June 2020

Packaging World June 2020

Loop to Launch E-Comm Platform Nationwide

Loop products in returnable packaging are scheduled for launch nationwide this month, while retail partners in the U.S., France, and Japan plan to offer Loop in their stores later this year.

June 3, 2020

Online Pack Test Planning and Reporting Platform

ISTA published its first test procedure, “Project 1A,” in 1948.

June 3, 2020

Andrew J Gruber Ista

A Primer: Package Design as Intellectual Property

Intellectual property refers to creations of the mind for which the creator can obtain legal protection against unauthorized use.

June 2, 2020

Packaging Intellectual Property

Monolayer Label Shrinks Dasani’s Footprint

Dasani replaced a multilayer label with a thinner, monolayer film made from BOPP, resulting in increased sustainability, enhanced operational efficiency, and cost savings opportunities.

June 2, 2020

Packaging Post-Pandemic

Nobody can measure with any real accuracy what impact Covid-19 will have on packaging. But what packaging professional wouldn’t value a glimpse into how things might look post-pandemic, especially if that glimpse comes from an experienced veteran?

May 21, 2020

Processing Equipment

Shrink Sleeve Fits Fine for Cannabis Seltzer & Soda Line

With varied SKUs for CP/CM business, plus a quickly growing in-house brand of its own, this cannabis-infused beverage producer found that shrink sleeve labeling is the right solution for just about any and all form factors, whether glass, PET, or cans.

May 19, 2020

Like almost all of Spacestation’s beverage output as a copacker, the company’s own Flybeverage brands—Nectr and Uncle Arnie’s—use a shrink sleeve labeling system that is flexible enough for a variety of different combinations of bottle dimensions/heights, substrates, container transparency levels, and closure styles.

Breakthrough in Direct Digital Can Printing

Tonejet’s electrostatic drop-on-demand can printing technology has taken some time to mature since it first burst onto the scene. That makes this SoluCan installation awfully interesting.

May 14, 2020

This robot picks freshly printed cans six at a time from the vacuum conveyor discharge and places them on the infeed conveyor of the curing oven.

Supply Chains Race to Match Shifting COVID-19 Consumer Behavior

Abe Eshkenazi, CEO of the Association for Supply Chain Management, discusses what retailers can expect in terms of changing consumer behavior—namely a shift away from commercial/foodservice, and toward e-commerce and retail.

May 12, 2020

Abe Eshkenazi, CEO of the Association for Supply Chain Management

Sugarcane and Corn: ‘Ingredients Matter’ in New Deodorant Packaging

Vegan, cruelty-free deodorant from Each & Every introduces primary packaging made from sugarcane-based plastic and a corn-based bioplastic shipping envelope.

May 11, 2020

Each and Every bioplastic container

Redesign Reverses Course to Reflect Modern Women

Midol®, the venerable OTC menstrual relief brand from Bayer, underwent a striking packaging redesign, reversing course on existing iconography, typography, and messaging.

May 6, 2020

Midol Before After[1]

Pain Brings Gain: Packaging Redesign is Worth the Risk

Go for the long game when redesigning packaging. While sales may decline initially, the opportunities to boost your brand are worth the risk.

May 5, 2020

Chobani packaging

Anti-pathogenic Packaging Solution

Aptar Food launches InvisiShield an anti-pathogenic packaging solution designed to protect fresh cut produce from harmful pathogens.

April 30, 2020

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