Packaging Strategies’ third annual Global Pouch West is moving to Las Vegas December 7-8 for one-and-a-half days’ worth of educational sessions, networking and a tabletop exhibition hall.

In just under 25 years, Poly Print has morphed from a regional flexo printer into a national one. It’s branched out from food and beverage markets to serve everything from pharmaceuticals to consumer products.

Without adequate web guiding, it becomes infinitely more difficult for the end converted product to be created to the required specifications and quality.

Today, the co-founder and CEO of McKinney, Texas-based Popular Ink Co., a printer and converter of flexible packaging, is helming a company that’s achieved year-after-year sales growth and is currently on target to reach $30 million in revenue by the end of 2016.

ePac, established via a joint partnership between Emerald Packaging and Arion Partners, is said to be the first greenfield flexible packaging company in North America based exclusively on a digital printing technology platform.

Labelexpo Americas 2016 is expecting a record 400 exhibitors across 200,000 square feet of exhibition space.

According to a recent report from Knowledge Sourcing Intelligence, the North American flexible packaging market is expected to grow at a continuous annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.07 percent from 2016 to 2021, bringing its total market value to $33.991 billion.

New developments in flexible packaging aren't just making the packaging format more convenient for the consumer, but for the environment as well.

The flexible packaging industry is now well ahead of pre-recession levels and it’s expected that consolidation through mergers and acquisitions (M&As) will continue.

“Warning: Harmful if put in mouth or swallowed. Eye irritant. Pacs can burst if children put them in mouth or play with them. Keep out of reach of children.”