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Flexible Packaging Trends — 2021 and Beyond

June 25, 2021

The flexible packaging market continues to ramp up due to its wide array of advantages — despite challenges to the environmental performance of the format.

Blending Accuracy and Efficiency: Pouch Packaging of the Future

Kevin Wells

June 18, 2021

Why compromise on quality, flexibility and reputation when the future of pouch packaging is already here?

Long-Term Shifts

One Year Later: How the COVID-19 Pandemic Continues to Drive Long-term Shifts in Packaging Strategies

Bharani Bobba

May 18, 2021

Several shifts perpetuated by the pandemic now represent long-term changes that will ultimately serve to benefit the manufacturing and packaging industries.

What’s So Appealing About SCARA Robots?

Dean Elkins

May 4, 2021

Manufacturers are reevaluating their production capacity and implementing new technologies to deal with the uptick in demand.

Industry Q&A

Automation’s Role in Converting

April 27, 2021

Chris Baum, director of sales specialists at Veritiv, shares his thoughts on automation

Data Watch: Why Outsource Logistics and Contract Packaging

Outsourcing responsibilities allows e-retailers to focus on other activities

April 12, 2021

During this unprecedented time, e-commerce companies are struggling to keep up with the drastic increase in online orders, the unstable labor market and lack of affordable well-positioned distribution locations.

Editors Note

Take Care of Employees Before They Make the Great Escape

Derrick Teal

April 11, 2021

Many employees are pushing extra hard to stay employed during the pandemic, but employer actions now help determine if those employees will stick around afterward.

Assessing the Strategic Role of Enterprise Labeling

Josh Roffman

March 31, 2021

With the advent of COVID-19, the need to review and understand the impact of labeling is becoming even more prevalent.

Spotlight

Packaging Line Optimization in the Age of a Pandemic

Changes that occurred during COVID-19 and lessons learned

Kristen Kazarian

March 31, 2021

There were many variables that affected how packaging lines were run — even the suppliers who have customers in consumer packaged goods companies (CPGs) felt the changes.

Assessing the Strategic Role of Enterprise Labeling

Josh Roffman

March 30, 2021

With the advent of COVID-19, the need to review and understand the impact of labeling is becoming even more prevalent.

The Coca-Cola Company Rolls Out 100% rPET 20-oz Bottles Nationwide

Mondelēz partners with Amcor to use recycled packaging for Cadbury sharing bars

Phenix Label Unveils Innovative Tear-Away Label for Improved RFID Scanning

Events

February 19, 2025

Converters Expo South

Converters Expo South is a one-day expo that unites converters of paper, film, plastics, and nonwovens with industry buyers, specialists, and suppliers. Join us in Greenville, South Carolina – for a day of education and connection with industry peers. Find new manufacturing and production partners, check out the latest converting technology and equipment, network with like-minded professionals, and more!

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May 20, 2025

Converters Expo

The Converters Expo brings together converters of paper, film, plastics, and nonwovens with industry buyers, specialists, and suppliers. Join us at Lambeau Field for a day of education and connection with industry peers. Find new manufacturing partners, discover the most up-to-date testing and prototyping equipment, network with like-minded industry professionals, and learn the latest in printing and packaging.

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