Those saving-food-type-of-initiatives launched over the past few years don’t have to do much to convince consumers that waste is bad: A new survey released today points to the overwhelming fact that consumers hate waste—and packaging that causes...

Doing more—not with less but with some nifty, interactive technologies—marks the main trend seen at the recent Pack Expo International show.Google Glass, augmented reality and other multimedia technologies headlined at Pack Expo International 2014...

I was sitting in my office waiting for August to end and my phone to ring again. It hadn't but it did. Samantha was having capacity problems and needed my help."How soon can you get here, KC?"In her office over coffee Sam explained her problem...

3D printers have been used for years to make packaging prototypes. But the new frontier for 3D printing is a bit more industrious, as packaging engineers figure out how to use it to help their manufacturing operations. This is one of the hottest...

Whether your team is two or 12 people, make the most of your investment in Pack Expo by setting clear goals in advance.The latest in packaging technologies will be on display at Pack Expo in November. Knowing that my colleagues and I at Packaging...

Current remote monitoring systems allow operators and managers to react immediately to changes on the plant floor. But what if this connectivity could enable packaging engineers to do so much more? There is plenty of talk these days about the...

The Packaging 2.0 revolution is happening right now. Are you ready? How can your company use packaging as a strategic weapon?Alexander Pope stated that order is Heaven’s first law. What he did not add was that disorder is its accompaniment. From...