chain Resiliency in the Face of Covid-19

MIT's Dr. David Simchi-Levi visited with Keren Sookne, Healthcare Packaging, during PACK EXPO Connects to re-examine how life science companies think about the supply chain.

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Report: Innovative New Pharma & Medical Devices at PACK EXPO Connects

PMMI Media Group editors—covering a virtual event instead of an in-person exposition—divided and conquered to collectively take in as much of PACK EXPO Connects as possible. Here’s what they saw in the pharma category.

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Serialization 101

Fraud is a serious issue for drug manufacturing, and pharmaceutical and medical device regulations using serialization have been mandated to defend against counterfeiting.

Medical Supplies Packaging Delivery Design From Antalis Packaging

Improving Home Care with Thoughtful Shipper Redesign

When the last mile includes the doorstep, design accommodates patients with limited dexterity post-surgery or diagnosis.

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Quotables and By the Numbers to Start the Year

Quotes and stats on clinical trial demographics, modes of transportation, the personalized medicine market, and more...

Jay Timmons, president and CEO of National Association of Manufacturers.

National Association of Manufacturers Calls for Political Action from VP Pence

CEO Timmons: “This is not the vision of America that manufacturers believe in and work so hard to defend.”

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Traceability and Challenges in Perishable Food and E-commerce

Serialization, logistics for COVID-19 vaccines and treatments, and how food is starting to feel a lot more like pharma regarding regulatory hurdles and temperature control.

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Med Device Market Shifting Business Models to Automation and Technology

Four out of five medical device companies interviewed for a new PMMI white paper believe automation and other technological advances are one of the biggest changes to manufacturing in recent years.

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Counting Down the Top 10 Articles of 2020 - #1: COVID-19 Use Cases for Mobile Robotics

Join us as we look back at the most-read Healthcare Packaging stories of 2020. Coming in at #1, how robots can tackle tasks to help combat the spread of COVID-19.

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Counting Down the Top 10 Articles of 2020 - #2: Tampons in a Whimsical Ice Cream Pint

Join us as we look back at the most-read Healthcare Packaging stories of 2020. Coming in at #2, feminine care company Rael launches a unique recyclable carton in stores and online.

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Counting Down the Top 10 Articles of 2020 - #3: Pandemic Shapes the Future Supply Chain

Join us as we look back at the most-read Healthcare Packaging stories of 2020. Coming in at #3, five megatrends that will shape the future of business and the world.