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Turning to Tech as Workforce Challenges Continue

Companies are increasingly turning to new technology to help train workers and automate repetitive tasks as workforce challenges continue.

May 26, 2023

Manufacturers are using technology to enhance training and automate tasks.

Companies Implement ESG in Packaging

Executives at the 2023 Top to Top Summit highlighted ESG as a key focus for future packaging operations.

May 19, 2023

Executives shared their ESG success stories at the 2023 Top to Top Summit.

Extended Producer Responsibility Legislation Emerging in U.S.

Almost two-thirds of U.S. companies are not yet preparing for extended producer responsibility legislation, despite growing traction in the U.S.

May 10, 2023

63% of surveyed executives say their company has not yet looked into the impact of EPR legislation in its packaging.

PCR Content Popularity Gains on the Horizon

Demand for PCR content in packaging far exceeds available supply, but emerging technologies could help increase production.

April 28, 2023

Increasing interest in PCR materials aligns with state mandates and voluntary company goals.

Recycling Infrastructure Expands for Flexible Plastic Films

Innovations like artificial intelligence and chemical recycling could solve challenges with recycling flexible plastic film.

April 21, 2023

Advances in recycling technology could help to more widely incorporate flexible plastic films into curbside collection.

Flexible Plastic Films Push for Recycling Expansion

Flexible plastic films could grow faster than plastics overall in the coming years, but recycling infrastructure improvements are needed to support these materials.

April 14, 2023

Flexible plastic films are expected to grow in popularity faster than overall plastic in coming years.

Serena Williams-Co-founded Recovery Line Delivers Daily Relief with Packaging

A modern take on packaging signals a mindset shift for pain and athletic recovery products. Hands-free delivery, portability, and gender-inclusive shelf appeal deliver a grand slam.

April 12, 2023

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Key Sustainability Legislation In Packaging

Regulations and pacts are changing the landscape for packaging innovation, from groups as large as the United Nations and down to the state and municipal level.

March 24, 2023

Circular packaging is gaining momentum, in part due to initiatives like the EU's Circular Economy Action Plan.

Robotics/Automation

Robots Stand Out in an Automated Future

Robot technology is on the rise for CPGs, and related technologies like collaborative robots are carving out their own corner of the market.

March 20, 2023

CPGs are finding benefits to robot-related technologies like collaborative robots and autonomous mobile robots.

Predictive Maintenance as a Solution to Supply Issues

Data collection advancements like smart sensors are allowing companies to be proactive about part replacement.

March 2, 2023

Smart sensors could help provide new and useful predictive maintenance data.

Historical Packaging Machines from PACK to the Future

Take a walk down packaging machinery memory lane with a selection of some of the systems on show at the PACK to the Future exhibit at PACK EXPO International (Oct. 2022).

March 1, 2023

R.A. Jones' intermittent automatic crayon cartoner.

Plastic Considered Least Sustainable Material by Consumers

Consumers across global regions ranked plastic as the least sustainable packaging material, and their self-reported habits reflect this.

February 22, 2023

Global consumers consider plastic the least sustainable packaging material.

Live at TPC: Five Packaging Megatrends & How to Address Them

Armed with results from a 2023 survey depicting the packaging landscape that brands, CPGs, and their suppliers are currently navigating, global consultancy McKinsey was at The Packaging Conference to offer advice.

February 15, 2023

NeoPharm Cuts Product Loss, Boosts Reputation with Protective Paper System

Motivated by aesthetics and ESG concerns, the medical skincare company moved from plastic air pillows to paper pads for transport packaging. With product lines catering to infants and children, they’re demonstrating support for environmental health.

January 5, 2023

NeoPharm opted to replace their existing plastic airbag packaging line with Ranpak's PadPak LC (Light Cushioning) converters.

Robotics/Automation

Counting Down the Top 10 Articles of 2022 - #5: Nourished’s 3D-printed Supplement Stacks Deliver Personalized Nutrients

Join us as we look back at the most-read Healthcare Packaging stories of 2022. At #5, we look at colorful, customized gummies 3D-printed in a monthly supply, packed in home-compostable wrap.

December 29, 2022

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Medical Device/Packaging

IoPP’s Inaugural ‘Fundamentals of Medical Device Packaging’ Course a Success

"We wanted to reach as many people as possible while keeping the class size small... it’s intensive on multiple levels,” says course founder Jennifer Benolken. The class will be offered again in Feb. 2023 at MD&M West.

December 6, 2022

Art Castronovo presents to a packed house.

Predictive Maintenance Solutions Trending Among Companies

Packaged goods companies are implementing or considering a variety of predictive maintenance technologies, and OEMs are looking for ways to match demand.

November 14, 2022

Challenges and Opportunities in Sustainable Packaging Today

Companies across the packaging industry are encountering issues and brainstorming solutions to meet a growing demand for a lower carbon footprint.

November 3, 2022

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